[access-uk] Re: Poor quality of equipment?
- From: Dean Wilcox <wilcoxdean@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:57:03 -0700
There are quite a few pocket DAISY players out there at the moment and the
Milestone sounded ok. Don't suppose you can work out build quality from a
description though but I am hoping the new Olympus doesn't let us down, am
looking at that.
On29 Aug 2010, at 11:40, James AUSTIN wrote:
> Same is true with hte Milestone
> On 29 Aug 2010, at 19:33, ANDY COLLINS wrote:
>
>> ...and don't get me going on the extortionate PTR1, what an ugly over price
>> full of faults that thing has been, and sending it back for repair was a
>> waste of time, and cost a fortune in P&P -
>>
>> I'll shut up now as this is off topic, and no doubt will get some telling me
>> I should be grateful for this shabby stuff
>> Andy
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: spring.flower
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 7:24 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Poor quality of equipment?
>>
>> Can't help with the equipment but have to agree regarding this general
>> topic, I can never get a talking watch's battery replaced without the watch
>> dieing in no time, I even sent the last one back to rnib and I gotit back
>> and was told that the control cup was faulty, it sone of the radio
>> controlled ones and now the visual display displays one time and the voice
>> says another, think there's five minutes difference, the voice is correct
>> though thankfully. I had three calendar clocks from cobolt and all died
>> within two or three years, my talking microwave lasted about two years, my
>> parrot the same.
>>
>> You'll be thinking that I hanl=dle my things roughly but I don't, may be I'm
>> too careful, may be I should start slamming things against the wall a few
>> times LOL
>>
>> Trace
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Mike Moore
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:48 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Poor quality of equipment?
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> This is not strictly computer related, but involves accessibility
>> equipment....
>>
>> Does anyone know of a good quality talking tape measure; other than the
>> Cobalt one?
>>
>> I have two of these, and a year is about the most I can get out of both
>> them, as they always end up giving spurious measurements- such as 2513
>> inches when the tape is fully retracted.
>>
>> Replacing the battery etc does no good.
>>
>> Do we have to put up with inferior quality materials every time?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> A disgruntled Mike
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