Bit of a problem for me but not a serious one. I sometimes find it a bit
difficult to follow American speech. Hopefully in a future firmware
upgrade
we might see a british voice also.
-----Original Message-----
From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
On Behalf Of Jeff Samco
Sent: 10 October 2009 07:19 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocketptp1
version3.0firmwarenowavailable.
I have the Pocket. In the menu there are two text-to-speech voices listed
as:
US English Tom
US English Samantha
I don't recall; Maybe they are ScanSoft voices?
Hope this helps,
Jeff
At 08:14 PM 10/9/2009, you wrote:
Does anyone know what speech synthesizer is used in the Plextalk? I'm
attracted to the recording ability of the plextalk, I know that the
booksense uses neospeech and I'm not fond of the reading voices used by
the Stream. I do have a Braille plus which I like a lot, but I would
like a backup device, and I'm torn between the Booksense and the
Plextalk at this point.
Peace,
Kathy
On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:58:30 -0400, Tim Grady wrote:
>I wouldn't know because I've only read the documentation, but it
>still has some major drawbacks for a book reader like no audible
>support and
>5 less hours of battery life. If I'm wrong about this then all I can
>say is I must have missed it in my readings.
>
>On Oct 9, 2009, at 4:41 PM, Gary Schindler wrote:
>
>>with the newer firmware upgrade, the Plextalk pocket got just as
>>good if not better than the Victor stream. it is more responsive
>>than before, and if you have prepared books in the stream with the
>>companion software, the Plextalk will recognize the folders and play
>>them just fine.
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Toews" <br...@ogts.net>
>>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 2:23 PM
>>Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1
>>version3.0firmwarenowavailable.
>>
>>
>>>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"
>>><joyfulreneg...@insightbb.com> 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"
>>>>><tgr...@cavtel.net>
>>>>>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>>>>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: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [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: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org
>>>>>>>[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. The announcement is heard on 'System
>>>>>>>Properties' of 'System Settings' on the Menu.
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