[bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
- From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:31:27 -0700
Of course better speach would be nicer, but this works just fine, and it's
true. Once you get into a book, you almost forget about the speach.
Natural readers are always best, but having the book is better yet, and I've
heard some prety bad readers. Let's just enjoy. Hope for better, yes, but
enjoy for now.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Toews" <dogriver@xxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:42 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
> Tehre's one feature you'll have ten happy people for every disappointed
> person, and ten disappointed people for every happy person. The fact
> that what I said is mathematically impossible just goes to prove the
> fundamental weirdness of the varying tastes in speech synthesis from
> person to person.
> Bruce
> On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:57:12 -0400, "Rick Harmon"
> <rickharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > Yeah, I think as it matures it wil be a really great product. The only
> > thing I was dissapointed with was the speech still being double talk but
> > hey it's not that big a deal I guess.
> >
> > Rick
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: lana
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:41 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
> >
> >
> > Once they get overdrive and NLS, I'll probably get the ii. Most of
the
> > other stuff is just candy, but once they have a big break like that,
> > I'm all for candy. That new slim shape, and the missing beltclip are
a
> > big improvement. I still like the speaker, and rechargability is
good.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Robert Acosta
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:27 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
> >
> >
> > But how long will APH support Bookport 1? I understood that they
> > would do so as long as they had the parts. Am I correct here?
> > Robert Acosta
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: lana
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:51 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
> >
> >
> > I'm not so down. Am disapointed they won't have overdrive at
> > first. Will wait till they do; otherwise it's too much like what
I
> > already have.
> > Consolation for Suzanne.
> > I'm staying openminded on the batteries. The speach isn't a big
> > issue. I may still prefer external speakers, but it will be nice
> > not to have to mess with headphones when I want to check something
> > quick.
> > I was a lot more impressed with the icon braille than I had
> > expected.
> > Let's all wait till the real thing comes out and some of the bugs
> > are worked out before becoming supercritics.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Phil Parr
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:20 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] I wasn't impressed.
> >
> >
> > Well, I listened to main minue last night on a c b radio and
I
> > was singularly disappointed. We will still have that same old
> > speech program and, really not much more. Yes a stereo mike
> > and the ability to change the recording settings but, I herd
> > nothing about a line in jack.
> > The charging set up will be different but I really don't see
> > that as an improvement. With book port one you can get some
> > rechargeable double ayes and just change them when you need
> > to. With the new one you half to by a proprietary battery
from
> > the printing house or leave your computer on while the unit
> > charges. Yes one can plug it in to an a c outlet but, if your
> > in an airport that is out of the question.
> > Did I get the wrong impression or is the new one upgradeable
> > just like the old one or what.
> > Think I will just limp along with my old one and wait for
book
> > port three.
> >
> > Phil Parr.
> >
> >
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