Don,

Actually, you can use the Stream Companion software with a card reader, 
which gives you the best of both worlds.  The real bottleneck is copying to 
the Stream via the USB cable because the Stream uses USB 1.1 instead of 2.0.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 22:55
Subject: Re: Card Reader


> Hi Phil,
>
> A card reader allows you to read and write to the card via the pc.
> Usually the reader plugs into a usb port on the pc.
>
> It's a lot faster to simply copy and paste files to the card via the
> reader than using the vr stream companion software.
>
> When you plug a card into the reader and then plug it into the pc, the
> pc normally sees it as just another drive.
>
> In most cases, no software drivers are required for the reader.
>
> Don
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:52 PM
> Subject: Card Reader
>
>
>>I hate to say it but I don't know what a card reader is or does.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
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