Hi, Thanks for this Erik. Very good info indeed and thanks again to all who posted.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Nov 20, 2014, at 14:45, erik burggraaf <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Tim, > > A braille display shows the contents of your computer’s screen in real time. > Modern displays are also full braille controllers, because they allow you to > write braille on the display and have it show as print on the screen, and > also perform all functions of the computer direct from the display. > > Braille displays come in sizes 12-20 cells, 32, 40, and 80 cells at a time. > The average cost of a 40 cell braille display is $3000. The more cells, the > higher the cost. 40 cells is the length of one standard line of braille on > 11 inch braille paper, while 32 cells is the standard for a4 8.5 inch braille > paper. 80 cell displays are not popular even among very proficient braille > users because of their cost, $8500, and because they are 80 cells long or > double the width of 11 inch standard braille lines. This makes the hardware > enormous and uncomfortable to use. > > The very best display on the market right now is the vareo connect ultra 40. > It is made by baum and has 40 cells. It can connect up to 1 usb and 4 > bluetooth devices symultaneously and switch between them on the fly and is > the only display that has this feature. Other unique features include a > vibramotor to alert users of incoming notifications, and an executive style > note taker carrying case. It has note taker features similar to the ones > found on the hims braille edge which is also an excellent display. It is > $3500 or so, making it more expensive than most 40 cell displays on the > market, but the case alone is a $100 add-on to any of the other popular 40 > cell displays. > > Focus 40 bt from freedom scientific is your cheepest display at less than > 2800. It has a limited feature set and a medioker build quality, but does > fine for the bare bones. The worst display on the market is the alva bc640. > I’m not sure what they are charging for the things now, but they are built > like crap, and they used to be super expensive, like in the $4500-5000 range. > Avoid with a capital A. > > I would tell you more about smaller displays, but I feel like any one who is > up for a braille embosser is probably more interested in a 40 cell. > > Hope this helps, > > Erik Burggraaf > > > > On Nov 19, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Thanks Scott. What exactly does a Braille display do? >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >>> On Nov 19, 2014, at 14:27, Scott Berry <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Yes there are also braille displays. You can get those through Humanware >>> and Freedom Scientific. You can also get them through Baum. There are >>> others but this is the one that come to mind right now. >>> >>> >>>> On Nov 19, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Thanks for all your answers so far. I’m assuming from your responses that >>>> Duxbury is software and Eileen and David offered two embossers, the >>>> Juliette and the Tiger. Doing some Internet searching resulted in this >>>> site >>>> >>>> http://www.cucat.org/projects/louis/ <http://www.cucat.org/projects/louis/> >>>> >>>> about the Louis Braille package which appears to have a Mac version, >>>> although I’m not sure of it’s quality. >>>> >>>> By the sounds of things, I’ll need to either purchase a Windows machine, >>>> not what I really want to do, or put BootCamp onto a Mac and go from >>>> there. As long as the embosser will connect. Scott, at this point, they >>>> haven’t given me much info on what specifically they wish to do, so, I’m >>>> not sure that I can properly answer your questions. >>>> >>>> Are there other options when using Braille other than a physical embosser? >>>> Sorry, if this is a dumb question as I’ve not dealt much with Braille >>>> peripherals. I was a stubborn child, didn’t learn Grade 1 Braille until >>>> I was a teenager, but really have only used it for playing card games and >>>> demonstrations to various groups. >>>> >>>> All help is appreciated. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>>> On Nov 19, 2014, at 14:04, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> My current favourite braille embosser is the Tiger from View Plus. >>>>> Unfortunately, it only works with Windows. Tiger has the best tactile >>>>> graphics I have used. >>>>> >>>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>>>> Email: [email protected] >>>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On 20 Nov 2014, at 05:51, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have been asked to recommend a Braille Embosser and necessary >>>>>> translation software for a student in one of our schools. Do any of the >>>>>> Braille users on this list have any recommendations for me? >>>>>> >>>>>> Later... >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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