Thanks for the link.
	While we are on the subject of digital players and recorders does
anyone know where I could find an inexpensive digital recorder for a
child?  I have az few kids whose birthdays are coming up, and thought it
may be something fun.  I'm looking for one that could interface to a PC
and play MP3 files and one can record, but one that could take  a few
beatings.
	I know that Fisher Price makes a digital MP3 player, but it
doesn't indicate whether or not it records.





On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Sun Sounds of Arizona wrote:

> FYI:
> For product and dealer information, visit us at www. telex.
> com or call 1.800.828.6107. In Europe call ++ 49- 9421-
> 706413.
> Telex Communications, Inc.
> Be -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Deborah
> Kendrick
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:40 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] digital players - more info on the
> Professor
>
> Hi Everyone,
> I definitely concur with BIll on this player.  In fact, my
> product review is in the current issue of AccessWorld.  To
> read it, click on
> http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw080206
> And I also want to thank you, Bill, for the update on the
> price.  We actually produce the online issue several weeks
> before it goes live, so the
> $349 price was the only one we had available at the time.
> For $249, the product looks even better!
>
> Deborah
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lynn Evans" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 7:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] digital players
>
>
> My understanding is RF&D uses a special coding for their
> digital recordings.
> A person must send the player in to RFB&D to have them place
> the code onto
> the player you want to use.
>
> Please correct me listers if I have this incorrect.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Poehlman"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 7:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] digital players
>
>
> : does it play rfbd stuff?
> :
> : On Mar 30, 2007, at 8:00 PM, Sun Sounds of Arizona wrote:
> :
> : I read with interest the discussion of the Viktor reader
> and digital/
> : daisy
> : playback in general.  I discovered something I wanted to
> share with this
> : list.
> :
> : In researching the Viktor on the RFB&D web site, I noticed
> that they
> : offered
> : other digital devices as well.  The one that interested me
> personally
> : the
> : most was the Telex Professor.  It isn't a pocket portable,
> but seemed
> : like a
> : very useful and comprehensive machine.  I was dismayed to
> see though
> : that
> : RFB&D wanted $349 for it.  Then you add in the joining
> fee, and the
> : first
> : year fee, and you are looking at a cost of $450.  So, I
> decided to
> : check out
> : the machine from the Telex website.  What to my surprise
> ... they had
> : the
> : Professor, plus three other such machines available.
> Here's the part
> : that
> : makes me angry.  Telex only charges $249 for the Professor
> and there
> : is no
> : overhead fees.  When I called Telex, I was informed that
> although
> : Telex is
> : normally a wholesaler and doesn't generally do retail
> sales. they
> : make an
> : exception in the case of their "talking book" machines.
> She sold me the
> : machine, no muss no fuss, I got it a week later.  The
> gouging price
> : of RFB&D
> : really steams me not to mention there over zealous
> copyright protection
> : scheme, they should be ashamed.
> :
> : Now, for those who care:  I have been using this machine
> for a week.
> : What a
> : great machine it is!  It plays DAISY discs, MP3 disks,
> commercial audio
> : Cd's, NLS cassettes, and commercial stereo cassettes.  The
> extra
> : thing that
> : attracted me though was the totally accessible A M FM
> stereo radio.  Not
> : only can you directly tune to any frequency, and also scan
> the band,
> : but if
> : you aren't sure what you are listening to, you can push a
> button and it
> : tells you what frequency you are currently on. (neat)  It
> also remembers
> : where you left off on both digital, daisy, and commercial
> : recordings.  Just
> : like in other players, you can set lots of book marks in
> DAISY and MP3
> : material, and pre-sets for the radio stations. It has a
> sleep timer
> : and 10
> : hours CD play time on it's rechargeable battery pack.
> Every button is
> : tactile marked, and there are tones and voice prompts as
> you use the
> : features as well.  I must admit, I haven't gotten this
> excited about a
> : machine in a long time.  No, it isn't a pocket portable so
> isn't any
> : good on
> : a bus ride, but it is as portable as any medium sized boom
> box so is
> : great
> : around the house and yard.  Plus it has nice speakers so I
> don't have
> : to use
> : headphones if I'd rather not.
> :
> : Just thought I'd share in case someone is interested.
> :
> : Bill
> :
> :
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