[bookcourier] Re: TTS
- From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 18:37:39 -0600
Thank you for this information. I shall look into this.
Shannon
Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which confer on
them the power of naming themselves.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Campbell, Wiley L. (Portland)" <Wiley.Campbell@xxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 5:04 PM
Subject: [bookcourier] TTS
There's surprisingly little talk here referencing the new PlexTalk
Pocket. I know this is a list for BC, but many comments come forth
regarding the Stream. PlexTalk not only has a long history with high end
DAISY read / write products, but they have also landed the contract with
NLS to produce the hardware for NLS DTB implementation. So it's a
certainty PlexTalk will shortly support NLS. I loved my BC while it's
lasted but leaning towards PlexTalk PTP1 (their version of the BC &
Stream). The only thing I'm unclear on is the TTS in the PlexTalk?
-----Original Message-----
From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of don bishop
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 2:17 PM
To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: New BC.
Steve,
Now you're asking for perfection. <smile>
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 2:13 PM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: New BC.
> Hi Don,
>
> I still say the Stream is a good product, but even Humanware haven't
> paid
> attention to detail. For example, you can't make folders for notes.
> You
> can't put text files in separate folders, so everything has to be in
> $vrtext. It is good, but not that good.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of don bishop
> Sent: Monday 8 December 2008 22:11
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: New BC.
>
> Steve,
>
> You're quite right about the tts in the stream being crap. One could
> even say worse. <smile>
>
> I realized after I wrote that message that I should have said
> something
> about the tts, but I felt some sort of obligation to keep it clean.
>
> Don
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 2:07 PM
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: New BC.
>
>
>> Hi Don,
>>
>> I might agree with you about the stream, but the text to speech on it
>> is
>> quite frankly, crap. So the BC still rules for me.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of don bishop
>> Sent: Friday 5 December 2008 20:41
>> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: New BC.
>>
>> I've been following this thread on the "new bc" and one thing really
>> jumps right out at me. All this information is now on the site and
>> it's
>> being discussed and analyzed here simply because a list member
>> happened
>> to go to the site and find it.
>>
>> So where is Springer? Seems like part of putting out any new product
>> is
>> marketing and developing a public awareness. Otherwise, who's going
>> to
>> know it's even there let alone what it does or doesn't do?
>>
>> So, I think an important question is that judging by the information
>> provided to the list by the manufacturer, what type of support can be
>> expected for this new device?
>>
>> I still have my old bc, but I'm also really glad I switched all my
>> reading and listening to the Victor Reader Stream, and have no
>> regrets.
>>
>> I'm sorry to say that for me, the days of the dominant Bookcourier
>> are
>> over.
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 12:13 PM
>> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: New BC.
>>
>>
>>> Yes. I sort of figured that. Still, it made me feel better for a
>>> second or
>>> two. (Grin)
>>>
>>> Shannon
>>> Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which
>>> confer on
>>> them
>>> the power of naming themselves.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bruce Toews on an Unspecified Input Device" <Bruce@xxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 2:08 PM
>>> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: New BC.
>>>
>>>
>>> It's not as obvious as Tim says it is, things rarely are. The user's
>>> guide does not say whether the battery is user-replaceable.
>>>
>>> Bruce
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 14:06:21 -0600, "solsticesinger"
>>> <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx> said:
>>>> Really? I didn't see it mentioned anywhere. This is good to know,
>>>> and
>>>> makes
>>>> me less reluctant to buy this.
>>>>
>>>> Shannon
>>>> Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which
>>>> confer
>>>> on
>>>> them
>>>> the power of naming themselves.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tim Grady" <tgrady@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 1:27 PM
>>>> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: New BC.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Certainly you'll be able to.
>>>> On Dec 5, 2008, at 1:18 PM, solsticesinger wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Also, I'm wondering if you could buy an extra battery, sort of
>>>> > like
>>>> > you can
>>>> > for a cell phone. That might make things easier. Well, sort of, I
>>>> > guess.
>>>> >
>>>> > Shannon
>>>> > Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which
>>>> > confer on
>>>> > them
>>>> > the power of naming themselves.
>>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>>> > From: "brian_dalton" <brian_dalton@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> > To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 11:23 AM
>>>> > Subject: [bookcourier] New BC.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Hi,
>>>> >
>>>> > I was glad to hear that Springer Design have eventually released
>>>> > the
>>>> > new
>>>> > Book Courier.
>>>> >
>>>> > However, I was disappointed to learn that the currier is not
>>>> > fitted
>>>> > with an
>>>> > internal battery. Like others have said, it was the fact that
>>>> > disposable
>>>> > batteries could be fitted, that make this an attractive piece of
>>>> > kit. If I
>>>> > am on a long flight for example, and I am reading a gripping
>>>> > crime
>>>> > book, I
>>>> > could have easily changed the batteries, and moved on. Now, if my
>>>> > battery
>>>> > runs dead, well.....
>>>> > I am left in suspense till I can get it charged.
>>>> >
>>>> > What I would like to know is, can this internal rechargeable
>>>> > battery
>>>> > be
>>>> > changed easily by a user, or does the BC have to be sent back to
>>>> > Springer
>>>> > design to have the battery changed, after the end of its life.
>>>> >
>>>> > Cheers.
>>>> > Brian.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> --
>>> Bruce Toews
>>> dogriver@xxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
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