Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
And, to be thorough, the Plextalk Pocket already plays RFBD books as well as NLS books. Jeff At 11:31 PM 12/24/2009, you wrote: the Plextalk Pocket is indeed listed as an NLS reader. - Original Message - From: Dave McElroy WA6BEF d...@drakelroy.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:32 AM Subject: RE: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense Is it NLS capable yet? Thought they were waiting for that capability. This would take it out of the running if one was going to use it for nls books. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joy Tilton Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:51 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense I noticed the Plextalk Pocket has been left out in the discussion at hand. smile - Original Message - From: brandon armstrong stunners...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
Oh the pocket is great as a recorder, but from what I've seen, it's not much to write home about as a player. I would go with the BookSense. Navigation is a lot more intuitive than the stream, and you can record in both mp3 and wave format. I personally also love the fact that I can play files which I download from iTunes. Allison http://www.allisonmervis.com/ - Original Message - From: Joy Tilton joyctil...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:50 AM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense I noticed the Plextalk Pocket has been left out in the discussion at hand. smile - Original Message - From: brandon armstrong stunners...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
actually i would have to disagree with you on the player aspect for the pocket you need to know what you are probley doing but as a player alacian, you can do much more on the plextalk pocket then you can with the other players/ recorders. - Original Message - From: Allison Mervis alliso...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 5:51 AM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense Oh the pocket is great as a recorder, but from what I've seen, it's not much to write home about as a player. I would go with the BookSense. Navigation is a lot more intuitive than the stream, and you can record in both mp3 and wave format. I personally also love the fact that I can play files which I download from iTunes. Allison http://www.allisonmervis.com/ - Original Message - From: Joy Tilton joyctil...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:50 AM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense I noticed the Plextalk Pocket has been left out in the discussion at hand. smile - Original Message - From: brandon armstrong stunners...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
yes but when you want a device that can adjust the recording levels with spoken prompts you would choosthe pocket - Original Message - From: Allison Mervis alliso...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 10:51 PM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense Oh the pocket is great as a recorder, but from what I've seen, it's not much to write home about as a player. I would go with the BookSense. Navigation is a lot more intuitive than the stream, and you can record in both mp3 and wave format. I personally also love the fact that I can play files which I download from iTunes. Allison http://www.allisonmervis.com/ - Original Message - From: Joy Tilton joyctil...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:50 AM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense I noticed the Plextalk Pocket has been left out in the discussion at hand. smile - Original Message - From: brandon armstrong stunners...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223
RE: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
Is it NLS capable yet? Thought they were waiting for that capability. This would take it out of the running if one was going to use it for nls books. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joy Tilton Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:51 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense I noticed the Plextalk Pocket has been left out in the discussion at hand. smile - Original Message - From: brandon armstrong stunners...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4715
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
the plextalk pocket is already nls book supported since version 2.0 of the firmware. - Original Message - From: Dave McElroy WA6BEF d...@drakelroy.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 9:32 AM Subject: RE: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense Is it NLS capable yet? Thought they were waiting for that capability. This would take it out of the running if one was going to use it for nls books. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joy Tilton Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:51 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense I noticed the Plextalk Pocket has been left out in the discussion at hand. smile - Original Message - From: brandon armstrong stunners...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
the Plextalk Pocket is indeed listed as an NLS reader. - Original Message - From: Dave McElroy WA6BEF d...@drakelroy.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:32 AM Subject: RE: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense Is it NLS capable yet? Thought they were waiting for that capability. This would take it out of the running if one was going to use it for nls books. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joy Tilton Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:51 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense I noticed the Plextalk Pocket has been left out in the discussion at hand. smile - Original Message - From: brandon armstrong stunners...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
Dane, With a card reader and the Companion software, I think transferring files to the VRS is quite easy. I use a PC, so that's probably why it is so, as I'm not sure if the Companion software works on a mac. I also like the human voice prompts. However, the synthesized voices available for the VRS are, IMHO, better than nothing but not by much. Thank god for Text Aloud. Norma To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
That's exactly my point, you're using the software to do all the transfer and you shouldn't have to do that, you shouldn't have to use software to convert the audio format to something standard either and - most of all - you shouldn't have to purchase a memory card reader because of the slow transfer speed of the Victor Reader Streams USB port. Norma A. Boge wrote: Dane, With a card reader and the Companion software, I think transferring files to the VRS is quite easy. I use a PC, so that's probably why it is so, as I'm not sure if the Companion software works on a mac. I also like the human voice prompts. However, the synthesized voices available for the VRS are, IMHO, better than nothing but not by much. Thank god for Text Aloud. Norma To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
I noticed the Plextalk Pocket has been left out in the discussion at hand. smile - Original Message - From: brandon armstrong stunners...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I don't reckon smile. I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. brandon armstrong wrote: booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: victor Reader Stream V Book Sense
I have never even used the VR's native transfer. I got a card reader and its not hard to just copy the files on the card. They have software to do this as well, but I never felt the need for such software. The stream already plays mp3,ogg and I think wma, but am not sure of the wma. I never used it, but I am pretty sure it plays wav as well. Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi! Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is trying to communicate to you. I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
