I find that battery life is poor with Booksense and Pocket, better with the Stream and very good with the Milestone 312. If the pocket or sense is not used for a few days, the power runs down, but this does not happen with the Stream or Milestone. If you record from the machine, the pocket is the best. Playback is fairly similar on all machines. I cannot speak for the Olympus and these are only my views. Others may disagree. David -----Original Message----- From: infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kelvin Marsh Sent: 29 April 2011 14:29 To: infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [infotech] Portable Daisy Players Hi All, I will be having an extended stay away from home, and I'm looking at the various players. The Milestone, Pocket, BookSense, Stream, and the Olympus DM5 voice recorder. The unit will be mainly used for DAISY books. I'm currently reading the manual for the DM5, and not fully understanding the level of the voice prompts. Battery life will be important, and the player might be turned off for 3 or 4 days, and expected to have not drained power. Does this count out the BookSense? I've listened to the reviews of the BookSense and Pocket, but could I live with the Pocket's rewind and navigation limitations? Best wishes, Kelvin (M0AID) Low Vision Liaison for RAIBC The Charity Working for Radio Amateurs with Disabilities WWW.RAIBC.ORG.UK To contact the list owners, please send a message to brian.hartgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from the list, please send a message to infotech-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. To contact the list owners, please send a message to brian.hartgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from the list, please send a message to infotech-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.