Perhaps someone who has direct contact with Neil Ewers can find out about this? He did at some stage created a file with different recordings I think?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Scanlon Sent: 10 October 2009 12:14 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocketptp1version 3.0firmwarenowavailable. Yes I would like a direct comparison of the recording comparison between these two. I find the Edirol excellent, but the buttons two small. Peter Scanlon Editor THE BIG BEAT OF THE 50'S The Australian Rock'n'Roll Appreciation Society. Submissions to [email protected] Phone +61 03 9878 3623 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amie Slavin" <[email protected]> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:09 PM Subject: RE: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1version 3.0firmwarenowavailable. > So did anyone actually compare the plextor with the Edirol? I > wouldn't use the Edirol as a main recorder but might add the Plextor > to my armoury in the future, just because of its ease of use without > sight, if it is at least as good as the Edirol Sorry if I've missed a > post answering this already. > Amie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Bruce Toews > Sent: 09 October 2009 19:23 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version > 3.0firmwarenowavailable. > > My understanding is that the Book Sense does not have things like > talking level meters and so on. The Plextalk Pocket does. In my view > this fact alone makes it a superior choice. > > Bruce > > > On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:20:45 -0400, "kathy szinnyey" > <[email protected]> said: >> Just to add more to this mix, how is recording quality with the >> Booksense as compared to the Plextalk? Anyone know? >> >> Peace, >> Kathy >> >> On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:35:26 -0500, Sunshine wrote: >> >> >> >well, compaired to the olympus recorders the stream is horid, in the >> >recording aspect. >> >but the plextalk pocket far surpasses the recording of any one of >> >the olympus recorders. >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Tim Grady" <[email protected]> >> >To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >> >Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 6:31 AM >> >Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version >> >3.0firmwarenowavailable. >> > >> > >> >Well, the Stream can't record wma files, so I have no idea what you >> >were comparing but is there a users list for the plextalk pocket? >> >On Oct 9, 2009, at 2:07 AM, Andran Deventer wrote: >> > >> >>The xtreme has been on the market much longer. >> >> >> >>And I heard some recordings made by the xtreme. They're probably >> >>even worse than that of the olympus. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >>From: [email protected] [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc- >> >>audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Grady >> >>Sent: 08 October 2009 10:33 PM >> >>To: PC Audio Discussion List >> >>Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 >> >>firmwarenowavailable. >> >> >> >>Why do you say that about unprotected wma support? The Stream has >> >>had that for quite some time. >> >>On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Andran Deventer wrote: >> >> >> >>>I realise that some folks may think that some of are perhaps >> >>>hyping this device a bit too much, but I must say I am impressed >> >>>by the frequency of update to the firmware of the pocket. And I >> >>>believe these are really meaningful changes especially the WMA support. >> >>>Plextor definitely seems to have gotten it right on this one. >> >>> >> >>>Andre >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >> >>>From: [email protected] [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc- >> >>>audio.org] On Behalf Of G-Dog >> >>>Sent: 08 October 2009 01:14 PM >> >>>To: PC Audio Discussion List >> >>>Subject: Fw: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 >> >>>firmwarenow available. >> >>> >> >>>FYI....G-Dog! >> >>>plextalk pocket firmware. >> >>>Release note >> >>>7 October, 2009 >> >>>PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 version 3 Released. >> >>>Read more texts and books with fast navigation. >> >>>PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Firmware Upgrade: Version 3 Shinano Kenshi >> >>>Co., Ltd. >> >>>and Plextor are pleased to announce the release of PLEXTALK Pocket >> >>>PTP1 new >> >>>firmware, Version 3. >> >>>Version 3 has added more format support: Microsoft Word .doc and >> >>>WMA (Windows Media Audio)*. >> >>>* Pocket PTP1 supports only unprotected WMA at present. >> >>>The playable content/formats on PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Version 3 are: >> >>>Daisy 2.02, ANSI/NISO Z39.86/DAISY 3.0, NLS, Bookshare, RFB&D TXT, >> >>>HTML, DOC MP3, WAV, AMR-MB+, DAISY ADPCM2, OGG, WMA unprotected >> >>>Version 3 has more simplified operation and is more intuitive such >> >>>as: >> >>>Faster key response, >> >>>Option to suppress a key sound after pressing, Announce >> >>>file/folder name as audio track/album name Automatic bookmark >> >>>numbering More features have been added on Version 3 for your easy >> >>>navigation, recording sound quality and others. >> >>>7 languages are available currently with Version 3 and other >> >>>language versions will be released accordingly. >> >>>For more details, please see the release note. >> >>>[Pocket PTP1] Firmware Upgrade: Version 3.00 New Contents Support >> >>>Microsoft Word .doc file support: To read a Microsoft Word .doc >> >>>file on SD card or USB flash memory by the TTS engine. Pocket PTP1 >> >>>categorizes MS Word .doc in 'text'. >> >>>WMA (Window Media Audio) support: To play back unprotected WMA >> >>>format audio files on SD card or USB flash memory. >> >>>Bookshare book playback improvement: To announce the title name of >> >>>a Bookshare book. >> >>>To navigate a Bookshare book by page properly. >> >>>More Simplified and Intuitive Operations All key responses have >> >>>been improved. A key confirmation sound or a voice prompt comes up >> >>>more quickly after pressing a key (fast forward, rewind, level >> >>>navigation, direct title/content jump, menu selection, etc.). >> >>>New option to eliminate the sounds made after key press. On >> >>>'Select the Key Press Confirmation Sound' of 'System Settings' on >> >>>the Menu, you can choose those sound 'On' or 'Off' >> >>>Announce an album/track name of audio content. On 'Reading audio >> >>>file name' >> >>>of 'Playback >> >>>Settings' of the Menu, you can choose the announcing options of >> >>>either 'Read Album/Track Name' or 'Read Album/Track Number'. >> >>>Pocket PTP1 announces a folder name where the audio content is >> >>>stored as the album name, and a file name without the file >> >>>extension as the track name of the audio content. >> >>>Automatic bookmark numbering. If you do not want to determine the >> >>>number of a bookmark you are going to set, just press the Bookmark >> >>>Key twice then press the Enter Key, so Pocket PTP1 will >> >>>automatically give the smallest bookmark number you were not >> >>>using. If you press the '0' Key and the Enter Key after you press >> >>>the Bookmark Key twice, Pocket PTP1 will also give you the >> >>>smallest number automatically. >> >>>Changed the title/folder/category announcements. When you select a >> >>>title after pressing the Title Key, Pocket PTP1 makes simple >> >>>announcements than the previous versions. >> >>>And when you want to select a folder by pressing the 'Up' Key >> >>>following the Title Key, Pocket PTP1 announces the folder name. >> >>>Play text files more naturally when going to the next line. >> >>>Changed the order of the items in 'System Settings' of the Menu. >> >>>'Initialize >> >>>all settings to default' has been moved to the last item. >> >>>More Powerful Navigation >> >>>Added two navigation levels for text playback; 'line' and 'screen'. >> >>>1) Forty >> >>>words or 2) less than forty words before a carriage return have >> >>>been defined as a 'line'. >> >>>Forty lines has been defined as a 'screen'. >> >>>Now you can navigate a text file by screen, paragraph, line, >> >>>sentence, word or character., and a DAISY title by heading (level >> >>>1 to 6), group, page, phrase, screen, paragraph, line, sentence, >> >>>word or character if such items are defined on the DAISY title. >> >>>Added a DAISY-like level navigation feature for html files by >> >>>recognizing H1 through >> >>>H6 heading levels. >> >>>Recording and Playing Feature Enhancement Improved the recording >> >>>sound quality by MP3 for DAISY recording and voice memo. >> >>>Added MP3 high-quality modes on 'Back-up' of music CD. After >> >>>pressing the '9' Key to back up a music CD on a CD drive connected >> >>>to Pocket PTP1, you can select >> >>>'MP3 >> >>>256kbps high-quality' or 'MP3 128kbps high-quality' in addition to >> >>>the previous modes, >> >>>'MP3 256kbps', 'MP3 128kbps' and 'PCM'. When you select either of >> >>>the two modes, you can back up better sound quality music titles >> >>>into a SD card. >> >>>Please note that those modes need 20% to 90% more time to back up >> >>>the music than the previous >> >>>MP3 >> >>>modes. >> >>>Enhanced the compatibility with variety of MP3 formats. >> >>>To announce decryption key information on the Menu. After you >> >>>install a key to decrypt a PDTB title (for example, books from NLS >> >>>or RFB&D), you can check whether the key has been installed >> >>>properly by hearing this announcement. 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