[optacon-l] Re: Pins in the Tactile Array

  • From: Suzanne Erb <suzerb1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:01:01 -0400

While I can certainly use the Optacon II, I much prefer the R1D.
Suzanne
On Jul 25, 2010, at 6:56 PM, H & C Arnold wrote:

> I am a STRONG voter for the Optacon r1d
> 
> In God We Trust,
> 
> Carolyn
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Catherine Thomas" <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 4:59 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Pins in the Tactile Array
> 
> 
> There may be more factors thanwe have isolated governing what we can read
> with how many pins in the array. Someprint may not be effected by the
> denser array which is a higher resolution. Some fingers may be so
> sensitive that again the number of array pins may not matter, and as has
> been mentioned, some read better with a lesser number of pins. We do have
> a large amount of testimony in the form of mesages by users stating that
> the Optacon II simply is not as clear as the r1d. Personally, there are
> many things I can read with the r1d that I could barely make out with the
> Optacon II. But since this does not appear to be the universal vies, we
> will have to keep in mind a choice of arrays in any new Optacon design.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -Catherine Thomas
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