[bookshare-discuss] Re: stand alone scanners
- From: Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 21:12:25 -0400
Hi, Rita. I have held off replying to this because I thought
someone else might have knowledge greater than mine. I avoid stand
alone scanners for three reasons. The first is cost. It's just
plain less expensive to get a normal scanner and get OCR
software. Next is that you are stuck with using the OCR software
embeded in the scanner itself. If you find you aren't getting good
results from your stand alone, you'd be stuck with it with no real
choices. With a normal scanner, I can use Kurzweil, FineReader, or
Openbook. I can try demos to help me choose what works best and can
change my mind. The final reason is that they aren't very practical
for working with files. I do think one of the scanners has a USB
connection. You'd use USB for a normal scanner anyhow. The only
pro I can see for using a stand alone appliance is if you have
absolutely no computer abilities and do not wish to learn to use a
computer. Maybe others here can see posibilities that I don't. (smile)
Monica Willyard
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