booksense doesn't have that issue at all. it's very responsive when it comes to switching between books. Brandon On Dec 27, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Larry Higgins wrote:
> John, Not that I think that this is an issue that would make me consider > throwing my Stream in the garbage, or migrating to one of the other players, > but she is kind of right about this one. If you press the 4 or 6 button when > you are in the bookshelf, it does take some time for the stream to fully > identify the book. It has to speak all the numbers up to the presently > highlighted book, and if you press to the right or left too fast, there can > be a significant delay. Not having tried any of the other players, I don't > know if this is an issue or not. It is easy enough however to press the go to > key, and estimate the number of the book you are looking for, and of course, > that cuts down considerably on having to thumb through all books. In other > words, kind of a small annoyance when you consider all the nice features and > power of the machine as a whole. > > Just my two cents, > > Larry > > At 04:44 AM 12/27/2009, you wrote: >> I don't have that problem. I just hit a key and the Stream goes to the next >> or previous book. >> >> earlier, Terrilynne, wrote: >>> I have a Victor, and I don't like it much. The only thing that keeps me >>> using it is that I can download my own books, when I want them, and no >>> library is telling me that I have too many or I need to send them back. I >>> find many things about the Victor irritating. For example, I hate how >>> slowly the machine goes through a list of NLS books. You can't just hit the >>> button five times and be five books further up or down the list, you have >>> to listen to it read every single number, with puases between. And, >>> sometimes, it stops after a number and pauses for a few seconds before >>> reading either the book title or moving onto the next number. >>> >>> I am supposing that they used less than the best options for software. >>> >>> TerriLynne >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> John >> Currently in Ocala, Florida Clear, 46°F Wind:Calm >> "Okay, who stopped the payment on my reality check?" >> Created by Weather Signature v1.31 • http://www.weathersig.com >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >> database 4719 (20091227) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
