[bookport] Re: Announcements and questions
- From: "Deborah Mayne" <dlmayne@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:54:39 -0500
Hi All: Thanks Russ for your comparison of the BjP
& Stream. I'll take BP any day. I have a Victor
product, & wouldn't get another. First of all,
the proprietary battery which you can't change
yourself is a big! problem as I have eluded to in
other posts. Though I liked my victor Pro, it is
far from sturdy. Other people here tell me that they too
have switched to victor's competition like Plextor
because their products are more durable.
Cheers, Deb Mayne
On 11/24/07, Russ <green.russell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
> >
> > ________________________________
> > 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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