I'm a satisfied customer too. But I don't make suggestions for junky
products.
Bruce
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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Richard Ring wrote:
Exactly. And Bruce, I think you have some well-thought-out ideas that would enhance the unit, I guess I just love my unit so much I am pretty much a satisfied customer. But I love usb 2.0 support!
-----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:26 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Realistic Wish List
I agree with Rich, and I have one more thing to add. Many of these features, although wonderful, would increase the unit's size and weight by at least half again. I, being an avid book reader, and a big fan of the DoubleTalk speech, couldn't justify spending more money on such a design, but to each his own. Please know, I'm not trying to shoot you, or anyone else, down. I know that many BP users love it's ability to handle MP3s and audio books, it's just not one of my priorities. This is, of course, no one's opinion but my own, and worth less than the electricity it takes to carry it into your inbox. <Smile>
-----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Richard Ring Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:10 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Realistic Wish List
You'll probably be jacking up the price to about $600, but hey, it's only money! I like usb 2.0 support, And I like 4 gig card support. Frankly, the rest of the features you want don't make much difference to me one way or the other. I understand why they might be on a wish list, but for me, I am not all that concerned about many of your requests chiefly because I don't read audio books with the machine nor do I play mp3 files very often.
-----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Toews Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:24 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Realistic Wish List
Here is my more realistic wish list for the BP. I have a dishwasher now. I realize that some of these suggestions would require a hardware change, but for what it's worth, here's the list.
HIGH PRIORITIES: 1. USB 2-enabled; the speed difference is substantial. 2. A true lock mode that doesn't activate the unit every time a key is pressed; 3. Seek to time feature; seeking by time is fine for short files, but seek to time would still, in my mind, be desirable. 4. Direct, no-vonversion-necessary, OGG Vorbis support. 5. Option for an externally audible beep to indicate recording. The record feature is really nice, but it gets less convenient if you have to put on a pair of headphones each time to get the audible varification that you're recording. 6. Independent volume controls for voice and audio. 7. More memory in the unit and a more modern processor, so that things like necessary conversions, grade two translation, etc. could be done in
the unit and on the fly. 8. 4-GIG CF card support. 9. Correct mapping of the stereo channels to the correct speakers. 10. Still-finer control of volume. 11. Eliminate transfer limit of 250 MB 12. Ability to sort directory listings automatically so files play in correct order.
Lower-Priority: 1. Third battery to run the clock. 2. Ability to write error messages to files so that line numbers need not be memorized. 3. Memorize latest point read in a file in case that point was inadvertently navigated away from; should work for audio and text files.
I would gladly pay for a new unit incorperating these features, and I would gladly beta test those new features.
Just my wish list. I'M NOT WHINING.
Bruce
