40 is fine if you can afford it. We just don't happen to have $4.000 to spare.


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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Anouk Radix
Sent: Saturday, February 3, 2018 1:55 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: best braille display foor ios and bluetooth

Hi I agree on the 40 braille cells minimum. I am a very quick braille reader 
and would not get enough range, so to speak, from anythin gless then 40 cells.
Greetings, Anouk,

> On 3 Feb 2018, at 20:53, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
> 
> I have only just reviewed this thread and its very interesting.  
> 
> As for me, I would never consider purchasing anything other than a 40 cell 
> Braille display.  I own a 20 cell Braille display but find it very fatiguing 
> to use.  
> 
> Currently, I'm using a Focus 40 Blue that I obtained in 2013.  
> 
> All I can say is that it is a true workhorse.  
> 
> I have used it for hundreds and hundreds of Braille input hours and countless 
> more for Braille output.  In fact, I used it to obtain my EBAE and UEB 
> Braille Proofreading and EBAE and UEB Braille Transcriber certification 
> licenses.
> 
> It works beautifully with iOS 11.x.  
> 
> Were I to purchase a new Braille display, based on my past experience and 
> given the fact that I am a Jaws for Windows user, I would stick with Freedom 
> Scientific products.
> 
> Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of Andy Baracco
> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2018 11:33 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: best braille display foor ios and bluetooth
> 
> If you go to www.accessibleworld.org you can download a recent podcast on 
> this device.
> 
> Andy
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janet Bell" <ja...@jan25.plus.com>
> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2018 10:08 AM
> Subject: Re: best braille display foor ios and bluetooth
> 
> 
> what is the braille me p.lease.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: llump...@austin.rr.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 3, 2018 4:56 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: best braille display foor ios and bluetooth
> 
> We're waiting for the Braille Me. We heard the president of the 
> company on techtalk last Monday and we were very impressed. I highly 
> recommend giving it a listen and giving the product a look.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of Richard Turner
> Sent: Saturday, February 3, 2018 9:44 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: best braille display foor ios and bluetooth
> 
> What it comes down to is personal preference.
> I'm waiting to get my hands on the Orbit Reader 20 to see how it 
> compares to other displays.
> I've used:
> HIMS Braille Edge 40,
> Baum's Vario Ultra 20 and 40,
> Humanware's Braillliant BI,
> Freedom Scientific's Focus 40 and 14; not to mention several of the 
> full braille note takers.
> 
> Of the above list, the HIMS BrailleEdge 40 was my favorite.  But, when 
> it died after 3 years and was going to cost close to $2,500 to repair 
> when a new one was just a little more, I decided to wait to see the 
> Orbit 20, which I have not seen yet.
> 
> I liked the Braille Edge because it is quiet, solidly built, easy to 
> switch from USB to Bluetooth, has basic note taking functionality 
> using an SD card and comes with a 2 year warrantee.
> 
> It is too bad there are not places where you can go and test all the 
> displays to see which one fits your needs the best, because there is 
> no one display that is right for everyone.
> 
> HTH,
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of Sarai Bucciarelli
> Sent: Saturday, February 3, 2018 7:27 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
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> 
> They now have a 14 Focus 5th gen as well if you want something smaller.
> 
> Sarai D Bucciarelli
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of Anouk Radix
> Sent: Saturday, February 3, 2018 6:30 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: best braille display foor ios and bluetooth
> 
> So the focus works well with ios 11? I thought it would be a fairly 
> bulky device what are your experiences for using it on the go? Does it 
> work well in combination with laptops or is it to deep so that you 
> have to reach too far back?
> I hope the braille cells wont be broken too quickly… Greetings, Anouk,
> 
>> On 3 Feb 2018, at 11:39, Kliphton Miller <kliph...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I 2nd everything said, plus the fact that it is very quiet, and easy 
>> to use.
>> 
>>> On Feb 3, 2018, at 4:13 AM, Eden <eden...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I tried the Brailliant for all of one day in early December. 
>>>> Bluetooth sucked, and Usb was ok but not great. I sent it back. I 
>>>> now have the focus 40 5th gen and absolutely love it. Dot quality 
>>>> is crisper, made of more and steel no plastic, sd  slot included 
>>>> for use as a future ability to read books and possibly write in 
>>>> stand-alone mode.  It comes with a nice case, can connect to five 
>>>> bluetooth devices, and I would recommend it.
>>> Eden
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