Thank you Piotr! This is the kind of thing I'm looking for. I have a Brailliant demo coming to the A T center hopefully Friday.
Another thing I am considering is if I should keep my refreshabraille. My purse is big enough to Cary a 40 cell display and I already Cary my iPad in its zagfolio so I'm used to the bulk. Any thoughts on if it is worth having both? Aimee Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 26, 2014, at 5:49 AM, Piotr Machacz <piterm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I can sort of compare the brailliant to the focus. I've never actually seen a > focus display, but I can definitely tell you that the Brailliant is much > quieter - the focus uses the same sells as the PAC mate display, which is > very noisy. The build quality is also better - aluminium body VS plastic, > it's also thinner. As far as using it with Apple devices, I have no problems > with it, not on OS X, not on iOS, or Windows. What it doesn't haves a > joystick though, nor any whiz wheels. As far as screen reader support, OS X > and iOS is plug and play. On Windows, JAWS already installs the focus > drivers, so that's something you won't have to do. For the brailliant you > will need to install them yourself, which just envollves running an EXE file. > That having been said, I really suggest you don't buy JAWS. The new versions > are really breaking features and FS is sadly not fixing bugs. For office > productivity you can use a combination of NVDA and Window-eyes, which is now > free for users of Office 2010 or newer. Both of them rely far more on the com > interface of office rather than screen scraping which translates to a more > stable experience and the fact that reading is way more accurate And of > course, both support both the brailliant and focus. > >> On 24 Feb 2014, at 03:07 am, Aimee Harwood <awildh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello listers. I am trying to decide what braille display to get. I am going >> to get at least a 40 but am considering an 80. My main question to you is, >> those of you that use your displays for work, which is better? Can I use a >> 40 productively, or would I be better off with an 80? >> >> Next is the question about connectivity. I currently have all Apple >> products, but know that when I finally find an employer that will give me a >> chance, I will most likely will ,e using Windows and probably JAWS. Which >> display will keep my hands on the display more and reduce the amount of time >> going back and forth between display and keyboard? >> >> If I end up going with a 40 cell display, which one works more seamlessly >> with the iPhone, and MacBook Pro? >> >> Is there a display that can be paired with more than one device? Like with >> my Refreshabraille, I have to make sure my iPad is turned off if I want to >> use it with my iPhone, or I have to tell one device to forget it before I >> can use it with the other. >> >> Which displays can be supported and repaired in the United States? Is >> Freedom Scintific's maintenance agreement worth the price and worth choosing >> a Focus even if it isn't your favorite just to have the agreement? >> >> Here are the displays that I am considering I currently use a >> Refreshabraille and like the feel of the dots, like the keyboard, and like >> the joystick. With that in mind with all the other comments and concerns, >> which display would be a better fit for me? >> >> Brailliant BI >> VarioConnect >> Braille edge >> Focus >> Active Braille >> >> Feel free to make any other recommendations if I haven't listed one that you >> think would be a good fit. I am trying to get my hands on some of these but >> may not be able to get my hands on all of them. >> >> I have been reading a lot of archived messages and looking at sites where >> they are sold, but I still ckn't figure out which will be the best fit. >> Unfortunately people don't go to sites and give feedback. I really haven't >> found a lot of reviews online or on youtube. 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