Actually this is the second price drop and it occurred just before CSUN
this year. You can get one at that price at IRTI also. Before CSUN this
year Telex and IRTI were selling them at $300. I know RFBD is a
nonprofit, but as a member, I still don't appreciate having paid the
full $350. Had I known then what I know now...
Terri Hedgpeth
Academic Research Professional
Cubic, iCare box 87-8309
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-8309
(480) 727-8133 (voice)
(480) 965-2751 (fax)
http://cubic.asu.edu
The positive thinker sees
the invisible, feels the intangible,
and achieves the impossible.
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John McCann
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 6:12 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] digital players
Yes Lynn, you've got that right. Of course, assuming that being able to
read
RFB&D books is important to him, even with incurring the cost of
shipping
the unit to RFB&D for the user key installation, Bill's way ahead
financially, although I can't imagine that RFB&D will be too happy to
have
their nose rubbed in the fact that he was able to acquire the unit
directly
from telex in the first place.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Evans" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 8:50 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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