I love my Victor Stream. The best thing about it is how easy it is to listen to and locate internet radio stations.
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2017 3:07 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yeah I've not heard this before either. But perhaps other people either didn't have the issue or they just axepted it. On 5/1/2017 12:59 PM, Chris Skarstad wrote: > I'll be purchasing one of these very soon, so will be able to report > on it when i get it. I have a super-fast connection with Verizon > Fios, so downloading books manually and transfering them to the player > won't be an issue if the download speeds on the player are as slow as > some of you guys say they are. I'm kind of shocked that this is just > now coming up, as the new generation stream has been out for some time > now. I thought this would've been mentioned sooner, but maybe I > skipped over it as I wasn't in the market for one at that time, i'm > not sure. I'll certainly let you guys know my experiences. > > > > > > > On 5/1/2017 12:41 PM, Evan Reese wrote: >> As to slow downloading of data, I have noticed with ours, and those >> of some friends, that it doesn't seem to have a great wi-fi >> transceiver in it. Even when I'm close to my router, it usually says >> that reception is poor. >> Other than that, you are right, a lot of functionality in that little >> package. >> Evan >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 10:24 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation >> >> Hi! >> >> I just bought one of these units and would like to make comment on my >> purchase. >> >> Firstly I think that the unit does a brilliant job for what it is in >> most respects. >> >> The sound from the internal speaker is a little muffled however - having >> already heard a VR Stream - I was already prepared for this, a bit of an >> annoyance one might say so to overcome this I use a small BUniden >> hand-held amplified battery speaker I've had for years, cost me $25 >> about 7 years ago, pity the Stream doesn't have Bluetooth but I guess a >> product can't have everythint. >> >> Now I don't know whether this is my unit in particular but I have >> noticed that the downloading of data seems to be incredibly slow >> compared to other devices I have on my network, I used the "Check for >> Updates" function and - according to that - the firmware is up to date, >> well at least the data does get downloaded I guess. >> >> There's a hell of a lot of functionality packed into the VR Stream box >> and a lot of this - such as the Internet Radio, podcasts and so forth - >> I won't bother using - given I already have better solutions for that >> sort of thing - but for those who don't the VR Stream provides a great >> entry level to the world of Internet Radio and Podcasting. >> >> Getting online with the Vision Australia library was a snap so I >> downlaoded a couple of books. >> >> Again, I have other Apps and so forth which I prefer to use myself but >> the Stream is convenient for reading, no doubt about that even though I >> read all my newspapers these days straight from the web site its good to >> know I have a reliable backup. >> >> >> > > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
