Hi: Sdhc cards are re-writeable, as per their shelf life I do not know how long that would be. I guess that depends on how often they are repeatively written upon. I have an 8 gig card, and I've yet to have fully filled it up to where I needed and had no room to use the memory. Perhaps I'll max out at a 16 gig card for sake of selfish greede, oopz I mean convenience. Remember these players will also store and play back og vorbus files allowing for maximal storage and sound quality.
Jeff At 06:28 PM 11/18/2007, you wrote: >Are the storage cards that work with these devices once-writable, or can you >treat them (as the advertisement says) like a Windows drive and >add/change/delete to your perverse heart's content? > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dunn >Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 4:44 PM >To: PC Audio Discussion List >Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream is Now AudibleReady > > >Hi: >Here are my comments on the stream. I'd love to have a company like >Humanware or others market a product which is actually finished, >but after the latest firmware was released, I must say it was >worth the wait. I just read 2 books on audible this weekend. The >compression where one can speed up a book >without listening to chipmonks is fantastic. This type of >listening takes some getting used to, but it is the best I've heard to >date. The tone and other adjustments are a personal taste and itseems >there was improvements here to. > >I've been also impressed on the navigational improvements. One >should take note that sdhc cards might need a reformat to work >after the upgrade, as mine was not recognized for playing files after the >update. >I reformatted the card and all is well. > >Jeff > > >At 05:18 PM 11/18/2007, you wrote: > >Hi, just a few comments about the Victor stream. > > > >1. With the last firmware update the VR can now play audible files, > >including type 4 or whatever they're called. Obviously the player has > >to be registered with the Audible software. > > > >2. Supports MP3, DAISY, including the American variant of course, and > >.ogg files. Virtually certain it'l play .wav files too. > > > >3. Good through an external powered speaker. > > > >4. Internal speaker not good for book listening and probably not meant > >for that either. > > > >5. You can record memo notes with the Stream's built-in mic, or plug > >an external mic in. Sensitivity of this mic is very good. Does record > >to an odd sort of file compression type though and not sure that it's > >easy, yet, to play these on a PC. > > > >6. Internal speaker is good for listening to memo recordings. > > > >7. Good support for text and HTML files too; read by sythetic speech > >which to my ear is good. Maybe support for MS Word files too, but not > >sure on that. Navigation of text much improved with character, word, > >line sentence and paragraph. > > > >8. Only real downside is USB 1.1. This means if transfering files via > >a UsB cable transfer is SLOW! You can use an external card writer > >though to place files on the SD cards it takes. > > > >9. Battery life good at around fifteen hours, and charges up quite > >quickly. (Some have had problems with batteries, but think this is > >solved now.) > > > >In short, for the money, it has to be a good deal, well in terms of the > >cost of access tech devices anyway. Overall quality of playback is > >good, though critical music listeners might feel there's something > >lacking quality-wise. > > > >HTH. > > > > > > > > >From Ray > >I can be contacted off-list at: > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >Bradford Trainham > > > > > >Does anyone have an opinion of this machine you'd care to share? > >It looks/"sounds" like exactly what I want, but I haven't reviewed many > >of the contending/similar products that are designed to give us > >"on-the-go" > >access to digitally-done books. > >Brad Trainham > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >On Behalf Of Steve Pattison > >Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 5:51 AM > >To: 'GUI Talk'; Access-L; 'PC Audio Discussion List' > >Subject: FWd: Victor Reader Stream is Now AudibleReady > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >VICTOR READER STREAM DAISY, MP3 AND NISO PLAYER IS NOW AUDIBLE READY > > > >Portable MP3 Player Specifically Designed for the Blind and Visually > >Impaired now Compatible with Audible.com > > > >Longueuil(Canada), November 15, 2007 > > > >Victor Reader Stream, the pocket-sized portable MP3 player designed for > >blind and low-vision people now has the capability to play the popular > >Audible.com books. In addition to the variety of audio formats (MP3, > >DAISY, and NISO books and music) supported by Victor Reader Stream, the > >Audible format will provide a huge additional choice of content to the > >users. > >Audible is the leading provider of spoken audio on the internet, > >providing over 140,000 hours of digital audio editions of books, > >newspapers and magazines. > > > >The Stream has extensive navigation features for moving through audio > >books and text files, including functions that allow you to move to the > >next chapter, section or page, or to set bookmarks. For Audible books, > >the user will be able to navigate from one Audible heading to the next, > >move by increments of one-, five-, or ten-minute time jumps, and move > >with an accelerated fast forward feature that announces the amount of > >time lapsed. > >Blind and low-vision people who listen to talking books on a regular > >basis often prefer to speed up the playback. For all audio book formats > >that Stream plays, including Audible, variable speed control with > >digital pitch correction allows the reader to accurately listen at > >higher than normal playback speed. > > > >The player is completely accessible by blind and low-vision users. All > >keys and messages are provided through audio feedback. The player has a > >built-in User Guide and a Key Describer mode to remind the user of > >keypad functions. > >It comes with integrated text-to-speech voice, allowing it to play > >text-only files and announce the track names of music files. It uses an > >SD memory card to store books and music transferred from a computer. > > > >"We are very happy to bring the advanced navigation features of Stream > >to the Audible listener experience", says Gerry Chevalier, HumanWare > >Victor Reader Product Manager. "I know of no other Audible-ready player > >that offers accessibility, variable speed playback, and advanced > >navigation, all in one package." > > > >"We are very much aware of the value and popularity of Audible books > >for the blind and visually impaired", says Will Lopes, Vice President > >for Business Development at Audible. "We are pleased to work with > >HumanWare to bring the benefits of the accessible Victor Reader Stream > >player to Audible listeners". > > > >Victor Reader Stream can be purchased online at www.humanware.com (in > >USA). > >Current Victor Reader Stream users will need to upgrade their player to > >software version 1.1 in order to play Audible books. The latest version > >1.1 software upgrade is also available online at www.humanware.com. > > > >About HumanWare > >HumanWare (www.humanware.com) is the global leader in assistive > >technologies for the print disabled. HumanWare provides products to > >people who are blind and have low vision and students with learning > >disabilities. HumanWare offers a collection of innovative products > >including BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for the blind in > >education, business and for personal use; the Victor Reader product > >line, the world's leading digital audiobook players, and SmartView > >Xtend, the first fully modular and upgradeable CCTV-based video > >magnifier. > > > > > >For further information: > > > >HumanWare Canada > >Nicolas Lagace > >tel.: (450) 463-1717 > >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > >http://www.pc-audio.org > > > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG. > >Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.30/1125 - Release Date: > >11/11/2007 9:50 PM > > > >Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.30/1125 - Release Date: >11/11/2007 9:50 PM Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
