SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Brian Olesen]

Yo Humberto!
What a funny coincident.
I also use a CPap machine. It's even more important to me then my girlfriend I 
think. Grin
But why not look into some of the new exciting Android devices like the Samsung 
Galaxy S8, or the cheeper Huawei phones?
Have you guys ever heard about the Capsys SmartVision 2? It's a super cool 
smartphone made in france that also has lots of special apps for the blind 
build in, and a reasonable battery cycle.
At least it holds power for more than double the time  then it's the case for 
an iPhone. It's a combined keypad and touch screen phone especially build up 
from the ground to serve the visually impaired users.
Further more it's equipped with a micro sd card reader, so memory will never be 
an issue again.

Right now I have a really weird issue with my iPad that Apple has a hard time 
fixing, and I tell you. If they can't or won't fix that I'd never ever buy a 
unit from Apple again. I off course hope the best. Smile

Best regards
Brian

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Rodriguez
Sendt: 4. maj 2017 16:08
Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' 
Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

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.
>
> The Milestone 312 has a circular speaker with a grill in front, rather large 
> for the size of the hardware, that plays excellent sound, albeit mono; to 
> hear stereo you must use headphones, but either way the sound is remarkable 
> for such a small player.  It also has FM radio.
>
> I normally use the NLS player to listen to BARD books at home, but when 
> travelling or otherwise away from home, use mostly my Milestone, I prefer it 
> due to size and clarity of sound.
>
> Regards,
>
> Humberto
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Hamit Campos
> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 9:57 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
>
> Ah do you have the 312? Cause I'm sure no one's meantioned the 
> MileStone cause of the yuck the 311 was. Epic fale that thing was. 
> This comming from someone who still has 1. I only brought it back out 
> cause my DM420 died. I only have the LS-14. It's no good for podcasts 
> as it doesn't hold your place and also if you turn the sucker off 
> it'll jump out of the folders. Wait why not use your Strattus you ask? 
> Yeah during the day sometimes I do. But again I'm not a big fan of 
> Victor Quality. I really wanted to replace my trusty old PTR2 but BESB 
> the bord of education and services for the blind of Connecticut 
> doesn't have a deal with IRTI no more apparently. Oh wells. So what's 
> the new mile stone like? Can you send me a recording made with it? 
> Especially if you've used stereo mikes with it? Thanks.
>
>
> On 5/3/2017 6:06 PM, Humberto Rodriguez wrote:
>> I am amazed that during this long discussion nobody has mentioned the 
>> Milestone, that Swiss machine with great speaker sound that also plays NLS 
>> books 

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Brian Olesen]

Hi
They also have a version without all the scanning jazz for about the same price 
as the Stream.

Brian

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Sendt: 3. maj 2017 16:56
Til: PC Audio Discussion List 
Emne: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Remember that the Victor stream was mostly meant to play talking books with a 
few features added for convenience. actually you can get an MP3 player recorder 
for around $40.00 that has a better sounding speaker in it and records MP3 and 
wave files much better, but the caveat is that you are paying for accessible 
menus with the stream.

The Hims may be a better all around unit, but it costs twice as much money as 
the stream.

Humanware was the first to come out with a machine that played bard books even 
before NLS. Let's put everything in to context.

-Original Message-
From: Chris Skarstad
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

I think that's just the point.  If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end 
audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff sounds, the VR 
stream ain't for you.  Despite all the bad press the player has gotten here, 
i'll still purchase one in the next few days and report my findings.  I do 
think Bluetooth functionality is something that is lacking and needs to be in a 
future update.  If some of the other specialized players can have it, so can 
the stream.  But i'm buying it, fully aware of this and I'm certainly ok with 
it.

I'll also report on the speed of downloading books via online services like 
BARD.  I can always download the books manually and put them on the stream that 
way.  It's good to know there are multiple ways of getting a particular job 
like that done.


On 5/3/2017 8:58 AM, Hamit Campos wrote:
> Ah well The Victors are more player anyways then recorder. The 
> Plextalk Pocket is the thing ya want if ya want a recorder.
>
>
> On 5/3/2017 5:14 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>> Ah okay so that problem still exists then? I was given to understand 
>> that later firmware updates had fixed this.
>> Too late to try that here now .
>>
>>> On 3 May 2017, at 6:44 pm, Tim Noonan  wrote:
>>>
>>> Sadly, the Stream Mic or line in creates very audible artefacts or 
>>> whistles in recordings. Otherwise the stream would be a reasonable 
>>> all-purpose player/recorder.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> On 3 May 2017, at 6:02 pm, Dane Trethowan 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I didn’t try the line-in recording function though I did note that - 
>>> using this function - one can record to PCM Wave files at 44.1KHZ so 
>>> surely this should be reasonable.
>>> So if one really wanted to do high quality recordings one could use 
>>> the line-in method and buy suitable equipment to take full advantage.
>>>
 On 3 May 2017, at 5:43 pm, Jamie Kelly  wrote:

 The recording quality is ok for notes and meetings but not of high 
 broadcast quality as with the bookport plus or Plextor Pocket range.

 Jamie

 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
 Dane Trethowan
 Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List 
 Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

 Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as 
 we’ve discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious 
 limitation and - given the speed of the Wi-Fi - one wouldn’t really 
 want to try and download a good quality audio stream.
 And again we come to that bloody awful internal speaker.
 Another interesting point and its not critical just an observation, 
 I wonder why Human ware didn’t include the ability to be able to 
 browse NAS storage devices or other computers on a network for 
 files? Just about every other device I know of these days - that 
 can play Internet radio stations - haas this handy feature which 
 and I reckon it would be an absolute boom! for users of a VR Stream.
 Perhaps I’m talking about a future VR Stream update though 
 hHumanware take my advice, don’t make the update too big or it will 
 take until Christmas for the VR Stream users to download .
 Regarding my own streaM/ Its found a good home so I’m happy about that.

> On 2 May 2017, at 4:34 am, Peter Scanlon  wrote:
>
> I love my Victor Stream.
> The best thing about it is how easy it is to listen to and locate 
> internet radio stations.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Hamit Campos
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2017 3:07 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List 

Re: SV: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Dane Trethowan]

And that'ts the point.

On an iPhone etc its very enjoyable to listen to music from that 
internal speaker - no not excellent quality - but far better than it 
used to be.




On 2/05/2017 8:12 PM, Brian Olesen wrote:

Hi Dane,
Agree totally.
It's usable for speech, but hopeless when it comes to music.

Brian

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Sendt: 2. maj 2017 08:31
Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Indeed it was bad and at the very least the 2ND generation is quite an 
improvement but not as good as it really ought to be compared to other stuff 
out there, even the basic phones have very nice sounding internal speakers.



On 2/05/2017 4:20 PM, Brian Olesen wrote:

Hi.
Wow then you should have heard the first generation. Grin It was
really really bad!

Brian

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Kaufman
Sendt: 2. maj 2017 01:29
Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
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 that even
though I read all my newspapers these days straight from the web site
its good to know I have a reliable backup.





--

**
"Live each day as if you were goiing to die tomorrow, learn each day as if you were 
going to live forever"

SV: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Brian Olesen]

Hi Dane,
Agree totally.
It's usable for speech, but hopeless when it comes to music.

Brian

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Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Indeed it was bad and at the very least the 2ND generation is quite an 
improvement but not as good as it really ought to be compared to other stuff 
out there, even the basic phones have very nice sounding internal speakers.



On 2/05/2017 4:20 PM, Brian Olesen wrote:
> Hi.
> Wow then you should have heard the first generation. Grin It was 
> really really bad!
>
> Brian
>
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> Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Tom 
> Kaufman
> Sendt: 2. maj 2017 01:29
> Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
>
> 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> 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 that even 
>> though I read all my newspapers these days straight from the web site 
>> its good to know I have a reliable backup.
>>
>>
>>

-- 

**
"Live each day as if you were goiing to die tomorrow, learn each day as if you 
were going to live forever"

Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Dane Trethowan]

Indeed it was bad and at the very least the 2ND generation is quite an 
improvement but not as good as it really ought to be compared to other 
stuff out there, even the basic phones have very nice sounding internal 
speakers.




On 2/05/2017 4:20 PM, Brian Olesen wrote:

Hi.
Wow then you should have heard the first generation. Grin
It was really really bad!

Brian

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Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Tom Kaufman
Sendt: 2. maj 2017 01:29
Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' 
Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

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 that even though
I read all my newspapers these days straight from the web site its
good to know I have a reliable backup.





--

**
"Live each day as if you were goiing to die tomorrow, learn each day as if you were 
going to live forever"

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Brian Olesen]

Hi.
Wow then you should have heard the first generation. Grin
It was really really bad!

Brian

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Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Tom Kaufman
Sendt: 2. maj 2017 01:29
Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' 
Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

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 that even though 
> I read all my newspapers these days straight from the web site its 
> good to know I have a reliable backup.
>
>
>

-- 

**
"Live each day as if you were goiing to die tomorrow, learn each day as if you 
were going to live forever"

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Brian Olesen]

Hi,
Agree.

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Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' 
Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

I love my Victor Stream. 
The best thing about it is how easy it is to listen to and locate internet 
radio stations.


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos
Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2017 3:07 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Yeah I've not heard this before either. But perhaps other people either didn't 
have the issue or they just axepted it.


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


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Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Hamit Campos]

What unets are these you say have better WIFI then the Streem 2?


On 5/1/2017 11:24 AM, Brian Olesen wrote:

Hi,
Oh no it doesnt.
I bet they don't wanna host the intire world's streaming load. Smile
And some libraries have a super bad transfer speed. Like the Danish one. Grin
But to be honest this baby now is quite some years old, so what can we expect?
But it reports bad connection quality, where all other units shows lots of 
signal.

Best regards
Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Gary Schindler
Sendt: 1. maj 2017 16:44
Til: PC Audio Discussion List 
Emne: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

In addition to what you said about the slow download speed of the Victor stream 
second generation, I feel that the chip for the wireless receiver could be more 
sensitive. Another thing I believe is that the internet streams seem to go 
through a server controlled by Humanware for the most part. If there is a 
problem for some reason with there server, the machine locks up even though you 
are connected to your router. that being said, it seems to be the best all 
around device in it's class for the money!


-Original Message-
From: Dane Trethowan
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 10:24 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Hi!

I just bought one of these units and would like to make comment on my purchase.

Firstly I think that the unit does a brilliant job for what it is in most 
respects.

The sound from the internal speaker is a little muffled however - having 
already heard a VR Stream - I was already prepared for this, a bit of an 
annoyance one might say so to overcome this I use a small BUniden hand-held 
amplified battery speaker I've had for years, cost me $25 about 7 years ago, 
pity the Stream doesn't have Bluetooth but I guess a product can't have 
everythint.

Now I don't know whether this is my unit in particular but I have noticed that the 
downloading of data seems to be incredibly slow compared to other devices I have on my 
network, I used the "Check for Updates" function and - according to that - the 
firmware is up to date, well at least the data does get downloaded I guess.

There's a hell of a lot of functionality packed into the VR Stream box and a 
lot of this - such as the Internet Radio, podcasts and so forth - I won't 
bother using - given I already have better solutions for that sort of thing - 
but for those who don't the VR Stream provides a great entry level to the world 
of Internet Radio and Podcasting.

Getting online with the Vision Australia library was a snap so I downlaoded a 
couple of books.

Again, I have other Apps and so forth which I prefer to use myself but the 
Stream is convenient for reading, no doubt about that even though I read all my 
newspapers these days straight from the web site its good to know I have a 
reliable backup.






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SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Brian Olesen]

Hi,
Oh no it doesnt.
I bet they don't wanna host the intire world's streaming load. Smile
And some libraries have a super bad transfer speed. Like the Danish one. Grin
But to be honest this baby now is quite some years old, so what can we expect?
But it reports bad connection quality, where all other units shows lots of 
signal.

Best regards
Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Gary Schindler
Sendt: 1. maj 2017 16:44
Til: PC Audio Discussion List 
Emne: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

In addition to what you said about the slow download speed of the Victor stream 
second generation, I feel that the chip for the wireless receiver could be more 
sensitive. Another thing I believe is that the internet streams seem to go 
through a server controlled by Humanware for the most part. If there is a 
problem for some reason with there server, the machine locks up even though you 
are connected to your router. that being said, it seems to be the best all 
around device in it's class for the money!


-Original Message-
From: Dane Trethowan
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 10:24 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Hi!

I just bought one of these units and would like to make comment on my purchase.

Firstly I think that the unit does a brilliant job for what it is in most 
respects.

The sound from the internal speaker is a little muffled however - having 
already heard a VR Stream - I was already prepared for this, a bit of an 
annoyance one might say so to overcome this I use a small BUniden hand-held 
amplified battery speaker I've had for years, cost me $25 about 7 years ago, 
pity the Stream doesn't have Bluetooth but I guess a product can't have 
everythint.

Now I don't know whether this is my unit in particular but I have noticed that 
the downloading of data seems to be incredibly slow compared to other devices I 
have on my network, I used the "Check for Updates" function and - according to 
that - the firmware is up to date, well at least the data does get downloaded I 
guess.

There's a hell of a lot of functionality packed into the VR Stream box and a 
lot of this - such as the Internet Radio, podcasts and so forth - I won't 
bother using - given I already have better solutions for that sort of thing - 
but for those who don't the VR Stream provides a great entry level to the world 
of Internet Radio and Podcasting.

Getting online with the Vision Australia library was a snap so I downlaoded a 
couple of books.

Again, I have other Apps and so forth which I prefer to use myself but the 
Stream is convenient for reading, no doubt about that even though I read all my 
newspapers these days straight from the web site its good to know I have a 
reliable backup.



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SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Brian Olesen]

HI,
And don't forget the wonderful battery life, when you're on the go.

Brian

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Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane Trethowan
Sendt: 1. maj 2017 16:25
Til: PC Audio Discussion List 
Emne: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Hi!

I just bought one of these units and would like to make comment on my purchase.

Firstly I think that the unit does a brilliant job for what it is in most 
respects.

The sound from the internal speaker is a little muffled however - having 
already heard a VR Stream - I was already prepared for this, a bit of an 
annoyance one might say so to overcome this I use a small BUniden hand-held 
amplified battery speaker I've had for years, cost me $25 about 7 years ago, 
pity the Stream doesn't have Bluetooth but I guess a product can't have 
everythint.

Now I don't know whether this is my unit in particular but I have noticed that 
the downloading of data seems to be incredibly slow compared to other devices I 
have on my network, I used the "Check for Updates" function and - according to 
that - the firmware is up to date, well at least the data does get downloaded I 
guess.

There's a hell of a lot of functionality packed into the VR Stream box and a 
lot of this - such as the Internet Radio, podcasts and so forth - I won't 
bother using - given I already have better solutions for that sort of thing - 
but for those who don't the VR Stream provides a great entry level to the world 
of Internet Radio and Podcasting.

Getting online with the Vision Australia library was a snap so I downlaoded a 
couple of books.

Again, I have other Apps and so forth which I prefer to use myself but the 
Stream is convenient for reading, no doubt about that even though I read all my 
newspapers these days straight from the web site its good to know I have a 
reliable backup.



-- 

**
"Live each day as if you were goiing to die tomorrow, learn each day as if you 
were going to live forever"