Maybe it looks odd, but the buttons are perfect for operating when the bp is in a pocket or case and their size makes it easy to type in braille even though they are not designed for that task. It is not a pretty design, but it is very functional even now. I just wish they would take current units and toss in a new motherboard.
Have a great day, Alex
----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Toews <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:56:10 -0600 (CST)Subject: [bookport] Re: New member in the market for a talking
book player
As wonderful as the Book Port is, its appearance to a sighted
person is
much less than impressive. The buttons are huge round buttons,
and the
unit itself looks like a very old remote control. I'm not saying
this to
put down the Book Port, which was a wonderful unit for its time
and which
APH has greatly extended the applicability of.
Bruce
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On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, Chela Robles wrote:
The keypad is like a standard telephone, with six rows of 3.
1,2,3 on
the top row, 4,5,6 on the second, 7,8,9 on the third, *,0,pound,
on
the fourth, A,B,C on the fifth, and D,E,F on the final row, hope
that
helps you out Rob and welcome to the list, I'm sure you'll
benefit
greatly from this experience, Chela Robles
On 11/21/07, Rob Lambert <rmlambert1987@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:I'm Rob. I just joined the list. I was unsure which unit to
buy (the Victor
Reader Stream or the Book Port) but after having heard the
description of
the current book port, it sounds like I'd like the Book Port.
My only
concern is how the new unit will look (mainly the keypad) - has
anyone seen
it? I've heard it has an SD card and other various improvements
which sounds
good, but the keypad makes me nervous (understand that I'm
coming from
Victor products). Could anyone provide input on this please?
Thanks. :)
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