[vi-kindle] Re: Kindle Keyboard May Be Discontinued
- From: kb7uengene <kb7uengene@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:05 -0500
i think the difference really comes back to horsepower. Because on the iPod
touch, iPhone, or the iPad, you've got a whole lot more horsepower than you do
on those other devices. By the way, if I remember correctly, Kindle for PC
does have the capability to create and have collections, so there really is no
reason why the apps can't completely reproduce what's available in the Kindle
keyboard as far as functionality goes.
On May 21, 2013, at 2:16 PM, Sandy Licht <slicht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
True enough, the voices are indeed the same, but the difference is in the
quality of the voices. Tom and Samantha's voices are compacted on the BPP and
the old version of the Victor Reader Stream. There are major differences.
Sent from my iPod
On May 21, 2013, at 9:29 AM, "Russ Kiehne" <russ94577@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The tts on the ios devices is the same tts as on the book port plus, first
generation victor reader stream and plextalk pocket.
-----Original Message----- From: kb7uengene
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 7:51 PM
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Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: Kindle Keyboard May Be Discontinued
When it comes to TTS quality, I think Voiceover is the best there is for long
term listening on all these small devices. - Gene.
On May 20, 2013, at 8:35 PM, Sandy Licht <slicht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wouldn't recommend a Netbook for reading Kindle books. The processor is too
slow, and the speech is jerky. I certainly didn't like it. Speaking of sound,
other devices, such as the BPP or the BookSense, don't sound great, either.. as
far as the TTS is concerned.d
Sent from my iPod
On May 20, 2013, at 6:56 PM, kb7uengene <kb7uengene@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
i understand what you're saying, but I guess what I'm thinking is if I didn't
already own a Kindle keyboard, I wouldn't be losing any sleep over it being
discontinued now that the accessible Kindle for iOS app is out. I'd just get
an 4g iPod touch, if I didn't already have or want an iPhone, to run the most
current version of the Kindle for iOS app on. The other option is the Kindle
for PC app running on a netbook, which is physically no larger then the now
discontinued Kindle DX. Also, because iOS provides support for braille
displays, reading with Kindle for iOS is now closer than ever before to having
the same kind of experience that a normally sighted person does with the Kindle
e-reader.- Gene
On May 20, 2013, at 6:33 PM, "Tiny Puppy" <butchb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Exactly!!! I don't have an iPhone and really would not want to buy one just to
get what I have in my kindle.
Butch
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 10:33 AM
Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: Kindle Keyboard May Be Discontinued
> I don't know. There's always going to be people who want a device. I think
> the sound quality on my kindle keyboard is better than the quality on my
> iPhone, and many people still don't own iPhones or other devices like that..
> My best friend for instance only uses a cell phone for calls. He's a
> software developer and has absolutely no interest in an iPhone. But he loves
> his kindle keyboard, along with his Victor stream and other devices for
> books.
>
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