I haven't used the braille plus but some over on the nls dtb list are
claiming that the speech compression isn't very smooth compared to the
stream and the victor classic plus which was issued to the beta testers. If
you don't read at increased speed, of course it wouldn't be an issue. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: off topic note takers
> It is nice for what it does, but it is not really a notetaker. It does
> allow
> you to make Voice notes, but it is very limited. You need a PC to edit
> any
> notes you take. It's plus is that it is a nice portable reader, but I use
> the
> BraillePlus almost exclusively for my reading needs now that it has NLS
> DTB
> capability as well.
>
> Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:15 PM
> Subject: Re: off topic note takers
>
>
> What do you think of the Victor Stream?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: off topic note takers
>
>
>> Richard,
>>
>> I use the BraillePlus and am familiar with both since we are a dealer.
>>
>> Speaking as an individual, it is one of my favorite pieces of access
>> technology. Where else can you get a browser, music player, voice
>> recorder,
>> contact manager, word processor, pod catcher, bookreader including
>> digital
>> talking books, and more with a 40Gig hard-drive for less than $1400?
>>
>> I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have about either unit.
>> They
>> are functionally identical; just slightly different shapes for the BP vs
>> the
>> Icon, and the Icon does not have separate braille entry keys.
>>
>> Steve, K8SP
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:19 PM
>> Subject: off topic note takers
>>
>>
>> Hi everyone;
>> I have been casually looking at notetakers and I'm wondering if anyone
>> here
>> has used the braille plus or icon? The price seems moderately lower than
>> most others but you never know how things really work until you talk with
>> some users. I subscribed to their list but most folks wouldn't be there
>> unless they were happy.
>> Feel free to contact me off list.
>> Richard
>>
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