[access-uk] Re: Bookport V Book Currier
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 20:59:02 -0000
Hi Ray,
It's actually spelled Muvo, and is from Creative. It's a good product, but
too small for anything really practical in terms of storage, being only
128MB. If you are like me, and encode at 192KBPS, it is pretty useless,
since you only get half a dozen tracks on it, or thereabouts. The more
modern Muvos, such as the 256, NX, TX and so on, go up to a gig, but they
have displays, and I am guessing they won't be accessible, though I don't
have one yet.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Bookport V Book Currier
Hi Colin. I can only add to your interesting post that APH seem to have
last updated the bookport software/firmware around last September. I would
like to know too exactly what the arrangement is between APH and Springer
Design, apart from the latter providing the basic hardware, or so it seems.
Some of you may be interested in the Movo player which is reviewed at the
same source as the review I mentioned, (but the latest January issue), as
this is a screenless MP3 playerwhich seems to be very navigable by the
blind; but I don't think its specifically a 'blindnes' product. Its very
reasonably priced.
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Fowler
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Hi Ray,
Yes, the url to that comparison review was indeed very useful. However
it would appear that there is a lot of confusion amongst all would be
purchasers both here and in the states.
"
At 06:10 PM 8/28/2004, you wrote:
>Hello, all. I have just finished searching the nfbnet archives for
>information on the book courier and book port. I am wondering if I can
get
>feedback from current users. Quite a while back, I read a great thread
>discussing the two units at length posted to the NABS list. From what I
can
>tell, th product.e book port and book courier units are pretty much the
same on the
>outside, though a bookport user I spoke with tells me that there are a
few
>extra buttons on the bookport, making it easier and less involved to
get to
>certain functions on the unit than on the book courier unit. From what
I've
>read, both units are manufactured by Springer Design, and Springer
Design
>contracts out the sale of the book port to APH. APH wanted a unit that
would
>be able to read Braille files from web braille and other sources, as
well as
>requiring that the unit be able to read HTML and MS Word documents. To
my
>knowledge, the book courier has all of the same functionality as the
book
>port, except that it is unable to import and read MS Word, HTML, and
BRF/BRL
>documents. Is this so? Would any users like to comment on these two
units?
>
>I am considering purchasing one of the two units in the next few days.
I am
>torn, because I don't want to have to resave all of my files as text
>documents in order to read them on the book courier, but you get a $40
>discount on the book courier if you are a bookshare.org or kurzweil
user,
>something you do not get when ordering a book port. Someone please fill
me
>in on the pros and cons of each unit. The book courier costs $379 or
$339
>with the $40 discount, and book port sells for $395. Is it worth the
extra
>$56 to get the book port which can read several more file formats? If
>Springer Design has contracted out the sale of book port to APH, will
the
>company continue to update the product? Please forward this message to
>anyone you know who has either a book courier or book port. I am very
>interested in all of the input I can get
.
----- Original M
Perhaps there are some current Book Port or Book courier users on the
list that candispel the confusion and doubts?
Colin F
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