Hi,
I bought my Standscan Pro quite some time ago and just got around to setting it
up and taking it for a spin last week.
I needed sighted assistance to set the thing up, and when we were looking at
the instructions, they mentioned an orange section that needed to be folded a
certain way. Either my friend was color-blind (a possibility), or there was no
orange section.
The device isn't exactly sturdy, I'll concede Bill's point there.
However, I scanned several pages with Text Grabber and I have to say that the
results were very good, possibly comparable with what I'd get from Open Book.
Pretty impressive, actually for a $40 stand and software that only cost a few
bucks. .
Tom
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From: Richard Turner
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 3:42 AM
Subject: Re: stand scan pro
It is too bad you find the standscan such a disappointment.
If you only saw the first generation of the produmt, I could understand your
response. The first ones were rather flimsy. But, they still worked, but I was
very doubtful.
Then having seen the new one that is made out of much sturdier cardboard and
with stronger magnets, and I don't have the engineering skills to make one, I
think it is a very useful, and clever invention.
It makes it possible to get near perfect scans every time. This is just my
opinion and we are all entitled to an opinion.
Richard
"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be
nothing." - Aristotle
On Mar 2, 2014, at 3:10 AM, "Bill Gallik" <wfgal...@charter.net> wrote:
I've said this before (on this list) and I'll say it again; this piece of
junk is not worth the $30 I wasted on it. All it is basically is a large
shoebox with a light included. I could have made myself one of these with a
free grocery box, some white paint and a small fluorescent light for under $10.
But I personally don't find the utility of this contraption to be worth the
trouble.
And I should note this; I usually am not "Scroogy" when it comes to
assistive technology -- but when I think something is a "rip off" I'll speak my
mind. I post this here only to serve as a warning to others to not expect very
much when they buy one of these worthless (in my opinion) items.
----
Holland's Boy, Bill
- "Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their
guard and give you an opportunity to commit more."
- US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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