Jim, the ocr is definately inferior to a flatbed scanner.  You pretty much have
to buy the scanning stand to do much good.  I've had no luck freehand scanning,
or at least very little luck.  I do need to try the new update of the firmware.
It processes a page in about eight seconds.  If you can get the machine on a
grant it would be worth playing with but if you have to plunk down $800 for the
machine and another couple hundred for accessories such as memory and the
reading stand and you want the dictionary etc. I'd hesitate.

Tom


Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html

On Sun, 6 Dec 2015, Jim Gammon wrote:

> Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2015 15:35:08 -0800
> From: Jim Gammon <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Blaze ET
>
> Hi Tom, so are you happy with it? I am really interested in the
> OCR part since I already have a plextalk pocket and a VR Stream.
> Just wondering how you use the OCR part of the Blaze, how well
> you are satisfied with it, how long does it take to process and
> speak a page.  Can you use it to read medication bottles, food
> stuff, so I'll leave it at that if you want to answer.  Thanks
> and 73, Jim WA6EKS
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Brennan <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 14:31:20 -0600
> Subject: Re: Blaze ET
>
> Hi Jim.  I have a Blaze ET.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>
> On Fri, 4 Dec 2015, Jim Gammon wrote:
>
>  Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2015 01:45:08 -0800
>  From: Jim Gammon <[log in to unmask]
>  Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators
> <[log in to unmask]
>  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
>