You're probably correct on your explanations, Lou.
Either way, I guess things will continue to improve through time.
This is one of the reasons why I always strongly urge us to respond to any
requests for feedback in terms of the strengths and weaknesses of available
technology, whenever that input is requested.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: VGS-1 Mystery
> I've noticed that the talking voting machines in our county act the same
> way. that is, the pitch increases with the speed. I suppose it doesn't
> help that these features are usually designed by folks who will not be
> using
> them personally. I'm certainly no expert on these things but a couple of
> possibilities. Could it be that' it takes too much processing power
> and/or
> circuitry to adjust for pitch as well as change the speed? Remember the
> early attempts at this such as the GE handi-cassette were rather choppy.
> As
> processors got better, things got much smoother so now we have the Victor
> Stream and the NLS player which both have very smooth, pitch-compensated
> speed-increase. And both are designed specifically for use by those of us
> who are blind or partially blind. Lou
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 9:20 PM
> Subject: Re: VGS-1 Mystery
>
>
>> Steve:
>>
>> I didn't notice too much of a change in speed when I played around with
>> it
>> earlier today, but I did so in a hurry.
>>
>> Will check it out more thoroughly tomorrow.
>>
>> At any rate, it's not what I expected either, and really kind of threw me
>> for a loop for a while too.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 7:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: VGS-1 Mystery
>>
>>
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> The speed also increases, so it's not a translation problem.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 16:54
>>> Subject: Re: VGS-1 Mystery
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hey Steve:
>>>>
>>>> The change of speed with the VGS1 = change of pitch.
>>>>
>>>> That caught me by surprise with my TS590 as well, but the higher the
>>>> number,
>>>> the higher the pitch.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think it is a translation problem, as you say.
>>>>
>>>> For whatever it's worth, I have mine set at 1.
>>>>
>>>> I think it is the same for my TMV71A's.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 3:09 PM
>>>> Subject: VGS-1 Mystery
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> BlankOk, got my TS-590 all installed.
>>>>>
>>>>> With the VGS-1, supposedly Menu 7 is supposed to change the announce
>>>>> speed.
>>>>> It varies from 1 to 4.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, on my unit, it changes pitch. Do I have a defect, or is
>>>>> announce
>>>>> speed one of those things that's lost in the translation?
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve, K8SP
>>>>> Lansing, MI
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
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