[bookport] Re: general questions
- From: "Bruce Toews" <ketchupboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:00:12 -0700
I can answer your second question for you.
The audio format that NLS uses is two things: it is a very obscure audio
format that almost no one has heard of; and it is protected. Both of
these points work against the Book Port's desire to play NLS books.
Natively, the Book Port is very limited in terms of what file formats it
can support. Thus, for the Book Port to play NLS files, the files would
have to be converted by the transfer software from the protective format
that NLS uses into MP3 so the Book Port could handle it. This is what
sets off warning bells with NLS, as they don't want software to exist
that will convert their files. So because the scope of files natively
supported by Book Port is so narrow (90% of the power of Book Port is in
its transfer software), NLS will not allow APH to support NLS books on
the Book Port.
Bruce
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:41:44 -0500, "Richard Fiorello"
<richkar1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> HI;
> The recent discussion leaves me with a few questions. First of all newer
> isn't necessarily better so if your current bp does what you want smile
> and
> enjoy.
> Secondly, I never totally understood why the bp couldn't be modified to
> accommodate nls. From my point of view nls is the primary issue with the
> existing bp. I realize that aph has done everything they think they can
> to
> the existing firmware but as long as the firmware can be modified I'm a
> bit
> surprised that some innovative solution isn't out there.
> Finally, if springer made both the physical bp and the book courier, why
> do
> the two units look different physically?
> Richard
>
>
>
>
--
Bruce Toews
dogriver@xxxxxxxx
Other related posts:
