[bookport] Re: Announcements and questions
- From: Russ <green.russell@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:22:46 +1000
Hi Rob
I have a bookport and I currently have the Stream on loan. I
consider it is of interest to bookport users to discuss it relative to
similar devices. Also I would hope that the developers of Bookport 2
will take note of what users like or dislike about the Stream compared
to the current bookport.
I was particularly interested in the builtin speaker in the Stream.
However, the speaker is a big disappointment. It is tinny and has a
very low maximum volume, you need to be in a quiet room and within
about a metre of it to hear it.
The Stream is of similar size and weight to the bookport, I expected
it to be more compact and lighter. It is no faster to transfer files
by usb than the current bookport despite the Stream claiming to have
usb 2. So you need to use a fast card reader to transfer files.
Unlike the bookport the Stream does not retain your place in an mp3
file when you step to another mp3 file in the same book and back
again. The only significant advantage of the Stream I have found so
far is that it has speed and pitch control during playback of mp3
files. I hope Bookport 2 has a decent builtin speaker.
Russell
On Nov 22, 2007 4:44 PM, albert griffith <albertgriffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> From information I gleaned from an article in, Access world, I believe Larry
> and the development gang are concentrating on the Icon's sister, Braille
> Plus.
>
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> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Rob Lambert
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 6:34 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Announcements and questions
>
>
> Do announcements pertaining to the bookport come to this list? Also I have a
> few other questions. One is whether or not the Book Port 2 is still going to
> come to the market (though I understand the time is a complete mystery right
> now), and also, for those of you who have Book Ports (i'm assuming most
> people do) and have tried the Victor Reader series of players (such as the
> Wave or Stream) what do you think of the two? A third and final question is
> - what is the difference between the Book Port and Book Courier? It looks to
> me like they're the same unit.
>
>
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