My wife and I have both the original stream and the second generation.  We 
use both an equal amount of time and they still work fine.  We have had the 
original since it came out, I believe in 2008.  In general the better volume 
on the second generation stream is adequate.

My two cents worth.

Howard #3
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jordan Gallacher" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: Blaze ET


> The Hims Inc. book players are far better than the Stream.  First and
> foremost, the Stream does not get loud enough to be able to be heard well
> without using earbuds or external speakers.  That was and still is the 
> main
> reason I will not go near the Stream unless this has been fixed recently,
> and I don't know about it.  The one product I have of HumanWare's started
> having problems very early after I got it, and HumanWare would not help me
> figure out the problem nor take it in to be looked at even though at the
> time, there was still plenty of warranty left on it.  Hims Inc. has always
> been helpful, and my BookCense is still working as well as it did almost 
> six
> years ago when I purchased it, and I am planning on purchasing a Blaze at
> some point when money allows.
> Jordan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne
> Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 8:53 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Blaze ET
>
> Here are some things to be aware  of about the Blaze.  internet radio and
> downloading podcasts work very much like the bookport plus and plextalk
> pocket.
> The Stream has a much better implementation of internet radio and 
> podcasts.
> I
> feel that the Stream has a better way of organizing it's content.
> At this point in time, the Blaze won't play content from Audible. 
> Learning
> Ally has no plans at this point in time to support playback of there 
> content
> on the Blaze.  The Blaze doesn't have NFB Newsline like the Stream.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Gammon
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 1:45 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Blaze ET
>
> Hi list, just wondering if any of you have experience with the Blaze ET 
> unit
> that has OCR built in as well as a host of other ways to read stuff?
> Thanks, Jim WA6EKS 


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