[bookport] Re: USB power
- From: "Rick Alfaro" <ralfaro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 14:28:39 -0400
Mary,
Well said. I also think there are assumptions being made that may not
necessarily be based in fact. The battery drain issue is one of them.
Although I agree there may be perhaps some additional battery drain with a
built-in speaker, it has not been established at all that it would be
substantial. It is quite possible that the drain might be very minimal, and
as you said, if head phones or external speakers are the preference, then
any additional drain is not a factor for those that wish to listen that way.
Maybe one of the APH folks can set us straight on how much of a drain it
would really be. If we are talking about a substantial amount, with or
without using headphones, then perhaps its not such a good idea. But, if
the drain is minimal, and non-existent when using headphones, then why not
consider it?
--Best Regards,
--Rick Alfaro
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--Skype name: RickAlfaro
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Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
I hesitated to reply to this, because I've made my own feelings on the
desirability of a small speaker quite clear. But I felt called upon to
reply, because I think the originator of the message is making assumptions
which are not necessarily the case. In the first place, if you don't want to
use a possible built in speaker, then don't use it. If not in use, it
wouldn't be drawing power, so your personal use of the device would not be
affected at all. Secondly, and this is one where the people who know what
would and wouldn't be possible with respect to the present size of the unit
and whether or not a small speaker could be included without seriously
altering the units dimensions, given the ubiquity of small speakers on very
small cell phones, including those which use Talx software, I have to
believe that it ought to be possible to include such a speaker without
altering what everybody appreciates about the current unit, i.e. its extreme
portability. If the designers say it can't be done, then that's one thing.
But I don't understand why so many seem to be so willing to gainsay a
feature which, if they choose not to use it, simply isn't going to impact
their personal usage patterns at all, but which would, if implemented, make
the device more appealing to a broader segment of an admittedly small
market.
Mary
On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:42:15 -0400 (EDT), Will Smith wrote:
>I feel a small speaker would be a big step backwards. The size,
>battery consumption and nature of the unit would be drastically changed
>and furthermore a private reading device would become a potential
>nuisance for others, yet harder to understand at my preferred faster
speeds.
>Will
>wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx
> On Fri, 8
>Apr 2005, Rick Alfaro wrote:
>> Amen to that. This seems silly, but I would have purchased a BP a
>> long time ago if it would have had some sort of built-in speaker. I
>> really don't like using headphones for reading unless it is late at
>> night in bed. Although I have some very good sounding portable
>> speakers, it is just one more thing to
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