[access-uk] Re: the book port
- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:16:28 -0000
Hi John,
Operating either the book port or the courier is pretty straightforward. For
my money, however, the courier's keypad is more accessible and usable for a
totally blind person. Many courier users use it to listen to MP3s, both music
and audio books and find it more than acceptable. By the way, the port comes,
if I've remembered rightly with a 64 MB card but both will take one gig cards.
Essentially they are the same piece of kit in different boxes.
Cheers now.
Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: Ray's Home
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 9:43 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: the book port
Hi.
I do not know from experience, but a CD in MP3 format will play
on the Bookport. I have heard these things don't really cut the
mustard as an MP3 player, but if absolute quality isn't your
priority, then it should do the job. (AS far as I know, these
are essentially MP3 players with text reading ability too, and I
don't think they support many other audio formats, but then, MP3
has become the de facto standard for portable players.
As for the hard drive portables, well, some blind people seem to
be getting by quite well with some of them, particularly the
Archose. I know there is software out there that does allow for
speaking navigation of menu systems etc with some of the models,
but cannot recall which ones at the moment.
HTH.
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gallagher" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "access-uk-freelists.org" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 9:37 AM
Subject: [access-uk] the book port
Hi Ray yes thanks I use a one gig card in my braille note for the
gps maps
of the uk.
ther message I posted about the mp3 player was impressive with
regards to
the twenty gig storage.
I bet though these things are a no go for us totally blind
persons? I would
love to acquire something like this for Pat's birthday so I could
put cd's
on it for her. she has a big collection.
for example to use it Ray if I get one of Pat's cd's put it on to
my pc
with cdex then put it on to the book port will Pat be able to
operate it as
she is not in to pc's at all.
It's stupid purchasing one if she cannot use it.
thanks for getting back look forward to your reply.
thanks.
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