[bookport] Re: Realistic Wish List
- From: "Walt Smith" <WSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:27:58 -0400
It's not a matter of "I don't need it." It's very much a matter of "I
don't want it because it doesn't add to the functionality for which I
bought the device in the first place, it's going to cost me money and/or
inconvenience, and it will make the device more prone to failure because
of added complexity."
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:30 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Realistic Wish List
But let's not adopt that "I don't need it, so it's not necessary"
attitude
that's been scuttling DVS attempts in the States.
Bruce
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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Richard Ring wrote:
> You'll probably be jacking up the price to about $600, but hey, it's
> only money!
> I like usb 2.0 support,
> And I like 4 gig card support. Frankly, the rest of the features you
> want don't make much difference to me one way or the other.
> I understand why they might be on a wish list, but for me, I am not
all
> that concerned about many of your requests chiefly because I don't
read
> audio books with the machine nor do I play mp3 files very often.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:24 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Realistic Wish List
>
>
> Here is my more realistic wish list for the BP. I have a dishwasher
now.
> I
> realize that some of these suggestions would require a hardware
change,
> but for what it's worth, here's the list.
>
> HIGH PRIORITIES:
> 1. USB 2-enabled; the speed difference is substantial.
> 2. A true lock mode that doesn't activate the unit every time a key is
> pressed;
> 3. Seek to time feature; seeking by time is fine for short files, but
> seek
> to time would still, in my mind, be desirable.
> 4. Direct, no-vonversion-necessary, OGG Vorbis support.
> 5. Option for an externally audible beep to indicate recording. The
> record
> feature is really nice, but it gets less convenient if you have to put
> on
> a pair of headphones each time to get the audible varification that
> you're
> recording.
> 6. Independent volume controls for voice and audio.
> 7. More memory in the unit and a more modern processor, so that things
> like necessary conversions, grade two translation, etc. could be done
in
>
> the unit and on the fly.
> 8. 4-GIG CF card support.
> 9. Correct mapping of the stereo channels to the correct speakers.
> 10. Still-finer control of volume.
> 11. Eliminate transfer limit of 250 MB
> 12. Ability to sort directory listings automatically so files play in
> correct order.
>
> Lower-Priority:
> 1. Third battery to run the clock.
> 2. Ability to write error messages to files so that line numbers need
> not
> be memorized.
> 3. Memorize latest point read in a file in case that point was
> inadvertently navigated away from; should work for audio and text
files.
>
> I would gladly pay for a new unit incorperating these features, and I
> would gladly beta test those new features.
>
> Just my wish list. I'M NOT WHINING.
>
> Bruce
>
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