well, I suppose that if you measure things in milligrams, an ounce is quite a big difference.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 09:28:30 -0700 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] My M-power Observations thus far >hello, >The manual I downloaded from the Humanware website, says that the braillenote >mpower is 2.9 lbs and my braillenote classic is 3 lbs so to me that seems like >quite a difference is this not true. >Thanks, >Robert >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "ron custer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:14:39 -0400 >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] My M-power Observations thus far >>I am not sure why people think that the new MPower weight is less than the >>classic Braille-notes. >>if you look at the documentation, the weight is the same. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "David Standen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 9:27 AM >>Subject: re: [Braillenote] My M-power Observations thus far >>> Hi Jim, >>> I can't comment on the braille display, but I agree with you about the >>> speech, the weight and the speed in the mPower, compared to my older >>> Voicenote QT. >>> I was also able to listen to the Humanware May 2005 newsletter, but >>> noticed on some of the links that the speech kept pausing, then continuing >>> from where it left off. I wasn't too concerned about this, as I know this >>> happens on regular pc's as well. I also listened to Jonathan's audio tour >>> of the mPower without a hitch, as the speech came through quite clearly. >>> I was very impressed indeed. >>> I have charged my mPower 3 times since the arrival of my unit and twice >>> the unit got to 100%, and the battery reached 99% on the other occasion. >>> The battery has also gone right down to 0%, and thank goodness I have not >>> had to perform the dreaded reset. >>> David >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To: [email protected] >>>>Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:35:14 -0600 >>>>Subject: [Braillenote] My M-power Observations thus far >>>>Hello all, >>>>Here are my M-power observations since I received it on Friday, September >>>>2nd. I'm writing this with the M-power so anyone wishing to evaluate how >>>>this EMAIL may look once it reaches the list can feel free to analyze how >>>>well this works as they wish. Just don't analyze my poor writing (grin >>>>smile)! I hope what I say will ease some of the concerns about this >>>>product on this list. >>>>My wife Dar thought the M-power was lighter when she first saw it out of >>>>the box. We both were impressed with the newer braille display. The >>>>intensity of how the dots come up can be adjusted in the braille display >>>>menu. I haven't seen much difference in the settings of the display so I >>>>keep it on the default of 5. One can hardly tell whether the display is >>>>functioning or not. One doesn't notice the thump thump on this newer >>>>display as the dots change position as one does with the older displays. >>>>Of course, new is always better than the old but this truly is a sharp >>>>display. It is a pleasure to read with it. It is a far better display >>>>than the immediate competition, there is no contest! The M-power display >>>>may not have the wear and tear of the older displays because of its smooth >>>>operation but time will tell. >>>>I think the speech is clearer perhaps better pronunciation. The speech >>>>voice is much the same as it was but I think the M-power speaks more >>>>clearly. It may or may not make a difference to anyone depending on >>>>hearing loss. I'm more pleased with the speech on my M-power than my 32 >>>>BT even though I still say the speech on my older unit is quite good! Ear >>>>buds and headphones work so much better on the M-power. One doesn't need >>>>to drastically set the volume higher for headphones. I rarely set the >>>>volume between the speaker and headphones with the M-power. >>>>I charged the battery twice since I received this unit. The battery gage >>>>went to a hundred percent both times and stayed at a hundred percent once >>>>I disconnected the AC adapter. It went down to 99 percent soon after the >>>>charger was disconnected and the battery seems to last quite a while >>>>between charges thus far. On the second time of charging, I noticed that >>>>the gage was at 94 percent after two hours. I left the M Power plugged in >>>>much longer and once I got home from church, it was at 96 percent. The >>>>percentage was the same when I disconnected the adapter. I kept it >>>>plugged in till the gage reached 100 percent. I think the gage may have >>>>calibrated this time around which accounted for how long the battery took >>>>to charge. I didn't get much notice once the battery reached zero >>>>percent. I'll know more in time about the battery life but I'm not >>>>complaining thus far. >>>>Kathy Williams take note! I downloaded 133 messages with both BN units. I >>>>left the messages on the server. The BN 32 BT took 6 minutes and 16.6 >>>>seconds according to the M-power stopwatch to download all 133 messages. >>>>The M-power took 2 minutes 7.18 seconds according to the BN BT stopwatch >>>>to download the same mail. Emptying the trash and clearing database space >>>>is a snap! One barely has a chance to breathe and the process is done! >>>>This unit is quick! I'm keeping messages on the server for a while longer >>>>so I hope to update you on how much quicker the M-power is than my older >>>>BN BT. Of course, one must consider the limited disk space and the >>>>processor speed when comparing the two units ability to download EMAIL. I >>>>like the way the M-power turns wireless on automatically when one wishes >>>>to go on the web or download EMAIL. One still must turn wireless off >>>>after being on the web or downloading EMAIL. I neglected to say I'm on a >>>>wireless DSL connection here. >>>>Being able to listen to streaming audio on a portable device is truly >>>>nice! I would say the M-power works well on the "free streams". ACB Radio >>>>was the first stream I tried. It was a snap to get to and listen. I also >>>>listened to a MONTANA Radio Station stream, and some other streams on Bill >>>>Sparks dot com as well as radio-locator dot com. I tried to get into the >>>>XM Radio site, listen at XM Radio dot com. I got into their web site okay >>>>but when I tried to receive a stream, I was told by their site in no >>>>uncertain terms that I needed to update my web browzer since my present >>>>browzer couldn't support the new features in their player. I got such a >>>>kick out of what I heard, I tried it again! One can get their site as I >>>>described it above and one must write it together, or one can go to >>>>wwwddxmradioddcom and select "listen now". One can get a three day trial >>>>on their programming otherwise one pays $7 a month to get the stream or >>>>close to $14 a month if one has one of their! >>> ! >>>> receivers. >>>> WSM Radio is another site which became a "pay site" so doubt it is >>>> available to the M-power. This is why I say the M-power probably works >>>> best on the "free streams". >>>>Passing files from my PC to the M-power is so much faster now through the >>>>network. I was able to get both MP3 and wav files to my M-power and play >>>>them with no difficulty. I was pleasantly surprised to find how quickly I >>>>was able to copy these files and play them with no difficulty whatsoever. >>>>I may have found one file that wouldn't play but it wouldn't play on my PC >>>>either. The playback on the wav file player is very good. I'll have more >>>>to say about it later. I went to Voice of the Nation's Blind dot org to >>>>listen to a particular file. I could hear one file from that site with no >>>>problem but I couldn't hear the file I wished to listen to. I kept >>>>hearing something about unfamiliar media so couldn't hear what I wanted to >>>>hear. This morning, I was able to hear the introduction of the May >>>>Humanware Newsletter on the humanware site. I'll listen to more of it >>>>when I have time. I can see that I have a wonderful world of streaming >>>>audio waiting for me when I wish to he! >>> a! >>>> r new info >>>>rmation or music. I'm looking forward to being a part of this new world >>>>with my M-power. >>>>The most disappointing feature to me on the M-power is the Memo Recorder. >>>>Perhaps I don't understand digital recording very well! This is the first >>>>digital recorder I have used at length. The memo recorder plays back wav >>>>files very nicely provided they were recorded or created elsewhere. Based >>>>on how my unit operates, this memo recorder is good for voice only whether >>>>it is on the low quality settings or the high quality settings. One can >>>>record their audio memos if they aren't too far from the microphone. One >>>>doesn't have to hold the M-power or external microphone to their face >>>>though. The default factory setting for recording with the internal >>>>microphone is level 12. When I attempt to record at this setting, my >>>>recording is faint and the recording is weak with a fuzzy distorted sound >>>>as if I were talking through wax paper. The speech is not intelligible >>>>and the speech is intermittent! Level ten seems to give me the best >>>>recording quality but I hear a degree of whit! >>> e! >>>> noise and >>>> a slight frying sound in the background of my recording. Speech from the >>>> notetaker comes in very well for obvious reasons if I happen to leave my >>>> unit in record and attempt to operate other functions with my M-power. >>>> The memo recorder in my unit is adequate for memos and I might send voice >>>> attachments in an EMAIL or two, but I don't think it would record music >>>> very well especially that piano recital. There are other devices on the >>>> market which would better serve such a purpose. I think a $20 to $40 >>>> cassette recorder could do as well or better for a recital than would my >>>> particular M-power unit. There might be some kind of component breakdown >>>> inhibiting my unit from recording properly, I really don't know! To my >>>> knowledge, the memo recorder isn't stereo either. I could be wrong about >>>> this conclusion though. I can safely say my unit doesn't support levels >>>> 11 through 15 with the internal microphone. I placed the level with an >>>> external microphone to 35. I couldn't hea! >>> r! >>>> anything >>>>at all from that attempt to record. I could hear the external microphone >>>>when I set the record level to a lower setting. I may need to check the >>>>battery in the microphone perhaps. The playback is fine with my memo >>>>recorder but I question whether the record feature is working properly in >>>>my unit. I'll be happy to send anyone interested attachments when >>>>recording at level 10, 11 and 12. This should show what I'm talking >>>>about. >>>>Web braille seems to be working better on the M-power. I can now reach >>>>the listing of braille books at the end of the web page. I can again get >>>>into the list to download volumes once again. My older BN BT was able to >>>>get that page as well so maybe NLS fixed the problem, I really don't know! >>>>I haven't downloaded any books lately so that is for another EMAIL. >>>>I haven't interfaced my M-power with my Juliet braille embosser but I hope >>>>to accomplish that soon! I haven't tried the bluetooth feature so that is >>>>something I'll look forward to. >>>>I'll be happy to try web sites when I can to see how accessible they will >>>>be for the M-power if that would be helpful to anyone. >>>>As I wrote this EMAIL, I noticed the speech cut out for no apparent >>>>reason. I turned the speech to on request to off and back on again and >>>>everything was fine. This happened three times while I wrote this post. >>>>Thanks for reading! >>>>Jim Aldrich >>>>___ >>>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>> ___ >>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
