Hi Andre, you're correct to a point. The Plextalk Pocket and Bookport Plus are identical hardware. Visually, the only difference is that the Plextalk branded hardware is available in black or white, while the Bookport Plus is available in silver.
On the user interface side, there are about 80 differences. These mainly involve playback for now, since the Plextalk Pocket already beat its competition on the recording side by a long way. Navigation within a title is very different in the Bookport Plus compared with the Plextalk Pocket firmware, I think APH have done a brilliant job here. Also the firmware is more responsive. APH is using a human voice for recorded prompts, and I believe Plextalk's Audible.com support hasn't been released yet, whereas it's set for release in the first Bookport Plus firmware. APH also have some clear plans for enabling the WiFi that has been in the unit since the beginning but not enabled in software to this point. These OEM arrangements are not at all unusual. The Pocket is an outstanding recorder. If APH can make it catch up on the playback side, it'll be wonderful. Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Friday, 5 February 2010 5:10 a.m. To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Bookport Plus podcast What then is really the difference between the bookport plus and the plextalk pocket? I get the impression there is no difference at all so why have two different products? Andre -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mike Pietruk Sent: 04 February 2010 12:29 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Bookport Plus podcast And here is a link to APH's User Guide for the BookPort Plus http://tech.aph.org/bt_info.htm which should address a lot of specifics which a podcast demo cannot. In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. --proverbs 16:9 On Mon, 1 Feb 2010, Norma A. Boge wrote: > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2380806/BookPortPlus.mp3 > > 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 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
