Hi again, well, I'm looking in to the stream but from what I gather from the site you need to download books with a u s b port. Well, a friend gave me a microphone which worked on the u s b and mine didn't work so I got another regular microphone, so I'm wondering if I can or should even buy the stream, if there is a way around this my husband is honestly thinking of getting the stream for me!!
Lelia----- Original Message ----- From: "Allison Hilliker" <bookshare_girl@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 4:09 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: A question about players and such?
Hi, I don't know of a player that can play both Bookshare books and CDs. The CDs would have to be converted into MP3 format. That can be done very easily by using MP3 conversion software. I use a program called CDEX, but there are several programs available. I have both a Victor Reader Stream and a Book courier. The former plays Bookshare and NLS download books. The NLS books can be downloaded from awebsite that NLS will give you when you sign up for the service. The Stream also plays MP3s, HTML files, and books from www.audible.com. Humanware saysthe VR Stream will play RFBD files sometime in the future, but that hasn't happened yet. A direct link to more information about the Victor Stream can be found at http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/products/dtb_players/compact_models/_details/id_81/victorreader_stream.html. The Book Courier can't yet play NLS files. I'm told that it will sometimein the future, but this is yet to be seen. The Courier does play Booksharebooks, BRF files from web Braille, plain text, MP3, and Audible files. You can find out more by visiting www.bookcourier.com. The two products are priced about the same at around $350. I personally think the Courier has a better text to speech voice. It also has a bit of an easier user interface, but that is just my opinion. The Stream is nicebecause it has an external speaker in addition to the headphone jack, and italso runs on rechargeable batteries.Also, as others have mentioned, Kurzweil can convert any Bookshare book into MP3 format which can be played on any MP3 player. This may be preferable to some as MP3 players are often less expensive than either the Courier or theStream. Hope this was helpful. Feel free to ask more questions. Happy reading, AllisonTo unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.__________ NOD32 2766 (20080104) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
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