Thanks, Sunshine
-----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Sunshine Sent: 10 October 2009 20:30 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version3.0firmwarenowavailable. ok, send a request to ptr1-users-requ...@freelists.org in the subject line type subscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Grady" <tgr...@cavtel.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 1:27 PM Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version3.0firmwarenowavailable. Sorry, after I joined the list I did the same thing, however it is a list on freelists.org. Just go to that web site and do a search for ptr1. On Oct 10, 2009, at 6:42 AM, Amie Slavin wrote: > Ok, Tim, thanks for that. Sorry to ask as I noticed it posted only > half an > hour ago but have allowed it to be swamped by my terrifying deleted > items > folder. > Please, what's the sub' address for that list? > Thanks > Amie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc- > audio.org] > On Behalf Of Tim Grady > Sent: 10 October 2009 10:53 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version > 3.0firmwarenowavailable. > > It definitely would be more accessible, but that's the kind of info > you'd probably get on the ptr1 discussion list, although you'd think > you'd get it here. The thing you should get by briefly joining the > ptr1 users list is a real feel for how the ptp1 is being used. Anyway > that's what I'm hoping to see, plus I have some recording questions > that aren't really answered in the manual. > On Oct 10, 2009, at 5:09 AM, Amie Slavin wrote: > >> So did anyone actually compare the plextor with the Edirol? I >> wouldn't use >> the Edirol as a main recorder but might add the Plextor to my >> armoury in the >> future, just because of its ease of use without sight, if it is at >> least as >> good as the Edirol >> Sorry if I've missed a post answering this already. >> Amie >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc- >> audio.org] >> On Behalf Of Bruce Toews >> Sent: 09 October 2009 19:23 >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version >> 3.0firmwarenowavailable. >> >> 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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