Streaming to the "GGMM E-2 Portable Speaker via Android Phone?

[Kenny]

Hello,

Well I just got my new GGMM E-2 Portable Speaker with Alexa 
yesterday, and I'm pretty impressed.


I really love the built-in Alexa functionality. The only problem is 
that I have to keep the speaker in WiFi mode to use it.


Is there any way I can stream spoken notifications from my Android 
Nexus 5x phone to the speaker, and also be able to use the Alexa feature too?


Any other tips you can give for getting more out of this little GIANT 
would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks.

Need Suggestions for an Immerse Experience with Audio Games on Windows 10.

[Kenny]

Hello,

I'm looking for a nice hardware setup to use with my Windows 10 
laptop for playing audio games.


Meaning once I put the headphones on my ears and start the game... 
I'm thoroughly 
<https://www.google.com/search?q=immersive=1=X=0ahUKEwjloPu_xbDUAhWDHD4KHZhCDVEQBQglKAA>immersed 
in that world. I want to be able to hear the various sounds in a sort 
of 3D environment. Also would like a joystick or game pad that works 
well with most audio games.


What kind of equipment do I need to purchase to make this a reality?

I have a high-end laptop with 2.0 and 3.0 USB connections running 
Windows 10 Creator. My screen reader is the latest build of JAWS v18. 
The sound card sucks of course, but if I need to buy a better one 
that has USB connectivity to make this work, so be it.


Any ideas?

-Kenny 

Re: problem with blind mice mega mall site

[Kenny]

Brian, I'm using the latest build of JAWS v18 under Windows 10. Using 
Google Chrome every single form field label is spoken to me as I 
[Tab] through it.


At 04:37 PM 6/4/2017, you wrote:
When I try to sign up for an account and I tab from edit box to edit 
box it does not say what's required to go in to each edit box it 
just says edit.  I am using nvda 2017.2 on windows 10 version 17.3 I 
have tried it on google chrome and webie brousers but it's the 
same  this site is not accessable for screen readers and they of all 
people should know better.


Brian Sackrider

RE: Here's Another Nice Site for those Who Enjoy Described Video Content.

[Kenny]

Dean, without a doubt the very best one on-line is the Blind Mice Mega Mall.

Very rare I find it necessary to donate to a site for the service 
they freely offer the visually impaired community, but this site 
deserves our full unbridled financial support.


Just to give you an idea of the great content they provide!

I thoroughly enjoyed the critically acclaimed 2017 film "Get Out" 
(100% Rotten Tomatoes rating) the other day thanks to this site 
offering it free in Described audio format. I'm in the mist of 
checking out all the Star Wars films for the first time in chronological order.


I've also became a huge fan of popular TV shows like The Game 
of  Thrones, Criminal Minds, Homeland and Blue Bloods thanks to this 
site. They list all past seasons (And new one's once the season has 
concluded) in DV format. So much nicer to follow these TV series now 
thanks to important scenes being described. Absolutely fantastic work.


Here's the link:
https://www.blindmicemegamall.com

I implore anyone who has benefited from the DV offerings on this site 
to please support them by donating a few dollars or buying some 
merchandise from the various specialty stores they're affiliated 
with. They definitely deserve it.


So my top 4 sites for DV content:
1. Blind Mice Mega Mall.
2. The Listen Factor.
3. Blindy.TV
4. Movies for the Blind

Enjoy!

-Kenny

At 03:35 PM 6/3/2017, you wrote:

Can people inform me, perhaps off list, of sites containing audio-described
movie recordings, or making it possible for individuals to acquire them?

Dean
top...@gmail.com


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kenny
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2017 1:46 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Here's Another Nice Site for those Who Enjoy Described Video
Content.

Came across another gem of a site that features some pretty good
Described Public Domain movies.

http://moviesfortheblind.com/

They do have an RSS feed listing the latest podcast, so go check it
out and make sure to Bookmark.

Enjoy!

Here's Another Nice Site for those Who Enjoy Described Video Content.

[Kenny]

Came across another gem of a site that features some pretty good 
Described Public Domain movies.


http://moviesfortheblind.com/

They do have an RSS feed listing the latest podcast, so go check it 
out and make sure to Bookmark.


Enjoy!

Re: How Do You Manage Playlist in VLC?

[Kenny]

I'm using VLC media player Version 2,2,5,1
. I see no reference to "Random" under the Playback menu?

And I would like to be able to move tracks up and 
down in the playlist according to what order I wish to hear them played in.


Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but none of the 
buttons as I'm using the [Tab] key to navigate 
the main Window have text labels associated with them?


Do I need to alter some settings?

At 09:43 PM 5/23/2017, you wrote:
A very easy way to shuffle tracks, r is for 
random and you’ll see random in the playback 
menu, in fact you’ll find a lot if you have a look through the menu system.

So what aspects of Playlists do you want to manage?

> On 24 May 2017, at 11:27 am, Kenny <richardkenny...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm liking the speed in which the VLC Media 
Player plays audio files. Doesn't seem to be an 
easy way to manage a Playlist though. Also 
doesn't seem to be an easy way to tell the 
program to "Shuffle" tracks during playback.

>
> Can someone hear tell me is this program 
accessible enough to perform simple playlist 
tasks using JAWS? Most of the buttons are not it seems.

>
>

**
Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind 
will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.

How Do You Manage Playlist in VLC?

[Kenny]

Hello,

I'm liking the speed in which the VLC Media Player plays audio files. 
Doesn't seem to be an easy way to manage a Playlist though. Also 
doesn't seem to be an easy way to tell the program to "Shuffle" 
tracks during playback.


Can someone hear tell me is this program accessible enough to perform 
simple playlist tasks using JAWS? Most of the buttons are not it seems.

Re: SV: Here's a Cool Little Program for Raising the Volume of Audio Files.

[Kenny]

I myself never used MP3Gain. And no, this program 
doesn't come bundled with any malware at all.


Very small, fast and 100% accessible to JAWS. That's all I need LOL!

At 06:39 AM 5/21/2017, you wrote:

How does this program compare to MP3 Gain, which I have used for years.
Also, does this program install other garbage on your computer?

Rich De Steno

On 5/21/2017 3:00 AM, Kenny wrote:
You're welcome Brian. I'm happy to give back to 
a group that has given me so much help over the years.


At 02:31 AM 5/21/2017, you wrote:

Hi Kenny,
Thanks a lot.
We don't get much of that great stuff anymore on the lists, so it's highly
appreciated!

Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Kenny
Sendt: 21. maj 2017 00:30
Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: Here's a Cool Little Program for Raising the Volume of Audio Files.

Hello,

I was looking for a small Windows program for raising the volume of some of
my OTR MP3 files that were barely audible.

Came across the following:
www.mp3volumer.com

This program does a great job at doing exactly what I wanted. In addition,
it allows you to encode the audio file into another format.
Completely accessible to JAWS.

Very very fast!
  You can also batch process an entire folder too.

Thought I would share this find with the group.

Have a good day!

-Kenny

Re: SV: Here's a Cool Little Program for Raising the Volume of Audio Files.

[Kenny]

You're welcome Brian. I'm happy to give back to a 
group that has given me so much help over the years.


At 02:31 AM 5/21/2017, you wrote:

Hi Kenny,
Thanks a lot.
We don't get much of that great stuff anymore on the lists, so it's highly
appreciated!

Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Kenny
Sendt: 21. maj 2017 00:30
Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: Here's a Cool Little Program for Raising the Volume of Audio Files.

Hello,

I was looking for a small Windows program for raising the volume of some of
my OTR MP3 files that were barely audible.

Came across the following:
www.mp3volumer.com

This program does a great job at doing exactly what I wanted. In addition,
it allows you to encode the audio file into another format.
Completely accessible to JAWS.

Very very fast!
  You can also batch process an entire folder too.

Thought I would share this find with the group.

Have a good day!

-Kenny

Here's a Cool Little Program for Raising the Volume of Audio Files.

[Kenny]

Hello,

I was looking for a small Windows program for raising the volume of 
some of my OTR MP3 files that were barely audible.


Came across the following:
www.mp3volumer.com

This program does a great job at doing exactly what I wanted. In 
addition, it allows you to encode the audio file into another format. 
Completely accessible to JAWS.


Very very fast!
 You can also batch process an entire folder too.

Thought I would share this find with the group.

Have a good day!

-Kenny

Re: How Does 20th Century Radio Upscale their OTR Shows?

[Kenny]

Sounds well beyond my brain capacity.

I just like hearing how Richard Diamond sounds so different when the 
files are encoded this way. Does destroy the nostalgia feel though.


What program is used to create such an effect. Just would like to 
play with a few files to see how different the main characters sound in stereo.


At 10:46 PM 5/15/2017, you wrote:
Although the effect sounds great initially, it's really not good to 
do this to files. Most I've heard like this actually introduce a 
fraction of a second delay between channels to achieve this effect. 
If you get a file like this and want to fix it, you can just pan one 
channel to the center while muting the other. I've heard the term 
stereoize to describe what you're hearing, and I try to fix this 
whenever I come across a file like this. If you simply convert one 
of these files to mono without muting one of the channels, then the 
file has a weird sound quality to it because of the channel delay 
being pressed into one channel.

Matthew


On May 15, 2017, at 5:55 PM, Kenny <richardkenny...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I'm one who enjoys listening to OTR shows on my Victor Reader Stream 
2 on a daily basis.


I'm noticing a few of the stations (20th Century Radio for instance) 
seem to be broadcasting their stream in stereo. Very odd for I know 
that most, if not all OTR shows were recorded in momo.


How are they able to get low quality momo files to sound this good?

Would love to know their secret for I have a few mystery Old Time 
Radio shows I'd love to hear in stereo (Lights Out and Inner Sanctum 
in particular.)


Any ideas?

How Does 20th Century Radio Upscale their OTR Shows?

[Kenny]

Hello,

I'm one who enjoys listening to OTR shows on my Victor Reader Stream 
2 on a daily basis.


I'm noticing a few of the stations (20th Century Radio for instance) 
seem to be broadcasting their stream in stereo. Very odd for I know 
that most, if not all OTR shows were recorded in momo.


How are they able to get low quality momo files to sound this good?

Would love to know their secret for I have a few mystery Old Time 
Radio shows I'd love to hear in stereo (Lights Out and Inner Sanctum 
in particular.)


Any ideas?

Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

[Kenny]

Very nice review by you. I'll definitely keep 
this email for future reference if I do decide to buy this item.


At 03:03 PM 5/11/2017, you wrote:
Here are my First impressions of the new Alexa 
calling feature using the IOS Alexa app!


The setup was pretty straight forward.

You are asked to sign into the app and enter 
your credentials and proceed to the setup. you 
will need to supply the phone number you will be 
using to receive and make calls on your mobile 
phone whether it be android or IOS.


When you continue you are sent a verification 
code to your mobile phone. once you are 
verified, you will here a chime on your Alexa 
device, and you are taken to a screen where you 
import your contacts, allow Alexa to use the microphone and so on.


Once this is all done, you are given a brief 
explanation of how to insert contacts to make 
calls and send messages, and so forth.


Making calls from the Alexa devices is quite 
easy to do. You say, Elexa call so and so. As 
long as the person in your contacts has the 
Alexa app on there phone, Alexa will make the 
call for you. Anyone can download the app and 
enable the calling feature. I would think they 
had better have an Amazon account though!


Making calls from the Alexa app itself is 
another matter. You search for a contact in your 
address book and tap it to make your call. If 
the person doesn’t answer,you don’t hear 
anything at all. You can’t power down the 
phone or anything.  you don’t have voiceover 
to end the call. The only way I got voiceover 
back was to call myself with one of my Alexa 
devices. The phone vibrated and eventually I 
heard the Amazon ringtone and I could answer or 
decline my call. I think I will stick to using the Elexa devices to make calls.


When I called my self, the audio was quite 
clear. I then told my device at hand to hang up. 
it did and my phone when back to normal. I guess 
the other party you are talking to will have to 
end the calls, because there is no way to find 
the end call icon if you are totally blind because you have no voiceover.


I think the Alexa calling and message feature 
has potential, and I am waiting for some blind 
individual to buy the Echo show when it comes 
out and let all of us know how accessible it is.


If you call yourself for testing purposes, make 
sure the volume on the device is turned down 
low, or you will have ear splitting feedback.

The calls don’t show up in your IOS calls either.

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Kenny]

Well I can understand your point. Price is an issue when it comes to the VRS 2.

I'm just glad it has been around for my own 
personal entertainment needs. I keep it plugged 
up and on 24/7 wired up to my trusty Magic Box II 
mini speaker via the 3.5 jack. Hasn't let me down yet.


If another audio player does hit the market that 
offers similar accessibility functionality that 
rivals the VRS 2. And it has Bluetooth 
capability, 32 - 64 GB of internal storage and 
provides propriotory apps to use some parts of 
Twitter and Facebook I would pay a small fortune for it!


Hopefully Humanware or another company will 
improve on the VRS 2 in the very near future.


At 02:39 PM 5/8/2017, you wrote:

Kenni, It does not allow for online downloading of those books,
because its not mainly pushed to the US market and podcast need some
work, but what it can do, it can do very well. What is also the use of
having a player wich will alouw you to search data bases and download
bookshare and such but then they not always commited to the player? Or
they use bad hardware and make you pay fru your neck? This player is
3000 rand and not r7000 rand like the stream currently.

On 08/05/2017, Hamit Campos  wrote:
> What do you mean by report for them? Well obviously they won't do
> nothing about the PTR1 as it technically doesn't exist anymore. But yeah
> the PTR2 maybe. Thing is to get an updated list of cards. Cause the ones
> on the site are the 2006 ones.
>
>
> On 5/7/2017 3:58 AM, Aidan wrote:
>> Perhaps you should report for plextalk and see if they can help you
>> testing.
>>
>> On 06/05/2017, Hamit Campos  wrote:
>>> Who are Andre and Anthony? As for the PTR2 it is epic. I'm just saying
>>> that before 1 buys 1 cause you can still buy 1 if you wish. But before
>>> ya do so I think it's best to borrow 1 from a homy which is the gangsta
>>> word for friend and try some CF cards. See if it doesn't do like the
>>> PTR1. Or maybe it's mi PTR1 that has the issue. Cause like I said mine
>>> has rejected 3 CF cards in a row. That's something like 30 dolars down
>>> the John. I don't know why it's being so dam picky all of the sudden.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/6/2017 8:45 AM, Aidan wrote:
 Andre, Anthony and his team cell them since last year.
 Hamit, you so rite, I would love to try out the ptr2 and I think its
 put together very well, but yes the hardware is a big show stopper,
 and you will be better off with bookport dt from APH if you want to go
 that root. I cannot compare drive of ptn2 with ptn1 as I did not
 experience ptn1, but I think it will be better since one of the
 firmware updates did address issues with the drive.

 On 06/05/2017, André van Deventer  wrote:
> Now where will you get this little player since Neville retired?
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
> Aidan
> Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
>
> Well, I think that humanware really like to give us quite crappy
> hardware
> and then we pay fru our nek for what? I love my stream, but I agree
> that
> PlexTalk do a much better job with hardware. The stream wifi chip is
> really
> not that good. I would love to get a milestone, I think I would like
> the
> 212
> as it sfor voice and music mostly, as I have enough players with more
> in
> a
> package.
> I have both ptp1 and ptn2, wich have great speakers as said.
> I just think that PlexTalk should make their devices faster and update
> it
> more, then I can support them 100%. But the player I enjoy a lot now
> is
> the
> evo e 10 from vin-vision. They a china baste company but they really
> do
> great work.
> The player have wifi, and its very strong, and the hardware in general
> is
> very good. It don't have a full keypad though, so you do most things
> with
> the up, down, left and write and enter, but it have the most features
> of
> all.
> Both fm radio and internet radio, podcast ability, recorder, and soon
> will
> hopefully be able to record internet radio also. Five alarms, voice
> memos,
> voice reminders, (similar to the notepad on ptr2) The recorder is
> actually
> so loud when recording from external sorces or radio that you need to
> set
> recording volume to 1 or 2, and the nice thing about it is that if
> something
> is very soft, then you can make it louder to record better.
> Also have noise gate. Not to high quality bitrates, but the most used
> are
> there. It even have time announcements on hour or hafr hour or 15
> minits.
> It
> uses evona tts joei and sally. It have calculator and compus
> bookmarks,

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Kenny]

I have no idea. Believe it's listed on the 
description page as one of its destinctive features though.


At 07:04 PM 5/7/2017, you wrote:
Ah the compas would come in verry handy. Just so 
as 1 knows which way is waht. The caluclator 
too. I use the 1 in my PTR1 here and there. But what is a calcugraph?



On 5/7/2017 1:31 PM, Kenny wrote:

Let me ask you a question about this Evo E10 Daisy Digital Recorder/Player:

Does it offer integrated functionality to search OOTunes and Wikipedia?

Does it allow you to save any audio stream you 
do like as Favorites for quick access?


Does it allow you to access your NFB and 
Bookshare content from within the player?


Does it allow you to use the beautiful Samantha TTS voice?

I mean having a compass, calculator and 
calcugraph sounds great for someone in school, 
but how many casual users would ever use these features?


Just want to know more about this EVO E10 from someone who owns it.

Do love the fact it comes with 8 GB of internal memory though.

At 01:39 PM 5/5/2017, you wrote:

Well, I think that humanware really like to give us quite crappy
hardware and then we pay fru our nek for what? I love my stream, but I
agree that PlexTalk do a much better job with hardware. The stream
wifi chip is really not that good. I would love to get a milestone, I
think I would like the 212 as it sfor voice and music mostly, as I
have enough players with more in a package.
I have both ptp1 and ptn2, wich have great speakers as said.
I just think that PlexTalk should make their devices faster and update
it more, then I can support them 100%. But the player I enjoy a lot
now is the evo e 10 from vin-vision. They a china baste company but
they really do great work.
The player have wifi, and its very strong, and the hardware in general
is very good. It don't have a full keypad though, so you do most
things with the up, down, left and write and enter, but it have the
most features of all.
Both fm radio and internet radio, podcast ability, recorder, and soon
will hopefully be able to record internet radio also. Five alarms,
voice memos, voice reminders, (similar to the notepad on ptr2)
The recorder is actually so loud when recording from external sorces
or radio that you need to set recording volume to 1 or 2, and the nice
thing about it is that if something is very soft, then you can make it
louder to record better.
Also have noise gate. Not to high quality bitrates, but the most used
are there. It even have time announcements on hour or hafr hour or 15
minits. It uses evona tts joei and sally. It have calculator and
compus bookmarks, and customizable hotkey set. Also alouw for
copying/moving/deleting files. It have four gig internal memory and
uses also sd hc carts. Extremely stable firmware and take ten seconds
to upgrade firmware. Can also check for updates online. It have a
large speaker on the top frunt, and sound louder than even ptp1. You
can choose if you want it to remember the playback position of
different content. Music, wich also include any playable audio,
e-books and daisy.

On 04/05/2017, john schwery <jschw...@centurylink.net> wrote:
> The Battery in my NLS player is down to around 8
> hours, now.  I don't know why they can't solve the battery life issue.
>
> At 10:07 AM 5/4/2017, you wrote:
>>I read quite a lot and while at home, in my
>>opinion, nothing beats the NLS player, with its
>>good sound, long-lasting battery, although the
>>battery life, that begins at 40 hours, slowly
>>degrades to about 16 with prolonged use.  The
>>Iphone of course, is also excellent for
>>listening to BARD books, but with so many other
>>apps on the Iphone and now with unlimited data,
>>plus texting and the telephone itself, I prefer
>>to also take the Milestone 312 for the books.
>>
>>The problem is that we are slowly  becoming pack
>>horses, when you take into consideration that
>>when travelling, I normally take my Iphone,
>>Milestone, Olympus, ORCAM, laptop and CPap machine.
>>
>>Everything could be improved of course.  The NLS
>>players could solve the battery-life issue plus
>>add Bluetooth capability;  the Milestone could
>>add Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and an antenna for the FM
>>radio, for now it uses the wire of the
>>headphones as antenna; the ORCAM should be 
able to save the text it scans,

>> etc.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Humberto
>>
>>
>>-Original Message-
>>From: Pc-audio
>>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos
>>Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 7:33 AM
>>To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
>>
>>Cool. Yes I've red that the new 1 has a radio. I'm glad it's so much
>>better then my 311. So you'd say it's worth it then? Cause I've never
&

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Kenny]

Let me ask you a question about this Evo E10 Daisy Digital Recorder/Player:

Does it offer integrated functionality to search OOTunes and Wikipedia?

Does it allow you to save any audio stream you do 
like as Favorites for quick access?


Does it allow you to access your NFB and 
Bookshare content from within the player?


Does it allow you to use the beautiful Samantha TTS voice?

I mean having a compass, calculator and 
calcugraph sounds great for someone in school, 
but how many casual users would ever use these features?


Just want to know more about this EVO E10 from someone who owns it.

Do love the fact it comes with 8 GB of internal memory though.

At 01:39 PM 5/5/2017, you wrote:

Well, I think that humanware really like to give us quite crappy
hardware and then we pay fru our nek for what? I love my stream, but I
agree that PlexTalk do a much better job with hardware. The stream
wifi chip is really not that good. I would love to get a milestone, I
think I would like the 212 as it sfor voice and music mostly, as I
have enough players with more in a package.
I have both ptp1 and ptn2, wich have great speakers as said.
I just think that PlexTalk should make their devices faster and update
it more, then I can support them 100%. But the player I enjoy a lot
now is the evo e 10 from vin-vision. They a china baste company but
they really do great work.
The player have wifi, and its very strong, and the hardware in general
is very good. It don't have a full keypad though, so you do most
things with the up, down, left and write and enter, but it have the
most features of all.
Both fm radio and internet radio, podcast ability, recorder, and soon
will hopefully be able to record internet radio also. Five alarms,
voice memos, voice reminders, (similar to the notepad on ptr2)
The recorder is actually so loud when recording from external sorces
or radio that you need to set recording volume to 1 or 2, and the nice
thing about it is that if something is very soft, then you can make it
louder to record better.
Also have noise gate. Not to high quality bitrates, but the most used
are there. It even have time announcements on hour or hafr hour or 15
minits. It uses evona tts joei and sally. It have calculator and
compus bookmarks, and customizable hotkey set. Also alouw for
copying/moving/deleting files. It have four gig internal memory and
uses also sd hc carts. Extremely stable firmware and take ten seconds
to upgrade firmware. Can also check for updates online. It have a
large speaker on the top frunt, and sound louder than even ptp1. You
can choose if you want it to remember the playback position of
different content. Music, wich also include any playable audio,
e-books and daisy.

On 04/05/2017, john schwery  wrote:
> The Battery in my NLS player is down to around 8
> hours, now.  I don't know why they can't solve the battery life issue.
>
> At 10:07 AM 5/4/2017, you wrote:
>>I read quite a lot and while at home, in my
>>opinion, nothing beats the NLS player, with its
>>good sound, long-lasting battery, although the
>>battery life, that begins at 40 hours, slowly
>>degrades to about 16 with prolonged use.  The
>>Iphone of course, is also excellent for
>>listening to BARD books, but with so many other
>>apps on the Iphone and now with unlimited data,
>>plus texting and the telephone itself, I prefer
>>to also take the Milestone 312 for the books.
>>
>>The problem is that we are slowly  becoming pack
>>horses, when you take into consideration that
>>when travelling, I normally take my Iphone,
>>Milestone, Olympus, ORCAM, laptop and CPap machine.
>>
>>Everything could be improved of course.  The NLS
>>players could solve the battery-life issue plus
>>add Bluetooth capability;  the Milestone could
>>add Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and an antenna for the FM
>>radio, for now it uses the wire of the
>>headphones as antenna; the ORCAM should be able to save the text it scans,
>> etc.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Humberto
>>
>>
>>-Original Message-
>>From: Pc-audio
>>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos
>>Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 7:33 AM
>>To: PC Audio Discussion List 
>>Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
>>
>>Cool. Yes I've red that the new 1 has a radio. I'm glad it's so much
>>better then my 311. So you'd say it's worth it then? Cause I've never
>>seen 1 and wasn't sure how much of an upgrade it is. As for the NLS
>>player. I too have 1. It's cool looking. Don't use it as often though.
>>What with the app being on my phone.
>>
>>
>>On 5/4/2017 2:03 AM, Humberto Rodriguez wrote:
>> > Hello Hamit:
>> >
>> > Yes, I do have the 312 and it is excellent,
>> except as I said, that it does not have
>> Wi-Fi.  I also have a VRS but one of the first
>> generation.  I do not use the Milestone for
>> recording except for emergencies, I have an
>> Olympus DS-50 for that and I normally do not
>> record stereo, mostly monoaural voice.
>> >
>> > 

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Kenny]

WOW! I've owned a VRS 2nd gen for over 4 years and it's my most used 
piece of equipment in my home.


Having my favorite OTR stations bookmarked as Favorites along with 
several other Live audio streams like CNN, this thing is en valuable to me.


Listen to my local newspaper and favorite print publications via NFB 
Newsline every single day on my VRS. Nothing like having the Samantha 
voice read to you aloud the morning news or something from Reader's 
Digest, Popular Science or WebMD the Magazine.


Have download some nice ebooks from my Bookshare account to my VRS so 
Samantha can read me a nice bedtime story every night.


I have my VRS plugged via 3.5" jack directly into my MagicBox mini 
Bluetooth speaker and it sounds great. If I carry it around, I have 
some headphones plugged up in it and it sound still great. Rarely do 
I listen to it with the internal speaker.


Even have downloaded some DV (Described Video) content to a 256 GB SD 
card inserted to my VRS to have even more entertainment at my fingertips 24/7.


With the recent v4.83 upgrade, the automatic clock sync works 
fantastic now. My Stream humgs like a fine tuned car.


The sluggishness you experienced with it maybe more related to your 
network, not the VRS?


The only 2 things I would want to change is to give it Bluetooth 
connectivity and more internal storage. Other than that it's my 
favorite hardware audio player.


At 08:32 PM 5/1/2017, you wrote:
Actually I've decided to rid myself of the VR Stream - even though 
I've had it for only 24 hours.


I stand by what I said about the VR Stream - a nice and convenient 
device to use - but it doesn't suit me.


I don't regret buying the Stream of course, now I have one I know 
exactly what all the fuss is about concerning this device and I 
really like the comprehensive feature set, I just don't like the 
quality of that internla speaker and the slow way the unit behaves 
when connected to the Internet.


Anyway now I know .



On 2/05/2017 9:28 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
I've never thought of the Victor Stream's audio as being 
"muffled"...having said this, I think of it more like the sound of 
a 6-transistor radio!  If you plug it into a good speaker or a good 
set of headphones, you do get a pretty good sound!  But no...if I'm 
going to listen to any music on that thing, I'd much prefer an 
external speaker or headphones!

Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
Dane Trethowan

Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for
audio, all my phones do far better than what the Stream does but then
again audio has always been a problem with the Stream.

The handling of multiple format files - for recording as well as
playback - is a welcom addition and - at the very least - the quality of
audio from the headphones jack seems to be quite acceptable.



On 2/05/2017 2:41 AM, 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 

Re: Removing Meta Information From Sound Files

[Kenny]

I think you need the excellent MP3 Tag software found here:
http://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html

It can not only remove all those Meta tags for you, but it can help 
you find the right one's to replace them easily.


Next to Winrar, this is the most used program on my Windows 10 PC. 
100% accessible to JAWS and very very easy to use. Make sure to 
checkout the forums if you do encounter any problems.


At 02:29 PM 5/2/2017, you wrote:
Can someone point me to any software package that can remove 
all meta information from sound files. so that I can make that 
information match what is in the song title?



I've looked in system properties and can't seem to change or even 
find the names to change.



Any information would be appreciated.





--

Dave Marthouse
dmartho...@gmail.com

RE: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

[Kenny]

Yes, I was using the 64 GB. So the VRS can handle a 2 TB SDXC card? Where
are these cards being offered? Can't find any on Amazon.com.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Smiling?
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 11:19 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

Yes, that is what they will tell you, but several of us have been
successfully using what is known as SDXC cards (64GB to 2TB) for quite a
while  now. I've been using my 128GB card since purchasing the Victor back
in August of 2013. There are quite a few using SDXC cards in general, but
some using the 256GB and the 512GB cards with no problems.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Colin
Phelan
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 6:35 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

Hi Human wear I was sure told me max capacity was 32gig in the latest VRS 
  

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kenny
Sent: 26 October 2016 11:40
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

Hello,

 

I'm looking to purchase a large capacity card to store a large quantity of
OTR shows encoded in MP3 format on. I'm sick of swapping 64 GB cards for
listening to various genres saved on several SD cards. Just want one big boy
card to put the majority of them on.

 

What is the largest capacity SD card the Victory Reader Stream can handle?
Also what is the best brand to buy that will last the longest period of
time?

 

Thanks for any recommendations.

-
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RE: VRS & Internet Radio

[Kenny]

The VRS has a robust library of radio streams you can search through quite
easily. I simply save them as Favorites.

I do hope one day they can add paid services like TuneIn and Spotify to the
services which can be programmed in the VRS.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Colin
Phelan
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 1:07 PM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: VRS & Internet Radio 

Hi Guys,

Seeing that many of you appear to be VRS users.

I recently considered buying one rather than another mainstream Internet
radio as a preference to listening to streaming radio stations on my I
phone.

I was initially told the internet radio on the VRS was simple to use and had
35 pre sets.

A couple of folk then said stick with your I phone for internet radio 

 

Peoples views would be appreciated.

 

My main criteria is stable streaming, as an example my I phone cuts out much
more often than my static Roberts internet radio.

Where do we think the technology in the VRS sits 

Thanks 

Colin   

RE: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

[Kenny]

Really? The VRS can bring up files stored on a USB drive? Thought that port
could only be used for recharging?

Mines is over two years old, so I'm not sure what adaptor you're speaking?
Is there a model or brand?

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Olesen
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 7:13 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: SV: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

Hi,
I guess it's 64 gig, but be aware that you can attach an external USB
harddisk to it via the accompanying usb adapter.


-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Kenny
Sendt: 26. oktober 2016 12:40
Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

Hello,

 

I'm looking to purchase a large capacity card to store a large quantity of
OTR shows encoded in MP3 format on. I'm sick of swapping 64 GB cards for
listening to various genres saved on several SD cards. Just want one big boy
card to put the majority of them on.

 

What is the largest capacity SD card the Victory Reader Stream can handle?
Also what is the best brand to buy that will last the longest period of
time?

 

Thanks for any recommendations.

RE: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

[Kenny]

Thanks for this info. Think 128 GB should be sufficient for my needs.



-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Smiling?
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 7:57 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

There's no such thing as a perfect SD card. The point? Is that there will be
lemons so to speak regardless of the manufacturer, name etc. the second gen
Victor will handle any SDXC card thrown at it regarding capacity. The
highest I've heard used to date is the 512GB PNY SDXC which last I checked
was at $190.99. there are a decent amount though using the 256GB SDXC PNY
card as well. I myself am only using a 128GB card and haven't filled that up
yet, but I am not one who hangs on to books etc. like most seem to.
So the size is entirely up to your individual budget or lack there of. I
myself would go with the PNY cards and choose whatever size fitting your
comfort level with the cost. Amazon is a great place to go and
look/purchase.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kenny
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 3:40 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

Hello,

 

I'm looking to purchase a large capacity card to store a large quantity of
OTR shows encoded in MP3 format on. I'm sick of swapping 64 GB cards for
listening to various genres saved on several SD cards. Just want one big boy
card to put the majority of them on.

 

What is the largest capacity SD card the Victory Reader Stream can handle?
Also what is the best brand to buy that will last the longest period of
time?

 

Thanks for any recommendations.

Recommendations for a Large Capacity SD Card for my VRS?

[Kenny]

Hello,

 

I'm looking to purchase a large capacity card to store a large quantity of
OTR shows encoded in MP3 format on. I'm sick of swapping 64 GB cards for
listening to various genres saved on several SD cards. Just want one big boy
card to put the majority of them on.

 

What is the largest capacity SD card the Victory Reader Stream can handle?
Also what is the best brand to buy that will last the longest period of
time?

 

Thanks for any recommendations.

RE: Any Plans for a Victor Reader Stream 3?

[Kenny]

Have to check it out then. Thanks for bringing it up to me.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Olesen
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2016 7:27 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: SV: Any Plans for a Victor Reader Stream 3?

HI,
Well actually it does the same, and lots more like scanning menucards in
restaurants, having Bluetooth support as you ask for , a nice color tester,
and much more.
And what I especially like about Hims products is that they always come with
a wonderful leather cover, and not a cheep cilicone bed not covering the
buttons.
Actually there is both an EZ and an ET model, and I can't tell the
diference.

Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Kenny
Sendt: 23. oktober 2016 12:23
Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: RE: Any Plans for a Victor Reader Stream 3?

HIMS Blaze EZ? This device is similar to VRS but contains more bells and
whistles I guess? Really want Bluetooth for streaming the audio stream to my
speaker.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Olesen
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2016 3:43 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: SV: Any Plans for a Victor Reader Stream 3?

Hi,
You should certainly also check out the Hims Blaze EZ.
It's a pretty cool device too.

Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Kenny
Sendt: 23. oktober 2016 04:17
Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: Any Plans for a Victor Reader Stream 3?

Hello,

 

I'm going to start this off by saying my trusty Victor Reader Stream 2 is
the most used gadget I own.

 

It's portable. Plays all of my OTR shows stored on a SD card in MP3 format.
Connects to some great free audio services. Most important of all it's
totally accessible to me.

 

I'm hoping there is plans to release a new generation that has Bluetooth
connectivity?

 

Also would be nice if I could listen to my Spotify and TuneIn Premium
accounts on it.

 

Possibly upgrading the internal speaker.

 

Does anyone here know if there are plans in the work to release a new
generation of VRS devices?

 

Is there similar device currently on the market that has improved on the
VSR?

RE: Any Plans for a Victor Reader Stream 3?

[Kenny]

HIMS Blaze EZ? This device is similar to VRS but contains more bells and
whistles I guess? Really want Bluetooth for streaming the audio stream to my
speaker.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Olesen
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2016 3:43 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: SV: Any Plans for a Victor Reader Stream 3?

Hi,
You should certainly also check out the Hims Blaze EZ.
It's a pretty cool device too.

Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Kenny
Sendt: 23. oktober 2016 04:17
Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: Any Plans for a Victor Reader Stream 3?

Hello,

 

I'm going to start this off by saying my trusty Victor Reader Stream 2 is
the most used gadget I own.

 

It's portable. Plays all of my OTR shows stored on a SD card in MP3 format.
Connects to some great free audio services. Most important of all it's
totally accessible to me.

 

I'm hoping there is plans to release a new generation that has Bluetooth
connectivity?

 

Also would be nice if I could listen to my Spotify and TuneIn Premium
accounts on it.

 

Possibly upgrading the internal speaker.

 

Does anyone here know if there are plans in the work to release a new
generation of VRS devices?

 

Is there similar device currently on the market that has improved on the
VSR?

Any Plans for a Victor Reader Stream 3?

[Kenny]

Hello,

 

I'm going to start this off by saying my trusty Victor Reader Stream 2 is
the most used gadget I own.

 

It's portable. Plays all of my OTR shows stored on a SD card in MP3 format.
Connects to some great free audio services. Most important of all it's
totally accessible to me.

 

I'm hoping there is plans to release a new generation that has Bluetooth
connectivity?

 

Also would be nice if I could listen to my Spotify and TuneIn Premium
accounts on it.

 

Possibly upgrading the internal speaker.

 

Does anyone here know if there are plans in the work to release a new
generation of VRS devices?

 

Is there similar device currently on the market that has improved on the
VSR?

Something Scary Good for those Who Enjoy the Horror Genre.

[Kenny]

TheListenFactor.com site is having a DV (Described Video) marathon this weekend 
featuring the Paranormal Activity movie franchise.

Check it out right now on Channel 7 using your favorite web browser (It's a 
free service:)
http://www.thelistenfactor.com/Channel7.html

Times are Eastern Daylight Savings:

Paranormal activity DVS: midnight, 8 AM and 4 PM
Paranormal Activity 2 DVS: 1:30 AM, 9:30 AM and 5:30 PM
Paranormal Activity 3 DVS: 3 AM, 11 AM and 7 PM
Paranormal Activity 4 DVS: 4:30 AM 12:30 PM and 8:30 PM
Paranormal Activity - The Ghost Dimension DVS: 6 AM, 2 PM and 10 PM

Enjoy the rest of your day!
-Kenny

Re: Another web site with described programming

[Kenny]

   Nice! See there are a few sites that offer streaming Described Video 
programming free of charge. Thanks for sharing this link.


-Original Message- 
From: Norma A. Boge

Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 9:19 PM
To: 'PC-audio'
Subject: Another web site with described programming

Here's another site for you all to check out for described programming:

http://thelistenfactor.com/

Enjoy!
Norma

Re: Very Nice Streaming Described Video Service I Just Came Across.

[Kenny]

It's not an app. It's a website that provides 5 different Described Video 
audio streams. You can simply visit http://www.blindy.tv and check it out. 
You will really like it. The service is free.


-Original Message- 
From: Vicky Vaughan

Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 3:10 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Very Nice Streaming Described Video Service I Just Came Across.

Hi Kenny, Is Blindy TV an app or something we need to subscribe to?

Please give us some more information. I would very much like to get it! I am
THRILLED to hear that I will be able to get described Star Trek The Original
Series!! For that alone it is definitely worth buying.

Sincerely, Vicky l

-Original Message- 
From: Kenny

Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 10:34 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Very Nice Streaming Described Video Service I Just Came Across.

Amazing what gems you can discover just from being a persistent Googler LOL!

Blindy.tv is a DVS (Described Video Service) which provides free of charge 5
channels of entertainment for the visually impaired community.

Not sure how long they been around but I love what I hear so far. Was able
to do a search for “blindy.tv” on my Victor Stream Reader (OOTunes) and all
5 channels came up with no problems. Saved all of them as Favorites, and I’m
right now enjoying the original Star Trek series being streamed on the
Sci-Fi channel.

Do you guys know of any other DV sites similar to this one that I can
checkout?

Can’t afford my $149/year Sero membership anymore so I’m looking for more
affordable replacements. Thanks!

Very Nice Streaming Described Video Service I Just Came Across.

[Kenny]

Amazing what gems you can discover just from being a persistent Googler LOL!

Blindy.tv is a DVS (Described Video Service) which provides free of charge 5 
channels of entertainment for the visually impaired community.

Not sure how long they been around but I love what I hear so far. Was able to 
do a search for “blindy.tv” on my Victor Stream Reader (OOTunes) and all 5 
channels came up with no problems. Saved all of them as Favorites, and I’m 
right now enjoying the original Star Trek series being streamed on the Sci-Fi 
channel.

Do you guys know of any other DV sites similar to this one that I can checkout?

Can’t afford my $149/year Sero membership anymore so I’m looking for more 
affordable replacements. Thanks!

Re: Roku Announces Five New Streaming Devices, Here Are The Details |Redmond Pie

[Kenny]

Just don't understand Roku. They seem to be the only company that doesn't 
take making their set-top boxes accessible to the visually impaired 
community.


Have they even developed an in-house screen reader yet that works on these 
Roku devices? I shouldn't have to jail break or perform some sort of side 
load magic to make these things accessible to me.


-Original Message- 
From: Dane Trethowan

Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 7:10 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Roku Announces Five New Streaming Devices, Here Are The Details 
|Redmond Pie


Things don't stay still for long in the Set Top Box market these days so
the first obvious question is how accessible can can these things be made?
http://www.redmondpie.com/roku-announces-five-new-streaming-devices-here-are-the-details/

How Do I Configure SpotiAmp to Display Song Title and Artist?

[Kenny]

Anyone here using the very nice and compact SpotiAmp program instead 
of the bloated Spotify desktop app? You must have a premium account 
to use it but I love how accessible it is. None of the clunkiness 
associated with the v.136 release of the actual Spotify program.


If you are using Spotiamp,  how can you get it to display the 
currently playing song Artist and Title in the main window Title bar? 
When using the JAWSS read Title shortcut ([Insert]+[t]) I only hear 
the text "Spotiamp" and that's it.


That's the only thing I don't like about it. I have no idea of what 
song is playing when using a public playlist to discover new tunes I 
may want to buy off Amazon.com. Any ideas on what I can do here?