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. 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