hi i thought about buying a new streem. it sounds aawesome. i hear it works great! On Sep 22, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote:
> Appended to that Accessworld article was HumanWare's response in which they > thank the reviewer for the suggestions and promise upcoming revisions to > address them. HW has since put out a revision that was on the new Stream when > I bought mine. The sound from the speaker is not muffled. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 4:08 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Thoughts on the New Victor reader Stream? > > Okay, since this thread has drifted so far away from the Victor Reader Stream > I thought I'd offer my 2 cents worth regarding Talking Book players. > > Regarding the Victor Reader Stream? Well I doubt I'll be getting one as the > machine offers me nothing whatever I don't have accept for an extra hole > burnt in my pocket I don't need. > > My assessment is based on 2 reviews I've read over the last few months in the > Access World publication and the reviews presented in Access World are very > independent in nature and presentation so I feel I'm reliable informed. > > I understand that several bugs in the new victor Reader Stream model have > been a-dressed but this fact alone still won't convince me to buy a Stream, > what convinces me not to buy one is the statement in the review articles that > the speaker of the Stream - whilst far better than that found on the older > model - is still muffled. > > As it happens I was in the right place at the right time and managed to > purchase a VoiceSense at a perfectly reasonable price, the seller no longer > required its use as he had fully migrated to an IOS setup. > > The Voicesense alone in my view is the best talking book player I've ever > owned offering a Daisy player and support for just about every other audio > format on the planet, you can even stream radio stations to it if they have > an MP3, AAC or WMA stream. > > Now I know a new Voicesense isn't cheap but the price has come down > considerably so given that fact and that the Voicesense has been specifically > designed with accessibility in mind? Well all I say is that if you can manage > to get your hands on one of these machines you'll be doing yourself a huge > favour. > > I like the attitude of Hims Inc, the idea seems to be to allow the Sense > machines to "integrate" into modern technology seamlessly and as > unintrusively as is possible, an example of this is the Dropbox client now > found on the Voicesense. > > > On 23/09/2013, at 3:47 AM, Sunshine <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> wrote: > >> It could be that the pairing is different from most bluetooth devices. >> there are some devices that have a different way of pairing to the >> booksense. >> what happens when you try and pair the logetec to the booksense? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Brian Olesen" <br...@blindkom.dk> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 3:21 AM >> Subject: Re: Thoughts on the New Victor reader Stream? >> >> >> HI, >> Oh sad to hear, but there are so many Bluetooth profiles out there. It works >> perfectly on a Bose bluetooth speaker bar. >> >> Brian >> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >> From: Anders Holmberg >> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 12:05 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Thoughts on the New Victor reader Stream? >> >> Hi! >> I have the booksens and i love it. >> Sadly my logitech headset seems not to work with the booksense. >> /A >> 21 sep 2013 kl. 21:45 skrev Brian Olesen <br...@blindkom.dk>: >> >>> Hi, >>> Another more interesting unit is the one from Hims International. >>> It's called book sence. >>> This one you can connect to a speaker system via bluetooth. It has an FM >>> radio and is loaded with tons of other useful nice features. >>> But the Victor Stream 2 you asked about also is a very nice daisy player. >>> The new version even has stereo recording. >>> >>> Brian >>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- From: Adrian Spratt >>> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:30 PM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Subject: RE: Thoughts on the New Victor reader Stream? >>> >>> Excellent summary, Aidan. I have the new Stream, but I haven't tested all >>> the features you mention, including the Wi-Fi connection. I'd add a few >>> notes. >>> >>> First, the new Stream reports how much battery charge is left in >>> percentage terms, and also how much power has been restored during >>> recharge. >>> >>> Second, when you move from shelf to shelf, the Stream remembers where you >>> were in each one even after the unit is powered down. On the old device, >>> the Stream remembered only where you had been when the unit shut down, but >>> not where you'd been on each shelf. >>> >>> Third, for NLS users, the new Stream moves faster between titles at level >>> 1. >>> >>> Fourth, the speaker is significantly louder and clearer. >>> >>> Fifth, the unit is smaller. As I recall, HumanWare says it's smaller by a >>> third. I didn't think it would matter, but it does. >>> >>> My sixth point could go either way. The buttons are much more sensitive. >>> The drawback is that if I move while carrying the Stream on its strap and >>> it even lightly touches clothing or something else, a button is certain to >>> be pressed, interrupting my reading and forcing me to press a key or two >>> to get things going again. Despite this occasional annoyance, I like how >>> responsive the keys are. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan >>> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:09 PM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Subject: Re: Thoughts on the New Victor reader Stream? >>> >>> I am going to by mine next month if all goes wel. I think the new >>> stream could've been a bit better, but there are enough bennifits for >>> me at least. First off, the old stream does only charch on the >>> adapter. No USB charching of any kind is supported. And that is sick >>> in the time we live in. So now the new stream does not just support >>> charching via USB, but it also charch with a pere USB adapter and only >>> have one port wich dubble as both an charching and connection port. >>> The thing I like about the new interface however, is that you can now >>> charch and listen wile its connected to the pc. Connect it wile the >>> unit is turned on, and it will charch and stil be able to play and be >>> usable. Turn it off and connect and turn back on again and the pc will >>> see it as a mass storage device like the old stream did. I am also >>> sick and tired of stupid Samantha and tom drink to much wisky and so >>> the newer acapela voices are more than usable. They really are what I >>> can use for long hours of reading. I love the fact that now on the new >>> stream you can set the sleep timer in custom incriments according to >>> your set time, and not only the presets they always allowed. And the >>> way the clock works is also very unique. They seprit the clock menus >>> from the regular player menu. That is ausom! Also the fact that all >>> features are now available on the unit without the need for a softpack >>> installation. And now it can do line in recording. It no longer >>> support recording of 3gp but mp3 and wave only. That is just fine. As >>> far as I no about the wifi situation, you have to either type in the >>> network info manually, or scan for the network and add it that way. >>> You might be able to add an incrippted network but I doubt it can >>> sync. Although you can confirm that with humanware. Maybe someone on >>> the stream list will no more there. And they might also help with the >>> nls thing, I never saw any notes regarding the presents of such >>> adapter like the old one. And I'm not in the US, and I didn't see the >>> player yet. Hope this help a bit. >>> >>> On 21/09/2013, Matthew Chao <mattc...@verizon.net> wrote: >>>> Hi, Folks. I'm considering buying a new Victor Reader stream. A few >>>> questions: >>>> >>>> Does it have an adapter for readingNLS cartridges? >>>> >>>> How do you get the Reader to sync up with an encrypted wireless >>>> connection? >>>> >>>> I have the previous Victor Reader Stream. What makes the newer one >>>> better? Is it worth purchasing? What do you like or not like about >>>> the newer one? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for any feedback you might have. >>>> >>>> Matthew Chao >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 >>> Skype: andries4451 >>> Twitter: smarttalk7 >>> Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight >>> >>> 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 >> >> >> 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 > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > > > > 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
