RE: program to convert m4b files to mp3 and split into chapters
Here's a good program but not sure that the .mp3 side of is working yet but it isn't very far away. It comes in two versions, itunes converter for windows or itunes converter for mac. Most of the buttons are labeled. Just do a google search on 'some itunes converter'. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of plrussi...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 10:16 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: program to convert m4b files to mp3 and split into chapters Hello list. I’m looking for a good accessible program to convert a audio book that’s in .m4b format into mp3 and split the file into chapters automatically if possible; please let me know what is accessible with most screen reading programs; I heard Audacity can do this but one must look at the timing of when chapters start and end; I’m looking for a usable program that’ll find any chapter markers and do the splitting automatically. Thanks in advance for any info you can give me. Sincerely, Peter Russillo
RE: ripping converting and copying/backup DVD'S using a Mac
If you want something really easy to use try idealdvdcopy from idealdvdcopy.com. It is really accessible software with practically little to no learning curve. Make sure to get the right version for the OS you're running. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2017 8:29 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: ripping converting and copying/backup DVD'S using a Mac Well I'll be the ug, what is it? On 28/02/2017 7:58 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hi! > And the website? > /A >> 28 feb. 2017 kl. 00:20 skrev Dane Trethowan : >> >> Many years ago I used an App called DVD Master Pro for the Mac. >> That App has long gone and been replaced by another called MacX DVD Ripper >> Pro for around $30 US. >> This App does pretty much everything one would expect from a fully >> fledged DVD Ripping suite If you just want audio MP3 form your discs then >> that’s fine. >> If you want a full ISO image of your DVD - encrypted DVD’S are handled - >> then select the “Backup” profile and make the necessary adjustments to >> backup the DVD to an ISO image which can then be used with VLC to converter >> to different formats, write to a disc and so on. >> MacX DVD Ripper Pro is extremely accessible though first time users may find >> the App a little daunting given the scope of features and functionality >> available. >> Thankfully the web site provides plenty of documentation so it might be a >> good idea to read the “Quick Start” tutorials and examine the layout of the >> main screens before you attempt any serious projects. >> >> ** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >
Re: Any DVD HD.. was about to purchase..
You’re a little behind on your info. Even though Slysoft stopped selling the software it wads picked up by someone else. I can’t remember the exact name but I think it is something like redfox!.com. But you are way past the upgrade date. > On Nov 6, 2016, at 8:11 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: > > > If you are, indeed, buying Any DVD HD from www.slysoft.com then I should > point out that you are lucky that you did not purchase it. > > That well known kill joy, the motion picture industry, forced Slysoft (Slygo > Software in Ireland) to close. Go to the page www.slysoft.com and you will > see what I mean. > > Any DVD and Clone DVD were probably the best accessible programs of their > kind but they have not been supported for at least 2 years. Before that Any > DVD used to be updated every couple of weeks to keep ahead of the copy > protection machinations. > > My copy of Any DVD HD still works but it may not be able to cope with the > more recently introduced copy protection tricks. > > Clone DVD still allows the whole or part of a DVD or Blueray to be copied if > AyDVD can read the disk. > > In short, if you are going to buy something that purports to be Any DVD HD > then be very careful to check out its provenance. > > Bob Nelson > > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Monday, 7 November 2016 9:47 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Any DVD HD.. was about to purchase.. > > Hi! > > Just a warning for anyone who is considering the purchase of the > excellent Any DVD HD software we've been discussing here. > > I went up onto the site to make the purchase online yesterday only to > discover - to my absolute dismay - the bewildering lack of payment > options, only Visa and Bitcoin it seems and not Paypal which I use all > the time. > > Seems the purchase of Any DVD HD is going to be an insurmountable > problem for me at least and I'm sorry that it has to be that way but > there we are. > > Of course I could be missing something in the purchase options and I > sincerely hope I am so please correct me if I'm wrong with my statements > above. > > > > -- > > ** > “Oh, I’m an activist and I’m OK / I sleep all night and I tweet all day.” > > >
RE: Daisy Player
The problem with all of these players for US customers is that they are not supported by the national library service, so they would be of limitted use here. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Sherry Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 6:05 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Daisy Player Thanks for this information. This is exactly what I wanted to know. On 11/09/2016 10:46 PM, Smiling? wrote: > This is simply just a list of Daisy players that RNIB put together that I > thought may help whomever of you find informative. there are Desktop players, > Portable players (which I've copied and pasted below) and Computer software > players. > > Buy a DAISY player from RNIB | RNIB | Supporting people with sight loss: > http://www.rnib.org.uk/services-we-offer-reading-services-rnib-audio-b > ooks-service-talking-books/buy-daisy-player-rnib > > Portable players > > If you want to fit a large amount of audio content in your pocket the these > small, lightweight players can be easily carried with you wherever you go. > They all use SD cards for storage and you will generally need to use a > computer in order to copy your content to the card. All portable DAISY > players have these common features: > •play various audio file types - DAISY, MP3 and WAV •listen to text > files read out with the text-to-speech (T T S) software, with a choice > of male and female voices •microphone, speakers and headphone jack > > Milestone > > The Milestone is the smallest and lightest DAISY player on the market. There > are three different models but all feature the same simple layout with five > buttons arranged in a cross with a button in the centre and a mode button on > the top edge. These tactile keys and simple layout help ensure you hit the > right button every time. > > The Milestone 212 is primarily a book and music player and is one of the > easiest to use portable players. > > The Milestone 312 adds an FM radio, one gigabyte of internal memory, a clock, > timer and alarm. You can also manage appointments and set reminders by adding > Milestone Agenda software. > > The Milestone 312 Pro adds Speakout which enables you to record voice labels > for items around your home and office. > > You can also use the Milestone to work out what colour something is with the > optional Milestone Fame colour detector. > > Plextalk Pocket (PTP) > > Listen to web-based radio stations by using the built-in Wifi to connect to > the internet. The Plextalk Pocket has a number key pad providing shortcuts to > menu functions, bookmarks as well as arrow keys for navigation. The ability > to record in DAISY format makes it perfect for education and work. You can > add headings during a lecture so you can quickly and easily navigate the > audio when revising. Available in two colours; black with white buttons and > white with black buttons. > > Plextalk Linio Pocket > > The Plextalk Linio Pocket is very similar to the original Plextalk Pocket > both in design and adds a calendar, alarm and 8GB of internal memroy. > > BookSense > > The BookSense is compatible with the widest range of formats enabling you to > listen to content from the widest selection of providers. The BookSense range > all have FM radio and a dedicated time button. There are three models > available - BookSense T50, BookSense T50XT and the BookSense DS. > > The red BookSense T50 has a number key pad and arrow keys for navigation. > > The white BookSense T50XT has the same key layout as the T50 but also has > four gigabytes of internal memory and Bluetooth so you can listen to your > music and books using wireless headphones. > > The BookSense DS also has Bluetooth and four gigabytes of internal memory but > also has a high quality OLED screen. Its number key pad has well defined, > tactile buttons. > > Blaze ET & EZ > > New Victor Reader Stream > > The Victor Reader Stream 2 is roughly the size of a pack of playing cards and > is the largest of the portable players. Its number key pad has well defined > and raised tactile buttons. > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Andrea Sherry > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 5:02 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Daisy Player > > Need a suggestion for a new player which is not the Victor Reader Stream. > > Any suggestions? > > Cheers > > Andrea > > -- Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." - Carl Brad
RE: Daisy Player
Oh, now that sounds just like an Apple device. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Peter Scanlon Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 7:17 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Daisy Player Yeah, I went through that situation too! I did buy another as it is a great device. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Sherry Sent: Monday, 12 September 2016 9:06 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Daisy Player Andrea Sherry doesn't like the Victor as it is currently in need of repair. I am informed that the repairs could cost as much as the device originally cost me less than 2 years ago. On 12/09/2016 8:27 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: > And I wonder why Andrea Sherry doesn't like the Victor. I find it perfect. > > P. > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Dane Trethowan > Sent: Monday, 12 September 2016 1:38 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Daisy Player > > Daisy Players? I haven't used one of those things in a damn long time. > > Now before everyone gets upset I should point out that my view is only a > personal one and everyone's circumstances are different. > > I get all my books these days from Apple's iBooks or I buy from Google or > Amazon, I wonder where we'd be without those publishing houses, yep they're > not perfect as we've discussed here but they do open the doors to a whole > heap of information we never had before. > > Daisy titles usually come from library's? That's fine if you like that sort > of thing but if I want to read a title that's just come onto the market? Well > I frown upon the idea of having to wait 6 months just to read it. > > > > On 11/09/2016 10:46 PM, Smiling? wrote: >> This is simply just a list of Daisy players that RNIB put together that I >> thought may help whomever of you find informative. there are Desktop >> players, Portable players (which I've copied and pasted below) and Computer >> software players. >> >> Buy a DAISY player from RNIB | RNIB | Supporting people with sight loss: >> http://www.rnib.org.uk/services-we-offer-reading-services-rnib-audio- >> b ooks-service-talking-books/buy-daisy-player-rnib >> >> Portable players >> >> If you want to fit a large amount of audio content in your pocket the these >> small, lightweight players can be easily carried with you wherever you go. >> They all use SD cards for storage and you will generally need to use a >> computer in order to copy your content to the card. All portable DAISY >> players have these common features: >> •play various audio file types - DAISY, MP3 and WAV •listen to text >> files read out with the text-to-speech (T T S) software, with a >> choice of male and female voices •microphone, speakers and headphone >> jack >> >> Milestone >> >> The Milestone is the smallest and lightest DAISY player on the market. There >> are three different models but all feature the same simple layout with five >> buttons arranged in a cross with a button in the centre and a mode button on >> the top edge. These tactile keys and simple layout help ensure you hit the >> right button every time. >> >> The Milestone 212 is primarily a book and music player and is one of the >> easiest to use portable players. >> >> The Milestone 312 adds an FM radio, one gigabyte of internal memory, a >> clock, timer and alarm. You can also manage appointments and set reminders >> by adding Milestone Agenda software. >> >> The Milestone 312 Pro adds Speakout which enables you to record voice labels >> for items around your home and office. >> >> You can also use the Milestone to work out what colour something is with the >> optional Milestone Fame colour detector. >> >> Plextalk Pocket (PTP) >> >> Listen to web-based radio stations by using the built-in Wifi to connect to >> the internet. The Plextalk Pocket has a number key pad providing shortcuts >> to menu functions, bookmarks as well as arrow keys for navigation. The >> ability to record in DAISY format makes it perfect for education and work. >> You can add headings during a lecture so you can quickly and easily navigate >> the audio when revising. Available in two colours; black with white buttons >> and white with black buttons. >> >> Plextalk Linio Pocket >> >> The Plextalk Linio Pocket is very similar to the original Plextalk Pocket >> both in design and adds a calendar, alarm and 8GB of internal memroy. >> >> BookSense >> >> The BookSense is compatible with the widest range of formats enabling you to >> listen to content from the widest selection of providers. The BookSense >> range all have FM radio and a dedicated time button. There are three models >> available - BookSense T50, BookSense T50XT and the BookSense DS. >> >> The red BookSense T50 has a number key pad and arrow keys for navigation. >> >> The white BookSense T50XT ha
RE: Daisy Player
Works most of the time,unlike the Iphone, which seems to have some problem whenever there is a major update or new build. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 7:30 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Daisy Player If and when it works . > On 12 Sep 2016, at 9:16 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: > > Yeah, I went through that situation too! > I did buy another as it is a great device. > > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Andrea Sherry > Sent: Monday, 12 September 2016 9:06 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Daisy Player > > Andrea Sherry doesn't like the Victor as it is currently in need of repair. > I am informed that the repairs could cost as much as the device originally > cost me less than 2 years ago. > > > On 12/09/2016 8:27 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: >> And I wonder why Andrea Sherry doesn't like the Victor. I find it perfect. >> >> P. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >> Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Monday, 12 September 2016 1:38 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Daisy Player >> >> Daisy Players? I haven't used one of those things in a damn long time. >> >> Now before everyone gets upset I should point out that my view is only a >> personal one and everyone's circumstances are different. >> >> I get all my books these days from Apple's iBooks or I buy from Google or >> Amazon, I wonder where we'd be without those publishing houses, yep they're >> not perfect as we've discussed here but they do open the doors to a whole >> heap of information we never had before. >> >> Daisy titles usually come from library's? That's fine if you like that sort >> of thing but if I want to read a title that's just come onto the market? >> Well I frown upon the idea of having to wait 6 months just to read it. >> >> >> >> On 11/09/2016 10:46 PM, Smiling? wrote: >>> This is simply just a list of Daisy players that RNIB put together that I >>> thought may help whomever of you find informative. there are Desktop >>> players, Portable players (which I've copied and pasted below) and Computer >>> software players. >>> >>> Buy a DAISY player from RNIB | RNIB | Supporting people with sight loss: >>> http://www.rnib.org.uk/services-we-offer-reading-services-rnib-audio >>> - b ooks-service-talking-books/buy-daisy-player-rnib >>> >>> Portable players >>> >>> If you want to fit a large amount of audio content in your pocket the these >>> small, lightweight players can be easily carried with you wherever you go. >>> They all use SD cards for storage and you will generally need to use a >>> computer in order to copy your content to the card. All portable DAISY >>> players have these common features: >>> •play various audio file types - DAISY, MP3 and WAV •listen to text >>> files read out with the text-to-speech (T T S) software, with a >>> choice of male and female voices •microphone, speakers and headphone >>> jack >>> >>> Milestone >>> >>> The Milestone is the smallest and lightest DAISY player on the market. >>> There are three different models but all feature the same simple layout >>> with five buttons arranged in a cross with a button in the centre and a >>> mode button on the top edge. These tactile keys and simple layout help >>> ensure you hit the right button every time. >>> >>> The Milestone 212 is primarily a book and music player and is one of the >>> easiest to use portable players. >>> >>> The Milestone 312 adds an FM radio, one gigabyte of internal memory, a >>> clock, timer and alarm. You can also manage appointments and set reminders >>> by adding Milestone Agenda software. >>> >>> The Milestone 312 Pro adds Speakout which enables you to record voice >>> labels for items around your home and office. >>> >>> You can also use the Milestone to work out what colour something is with >>> the optional Milestone Fame colour detector. >>> >>> Plextalk Pocket (PTP) >>> >>> Listen to web-based radio stations by using the built-in Wifi to connect to >>> the internet. The Plextalk Pocket has a number key pad providing shortcuts >>> to menu functions, bookmarks as well as arrow keys for navigation. The >>> ability to record in DAISY format makes it perfect for education and work. >>> You can add headings during a lecture so you can quickly and easily >>> navigate the audio when revising. Available in two colours; black with >>> white buttons and white with black buttons. >>> >>> Plextalk Linio Pocket >>> >>> The Plextalk Linio Pocket is very similar to the original Plextalk Pocket >>> both in design and adds a calendar, alarm and 8GB of internal memroy. >>> >>> BookSense >>> >>> The BookSense is compatible with the widest range of formats enabling you >>> to listen to content from the
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RE: accessible audio-video editing software
Try going to a site andd see if you can find something there. The windows software is generally accessible, especially if you know how to use your mouse keys, but not much hope for the Mac software. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of john riehl Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 11:51 PM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: accessible audio-video editing software HI, everyone. Our synagogue has just gotten an on-line streaming capability. The files which the service creates can be downloaded and edited. The files contain both audio and video and have the extension .flv . Does anyone know of accessible software which will let me edit these files? Note that, although I obviously can't see the video, I want to edit the files themselves, not extract just the audio. Thanks! John riehl
RE: Skype Cordless Phones
I wouldn't mind a look at it. Send me a link to download it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:28 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Skype Cordless Phones Actually the manual is extremely detailed and well laid out, if it hadn’t been for the manual then I doubt I would have come this far, I looked up a PDF version with Google and I have it available if anyone would like to give it a look. > On 16 Sep 2015, at 1:03 pm, Hamit Campos wrote: > > Didn't the manual say anything? Isn't there a disk with the phone or anything? > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 11:02 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Skype Cordless Phones > > Only thing I have to work out now is how to tell the system that you want to > make an International call using Skype-out, I'm sure I'll find the answer if > I keep exploring. > > > > On 9/16/2015 12:59 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: >> Sounds very cool dude. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >> Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 9:40 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Skype Cordless Phones >> >> At last! I have my RTX DUALphone 4088 Skype Cordless phone up and running >> and its a real treat. >> >> Yes, there are things you can’t easily do without eyes, but there is plenty >> you can do. >> >> I intended that the cordless phone system to be a secondary Skype telephone, >> that is one that can be used whilst all computers and so on are turned off >> or disabled, I can at least make and receive calls. >> >> If anyone calls me on Skype then its just a matter of pressing a >> button to take the call and another to end - much the same as a >> conventional cordless phone. - >> >> Calling an online Skype contact is something I’ve not yet tried though I >> imagine its probably not even worth the bother given you can’t see who is >> online to start with but I can at least use either the PSTN or my “Skype >> Out” to dial telephone numbers. >> >> Speakerphone sounds very nice - particularly with Skype-To-Skype calls. >> >> A standard 3.5MM headphones jack is provided for private listening, >> connection to hearing instruments etc. >> >> >> ** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > > ** > Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves > > > > ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
RE: Any DVD or Make MKV
Did dvd audio extractor support blu-ray's in 2008? For that matter does it now? You know you're talking about two totally different disk structures? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:54 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Any DVD or Make MKV Okay, thanks. Yeah it is the DRM thing. Hmmm, though perhaps the clone one might be better because of what you said about the titles. Thanks man. I just don't understand why it worked on a 2008 machine and now a 2012 machine is giving me this DVD Audio Extractor doesn't support Blu-Ray disks with BD+ protection load. It's like oh really DVDAE, and you did it just fine on that old 2008 Optyplex didn't you. Why you little. That's just my point on that. Very suspisus if you ask me. Thanks again dude. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:44 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Any DVD or Make MKV Any DVD is quite accessible but it depends what you want to do. Any DVD only allows you to overcome the DRM on DVDs and BlueRay disks. You would then play the DVD or BlueRay using Media Player Home Cinema or VLC. If you want to copy a DVD or BlueRay, you would use the companion program of Any DVD which is called Clone DVD and it, too, is quite accessible (even if the interface takes a little experimenting to get used to it). It will, for example, allow you to pick and choose between the titles on a disk so you get only the English version rather than the German version. The programs do cost a small amount of money but they are updated on a regular basis and I think they are well worth it. Go to www.slysoft.com for more information. Why is it called Slysoft? It is not quite what you might think, they are located in Slygo in Ireland. Hope this helps, Robert Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Tuesday, 28 April 2015 11:38 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: Any DVD or Make MKV Hi. Has any one here tried Any DVDD or Make MKV? How accessible are they? DVD Audio Extractor was giving me crap about BD + on my Godzilla 1998 Blu-ray disk. I say it's crapola because it extracted it ever so fine on that old Optyplex I had gotten from Computers for the Blind. Now it wants to give me that load? Lol! Na seriously, if that's how it is then that's how it is I guess. But can one use either of the 2 which one is better? Funny they don't bring up the ever so famus Hand Break.
RE: xitel hifi link
Don't know why you juust look the veetop wireless box which transmits what you want and even has an optical output. Look on one of the Amazon pages depending on what country you are in. Right now it is very cheap and works great. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 8:58 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: xitel hifi link Clifford I will probably be using it as my primary sound card anyway as I have an induction loop system connected to one of the outputs of my Nad amplifier which I use to listen to speech because of a hearing loss. Thanx for the feedback. This seems to be the way I will go then. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Clifford Blackwell Sent: 22 April 2015 02:53 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: xitel hifi link I have two of them. They work very well. Essentially, they become the default sound card for your computer so you'll need to designate your computer's sound card to be used with your screen reader. They do cause a bit of a mess with the wires and keeping the 2 different DACs straight, in my case. For the price, I don't think you can go wrong though. - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 7:44 AM Subject: xitel hifi link > Hi all > > > > Have now decided exactly what to do with my hifi stuff. In my > circumstances > I am looking at the xitel hifi link. > > > > A friend of mine has one. She is very very particular regarding sound and > is very satisfied with it. It seems to be a no nonsense little DAC with > clear sound. For a very reasonable price. > > > > Does anyone on the list have experience with this piece of hardware? > > > > Please note that I will only be playing audio cds and music in various > formats from my computer on it. > > > > I just need a good quality digital to analog converter. > > > > Andre > > > > >
RE: SV: lossless music streaming by wifi
Sure does. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 6:16 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: SV: lossless music streaming by wifi Now that's nice! a cheap DAC for an iPhone and its about time there was one. So I take it this device supports AirPlay and does it support DLNA as well? On 22/04/2015 8:01 AM, Tim Grady wrote: > I have something called a veetop sold by amazon that will do what you want > for $36 American and even sports an optical output. The manual isn't great > and therefor it only got a 3.7 ranking on Amazon. Asside from the audio, > you can transmit to your wi-fi or if you are traveling in a car directly to > it from a smart phone or Idevice. It originally sold for something like $89 > but is now $36. Because of the louxy manual, Amazon does have an > instruction page you can get to by clicking on the veetop link in the > description. > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:51 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: SV: lossless music streaming by wifi > > Thanks for that, I'll follow this one up as I'm looking for something > that supports DLNA, my Denon AVR2113 and other devices support DLNA but > I'm looking for a "Stand-Alone" device similar to the Airport Express so > I can hook that up to other devices with a line-in. > > I did know of other solutions but wanted to keep the thing simple and > cost affective as the person who started the discussion was on a budget. > > Arcam for example have a complete AirPlay DAC solution which replaces > the Airport Express, its $800 though - I'm sure its worth every penny > knowing the quality of Arcam gear -. Only my musings of course but - > when it comes to audio quality - I think I'd rather put my faith in > company's with a reputation for audio quality such as Arcam rather than > those that don't have a reputation for audio quality such as Dlink but - > having said all that - I appreciate that we're all on a limited budget > and have to do the best we can do with what we can afford. > > > > > > > On 21/04/2015 12:37 AM, brianolesen wrote: >> Hi, >> Actually there are other great solutions as well. >> DLink has a very cool one. >> DCH-M225 >> >> It supports a wider span of protocols. >> >> Brian >> >> -Oprindelig meddelelse- >> Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane >> Trethowan >> Sendt: 19. april 2015 20:07 >> Til: PC Audio Discussion List >> Emne: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi >> >> the output jack of the Airport Express is a line-out jack, the jack is a >> 3.5MM jack which can either be used for analogue or digital line-out. >> >> >> >> On 20/04/2015 4:01 AM, André van Deventer wrote: >>> Dane >>> >>> Can you please explain. If I want to invest in this I would like to know >> as >>> much as possible. >>> >>> Also, do you know whether the 3.5 mm jack is a high impedence output as >> for >>> connection to stereo systems or a low impedence output as for use with >>> headphones? My system does not have digital inputs and I do not have the >>> funds to invest in this at this stage. >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >>> Trethowan >>> Sent: 19 April 2015 07:45 PM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Subject: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi >>> >>> Come again? Who said anything about using iTunesw, there are other > options >>> that can be used. >>> >>> >>> On 20/04/2015 3:22 AM, Fanus wrote: >>>> Hello >>>> I think Andre's problem is that he does not want to use iTunes to >>>> stream. I too have the Express and unlike many folks I like iTunes. >>>> Regards >>>> Fanus >>>> >>>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" >>>> >>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>>> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:08 PM >>>> Subject: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi >>>> >>>> >>>>> This can be made so very simple, buy an Apple Airport Express plug it >>>>> into the Line-in of your Hi-Fi in the other room and stream to your >>>>> h
RE: SV: lossless music streaming by wifi
I have something called a veetop sold by amazon that will do what you want for $36 American and even sports an optical output. The manual isn't great and therefor it only got a 3.7 ranking on Amazon. Asside from the audio, you can transmit to your wi-fi or if you are traveling in a car directly to it from a smart phone or Idevice. It originally sold for something like $89 but is now $36. Because of the louxy manual, Amazon does have an instruction page you can get to by clicking on the veetop link in the description. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:51 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: SV: lossless music streaming by wifi Thanks for that, I'll follow this one up as I'm looking for something that supports DLNA, my Denon AVR2113 and other devices support DLNA but I'm looking for a "Stand-Alone" device similar to the Airport Express so I can hook that up to other devices with a line-in. I did know of other solutions but wanted to keep the thing simple and cost affective as the person who started the discussion was on a budget. Arcam for example have a complete AirPlay DAC solution which replaces the Airport Express, its $800 though - I'm sure its worth every penny knowing the quality of Arcam gear -. Only my musings of course but - when it comes to audio quality - I think I'd rather put my faith in company's with a reputation for audio quality such as Arcam rather than those that don't have a reputation for audio quality such as Dlink but - having said all that - I appreciate that we're all on a limited budget and have to do the best we can do with what we can afford. On 21/04/2015 12:37 AM, brianolesen wrote: > Hi, > Actually there are other great solutions as well. > DLink has a very cool one. > DCH-M225 > > It supports a wider span of protocols. > > Brian > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane > Trethowan > Sendt: 19. april 2015 20:07 > Til: PC Audio Discussion List > Emne: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi > > the output jack of the Airport Express is a line-out jack, the jack is a > 3.5MM jack which can either be used for analogue or digital line-out. > > > > On 20/04/2015 4:01 AM, André van Deventer wrote: >> Dane >> >> Can you please explain. If I want to invest in this I would like to know > as >> much as possible. >> >> Also, do you know whether the 3.5 mm jack is a high impedence output as > for >> connection to stereo systems or a low impedence output as for use with >> headphones? My system does not have digital inputs and I do not have the >> funds to invest in this at this stage. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >> Trethowan >> Sent: 19 April 2015 07:45 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi >> >> Come again? Who said anything about using iTunesw, there are other options >> that can be used. >> >> >> On 20/04/2015 3:22 AM, Fanus wrote: >>> Hello >>> I think Andre's problem is that he does not want to use iTunes to >>> stream. I too have the Express and unlike many folks I like iTunes. >>> Regards >>> Fanus >>> >>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" >>> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:08 PM >>> Subject: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi >>> >>> This can be made so very simple, buy an Apple Airport Express plug it into the Line-in of your Hi-Fi in the other room and stream to your hearts content. If your Hi-Fi has a digital input then you can make full use of this by using the digital output of the Airport Express. You can also put the Airport Express to good use as an extra Wireless Access Point, Wireless Extender etc. I think the Airport Express is only $50 now, about the same cost as a good RCA lead and yep, I wouldn't like to risk running a long RCA lead, the possability of more interference and loss of quality is certainly there. I don't want to brag but streaming around my house is my passion so yeah, I like to think I know one or two things about streaming or getting audio/video from one location to another . On 20/04/2015 2:46 AM, André van Deventer wrote: > Hi all > > > Am moving to a new flat and have to sort out my sound stuff now. > > > I play all my music through the computer now. My hifi system will be > standing in one room and my computer in another one. > > > So I need to get the sound from one to the other. > > > I have the following options: > > > 1.Using the output of a digital to audio converter and lay > down an > RCA to RCA cable of quite a few meters from one room to the other. >
RE: tecsun pl880
Thanks. Sometimes you just need to see what someone says as opposed to reading the manual. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 11:00 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: tecsun pl880 Again, I'm no expert on the memory system so so I'll outline what I know. Page 0 is usually set aside for the AMS function - Auto Memory Scan -, this is the function where the radio scans for the strongest signals and puts those into memory automatically, you can do this on the Fm, MW and LW bands by holding the particular button for the band you wish to scan down for a second until the radio mutes. The 2 buttons on the bottom right of the keypad are the memory up and down page controls, you have 25 pages of memory in total and you can scroll between pages using these keys. On each page each memory is defined a number as each station is entered, for example if you go to page 1, the first memory preset you set there will be number "01". You can get to this location in several ways, press the memory button and then use the main tuning knob to move through the presets on the currently selected page or by typing in the number location of the preset on the keypad and pressing the enter/delete key after, for example type "01" to get to the first memory location and press "enter/delete", that's the key to the right of the 0 and its a multi function key. To get to presets where the value is a 2 digit number, just type in the number and the radio will tune directly to the preset without the need for the enter key to be used. If you make mistakes in your memory allocations or you want to start afresh. To delete all presets hold down enter/delete for 4 seconds and press again. To delete specific memories or presets, go into memory mode and then hold down the memory/preset button, the radio goes into "Memory scan" mode where the radio stops at each memory preset location for 5 seconds. Whilst the radio is stopped at a preset memory location you can press the "enter/Delete" key, that memory preset will then be deleted and the scan will continue to the next occupied memory preset location, the radio will then stop where upon you can press the "enter/delete" key again etc. To store your currently tuned station into memory, hold down the memory set button to the left of the 0 key for 4 seconds. Hope this helps. On 29 Apr 2014, at 12:34 am, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > I was able to set a preset on page 0, but when I was on sw and pressed > memory twice, it mixed it in with the ones I had on FM, so that was > confusing for me. Also, I was having trouble entering them with the > keypad, maybe you have to enter the page number, but that always did > not work, if I were on another page. > > Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> What in particular would you like to know? I don't claim to be an expert on the memory system of the PL880 but I know enough to be able to manipulate memories and presets. >> >> >> On 28 Apr 2014, at 9:48 pm, Tim Grady wrote: >> >>> Anyone on this list figured out a way to handle the memory system? >>> >> >> >> ** >> >> Dane Trethowan >> Skype: grtdane12 >> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >> Mobile: +61400494862 >> faceTime +61400494862 >> Fax +61397437954 >> Twitter: @grtdane >> >> >> >> > > -- > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > How do > you spend it? > > John Covici > cov...@ccs.covici.com > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
tecsun pl880
Anyone on this list figured out a way to handle the memory system?
pl880
Would anyone be willing to put up a copy of the manual for this radio on google drive or one drive or send me an attachment direct at gradyt...@comcast.net ? I tried Dane's download from dropbox but I keep getting a visual c runtime error eveytime thee pdf is formatting.
RE: What XM channel is broadcasting the Australian Open Tennis matches?
The official site is http://australianopen.or . -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 12:38 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: What XM channel is broadcasting the Australian Open Tennis matches? It is also being streamed over the internet at http://2014.ausopen.com/en_AU/interactive/radio/index.html >From that page, choose the radio link. I assume it is not geo-blocked for those outside Australia. Thanks, Barry Chapman - Original Message - From: "Kevin Minor" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 2:12 PM Subject: What XM channel is broadcasting the Australian Open Tennis matches? Hi. To make this PC related, I use an XM PCR which connects to a PC via the USB port. It's pretty nice, displaying title and artist of the channels. Unfortunately, thanks to the infinite wisdom of the RIAA, it's not being made anymore. They were afraid people could record the station's content to their hard drives. Oh well, that's to explain why I sent this to the PC-Audio list. My question is what channel on XM is broadcasting the Australian Open Tennis? I can get it through ESPN, but I'd like a play by play of what's going on, and last year when I tuned in it was pretty good. Thanks for any help. GO CATS, GO SEAHAWKS and GO BRONCOS! Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY kmi...@windstream.net
RE: BlueRay Players
Don't settle on the play station simply because of the updates. Every blu-ray player has internet access and all of the ones I've seen can be updated. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 3:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: BlueRay Players That's the point of the Sony Play Station III in that the device can be easily updated? I'm not saying I've settled on the idea of the play Station III as yet. On 24/09/2013, at 5:31 AM, "Robert Nelson" wrote: > > While the PS3 may sound attractive, for us in Australia the questions that are probably more relevant are: will the player play disks from all regions and is it affordable? > > I say this because I am regretting that I bought a Sony blu-ray player that plays Region 3 disks beautifully but won't play disks from any other region. > > So, have a look at the Laser BD10803D at the following link: > > http://www.laserco.net/products/audio-visual/dvd-players/BLU-BD10803D > > > Bob Nelson > > > > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 4:07 AM > Subject: BlueRay Players > > >> Hi! >> >> This subject is of great interest to me, I've built a Hi-Fi system for the den and I'm still looking around for a decent and flexible Blueray player. >> >> I was listening to the tech show on KFWB ad a caller came in with exactly the same sort of question I have, "Can You recommend a good BlueRay player?" and the answer was a Sony Play Station III. >> >> I can understand the presenters thinking here, the Play Station III has plenty of processing power and is updated frequently by Sony, all fair points. >> >> Having never seen a Play station III I'm wondering if others have seen them and can perhaps give a brief description, I'm of the understanding that the size of a Play Station III is around the size of a typical set top box, is that right? Can the Play Station be controlled to play Blueray Discs from a remote control unit or perhaps buttons on the front? >> >> >> >> ** >> >> 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 ** 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
youtube downloader
Don't know about the windows version but there is a good downloader for the mac at www.macxdvd.com . Woudn't be surprised if the windows version wasn't just as good. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
fission
Anyone no of a podcast on fission. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: PC ITunes issue
There are quite a few bugs in the 10.6 version of the software dated the 17th. The supposedly released a fix on the 27th but it didn't fix any of the issues I'm dealing with. Guess Ill see if there is an update today. On Apr 27, 2012, at 3:47 PM, Joy Tilton wrote: > Is anyone having trouble receiving new account ID verrification from the > ITunes store? Tried signing up yesterday. My account appears to be valid, > but, it's telling me I need to have it verrified, but, I'm not receiving the > bleedin' Email for said verrification no matter how much I hit that resend > Email link in Itunes. Anyone else having this bleedin' issue? > > > 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
Re: which web radio?
Yep, the one he is talking about is the Duet. On Apr 26, 2012, at 9:44 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > I don't know why I bother sometimes , I explained the different models > of Squeezebox in my review, the "Boom" was the type I demonstrated, looks > like a boombox. > > The "Duet" is a hi-fi tuner model with a colour screen remote control. > > The "Touch" is a system using a touch screen with SD card slot and USB socket. > > As far as I know they're the only 3 model of Squeezebox system available but > none! are selling for $500.00, the Duet" may come close and perhaps that's > the model you're thinking of. > > Whatever model you select you can control them in at least 2 of the 3 ways I > described, the "Touch" obviously can't be easily controlled from its own > control panel but you can control it from the your Squeezebox account or from > an external app say for an IOS or Android device, from the Squeezebox Server > application etc. > > > On 27/04/2012, at 11:39 AM, Bud Schwab wrote: > >> They had smaller ones there but they didn't call them Boom. Their $500 >> boombox sounded quite large, more like the old boomboxes the kids had. They >> had a Squeezebox there that wasn't called a Boom that was around $150. >> Maybe that's the one you were reviewing. >> >> Bud >> >> At 06:18 PM 4/26/2012, you wrote: >>> Hang on, they're certainly not worth $500.00 so you must be getting the >>> Squeezebox you saw on Amazon confused with something else, perhaps another >>> Squeezebox model for example? >>> >>> As I said in the review, I only paid $200.00 for my Squeezebox Boom and >>> that's about what everyone else I know has paid, some have paid nearly >>> $300.00 but certainly not $500.00. >>> >>> >>> On 27/04/2012, at 10:58 AM, Bud Schwab wrote: >>> Hi Gang, I'm looking for a webradio and read the article that Dane has written about the squeezebox boom and it sounds great. However I see it on Amazon at $500 which I can't afford. I also noticed one there called Grace which sounds pretty good for about $170. Has anybody tried one of these things and how successful was it as far as blind friendly. I currently have a Sanyo W227 which is a great radio but not at all accessible except for the eight presets. I would appreciate any feedback on the Grace or any other in that price range. Thanks so much. Bud Schwab W 6 Z Y P Malibu, California 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 >> >> >> Bud Schwab >> W 6 Z Y P >> Malibu, California >> >> >> 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
Re: which web radio?
Nope, that's called the Squeezebox Radio. I don't think even manufacture the boom any more, although I have seen them in the EBay store. On Apr 26, 2012, at 9:39 PM, Bud Schwab wrote: > They had smaller ones there but they didn't call them Boom. Their $500 > boombox sounded quite large, more like the old boomboxes the kids had. They > had a Squeezebox there that wasn't called a Boom that was around $150. Maybe > that's the one you were reviewing. > > Bud > > At 06:18 PM 4/26/2012, you wrote: >> Hang on, they're certainly not worth $500.00 so you must be getting the >> Squeezebox you saw on Amazon confused with something else, perhaps another >> Squeezebox model for example? >> >> As I said in the review, I only paid $200.00 for my Squeezebox Boom and >> that's about what everyone else I know has paid, some have paid nearly >> $300.00 but certainly not $500.00. >> >> >> On 27/04/2012, at 10:58 AM, Bud Schwab wrote: >> >> > Hi Gang, >> > >> > I'm looking for a webradio and read the article that Dane has written >> > about the squeezebox boom and it sounds great. However I see it on Amazon >> > at $500 which I can't afford. I also noticed one there called Grace which >> > sounds pretty good for about $170. Has anybody tried one of these things >> > and how successful was it as far as blind friendly. I currently have a >> > Sanyo W227 which is a great radio but not at all accessible except for >> > the eight presets. >> > >> > I would appreciate any feedback on the Grace or any other in that price >> > range. >> > Thanks so much. >> > >> > >> > Bud Schwab >> > W 6 Z Y P >> > Malibu, California >> > >> > >> > 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 > > > Bud Schwab > W 6 Z Y P > Malibu, California > > > 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
Re: which web radio?
I didn't even see the boom on amazon so it is probably the tuner that hooks up to the stereo system. On Apr 26, 2012, at 9:18 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Hang on, they're certainly not worth $500.00 so you must be getting the > Squeezebox you saw on Amazon confused with something else, perhaps another > Squeezebox model for example? > > As I said in the review, I only paid $200.00 for my Squeezebox Boom and > that's about what everyone else I know has paid, some have paid nearly > $300.00 but certainly not $500.00. > > > On 27/04/2012, at 10:58 AM, Bud Schwab wrote: > >> Hi Gang, >> >> I'm looking for a webradio and read the article that Dane has written about >> the squeezebox boom and it sounds great. However I see it on Amazon at $500 >> which I can't afford. I also noticed one there called Grace which sounds >> pretty good for about $170. Has anybody tried one of these things and how >> successful was it as far as blind friendly. I currently have a Sanyo W227 >> which is a great radio but not at all accessible except for the eight >> presets. >> >> I would appreciate any feedback on the Grace or any other in that price >> range. >> Thanks so much. >> >> >> Bud Schwab >> W 6 Z Y P >> Malibu, California >> >> >> 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
Re: which web radio?
I just got the Squeeze box radio for a little over $100. You don't need to buy the boom. This thing makes a good nightstand radio and can also be hooked to your stereo system if you need that. For $50 you can buy a chargeable battery that will make it portable. On Apr 26, 2012, at 8:58 PM, Bud Schwab wrote: > Hi Gang, > > I'm looking for a webradio and read the article that Dane has written about > the squeezebox boom and it sounds great. However I see it on Amazon at $500 > which I can't afford. I also noticed one there called Grace which sounds > pretty good for about $170. Has anybody tried one of these things and how > successful was it as far as blind friendly. I currently have a Sanyo W227 > which is a great radio but not at all accessible except for the eight > presets. > > I would appreciate any feedback on the Grace or any other in that price range. > Thanks so much. > > > Bud Schwab > W 6 Z Y P > Malibu, California > > > 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
Re: Program for Playing Blue-Ray Movies
When I'm using windows I just use power dvd. On Apr 26, 2012, at 2:56 PM, Gary King wrote: > I'm thinking about getting an external drive that will play Blue-Ray movies. > I will need an accessible program to work with the drive. Any suggestions? > > Gary King > w4...@bellsouth.net > 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
Re: sireus radio
If you own a mac you can access it easily with an application called pulsar. On Feb 11, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Mike Mote wrote: > Randy, as far as Sirius XM radio is concerned, you can listen to it on the > internet, but you have to have a subscription, and sighted assistance, as of > now to access it. I've tried several times to access their on-line player, > with no luck. A couple of years ago, you could access the player with no > problem, but when they upgraded, all of that changed. There are several > friendly user friendly radios out there, so if you like it, you may try and > fbuy one of those. > - Original Message - From: "Randy Tijerina" > To: > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 10:41 PM > Subject: sireus radio > > >> Friends, I hope that I spelled the name of this sireus or serius radio thing. >> I was listening to the seventies with my brother while we were out in his >> jeep. >> he told me that you could get it he and I believe on PC. is it possible? >> and, do you have to have special equipment? >> How accessible it this for us jaws users? >> >> >> 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
Re: Regarding Sirius/xm.
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/pulsar/ On 5/12/2011 2:13 AM, kim kelly wrote: OK, How does one get a hold of this pulser intetie? And I will do just that when I can figure out how and where. Kim Kelly Skype: richies12 Alternate Email Address: kim...@samobile.net Richard Brooks is also on Skype: his Skype name is: richie3355 Have a nice day. - Original Message - From: "Tim Grady" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:51 PM Subject: Re: Regarding Sirius/xm. Sounds good except there really aren't loads and loads of blind people. On 5/11/2011 6:58 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello Kim and list: I hope the Sirius-XM suits are listening, for I know of other people who have written (and called) them; still that "on line player" remains inaccessible! I fear that the only language they will understand is loads and loads of folks canceling they "On Line" subscription! Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "kim kelly" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:34 PM Subject: Regarding Sirius/xm. I phoned Sirius/XM and gave them a piece of my mind. I did it in a nice way. The gentleman Paul for whom I spoke to is making a note about the inaccessibility of there player. Hope something gets done. Just cancel your online account. That is what I had to do. I'm not a happy camper. Wish these companies would leave the sites alone. "If it aint broke, don't fix it" Kim Kelly Skype: richies12 Alternate Email Address: kim...@samobile.net Richard Brooks is also on Skype: his Skype name is: richie3355 Have a nice day. 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
Re: Regarding Sirius/xm.
Hold on, I have to google it. It has been a while since I've been to their web site. On 5/12/2011 2:13 AM, Kim wrote: OK, How does one get a hold of this pulser intetie? And I will do just that when I can figure out how and where. Kim Kelly Skype: richies12 Alternate Email Address: kim...@samobile.net Richard Brooks is also on Skype: his Skype name is: richie3355 Have a nice day. - Original Message - From: "Tim Grady" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:51 PM Subject: Re: Regarding Sirius/xm. Sounds good except there really aren't loads and loads of blind people. On 5/11/2011 6:58 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello Kim and list: I hope the Sirius-XM suits are listening, for I know of other people who have written (and called) them; still that "on line player" remains inaccessible! I fear that the only language they will understand is loads and loads of folks canceling they "On Line" subscription! Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "kim kelly" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:34 PM Subject: Regarding Sirius/xm. I phoned Sirius/XM and gave them a piece of my mind. I did it in a nice way. The gentleman Paul for whom I spoke to is making a note about the inaccessibility of there player. Hope something gets done. Just cancel your online account. That is what I had to do. I'm not a happy camper. Wish these companies would leave the sites alone. "If it aint broke, don't fix it" Kim Kelly Skype: richies12 Alternate Email Address: kim...@samobile.net Richard Brooks is also on Skype: his Skype name is: richie3355 Have a nice day. 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
Re: Regarding Sirius/xm.
Sounds good except there really aren't loads and loads of blind people. On 5/11/2011 6:58 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello Kim and list: I hope the Sirius-XM suits are listening, for I know of other people who have written (and called) them; still that "on line player" remains inaccessible! I fear that the only language they will understand is loads and loads of folks canceling they "On Line" subscription! Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "kim kelly" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:34 PM Subject: Regarding Sirius/xm. I phoned Sirius/XM and gave them a piece of my mind. I did it in a nice way. The gentleman Paul for whom I spoke to is making a note about the inaccessibility of there player. Hope something gets done. Just cancel your online account. That is what I had to do. I'm not a happy camper. Wish these companies would leave the sites alone. "If it aint broke, don't fix it" Kim Kelly Skype: richies12 Alternate Email Address: kim...@samobile.net Richard Brooks is also on Skype: his Skype name is: richie3355 Have a nice day. 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
Re: Regarding Sirius/xm.
It's accessible if you own a Mac and use an application called Pulsar. The player is not accessible due to a set of characters you have to identify. Apparently there's some kind of security issue and the problem as blind people call it is not going to go away no matter how many blind people decide to drop their accounts. Seems to me that a better solution to the problem would be to talk to the developers of Pulsar to see if they could write a Windows version of the program or recommend someone who could do it. On 5/11/2011 6:58 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello Kim and list: I hope the Sirius-XM suits are listening, for I know of other people who have written (and called) them; still that "on line player" remains inaccessible! I fear that the only language they will understand is loads and loads of folks canceling they "On Line" subscription! Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "kim kelly" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:34 PM Subject: Regarding Sirius/xm. I phoned Sirius/XM and gave them a piece of my mind. I did it in a nice way. The gentleman Paul for whom I spoke to is making a note about the inaccessibility of there player. Hope something gets done. Just cancel your online account. That is what I had to do. I'm not a happy camper. Wish these companies would leave the sites alone. "If it aint broke, don't fix it" Kim Kelly Skype: richies12 Alternate Email Address: kim...@samobile.net Richard Brooks is also on Skype: his Skype name is: richie3355 Have a nice day. 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
Re: subscribing to mlb with window-eyes
Nothing to worry about. If you don't want to fool with flash there's even a stand alone audio player you might like. On Apr 11, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Vinny Samarco wrote: > hi, > I was wondering after I subscribed would I be able to find particular teams > or radio stations easily? Basically, I just want to know how accessible this > is? > Thanks. > Vinny > - Original Message - From: "Tim Grady" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:00 AM > Subject: Re: subscribing to mlb with window-eyes > > >> Just a web page. What kind of thing are you looking for? >> On Apr 10, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Vinny Samarco wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Any particular tips or pitfalls to look for when subscribing to Mlb with >>> Window-eyes? >>> Thanks. >>> Vinny >>> >>> 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
Re: subscribing to mlb with window-eyes
Just a web page. What kind of thing are you looking for? On Apr 10, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Vinny Samarco wrote: > Hi, > Any particular tips or pitfalls to look for when subscribing to Mlb with > Window-eyes? > Thanks. > Vinny > > 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
Re: Accessible Internet Radio devices
Oh, well, that radio has been out for at least a year, longer in europe, it works except on flash content. -- From: "David McLean" Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:15 PM To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Subject: Re: Accessible Internet Radio devices Did they say which July by any chance?! That company has been around for years and I've heard nothing good about their customer service. On Mar 30, 2011, at 12:24 PM, Gary King wrote: Dane, On the Serotalk web site, in the Final Interviews from CSUN, there is an interview about the Solutions Radio, a stand-alone Internet radio that they say will be coming in July. I haven't gotten around to listening to the interview yet, but it might be something to check out. Gary King w4...@bellsouth.net - Original Message - From: "Jim Noseworthy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Accessible Internet Radio devices Hello: If you have a SqueezeBox Boom internet radio, and an iPhone or iTouch, you can have complete control of your radio. The radio can also be controlled via the PC. Hope this helps. - Original Message - From: "Bud Schwab" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 12:25 PM Subject: Re: Accessible Internet Radio devices Hi Dane, I have the jjSanyo r227 internet radio which I really like and think it's great. As you say though, it does take a pair of eyes to do any scanning or searching unfortunately. It has only eight presets, but I have eight of my favorite station set in them. It's somewhat limited, but if you pick eight of your favorite ones then it's not so bad. If you get tired of any of the stations you can have a sighted person help you to scan to find some others. I've had it for about a year now and have never regretted buying it. there are a lot of interesting stations out there just for the looking. If you have any questions please email me. Bud s At 06:06 AM 3/28/2011, you wrote: Hi! Does anyone manage to use a standard Internet type radio device? by that I mean a device which you just purchase from your local Walmart or local electronics Retailer? Obviously the user would have trouble setting the thing up due to the lack of speech or other accessibility but just supposing you had someone set the radio up to match your wi-fi network and they programmed some presets for you, I can't see any reason why you couldn't scroll through those presets up and down as you would with some digitally controlled FM radios which have been readily available for the last quarter of a century, anyone got any views or had any experience with this. I'm looking at buying a "stand-alone" Internet radio for the kitchen though if I can't get one that won't work at all for a person with no vision then I won't be too worried, Ootunes on the Iphone and Ipad does a damn good job but I don't want to be carrying them around with me everywhere if I can avoid it. I did think about the new Plextalk Pocket which is supposed to have Internet Radio accessible on it however I think it will be quite some time before we see anything out of that company, unfortunately the whole company's location was destroyed in the recent Japan earthquake. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Bud Schwab W 6 Z Y P Malibu, California 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
RE: free software to convert audible books to mp3 files
If we did we'd be breaking the agreement we signed with Audible so I can only hope no one is dumb enough to help you. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:17 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: free software to convert audible books to mp3 files Hi all Does anyone know of a free software programme wich will allow you to convert audible books to mp3 files? Andre 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
RE: Purchasing Music
Well, you might be reading something wrong because Amazon does let you buy single tracks, as does Itunes and Real.com. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kris Hickerson Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:35 AM To: pc-audio Subject: Purchasing Music Hi All, I am frustrated! All I want to do is locate a website where I can go in and purchase two or three songs that I'd like to have, but I don't want to sign up for any music service or anything like that. Is there such a site. I've already tried Amazon and they have what I want, but I can't just download the song I want, they want me to buy the entire album. I only want to purchase one song. Every site I go to they want you to sign up for something and I don't want to do that. All I want to do is buy one song. Yes, I'm perfectly happy to buy it. I'm not looking for free music. I just want to locate the song I want. Suggestions? Kris 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
Re: Airport Express Again
It's a router. - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 12:40 PM Subject: RE: Airport Express Again Dane So does this thing have a transmitter and receiver unit then? -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 05 September 2010 06:23 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Airport Express Again You're doing things the right way in streaming directly from your Mac Mini via your digital cable so to best describe the Airport Express let's take your situation a little further by supposing that you've taken your home theatre system to another part of the house, connect an Airport Express to your digital cable which is in tern connected to your Home Theatre System, plug Airport Express in and set it up from your Mac Mini by using the Airport Utility, you have the excellent sound quality you had before, only difference is that you're quite some distance away from your Mac mini as your Mac Mini is now transmitting your music digitally over your Wi-Fi network, does that all make sense? I'm glad you like your digital connections, wouldn't be without them now. On 05/09/2010, at 9:42 PM, Cornell Ligon wrote: HI Dane, I'm going to briefly describe my current setup with my Mac Mini: I have it connected to my home theeater via the digital optic connection using the optic cable I purchased via Apple recommendation from Radio Shakc. I'm getting the impression the convertor you speak of is a transmittor to allow your sounds to be played in other rooms and has nothing to do with a direct connection to a home theater system. I ask, because I am a junky for audio sound and always strive for better sound quality, but I don't stream music throughout my home as of yet. by next summer however, I would like the ability to stream outside onto my patio for my leisure time, BBQs, yardwork and etc. smile! Best Regards, Cornell Subject: Re: Airport Express Again From: grtd...@internode.on.net Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 06:17:03 +1000 To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org You're right there! I'm telling people now! they just don't know what there missing and they'll be craving for more! once they've heard their audio through one of these things, even better! if they can take advantage of a direct digital link, even the latest versions of Audio Bluetooth are pretty good but of course range and lack of flexibility are a problem with that system.. I have to admit, I'm yet to play with Airtunes. On 05/09/2010, at 6:12 AM, Tim Grady wrote: Ah, that's what I've trying to tell people for a few years now, but it seems they like bad audio too much. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 3:30 PM Subject: Airport Express Again Hi folks! As list members would know I have an Airport Express base station here, well now I have 2 as a matter of fact. One thing that these Base stations allow is for the connection of an audio device, you can for example connect the output of the Airport Express to a Hi-Fi setup using either an analogue or digital connection hence these devices can handle your wi-Fi traffic and give you crystal-clear audio into a particular room but what I didn't know was that you can have a source piped to multiple Airport Express units at the one time using Itunes so time to throw those ancient FM transmitters away, no risk of interference, or distortion any more! just nice sounding audio noise and distortion free wherever I go in my house or within range of my wi-fi network. To checkout the Airport express go to www.apple.com/airportexpress and you can see the specs and other details. If you don't feel like using Itunes? Sure! use Airfoil and you can Stream Winamp or any other application that generates audio to your Airport Express. As a final note, I'm thinking of doing a series of Podcasts on the Airport Express and associated software, would anyone be interested? Please reply privately on this last point so as not to clutter the list. 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 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Airport Express Again
Ah, that's what I've trying to tell people for a few years now, but it seems they like bad audio too much. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 3:30 PM Subject: Airport Express Again Hi folks! As list members would know I have an Airport Express base station here, well now I have 2 as a matter of fact. One thing that these Base stations allow is for the connection of an audio device, you can for example connect the output of the Airport Express to a Hi-Fi setup using either an analogue or digital connection hence these devices can handle your wi-Fi traffic and give you crystal-clear audio into a particular room but what I didn't know was that you can have a source piped to multiple Airport Express units at the one time using Itunes so time to throw those ancient FM transmitters away, no risk of interference, or distortion any more! just nice sounding audio noise and distortion free wherever I go in my house or within range of my wi-fi network. To checkout the Airport express go to www.apple.com/airportexpress and you can see the specs and other details. If you don't feel like using Itunes? Sure! use Airfoil and you can Stream Winamp or any other application that generates audio to your Airport Express. As a final note, I'm thinking of doing a series of Podcasts on the Airport Express and associated software, would anyone be interested? Please reply privately on this last point so as not to clutter the list. 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
Re: archived games on mlb.com
I don't think you can do it until Adobe does something to make the flash player interface accessible. On Apr 6, 2010, at 9:25 AM, dennis wrote: > hay gang. has anyone found a way to move around in an archived game using > jaws 11 and IE8? with the light player you can raze and lower the volume and > paws but can't go forward and backword still. any ideas? > 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
Re: How do I access the broadcasts on mlb.com?
They've been changing the site I suppose getting ready for the season. On Apr 2, 2010, at 11:05 PM, Kevin Minor wrote: > Hi again. > > I'm happy now. I figured out how to reach the audio broadcasts of the MLB > games. Here's where to go to reach them > > http://mlb.com/mediacenter > > I tried this site earlier tonight, but either I typed something wrong, or it > wasn't working. Oh well. I got subscribed for this season, and I'm > listening to the Cincinnati feed of the Reds and Indians. My evening would > be complete if the Reds win. They're getting killed! > > Have a good day. > > Kevin Minor > kmi...@windstream.net > > > 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
Re: Accessible XM radio receiver
Before you get rid of it try wiping of the little bulb on the remote and the radio display. On Mar 29, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Lois Goodine wrote: > What is the most accessible XM radio receiver available now? And from > where? I have a Roady1 that is now several years old. Lately it doesn't > want to change channels. I have refreshed the signal several times but that > hasn't helped. So I'm thinking that the receiver is probably going out. > The Roady1 is fairly small with ten buttons for numbers one through ten with > which you program in channels. I have liked it and will be sorry not to > have something as convenient. > Thank you. > > Lois Goodine > > 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
Re: Accessible internet network radio.
It isn't an online station. Read the web site. On Mar 26, 2010, at 3:45 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: > This is an on line station, he wanted info onan actual radio. > > > - Original Message - From: "Tim Grady" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 2:02 PM > Subject: Re: Accessible internet network radio. > > >> Yea. Go to www.iwebradio.com . >> On Mar 25, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Jim Noseworthy wrote: >> >>> Hello: >>> >>> Some time ago, I heard of an accessible network internet radio. does >>> anyone know where I can find that animal? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>> signature database 4911 (20100303) __ >>> >>> 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 >> > > > 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
Re: Accessible internet network radio.
At least with a stand alone radio you aren't paying paying and paying. There's only 1 fixed price, assuming you pay for it yourself and it is not donated to you by a church or some company and it is much simpler to operate. On Mar 26, 2010, at 2:54 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Yep, its called an Iphone or Ipod touch - mind you when you think about it an > Ipod touch doesn't cost all that much more than does a good quality > stand-alone Internet radio. > > > On 26/03/2010, at 2:02 PM, Tim Grady wrote: > >> Yea. Go to www.iwebradio.com . >> On Mar 25, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Jim Noseworthy wrote: >> >>> Hello: >>> >>> Some time ago, I heard of an accessible network internet radio. does >>> anyone know where I can find that animal? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>> signature database 4911 (20100303) __ >>> >>> 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 > > > 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
Re: Accessible internet network radio.
Yea. Go to www.iwebradio.com . On Mar 25, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Jim Noseworthy wrote: > Hello: > > Some time ago, I heard of an accessible network internet radio. does anyone > know where I can find that animal? > > > > > __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4911 (20100303) __ > > 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
Re: So I bought a Digital radio..
Nothing. On Mar 17, 2010, at 5:13 AM, hank smith wrote: > hello > what would we get on one of these sets if i was going to buy one of these > units? > Hank > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:39 PM > Subject: So I bought a Digital radio.. > > >> Hi everyone! >> >> I bought myself a Digital radio today and thought I'd tell you of my >> experiences with the set thus far. >> >> I chose the Roberts Ecologic 4 DAB/DAB+ portable digital radio as I know >> people who are using it and I wouldn't be surprised if some of those people >> are on this list so hello to you and I hope you're enjoying the rich >> listening experience which Digital Radio in the capital cities of Mainland >> Australia offers. >> >> Now I have to warn you of a couple of things here, when you initially turn >> the set on it will do a scan of the DAB+ bands in Australia and DAB bands if >> you're in the U.K., so far so good. The next challenge you have is finding >> what you want and I've found ways to scroll through or "seek" stations, once >> you've found what you want you can put that station into the preset memory >> by holding down the button you want the station to be associated with, say >> button 1 or if you want to use the presets above 5 hold down the shift key >> and then old down preset 1 for preset 6, you can just press the preset then >> of the desired station you want so others may find it easier to have someone >> sighted go through the stations and that way you can nominate the one's you >> want in the preset channels. >> >> I live about 24 miles away from the centre of Melbourne so signal is >> probably fairly week and I'll talk more about that in a few moments. >> >> I've noticed that in Melbourne stations are sorted in alphabetical order >> which may make things easier when you're setting the presets, for example >> suppose you know you're listening to ABC Local Radio 774, turn the selector >> knob once clockwise and press the select button, you'll then be on 3mp+, >> turn it 2 clicks and you're on 3MP etc so perhaps a few notes taken will be >> handy here. >> >> Digital radios are a bit of a pest in that you have to be careful of >> placement and the Roberts Ecologic 4 in my experience thus far is no >> exception, I'd like to have it in the back room but the radio and my >> computers just don't get on so the radio is on the top of my fridge in my >> kitchen and even then! I had to adjust the aerial to exactly the right >> angle, you know if you don't get a signal on the Ecologic 4 as the sound >> drops out totally so I wouldn't recommend you walk around the house with one >> of these things even though the set is a good tough portable. >> >> the radio runs on both AC mains and battery power, its claimed in the manual >> that the Roberts Ecologic 4 radio will last up to 150 hours on a set of >> alkaline batteries. >> >> Sound quality exceeded my expectations for such a small set, the radio has >> both headphones and line output. >> >> Last but not least, the radio has a FM band for those times when you can't >> receive a digital signal and why this radio doesn't have a standard AM >> broadcast band I'll never know, do the manufacturers of digital radio sets >> think we just live with a FM band even though top rating radio stations in >> Melbourne and Sydney for instance are on the AM band? >> >> >> >> 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
Re: Bookpo9rt Plus and Plextalk PTR2
I didn't pay attention to the Plextalk model number. I think I must have been sleepy. On Mar 12, 2010, at 12:56 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > Tim the PTR2 and Bookport Plus are totally different hardware. > > The Bookport Plus is the same hardware as the Plextalk Pocket, also known as > PPT1. > > Jonathan > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Tim Grady > Sent: Friday, 12 March 2010 9:32 a.m. > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Bookpo9rt Plus and Plextalk PTR2 > > Same hardware and as far as I know there is no appreciable difference in the > recording portion of the software so your answer to your first question > would be the same. second answer would be yes, it will record from the line > out of something. In otherwords it can do a line in recording. > On Mar 11, 2010, at 3:24 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> Hi everyone! >> >> So which of these 2 machines has the better recording capabilities, can > the Bookport Plus record from a line-out source? >> >> >> -- >> >> Dane Trethowan >> From Melton Victoria Australia >> mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net >> Phone +61390058589 >> Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 >> Mobile/SMS +61 457 756048 >> MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net >> skype:grtdane12 >> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane >> blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.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 > > > 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
Re: Bookpo9rt Plus and Plextalk PTR2
Same hardware and as far as I know there is no appreciable difference in the recording portion of the software so your answer to your first question would be the same. second answer would be yes, it will record from the line out of something. In otherwords it can do a line in recording. On Mar 11, 2010, at 3:24 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Hi everyone! > > So which of these 2 machines has the better recording capabilities, can the > Bookport Plus record from a line-out source? > > > -- > > Dane Trethowan > From Melton Victoria Australia > mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net > Phone +61390058589 > Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 > Mobile/SMS +61 457 756048 > MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net > skype:grtdane12 > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane > blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.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
Re: ZenStone Question
Well, the only other two things I would are first, try using another USB cable and if that doesn't try updating the firmware. If neither one of those things work then you might want to find out whether you could reformat it. If nothing works it's two cheap to think of repairing, you might want to replace it with something else. On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Vicki wrote: > I always use the safely remove hardware feature. I've had it for almost two > years, and this just started in the last couple of months. > My heart is in his hands. His heart is in my soul. > - Original Message - > From: "Tim Grady" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 8:59 AM > Subject: Re: ZenStone Question > > > If you are using a windows computer are you using the safely remove hardware > option before disconnecting the Zenstone? If you are using a mac are you > ejecting the Zenstone before disconnecting it? In either case that's one > reason that could be happening. > On Feb 17, 2010, at 4:43 AM, Vicki wrote: > >> I've been having an unusual problem with my Zenstone the last couple of >> months, and I'm hoping someone has a solution for me. >> >> Sometimes when I delete files from the ZenStone, they show up as deleted, >> however, when I unplug it from the computer and listen, they are still >> there. They show up nowhere, so it's impossible to get them off without >> reformatting the Zenstone. That means reinstalling everything I want on >> there again just to remove things that are taking up space and not showing >> up. >> >> Does anyone know what causes this and what I can do to either prevent it >> from happening or get rid of those invisible files without reformatting >> the >> entire Zenstone? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Vicki >> >> My heart is in his hands. His heart is in my soul. >> >> >> __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 4872 (20100216) __ >> >> 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 > > __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4873 (20100217) __ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4874 (20100217) __ > > 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
Re: ZenStone Question
If you are using a windows computer are you using the safely remove hardware option before disconnecting the Zenstone? If you are using a mac are you ejecting the Zenstone before disconnecting it? In either case that's one reason that could be happening. On Feb 17, 2010, at 4:43 AM, Vicki wrote: > I've been having an unusual problem with my Zenstone the last couple of > months, and I'm hoping someone has a solution for me. > > Sometimes when I delete files from the ZenStone, they show up as deleted, > however, when I unplug it from the computer and listen, they are still > there. They show up nowhere, so it's impossible to get them off without > reformatting the Zenstone. That means reinstalling everything I want on > there again just to remove things that are taking up space and not showing > up. > > Does anyone know what causes this and what I can do to either prevent it > from happening or get rid of those invisible files without reformatting the > entire Zenstone? > > Thanks. > > Vicki > > My heart is in his hands. His heart is in my soul. > > > __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4872 (20100216) __ > > 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
Re: Bookport Plus podcast
The software, like the bp plus can read audible books, and there must be other things that the Plextalk pocket aren't delivering. No one can compare one to the other untill March, when the BP Plus is do to be released, but along with differences in the firmware there is the support to consider. On Feb 4, 2010, at 11:10 AM, André van Deventer wrote: > 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
Re: best fm transmitter
Your right, I tend not to read blindness lists a lot so I do miss email, but even if you are right than I would say to you why spend a lot of money on a bluetooth device with that kind of range when you could probably find something cheaper? On Jan 25, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > Maybe you haven't caught up with your email, but I think it's already been > pointed out that Class 1 bluetooth has a range of up to 100M. You can chehck > out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth and other places for more > information. I have a device called Logitech Music Anywhere, which I don't > think is still being manufactured. It's a class 1 bluetooth device, and I've > gotten it to work with no data loss, over 100 feet between the transmitter > and the receiver. > > -- > Christopher > chalt...@gmail.com > > > > On 1/25/2010 10:32 AM, Tim Grady wrote: >> never heard of a bluetooth router. Again bluetooth wasn't developed with >> distance in mind, and I have never seen a bluetooth device that could >> receive any signle clearly mor than 30 feet away, but if you think you have >> got one, more power to you. Now, I've heard of a bluetooth gateway used for >> routing bluetooth devices to a stereo system, but it didn't have much range. >> Personally until it's pointed out to me differently that bluetooth isn't >> made for short range usage,I will just as well stay away from bluetooth as >> my needs require a clear signle over a good distance with a mininum amount >> of maintenance. >> On Jan 21, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Frank Ventura wrote: >> >> >>> I have Billionton Blue Tooth router that has a range of about 100 >>> meters. I believe it is a BT class 1 device. >>> Frank >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org >>> [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Grady >>> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:03 AM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >>> >>> You can't do that as bluetooth has very limited range and is really >>> meant for cell phone headsets, close range computer keyboards and >>> things like that. >>> On Jan 16, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Sunshine wrote: >>> >>> >>>> ok, what kind of blue tooth device can i use then to stream to all >>>> >>> my >>> >>>> stereo units in my home? then? >>>> btw does anyone have a number for mobile black box? >>>> - Original Message - >>>> From: "Brian Olesen" >>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:08 PM >>>> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >>>> >>>> >>>> hi, >>>> well go bluetooth instead of fm. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> - Original Message - >>>> From: "David McLean" >>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>>> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 1:31 AM >>>> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I assume you have one of these units? >>>>> On Jan 16, 2010, at 6:58 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The current version of this transmitter comes with a remote control >>>>>> >>> that >>> >>>>>> allows the frequency to be adjusted by pushing up and down buttons. >>>>>> >>> The >>> >>>>>> gain control is on the front rather than on the back. >>>>>> >>>>>> It is a good unit which you can leave on for days and weeks and the >>>>>> frequency will remain stable. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you buy the high gain antenna and set it up properly, it will >>>>>> >>> transmit >>> >>>>>> up >>>>>> to 300 yards without significant degradation of signal. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bob Nelson >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> - Original Message - >>>>>> From: "Bob Seed" >>>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:00 AM >>&
Re: best fm transmitter
never heard of a bluetooth router. Again bluetooth wasn't developed with distance in mind, and I have never seen a bluetooth device that could receive any signle clearly mor than 30 feet away, but if you think you have got one, more power to you. Now, I've heard of a bluetooth gateway used for routing bluetooth devices to a stereo system, but it didn't have much range. Personally until it's pointed out to me differently that bluetooth isn't made for short range usage,I will just as well stay away from bluetooth as my needs require a clear signle over a good distance with a mininum amount of maintenance. On Jan 21, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Frank Ventura wrote: > I have Billionton Blue Tooth router that has a range of about 100 > meters. I believe it is a BT class 1 device. > Frank > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Grady > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:03 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: best fm transmitter > > You can't do that as bluetooth has very limited range and is really > meant for cell phone headsets, close range computer keyboards and > things like that. > On Jan 16, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Sunshine wrote: > >> ok, what kind of blue tooth device can i use then to stream to all > my >> stereo units in my home? then? >> btw does anyone have a number for mobile black box? >> - Original Message - >> From: "Brian Olesen" >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:08 PM >> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >> >> >> hi, >> well go bluetooth instead of fm. >> >> Brian >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "David McLean" >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 1:31 AM >> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >> >> >>> I assume you have one of these units? >>> On Jan 16, 2010, at 6:58 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The current version of this transmitter comes with a remote control > that >>>> allows the frequency to be adjusted by pushing up and down buttons. > The >>>> gain control is on the front rather than on the back. >>>> >>>> It is a good unit which you can leave on for days and weeks and the >>>> frequency will remain stable. >>>> >>>> If you buy the high gain antenna and set it up properly, it will > transmit >>>> up >>>> to 300 yards without significant degradation of signal. >>>> >>>> Bob Nelson >>>> >>>> >>>> - Original Message - >>>> From: "Bob Seed" >>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>>> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:00 AM >>>> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>HI PERFORMANCE FM-100MWS-LCD-E >>>> >>>>Digital PLL FM stereo transmitter >>>> >>>>ONLY $345 USD >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>12 Volt Power Supply >>>> >>>>Our New FM-100mW-LCD unit is ready to go and comes complete with > a >>>> compact rubber duckie antenna and well regulated 12 volt power > supply >>>> that >>>> works with 120 or 240 VAC sources. >>>> >>>>All you need to do is hook up your audio source to the RCA > inputs on >>>> the back of the unit, and you are on the air! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>This NEW 100 milliwatt FM stereo transmitter will well out > perform >>>> most of the low cost units on the market since it was carefully > designed >>>> to >>>> pass even the very lowest audio frequencies down to 20 Hz and up to > 15 >>>> KHz >>>> for the high frequencies. Believe me, this unit sounds just like > the big >>>> stations! Excellent base and highs!!! >>>>Its highly accurate crystal reference and PLL circuitry ensure > you >>>> will have a very stable signal at all times. The frequencies can > easily >>>> be >>>> selected by pushing the recessed buttons using a paper clip wire. > The >>>> frequency range is 88 to 108 MHz and the channel resolution is > 100KHz. I >>>> should also mention that the stereo separation is excellent! We
Re: olympus series
DM520 and DM71. On Jan 20, 2010, at 12:41 PM, André van Deventer wrote: > Hi folks! > > For the life of me I cannot now think what the exact model number is of the > olympus dm model recorders are that were discussed earlier on this list. I > need to find some SA prices for them for someone in SA. > > Can someone help? > > Andre > > > 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
Re: best fm transmitter
If you're talking that distance you aren't talking about bluetooth. I suggest you find out what bluetooth is. On Jan 18, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Brian Olesen wrote: > Hi, > Not correct. > Hifi vendors produce class 2 BT units that can transfer pure sound over a > distance of 100 ft or more. > > Brian > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Tim Grady > Sent: 18. januar 2010 15:03 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: best fm transmitter > > You can't do that as bluetooth has very limited range and is really meant > for cell phone headsets, close range computer keyboards and things like > that. > On Jan 16, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Sunshine wrote: > >> ok, what kind of blue tooth device can i use then to stream to all >> my stereo units in my home? then? >> btw does anyone have a number for mobile black box? >> - Original Message - >> From: "Brian Olesen" >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:08 PM >> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >> >> >> hi, >> well go bluetooth instead of fm. >> >> Brian >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "David McLean" >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 1:31 AM >> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >> >> >>> I assume you have one of these units? >>> On Jan 16, 2010, at 6:58 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The current version of this transmitter comes with a remote control >>>> that allows the frequency to be adjusted by pushing up and down >>>> buttons. The gain control is on the front rather than on the back. >>>> >>>> It is a good unit which you can leave on for days and weeks and the >>>> frequency will remain stable. >>>> >>>> If you buy the high gain antenna and set it up properly, it will >>>> transmit up to 300 yards without significant degradation of signal. >>>> >>>> Bob Nelson >>>> >>>> >>>> - Original Message - >>>> From: "Bob Seed" >>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>>> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:00 AM >>>> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>HI PERFORMANCE FM-100MWS-LCD-E >>>> >>>>Digital PLL FM stereo transmitter >>>> >>>>ONLY $345 USD >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>12 Volt Power Supply >>>> >>>>Our New FM-100mW-LCD unit is ready to go and comes complete with >>>> a compact rubber duckie antenna and well regulated 12 volt power >>>> supply that works with 120 or 240 VAC sources. >>>> >>>>All you need to do is hook up your audio source to the RCA >>>> inputs on the back of the unit, and you are on the air! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>This NEW 100 milliwatt FM stereo transmitter will well out >>>> perform most of the low cost units on the market since it was >>>> carefully designed to pass even the very lowest audio frequencies >>>> down to 20 Hz and up to 15 KHz for the high frequencies. Believe >>>> me, this unit sounds just like the big stations! Excellent base and >>>> highs!!! >>>>Its highly accurate crystal reference and PLL circuitry ensure you >>>> will have a very stable signal at all times. The frequencies can > easily >>>> be >>>> selected by pushing the recessed buttons using a paper clip wire. >>>> The frequency range is 88 to 108 MHz and the channel resolution is >>>> 100KHz. I should also mention that the stereo separation is >>>> excellent! We tested this unit against 4 other stereo unit that did >>>> not even come close. >>>>The unit is housed in a very nice extruded aluminum enclosure >>>> that shields t
Re: airfoil
You can't send the signal directly to a FM radio, you need an Airport Express, but what you need is an aux input on your radio or a piece of software for another computer so the Airport Express can pick up a signle and play it on the device you want. For example, I have a bose wave system in my kitchen and a bose sound dock in my livingroom. I found some Airport Expresses cheap enough for me to buy a couple. I put one in the kitchen and one in the Livingroom. I hooked the one in the kitchen to the aux on my wave system and the one in the livingroom to the aux on my sound dock. I also have a windows pc in an office and on it I have a piece of free software called Airfoil Speakers. Now my main computer is in the den along with a router. If I want to listen to say a football game or a podcast or something in any of the other rooms I mentioned I just bring up what I want to listen to on the main computer and through Airfoil route it to where ever I want it to go in the other three rooms. On Jan 17, 2010, at 3:38 AM, Joe wrote: > Hi. A while ago airfoil was mentioned on this list. I looked at the web site > and its my understanding you can't just send audio to any FM radio with it > but you need another PC. and speakers to receive audio.What other hardware do > you need. I know the airfoil software for windows costs $25 US. If that's so, > comparing it to FM transmitters is like comparing apples and oranges. Am I > correct? or can you indeed send audio to an FM radio with airfoil. Thanks. > Joe. > 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
Re: best fm transmitter
You can't do that as bluetooth has very limited range and is really meant for cell phone headsets, close range computer keyboards and things like that. On Jan 16, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Sunshine wrote: > ok, what kind of blue tooth device can i use then to stream to all my > stereo units in my home? then? > btw does anyone have a number for mobile black box? > - Original Message - > From: "Brian Olesen" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:08 PM > Subject: Re: best fm transmitter > > > hi, > well go bluetooth instead of fm. > > Brian > > - Original Message - > From: "David McLean" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 1:31 AM > Subject: Re: best fm transmitter > > >> I assume you have one of these units? >> On Jan 16, 2010, at 6:58 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> The current version of this transmitter comes with a remote control that >>> allows the frequency to be adjusted by pushing up and down buttons. The >>> gain control is on the front rather than on the back. >>> >>> It is a good unit which you can leave on for days and weeks and the >>> frequency will remain stable. >>> >>> If you buy the high gain antenna and set it up properly, it will transmit >>> up >>> to 300 yards without significant degradation of signal. >>> >>> Bob Nelson >>> >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Bob Seed" >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:00 AM >>> Subject: Re: best fm transmitter >>> >>> >>> >>> HI PERFORMANCE FM-100MWS-LCD-E >>> >>> Digital PLL FM stereo transmitter >>> >>> ONLY $345 USD >>> >>> >>> >>> 12 Volt Power Supply >>> >>> Our New FM-100mW-LCD unit is ready to go and comes complete with a >>> compact rubber duckie antenna and well regulated 12 volt power supply >>> that >>> works with 120 or 240 VAC sources. >>> >>> All you need to do is hook up your audio source to the RCA inputs on >>> the back of the unit, and you are on the air! >>> >>> >>> >>> This NEW 100 milliwatt FM stereo transmitter will well out perform >>> most of the low cost units on the market since it was carefully designed >>> to >>> pass even the very lowest audio frequencies down to 20 Hz and up to 15 >>> KHz >>> for the high frequencies. Believe me, this unit sounds just like the big >>> stations! Excellent base and highs!!! >>> Its highly accurate crystal reference and PLL circuitry ensure you >>> will have a very stable signal at all times. The frequencies can easily >>> be >>> selected by pushing the recessed buttons using a paper clip wire. The >>> frequency range is 88 to 108 MHz and the channel resolution is 100KHz. I >>> should also mention that the stereo separation is excellent! We tested >>> this >>> unit against 4 other stereo unit that did not even come close. >>> The unit is housed in a very nice extruded aluminum enclosure that >>> shields the unit. No cheap plastic box used here! For more range a high >>> gain antenna could be used and connected to the standard BNC connector on >>> the back of the unit. >>> >>> If you are seriously looking for a high performance Stereo >>> transmitter, this is definitely the one! >>> >>> >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Sunshine" >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 11:26 AM >>> Subject: best fm transmitter >>> >>> I am looking for an fm transmitter to use with the computer. what are the best ones to consider,a nd what are the prices, and where can i buy them? please let me know. Also what are your experiences with the units you have? thanks 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-u
Re: m p 3 and wave files to N L S digital reader
Did you look at the daisy.org web sight? They have some pretty good free tools there. I used to know some but I haven't fooled with daisy for a few years. Of course, if you want to try it, you could go to aph.org and download their beta version of book wizard producer bwp. Last time I checked it was free. On Jan 14, 2010, at 10:03 PM, scott wrote: > Greetings: My name is Scott. I'm new to the group. It has been > informative to read through the archives. > > Is anyone aware of an open source solution that will allow me to convert > a series of m p 3 and wave files, and compile them into the digital book > format used by the National Library Service's digital book reader. > > I am not looking for something I have to pay for, as I just want to > listen to my personal instructional m p 3 files on the N L S player and > have the ability to index them, create bookmarks, put them on a blank > cartridge and make use of the digital player that I carry with me > anyway. > > I prefer open source, as I use only the Linux operating system, but a > Windows solution is better than nothing. > > I am utterly ignorant regarding the N L S format, so if someone is > willing to take time to summarize the format used or provide a good link > for self-learning, I'd be equally thankful. > > Thanks in advance. > > Kind regards, > Scott > s r @ e p h 4 5 . n e t > > > 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
Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question
First, if I were you I would quit saying that Jtunes was anywhere near $1000. In fact, though I don't use Jaws, I happen to know that Jtunes is just a set of Jaws scripts, and though I haven't checked the price lately, I would be surprised if it were near $100. Secondly, if you are saying you needed sighted assistance to use the Airport Express and you still couldn't get it to work but I manage to use it every day with no sight well enough said. Third, I happen to know some of the people on this list and know that it would be easy for them to use if only they weren't listening to the bogus information you were putting out. On Jan 14, 2010, at 9:16 PM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote: > High Tim, > I know that I am right because I have tried all of those things out, they are > a pain in the rear. > ITunes by itself, is not blind user friendly. > There are allot of things that Jaws just won't let you pick up. > This is why you need JTunes. > But like I said, that peace of software cost $1000. > So, who is "nuts", not I! > John. > - Original Message - From: "Tim Grady" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 8:37 PM > Subject: Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question > > >> You must be nuts. Certainly you are giving out incorrect information >> probably because of your ignorance of Jtunes and or Itunes, certainly the >> Airport Express, which puts all of the transmitters that I've tried to shame. >> On Jan 9, 2010, at 11:22 AM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote: >> >>> High Tom, >>> I agree with you on that. >>> It is way to much trouble for anyone to go through, especially if you can't >>> see. >>> Also, the thing about ITunes, is you have to have a peace of software >>> that's called JTunes. >>> And that's just to make ITunes blind user friendly. >>> But most people don't have $1000 to spend on a peace of software that >>> limits you to one application. >>> Where is the since in that? >>> The radio transmitter, is a way cheaper way to get your tunes from your >>> computer to anywhere you may want to take it around your home. >>> I have two transmitters. >>> One on my computer, the other one on my satellite dish receiver. >>> John >>> - Original Message - From: "Tom Kaufman" >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 10:24 AM >>> Subject: Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question >>> >>> >>>> To John and Dane: this "Airport thing sounds like it'd be more trouble; >>>> you've got to have a speaker here; a speaker there..I like how the >>>> transmitter works as far as just being able to turn on a radio..and you >>>> can hear the computer (I had thought it used to be louder)..but maybe not; >>>> also, often I have to turn the radio up loud enough to hear the thing I'm >>>> listening to..and get a bit of a hum! Oh well..I've lived with it all >>>> this time (got the transmitter in the Christmas of 04)..this amplifier >>>> thing that John talks about might be a thought; mainly wanted to see if >>>> what I'm experiencing is normal for this transmitter (I can make it as >>>> loud as the station should sound)..aw but then the "s" sounds sound >>>> distorted! >>>> Tom Kaufman >>>> >>>> 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
Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question
Maybe your screenreading software was crashing because it was jaws, because I have been using the software under windows and mac os for over a year no problem. Since the software is totally accessible under window-eyes and voiceover I can only feel sorry for jaws users who are missing out on an audio experience that far out does a fm transmitters. On Jan 9, 2010, at 9:28 AM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote: > High Dain, > I tried that software about a year ago, I didn't like it. > For one thing, it kept on crashing my screen reading software which was and > still is Jaws. > The other thing is, you need sighted help to set up those blue tooth speaker > systems. > I like working independently of sighted help. > My wife is sighted, but I won't call on her for help with my electronic > equipment unless I really need to. > But anyway, that's just me. > My best regards. > John. > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 8:56 AM > Subject: Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question > > >> Hmm, sounds a lot of trouble to go to when something like an Airport Express >> would probably cost you less and give you far clearer audio anyway but each >> to their own . >> >> I've just also remembered, I don't know about Winamp but Itunes has a >> "Sound Check" feature, this function keeps every song and so on at a preset >> level. >> >> >> >> DJ DOCTOR P wrote: >>> Hello Tom and David, >>> There is a quick fix for the problem you're having. >>> The problem can be solved by putting a booster buffer amplifier between the >>> transmitter and computer or whatever the audio source is. >>> Set the volume on the transmitter to the 11:00 position, and set the gain >>> on the booster buffer amplifier to 50% which is, half way up. >>> Set the volume on the booster buffer amplifier to the 9:00 position, and >>> there you are! >>> This is how I have mine sat up, I don't have any problems at all since I >>> done that. >>> Hope this helps. >>> My best regards. >>> John. >>> - Original Message - From: "David McLean" >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 7:20 AM >>> Subject: Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question >>> >>> That is not uncommon for these transmitters. Professional fm stations have equipment to compress the sound before it gets to the transmitter which makes it louder than it would otherwise be. The C. Crane cannot possibly compete with that. On Jan 8, 2010, at 10:21 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: > Hello list: I have the C-Crane FM transmitter, which I use to hear > what's on my computer when I'm not in the same room; I've noticed for a > while now that..the volume that's coming through my radios isn't as loud > as it should be; yet..if I make it louder by turning up the volume on the > transmitter, then the light blinks, indicating that the volume is too > loud; it also causes the sound on whatever radio I'm listening through to > become a little distorted! Is this normal; in other words..is it normal > to not quite get the same volume coming through the transmitter as what > comes through any other "FM" station? Hopefully I am explaining this > correctly! The sound card I'm running is an Audigy 2..if this is of any > help! Thanks ahead of time. > Tom Kaufman > 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 >>> >>> >>> __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >>> database 4756 (20100109) __ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> Dane Trethowan >>> From Melton Victoria Australia >> mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net >> Phone United Kingdom >> 02032874641 >> Phone Australia >> :0390058589 >> Phone United States >> :8159261869 >> Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 >> Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 >> MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net >> skype:grtdane12 >> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane >> blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com >> >> >> >> __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >> database 4756 (20100109) __ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> 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 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question
You must understand that he really has no idea what he is talking about. On Jan 9, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Ah Pardon me? What has Itunes, Airfoil or Airport Express got to do with Blue > Tooth Speakers? Absolutely nothing! > > > > DJ DOCTOR P wrote: >> High Dain, >> I tried that software about a year ago, I didn't like it. >> For one thing, it kept on crashing my screen reading software which was and >> still is Jaws. >> The other thing is, you need sighted help to set up those blue tooth speaker >> systems. >> I like working independently of sighted help. >> My wife is sighted, but I won't call on her for help with my electronic >> equipment unless I really need to. >> But anyway, that's just me. >> My best regards. >> John. >> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" >> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 8:56 AM >> Subject: Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question >> >> >>> Hmm, sounds a lot of trouble to go to when something like an Airport >>> Express would probably cost you less and give you far clearer audio anyway >>> but each to their own . >>> >>> I've just also remembered, I don't know about Winamp but Itunes has a >>> "Sound Check" feature, this function keeps every song and so on at a preset >>> level. >>> >>> >>> >>> DJ DOCTOR P wrote: Hello Tom and David, There is a quick fix for the problem you're having. The problem can be solved by putting a booster buffer amplifier between the transmitter and computer or whatever the audio source is. Set the volume on the transmitter to the 11:00 position, and set the gain on the booster buffer amplifier to 50% which is, half way up. Set the volume on the booster buffer amplifier to the 9:00 position, and there you are! This is how I have mine sat up, I don't have any problems at all since I done that. Hope this helps. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: "David McLean" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 7:20 AM Subject: Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question > That is not uncommon for these transmitters. Professional fm stations > have equipment to compress the sound before it gets to the transmitter > which makes it louder than it would otherwise be. The C. Crane cannot > possibly compete with that. > On Jan 8, 2010, at 10:21 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: > >> Hello list: I have the C-Crane FM transmitter, which I use to hear >> what's on my computer when I'm not in the same room; I've noticed for a >> while now that..the volume that's coming through my radios isn't as loud >> as it should be; yet..if I make it louder by turning up the volume on >> the transmitter, then the light blinks, indicating that the volume is >> too loud; it also causes the sound on whatever radio I'm listening >> through to become a little distorted! Is this normal; in other >> words..is it normal to not quite get the same volume coming through the >> transmitter as what comes through any other "FM" station? Hopefully I >> am explaining this correctly! The sound card I'm running is an Audigy >> 2..if this is of any help! Thanks ahead of time. >> Tom Kaufman >> 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 __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4756 (20100109) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia >>> mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net >>> Phone United Kingdom >>> 02032874641 >>> Phone Australia >>> :0390058589 >>> Phone United States >>> :8159261869 >>> Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 >>> Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 >>> MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net >>> skype:grtdane12 >>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane >>> blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com >>> >>> >>> >>> __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >>> database 4756 (20100109) __ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>> >>> 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 >> >> >> __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >> database 4756 (20100109) __ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > -
Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question
You must be nuts. Certainly you are giving out incorrect information probably because of your ignorance of Jtunes and or Itunes, certainly the Airport Express, which puts all of the transmitters that I've tried to shame. On Jan 9, 2010, at 11:22 AM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote: > High Tom, > I agree with you on that. > It is way to much trouble for anyone to go through, especially if you can't > see. > Also, the thing about ITunes, is you have to have a peace of software that's > called JTunes. > And that's just to make ITunes blind user friendly. > But most people don't have $1000 to spend on a peace of software that limits > you to one application. > Where is the since in that? > The radio transmitter, is a way cheaper way to get your tunes from your > computer to anywhere you may want to take it around your home. > I have two transmitters. > One on my computer, the other one on my satellite dish receiver. > John > - Original Message - From: "Tom Kaufman" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 10:24 AM > Subject: Re: C-Crane Transmitter Question > > >> To John and Dane: this "Airport thing sounds like it'd be more trouble; >> you've got to have a speaker here; a speaker there..I like how the >> transmitter works as far as just being able to turn on a radio..and you can >> hear the computer (I had thought it used to be louder)..but maybe not; also, >> often I have to turn the radio up loud enough to hear the thing I'm >> listening to..and get a bit of a hum! Oh well..I've lived with it all this >> time (got the transmitter in the Christmas of 04)..this amplifier thing that >> John talks about might be a thought; mainly wanted to see if what I'm >> experiencing is normal for this transmitter (I can make it as loud as the >> station should sound)..aw but then the "s" sounds sound distorted! >> Tom Kaufman >> >> 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
Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents
It doesn't support Audible files, a commercial audio service, has an extremely short battery life, has it seems more things to remember to get it to do what the Stream or Booksense can do in a quite easy to remember manner. I'm sure that if I had a PTP to fool around with and was not just reading the manual I could point out a few more things. One of the things I don't understand about the PTP is the TTS engine. I understand why the Stream used the TTs that it did and that was basically because the designers were limited to the technology at the time, but I don't think the designers of the PTP can use the same excuse. If I were buying a digital recorder, though, I would consider it, although even then I think the battery life is to short and just for a digital recorder it's too pricy. On Dec 30, 2009, at 8:06 AM, Brett Boyer wrote: > i'm sorry tim im still trying to figure this out. What are some things that > make the ptp inferior? > i like to do my research and I have a little money to spend so I'm really > trying to get to the bottom of it all. If thats possible. > bb > - Original Message - From: "Tim Grady" > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 3:44 AM > Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents > > > No reason to keep repeating yourself, that's the difference, > which was the question asked. Now, there are reasons why I have said this, > and although you may not like what's being said, really the PTP belongs in > the discussion of digital recorders, because as a book player it is > inferior to the Stream or Booksense. > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of André van Deventer > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 5:26 AM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents > > Horses for courses then as I said before. It depends on what you want to > do. > > > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Tim Grady > Sent: 30 December 2009 12:18 PM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents > > The real difference is that the Plextalk is an accessible recorder which > happens to have some of the features of a book reader. The booksense and VR > Stream are book readers which happen to record. > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Brett Boyer > Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:38 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents > > So now what are the main differences between the book sense and the > plextalk? > bb > - Original Message - > From: "André van Deventer" > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" > Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 5:31 AM > Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents > > >> I have often wondered why you would have the ability to record in .wav >> format and then not have the capibility to set a proper recording level? >> >> Surely if you do not need to set recording levels then mp3 would be >> good enough? >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org >> [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] >> On Behalf Of Michael D. Barber >> Sent: 24 December 2009 02:17 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents >> >> Hi: Both units will play NLS books as well as audible.com books. You >> can record both wav and MP3 files on the booksense but on the stream >> if you want >> MP3 files you have to convert them. The Stream already offers RFB&D >> support where RFB&D will be available soon on the Sense as soon as >> RFB&D add it to their list of Daisy players. If you read a lot of >> electronic documents or bookshare books, you probably want the >> booksense because of the Kate and Paul voices which are much better to >> listen to than the synthesizer on the Stream. >> The speaker volume is better on the Sense, if this makes any >> difference to you. >> Navigation is different on the Booksense, but not hard to learn. From >> what I've been hearing, the Stream is going to be adding some new >> features soon, but you will have to pay to have them. >> Hope this is helpful. >> >> Michael Barber >> - Original Message - >> From: "Denny Daughters" &g
RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents
No reason to keep repeating yourself, that's the difference, which was the question asked. Now, there are reasons why I have said this, and although you may not like what's being said, really the PTP belongs in the discussion of digital recorders, because as a book player it is infierior to the Stream or Booksense. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 5:26 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents Horses for courses then as I said before. It depends on what you want to do. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Grady Sent: 30 December 2009 12:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents The real difference is that the Plextalk is an accessible recorder which happens to have some of the features of a book reader. The booksense and VR Stream are book readers which happen to record. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:38 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents So now what are the main differences between the book sense and the plextalk? bb - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 5:31 AM Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents >I have often wondered why you would have the ability to record in .wav >format and then not have the capibility to set a proper recording level? > > Surely if you do not need to set recording levels then mp3 would be > good enough? > > > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Michael D. Barber > Sent: 24 December 2009 02:17 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents > > Hi: Both units will play NLS books as well as audible.com books. You > can record both wav and MP3 files on the booksense but on the stream > if you want > MP3 files you have to convert them. The Stream already offers RFB&D > support where RFB&D will be available soon on the Sense as soon as > RFB&D add it to their list of Daisy players. If you read a lot of > electronic documents or bookshare books, you probably want the > booksense because of the Kate and Paul voices which are much better to > listen to than the synthesizer on the Stream. > The speaker volume is better on the Sense, if this makes any > difference to you. > Navigation is different on the Booksense, but not hard to learn. From > what I've been hearing, the Stream is going to be adding some new > features soon, but you will have to pay to have them. > Hope this is helpful. > > Michael Barber > - Original Message - > From: "Denny Daughters" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 8:28 PM > Subject: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents > > >> Hello guys, >>I've listened to reviews on both the book cents and victor stream. >> What kinds of things should I consider when looking at getting either >> one or the other? I want to be able to play NLS, Recording For the >> Blind books > >> and MP3s among other things. The book cents is getting the RFB and D >> Support. What other things should I consider when looking at these 2 >> machines? How is the response time between the 2? Any problems with >> the 2 machines? Can you record in wave format and stereo? What's the >> speed compression like?? Can you speed up music and books on both >> machines if you want? Thank you guys for any feedback. >> Denny >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature database 4714 (20091224) __ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4714 (20091224) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > 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-au
RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents
The real difference is that the Plextalk is an accessible recorder which happens to have some of the features of a book reader. The booksense and VR Stream are book readers which happen to record. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:38 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents So now what are the main differences between the book sense and the plextalk? bb - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 5:31 AM Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents >I have often wondered why you would have the ability to record in .wav >format and then not have the capibility to set a proper recording level? > > Surely if you do not need to set recording levels then mp3 would be > good enough? > > > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Michael D. Barber > Sent: 24 December 2009 02:17 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents > > Hi: Both units will play NLS books as well as audible.com books. You > can record both wav and MP3 files on the booksense but on the stream > if you want > MP3 files you have to convert them. The Stream already offers RFB&D > support where RFB&D will be available soon on the Sense as soon as > RFB&D add it to their list of Daisy players. If you read a lot of > electronic documents or bookshare books, you probably want the > booksense because of the Kate and Paul voices which are much better to > listen to than the synthesizer on the Stream. > The speaker volume is better on the Sense, if this makes any > difference to you. > Navigation is different on the Booksense, but not hard to learn. From > what I've been hearing, the Stream is going to be adding some new > features soon, but you will have to pay to have them. > Hope this is helpful. > > Michael Barber > - Original Message - > From: "Denny Daughters" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 8:28 PM > Subject: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents > > >> Hello guys, >>I've listened to reviews on both the book cents and victor stream. >> What kinds of things should I consider when looking at getting either >> one or the other? I want to be able to play NLS, Recording For the >> Blind books > >> and MP3s among other things. The book cents is getting the RFB and D >> Support. What other things should I consider when looking at these 2 >> machines? How is the response time between the 2? Any problems with >> the 2 machines? Can you record in wave format and stereo? What's the >> speed compression like?? Can you speed up music and books on both >> machines if you want? Thank you guys for any feedback. >> Denny >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature database 4714 (20091224) __ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4714 (20091224) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > 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 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 4727 (20091230) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4727 (20091230) __ 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
Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents
It does have Bluetooth, a FM radio, 4 GHZ internal memory and USB 2.0, at least the pricier model does, the standard model only boasts USB 2.0. The booksense also because it is a newer player and can take advantage of newer designs in memory that weren't around when the Stream was designed has a clock, supports recording in .mp3 and .wav formats, can play .AAC and enhanced audible files and is promising to be able to play .wma protected files. This might be true, although it can't do it yet and every other player out there including the Victor Reader Stream has promised this at one time or other. On Dec 26, 2009, at 5:25 AM, Adrien wrote: > Hi > > It all depends on what those new features are and how > important they are, perhaps someone on here can tell us what > those new features may be? The thing which puts me off the > booksense is the battery time, it only lasts 12 hours and > doesn't stop using battery time even when it is switched > off, the stream shuts off completely. > > Regards > > Adrien > > > You can get me off list at: > adriencollins22...@googlemail.com > > Speakon is a free fully self-voicing accessible multimedia > program for the visually impaired, find out more by > downloading the > software from: > http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm > You can join the speakon user group by sending a blank > e-mail to: > speakon-subscr...@yahoogroups.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
Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents
Yeah, the booksense does have it's shortcomings, like short battery life and an inadequate search feature. On the other hand it is a newer technology with a better USB interface and more ROM to expand the programing. Personally I can't see why anyone would switch to another player if you already owned the Stream unless you needed the radio, bluetooth or the voices of the booksense. Despite the Stream being an older technology it does have a few advantages that the Booksense doesn't have like a company behind it that has been designing DAISY playback for years, 3 to 4 extra hours of playback time which should be real important, and this might just be my opinion, a company with a more honest marketing strategy at least as far as its player is concerned. On Dec 26, 2009, at 2:30 PM, Kevin Cussick wrote: > Hello, > > For me the stream is the unit I will continue to use because of the American > voices you can at least use a UK voice with the stream. Not so with the > booksence as far as I'm aware. > > 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
Re: Victor Reader Stream or Book Cents
Who told you that? I think you should read the manual. On Dec 26, 2009, at 9:12 PM, 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 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version3.0firmwarenowavailable.
Hold on, I'm still reading the manual. The one thing you can tell me now is do you do any DAISY recording? On Oct 10, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Sunshine wrote: Ok, tim, what are your recording questions I use the plextalk pocket all the time to record with let me trya nd help you with them. - Original Message - From: "Tim Grady" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 4:53 AM Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version3.0firmwarenowavailable. 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" 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" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 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. FYIG-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 n
Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0firmwarenowavailable.
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" 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" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 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. FYIG-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, record
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" 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" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 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. FYIG-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 pag
Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1version 3.0firmwarenowavailable.
I was hoping there was some kind of discussion list, because it is apparent you won't get any good info here. On Oct 9, 2009, at 7:47 PM, Robert Logue wrote: That's what I'd like to know too because I'm really leaning toward the Booksense. Bob - Original Message - From: "kathy szinnyey" > To: ; "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 12:20 PM Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1version 3.0firmwarenowavailable. 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" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 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. FYIG-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,
Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version3.0firmwarenowavailable.
I don't know why you guys are getting your bowels in an uproar. I'm just stating what I hear about the PTP1. I'd much rather deal with people who could discuss something without being so hyper sensitive. On Oct 9, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Sunshine wrote: i would actually would have to respectfully disagree with you tim, the plextalk pocket far suppass's the book sens, and victor reader stream. for theone of the biggest reasons, no needed folder structor neeing to be created on the sd cards unlike the stream, or book sense. just place the content on the sd card place it in the plextalk pocket and go on your way. - Original Message ----- From: "Tim Grady" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 2:08 PM Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version3.0firmwarenowavailable. Well, the PTP is supposed to be a great recorder, but if your interest were reading, then the Stream or even the booksense at this buggy time is a much better alternative. On Oct 9, 2009, at 2:20 PM, kathy szinnyey wrote: 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" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 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. FYIG-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, e
Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version3.0firmwarenowavailable.
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" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 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" 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" >To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >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. >>> >>>FYIG-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 Vers
Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0firmwarenowavailable.
Well, the PTP is supposed to be a great recorder, but if your interest were reading, then the Stream or even the booksense at this buggy time is a much better alternative. On Oct 9, 2009, at 2:20 PM, kathy szinnyey wrote: 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" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 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. FYIG-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
Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0firmwarenowavailable.
What's this crap. You didn't see me anywhere say it wasn't a better recorder. I think I only said that the Stream could already play unprotected wma, so I didn't think that was anything special about the Plextalk Pocket. Really I just wanted to know about the machine and wondered why something that other machines could do for quite some time. Now was special. If I really wanted to get argumentative and unpleasant I would have pointed out to him that a lot of people don't think that updates to the firmware is as good of a thing as he seems to think. On Oct 9, 2009, at 10:35 AM, 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" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 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, André van 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, André van 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. FYIG-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 co
Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 firmwarenowavailable.
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, André van 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, André van 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. FYIG-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 'scre
Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 firmwarenow available.
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, André van 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. FYIG-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 pressi
Re: are there noticable differences in blank cds?
The only difference in CDRs and CDRs for music is the royalty you have to pay when you buy media. Also, usually you can't burn anything on a stand alone burner unless you buy the higher priced media. Another example of how an industry should go about killing itself. On Oct 6, 2009, at 1:07 AM, Vinny Samarco wrote: Hi, When purchasing blank cdrs, the manufactures distinguish between cdrs, and cdrs for music. I have always used regular cds for burning and ripping. Are there differences, does one sound better, last longer, etc.? Thanks. Vinny 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
Re: an accessible portable satellite receiver.
I haven't run into one that isn't accessible. You need to define more about what you are looking for. On Aug 25, 2009, at 11:08 AM, Jim NOseworthy wrote: Hi Folks: Does anyone know of such an animal (whether Sirius or XM?) Thanks. 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
Re: Configuring DirecTV DVR
You shouldn't need sighted assistance, you aren't going to hurt anything if you listen to the beginning of shows to determine what to watch. On Jul 20, 2009, at 9:02 AM, Petro T. Giannakopoulos wrote: As far as I know you cannot view your recordings on your computer. Do you have the older TiVo branded DirecTV box or the newer DirecTV branded TiVo? The older TiVo's make sound beeps through tv speakers while the newer DirecTV DVRs do not make this sound. I have the older Tivo box from DirecTV. Most likely you will need sighted assistance with watching your recordings your DVR has made for you. 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
Re: configuring Direct TV DVR
Just keep your phone line plugged in, go to the directv web sight and make sure you can find in which location your DVR is, and the easiest way to search for shows is to go to m.directv.com . Now, it is a little more involved for setting the DVR up for on demand. On Jul 18, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Reese wrote: Hi list: How do I go about configuring Direct TV's DVR so I can record shows from the website? Thanks in advance. Reese Shiloh's travel: http://www.shilohstravel.com Email: reservati...@shilohstravel.com Phone: 888-831-3180 404-419-6777 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
Re: 3gp
It isn't just for Apple stuff. It is used for cell phones and even by the NLS for their digital audio books. It does sound pretty good, but I'm not an audiofile. Eventually the MP3 format will be replaced by something smaller. On Jan 29, 2009, at 3:40 AM, jason wrote: So since this is the new standard conversions, is the mp3 file still going to be used widely for a file extension, or is it going to go away. what does the 3gp stand for? Also is this 3gp just used for apple players or mac computers? and how rich does it sound. Does it sound better than an mp3 or does the sound quality sound the same? Sincerely, Jason known as Blind Fury windowslive contact kb3...@msn.com skype contact kb3icc - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:07 PM Subject: Re: 3gp I never heard of this file extension before, but my first hit on google.com lead me to http://filext.com/file-extension/3GP, where it said: 3GPP and 3GPP2 are the new worldwide standards for the creation, delivery and playback of multimedia over 3rd generation, high-speed wireless networks. Defined by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project and 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 respectively, these standards seek to provide uniform delivery of rich multimedia over newly evolved, broadband mobile networks (3rd generation networks) to the latest multimedia-enabled wireless devices. 3GPP and 3GPP2 are based on the MPEG-4 standard which was derived from Apple's QuickTime. QuickTime 6.5 includes support for key components of the 3GPP and 3GPP2 specifications. The Macintosh type is: 3GPP So obviously, quicktime will play 3GP files. A little bit of checking revealed that quite a few of the audio/video converters will handle 3GP files including Switch and Replay Converter, the two that I'm familiar with. Andrea Sherry wrote: What can I use to open this file type? Can it be converted to say mp3? Cheers andrea Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- Christopher cchalt...@austin.rr.com Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: CD Copying machines
I just picked up a sony at crutchfield for !299. It is a 5 disc cd changer with a cd copier. You can probably find other brands cheaper. My equipment is sony however and I just wanted it to match the rest of my equipment. On May 3, 2008, at 12:56 PM, Saqib wrote: > Hello. I would like to know where is the best place to get CD copying > machines and what is the price range for these machines? > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: zenstone question
Get a grip. I just meant that it deppended on whether you were listening to .mp3 files or Audible. On Mar 3, 2008, at 5:31 PM, albert griffith wrote: > I have the latest firmware and this has nothing to do with its > ability to > forward within files since it's not connected to the computer when > this > function is called for. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > On Behalf Of Tim Grady > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 5:16 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: zenstone question > > Deppends on what you are doing with it and whether or not you have the > latest firmware. > On Mar 3, 2008, at 11:00 AM, albert griffith wrote: > >> While the zen stone can be stopped resuming at the same place in a >> file, it won't hold if you switch to another file and come back to >> the >> original. It also has no forwarding abilities, you can only jump >> from >> file to file. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ] >> On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:09 AM >> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org >> Subject: zenstone question >> >> Hi all, I own both the zenstone and the zenstone plus which is the >> 1gig unit. I love them both, but the smaller zenstone which has the >> switch on top instead of the push bar is much better to work with. >> You >> do not need any software but as one other person mentioned, you only >> need to plug it into the usb port, charge it and that is it. >> You really dont need a manual but go to the blind geek web site and >> there you can listen to an audio file on the zenstone. >> I like the larger unit for space, but rather would own the less >> expensive and more useable one instead. >> Take care and that is what I know >> MMM >> Michael Thanks You... >> TickTalk Publishing Invites You... >> And www.ticktalk.net Welcomes You... >> Read Our Stories And Have A Better Life! >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: zenstone question
You aren't missing anything. What you say is correct. On Mar 4, 2008, at 1:55 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > I apologize if I'm missing something, but the Zen Stone does have a > fast > forwarder feature. If you hold the right edge of the navigation circle > down, and keep it pressed down, it'll fast forward through the current > file. It is true that it won't retain your place in a file if you jump > to another file. I don't understand the statement about being > connected > to the computer. > > albert griffith wrote: >> I have the latest firmware and this has nothing to do with its >> ability to >> forward within files since it's not connected to the computer when >> this >> function is called for. >> >> -----Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ] >> On Behalf Of Tim Grady >> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 5:16 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: zenstone question >> >> Deppends on what you are doing with it and whether or not you have >> the >> latest firmware. >> On Mar 3, 2008, at 11:00 AM, albert griffith wrote: >> >> >>> While the zen stone can be stopped resuming at the same place in a >>> file, it won't hold if you switch to another file and come back to >>> the >>> original. It also has no forwarding abilities, you can only jump >>> from >>> file to file. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> ] >>> On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:09 AM >>> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org >>> Subject: zenstone question >>> >>> Hi all, I own both the zenstone and the zenstone plus which is the >>> 1gig unit. I love them both, but the smaller zenstone which has the >>> switch on top instead of the push bar is much better to work with. >>> You >>> do not need any software but as one other person mentioned, you only >>> need to plug it into the usb port, charge it and that is it. >>> You really dont need a manual but go to the blind geek web site and >>> there you can listen to an audio file on the zenstone. >>> I like the larger unit for space, but rather would own the less >>> expensive and more useable one instead. >>> Take care and that is what I know >>> MMM >>> Michael Thanks You... >>> TickTalk Publishing Invites You... >>> And www.ticktalk.net Welcomes You... >>> Read Our Stories And Have A Better Life! >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > > -- > Christopher > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: zenstone question
Deppends on what you are doing with it and whether or not you have the latest firmware. On Mar 3, 2008, at 11:00 AM, albert griffith wrote: > While the zen stone can be stopped resuming at the same place in a > file, it > won't hold if you switch to another file and come back to the > original. It > also has no forwarding abilities, you can only jump from file to file. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:09 AM > To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org > Subject: zenstone question > > Hi all, I own both the zenstone and the zenstone plus which is the > 1gig > unit. I love them both, but the smaller zenstone which has the > switch on top > instead of the push bar is much better to work with. You do not need > any > software but as one other person mentioned, you only need to plug it > into > the usb port, charge it and that is it. > You really dont need a manual but go to the blind geek web site and > there > you can listen to an audio file on the zenstone. > I like the larger unit for space, but rather would own the less > expensive > and more useable one instead. > Take care and that is what I know > MMM > Michael Thanks You... > TickTalk Publishing Invites You... > And www.ticktalk.net Welcomes You... > Read Our Stories And Have A Better Life! > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Soundtaxi
Real Audio, and it does if you are licensed to play the file in the first place. On Mar 2, 2008, at 7:46 AM, Doc wrote: > I've never heard of rax. whose format is that? > > ** > Very funny Scotty ... now beam down my clothes ! > > > robert Doc Wright > http://www.wrightplaceinc.net > msn > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Click to call me > http://me.vonage.com/robwright > > > - Original Message - > From: "Kathy Szinnyey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 5:42 AM > Subject: Re: Soundtaxi > > > Hey, Doc, yes, Soud Taxi rocks, except that it won't convert RAX > files. For > that, I use All Music Converter (which is essentially Sound Taxi) to > do > that, and it doesn't do it very well, sadly. > > By the bye, I'm glad to see your Scottie sgnature back. It still > makes me > laugh out loud! > > Peace, > Kathy > > > > Listen to Kathy and Fred on the Web at > > http://www.live365.com/stations/cityslackers/ > > http://www.fredkate.libsyn.com > > - Original Message - > From: "Doc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:48 PM > Subject: Soundtaxi > > > I just discovered sound taxi and I'm singing its praise. It is > saving me a > lot of rerecord time with napster and I find it a great boon that it > can > also convert audible. > > ** > Very funny Scotty ... now beam down my clothes ! > > > robert Doc Wright > http://www.wrightplaceinc.net > msn > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Click to call me > http://me.vonage.com/robwright > > > - Original Message - > From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 4:50 AM > Subject: Re: Total Recorder, any more news about Version 7? > > > Dane, what like is total recorder for recording over a karaoke track > for > instance?, > Billy > > > - Original Message - > From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:14 AM > Subject: Total Recorder, any more news about Version 7? > > > Hi Everyone! > I wen't up on to http://www.highcriteria.com to see what the status > was with Total Recorder, its been a rather "long time between drinks" > it seems since version 6.2 was released so I was wondering whether > Version 7 had shown its head yet, obviously not! > We discussed on list some of the new features that High Criteria were > talking about for Total recorder v7 and I'll be quite frank with you > all, the day V7 is released won't be a day too soon as some of the > features (such as Time Shifting) will be worth the upgrade cost. Does > anyone have any information as to when v7 may be released? From what I > gathered in our last discussion on this, High Criteria were > experiencing some problems with Total Recorder v6 and Windows Vista, > that's not big news to my ears of course, who isn't experiencing > problems with Vista that would be more news worthy but I'm > rambling . > > ** > Dane Trethowan > From Melton Victoria Australia > Phone +613 9747 3975 > Voiceover Tech Support +613 8732 9237 > Fax +613 9743 7954 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > skype: callto:grtdane12 > *** > > > > > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __ NOD32 2913 (20080301) Information __ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.2/1304 - Release Date: > 2/29/2008 > 8:18 AM > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.2/1305 - Release Date: > 2/29/2008 > 6:32 PM > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.2/1305 - Release Date: > 2/29/2008 > 6:32 PM > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Nero
Sorry, but I'm using the Mac now and the last version of nero I used was 7.5 something. On Feb 28, 2008, at 3:10 AM, Gary Wood wrote: > Thanks! I'll have to do that! But if I were to get Nero 8, what > features > would it have that the others don't have? And I would like to know > how much > Nero 8 costs today? Can you purchase it from their site, or do I > have to go > to one of the computer stores? I do understand that Nero k8 is more > Jaws > friendly than Nero 6 was. > ----- Original Message - > From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 5:37 PM > Subject: Re: Nero > > >> Well, if you had bought directly from them, they would have had your >> serial number, but if not, you probably lost it. Look on your system >> and see if you see a nero folder anyware. >> On Feb 26, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Gary Wood wrote: >> >>> Well I'm interested in this too, because I use Nero. I'm also >>> wondering >>> about the price of Nero 8 in U.S. currency. I do have another >>> question >>> about Nero, incase anyone can help: I was looking for an update of >>> Nero, >>> thinking that I used 6, but I was mistaken, and they told me that I >>> needed >>> to uninstall 5.5, so I did that, thinking that I was using Nero 6, >>> but that >>> not being the case, I tried to reinstall Nero 5.5, but it asked for >>> the >>> serial number that was on the disk where I originally installed the >>> program >>> from; but now, I can't seem to find the disk. Does anyone know if >>> there's a >>> way to find the serial number for that version without having to >>> have the >>> disk in hand? I hope this is not a stupid question. >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Peter Bentley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC audio" >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:20 AM >>> Subject: Nero >>> >>> >>>> Hello all >>>> >>>> I am a new member to the list and a recent user of Nero and ripping >>>> generally. Presently I am using Nero 8 >>>> >>>> I am aware that when tracks are ripped and saved to the hard disk >>>> the >>>> track titles can be drawn down from the net. As long as Nero is >>>> running >>>> these track names are available and read when the files are >>>> viewed in >>>> Windows Explorer. However, when Nero is unloaded the track names >>>> revert >>>> back to "01.mp3" "02.mp3" etc. Is there a way within Nero of >>>> automatically >>>> changing the actual file names to the track titles or does this >>>> have to be >>>> done manually to each track using normal editing techniques. >>>> >>>> Any help will be much appreciated. >>>> >>>> Peter Bentley >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have looked at John Wilson's tutorial but it does not seem to >>>> cover this >>>> but I may be mistaken. >>>> >>>> Any help much appreciated. >>>> >>>> Peter Bentley >>>> >>>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Nero
Well, if you had bought directly from them, they would have had your serial number, but if not, you probably lost it. Look on your system and see if you see a nero folder anyware. On Feb 26, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Gary Wood wrote: > Well I'm interested in this too, because I use Nero. I'm also > wondering > about the price of Nero 8 in U.S. currency. I do have another > question > about Nero, incase anyone can help: I was looking for an update of > Nero, > thinking that I used 6, but I was mistaken, and they told me that I > needed > to uninstall 5.5, so I did that, thinking that I was using Nero 6, > but that > not being the case, I tried to reinstall Nero 5.5, but it asked for > the > serial number that was on the disk where I originally installed the > program > from; but now, I can't seem to find the disk. Does anyone know if > there's a > way to find the serial number for that version without having to > have the > disk in hand? I hope this is not a stupid question. > - Original Message - > From: "Peter Bentley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio" > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:20 AM > Subject: Nero > > >> Hello all >> >> I am a new member to the list and a recent user of Nero and ripping >> generally. Presently I am using Nero 8 >> >> I am aware that when tracks are ripped and saved to the hard disk the >> track titles can be drawn down from the net. As long as Nero is >> running >> these track names are available and read when the files are viewed in >> Windows Explorer. However, when Nero is unloaded the track names >> revert >> back to "01.mp3" "02.mp3" etc. Is there a way within Nero of >> automatically >> changing the actual file names to the track titles or does this >> have to be >> done manually to each track using normal editing techniques. >> >> Any help will be much appreciated. >> >> Peter Bentley >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I have looked at John Wilson's tutorial but it does not seem to >> cover this >> but I may be mistaken. >> >> Any help much appreciated. >> >> Peter Bentley >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using goldwave to convert audible files
Well, I'm not at the computer I saved my order message on, but if you google it and still can't find it let me know. Seems to me there were a few packages and I have the pro package. I don't remember the price, but I remember being surprised at how cheap it was for what it did. On Feb 20, 2008, at 7:29 AM, Doc wrote: > I didn't know soundtaxi had that capability. How much does it cost > and > where do I find it? > - Original Message - > From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 3:11 AM > Subject: Re: using goldwave to convert audible files > > >> Some people still can do it, but no one knows why. The sure way to >> do >> it is with Soundtaxi. Use Soundtaxi to convert the files to .wav >> format and then use Goldwave to do anything else. >> On Feb 19, 2008, at 11:22 PM, Scott Blanks wrote: >> >>> Hey everyone, >>> >>> Is it still possible to use Goldwave to convert Audible books into >>> other >>> formats? I'm reading conflicting information about how to do it, if >>> the >>> process is even still available. If this option is not feasible, is >>> there >>> any other method for converting the .aa files? >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using goldwave to convert audible files
It is more trouble then it's worth. On Feb 20, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Brent Harding wrote: > I don't know if it's accessible, and I don't know if the trial will go > through the complete act of doing it, but this thing called Note > Burner will > theoretically create a virtual CD burner to use with their > conventional > burning method that might work to get the job done. The trouble is > that if > you need multiple disks, I'm not sure if you can tell it to start > another > disk. I don't even know if Audible will recognize this as a usable > burner > anyways as they advertise it for use with Windows Media. > > - Original Message - > From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:11 AM > Subject: Re: using goldwave to convert audible files > > >> Some people still can do it, but no one knows why. The sure way to >> do >> it is with Soundtaxi. Use Soundtaxi to convert the files to .wav >> format and then use Goldwave to do anything else. >> On Feb 19, 2008, at 11:22 PM, Scott Blanks wrote: >> >>> Hey everyone, >>> >>> Is it still possible to use Goldwave to convert Audible books into >>> other >>> formats? I'm reading conflicting information about how to do it, if >>> the >>> process is even still available. If this option is not feasible, is >>> there >>> any other method for converting the .aa files? >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using goldwave to convert audible files
Some people still can do it, but no one knows why. The sure way to do it is with Soundtaxi. Use Soundtaxi to convert the files to .wav format and then use Goldwave to do anything else. On Feb 19, 2008, at 11:22 PM, Scott Blanks wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Is it still possible to use Goldwave to convert Audible books into > other > formats? I'm reading conflicting information about how to do it, if > the > process is even still available. If this option is not feasible, is > there > any other method for converting the .aa files? > > Scott > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: iTunes and Audio Editing Questions for Mac Users
Here's the deal. Some parts of Itunes are accessible, in fact a lot of it is, but you can't purchase albums. You can purchase videos, audio books or movies if you are lucky enough to find them in a search of the Itunes store. You'll need sighted help to access your account, and every-time they do an update to Itunes you won't be able to purchase anything without getting some sighted help to hit the agree button on an agreement between you and the Itunes music store. On Feb 10, 2008, at 1:17 PM, Larry N wrote: > When trying to purchase downloads from the iTunes store while using > windows, > I found the process to be 100 percent inaccessible. I needed my > wife's help > through the entire process, which means to me that iTunes > workability with > windows is unacceptable. > > That being said, we have it in mind to purchase a Mac as a next > computer. > So, would an iTunes purchase be possible for a blind person to > complete > independently while using a Mac. Taking it a step further, I would > like to > hear from anyone who has experience with editing audio on a Mac, be > it good > bad or indifferent. > > If answering either question would move us out of the realm of what is > acceptable on this list, please feel free to email me personally. > > Thanks for any suggestions, oppinions or general comments. > > Larry > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: sound taxi speed
No problem. It is just that I am using a Mac now and I was just wondering about Soundtaxi being a burning program. On Feb 9, 2008, at 10:20 AM, Arthur Barney wrote: > Hi, Sorry about that, I meant to say they converted at the same > speed. > - Original Message - > From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 9:59 AM > Subject: Re: sound taxi speed > > >> What burning? I thought it was a conversion program? >> On Feb 8, 2008, at 10:03 PM, Rob wrote: >> >>> You can buy the pro version to burn at 50x >>>> - Original Message - >>>> From: "dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " >>>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 4:44 PM >>>> Subject: sound taxi speed >>>> >>>> >>>>> hello listers. does anyone know if there is a way to make sound >>>>> taxi >>>>> convert files faster? >>>>> >>>>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> __ NOD32 2857 (20080207) Information __ >>>>> >>>>> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>>>> http://www.eset.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> __ NOD32 2860 (20080208) Information __ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: sound taxi speed
What burning? I thought it was a conversion program? On Feb 8, 2008, at 10:03 PM, Rob wrote: > You can buy the pro version to burn at 50x >> - Original Message - >> From: "dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " >> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 4:44 PM >> Subject: sound taxi speed >> >> >>> hello listers. does anyone know if there is a way to make sound taxi >>> convert files faster? >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> __ NOD32 2857 (20080207) Information __ >>> >>> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Playing DVD's without the disc!
So does most DVD playing software. On Feb 8, 2008, at 7:43 AM, Brandon Hicks wrote: > Hi > DVD Audio Extractor as well as DVD Decrypter have options to browse to > directories. > > Brandon > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Playing DVD's without the disc!
Any DVD player software should play it. If the software has a way to open the DVD media then open the video.ts folder and see if it works. If it doesn't then there's something wrong with your video.ts. On Feb 8, 2008, at 7:08 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: > I have come into possession of a directory of files which are > supposedly the full contents of a DVD--namely, the Video_TS directory. > What software will treat this like a real DVD? Or must I actually > write it out to a real DVD and play that? > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Frustrated with Rhapsody
Hey, won't Soundtaxi convert .RAX to .MP3? When I was using a Windows machine a while ago it seemed to work. On Jan 24, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Blackwell, Clifford wrote: > Hello Chris, > > Sorry that things are not going so smoothly. > > First, there is no way, that I know of, to convert directly > from .RAX to > .mp3. I recently saw a post about a program call All Music Converter > that seems to be able to "crack" the protection, but the poster said > that the results were not satisfactory in that there were gaps and > clicks. What I do is burn my .rax tracks to cd in Real Player. If I > want them downconverted to .mp3, I use Real Plaer to rip/save the > tracks. In Preferences under the Tool menu, I make sure they will > save > to .mp3 and choose the highest bit rate. I could get by with a lower > one, but I believe that I can hear the difference at 128 kbps. The > ripped files take up more space, but my ears are happy! If you can > live > with a lower bit rate, you can select that. > > As for you second question, my answer is what I do in response to your > first question. I don't know why your converter program won't read > the > tracks from the disk or from your hard drive. I guess as far as the > hard drive file, how did you get the files from the cd to the hard > drive? Copying and pasting will not give you a positive result. You > would need to rip the tracks from your cd to the file on your hard > drive. You can rip them in .wav or .mp3 or any of several other > formats. > > If Real Player doesn't come up when you put the cd into the drive, > navigate to Real Player, go to Tools and down arrow to CD. Right > arrow > and then down arrow to the Save Tracks option for the drive with the > cd > in it. Hit enter. A menu will come up to allow you to set and select > several options. I think there's an "ok" button at the end of the > selections. Depending upon how you have things set in Preferences and > in the dialogue, your disk drive will pop the drive open when > ripping is > complete or you'll hear the completion sound you have set in Windows. > > Your tracks will be ripped to a folder in My Documents. If several > different tracks it will probably be in a folder called Various or > Various Artists. The album will probably be called "compilation > album". > > If you need more help, please let me know. > > Clifford > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris Hickerson > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:37 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Frustrated with Rhapsody > > Hi Clifford, > > I'm sure glad I saved your e-mails. > > I have copied a bunch of stuff from the real player store and I > grouped > it all together in a file, which I have successfully burned to cd. > Now > I have two questions. > > First of all, do I have to move them to cd before converting them from > RAX to MP3? > > Next, I'm using Alive mp3 converter and when I select the cd drive, it > gives me the name of the cd, but when I go to view the files it says > zero items and I cannot get the list of songs to add to the converter > program. I know they are on the cd because it plays. Also I > thought I > would be smart and go to the file on the computer where I had copied > them all and see if I could convert them from there, but I got the > same > result. It allowed me to go to the file on the C drive, but when I > tried to view the list of songs it gave me zero items again. > > Do you have any idea how I can get these converted to mp3? > > Thanks much. > > Kris > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: HD radio
It's just regular commercial radio with a few more stations thrown in. Eventually it will be there in some form but it won't be this form. If you are disappointed in regular broadcast radio then just think of this as what there is now with better sound oh yea, and for sighted people more on the display. On Jan 11, 2008, at 9:13 PM, Gary Petraccaro wrote: > There are 12 stations with 25 total hd stations between them. I > actually > have satellite radio, Sirius, in the car and do listen to it as much > or more > than standard radio, especially otr and news. > Good luck whatever you decide. > > - Original Message - > From: "Gary G Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:27 AM > Subject: Re: HD radio > > >> Paul, before you plunk down any money on an HD radio, check to see >> what >> stations >> are playing in your area. you can find this out from the IBicquity >> site. I >> haven't >> bought one yet because the Pittsburgh stations last time I checked >> have a >> lousy >> selection of formats on HD radio. the AM band has only one station >> broadcasting in >> HD. I think you are better off with satellite radio. >> - Original Message - >> From: "Paul Oeser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:28 PM >> Subject: HD radio >> >> >>> I'm thinking of taking the plung and trying HD radio. The prices >>> are >>> lower than they were a year ago. Any one tried it yet? >>> >>> I still like my XM satellite radio but like to try new radios. >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.1/1219 - Release Date: >> 1/11/2008 >> 10:19 AM >> >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: HD radio
Look at Cambridge Sondworks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary G Schindler Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 10:20 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HD radio Radio Shack wants $299.00 for the receptor radio they must have quit selling there Accurian model. I couldn't find it. look to see what Circuit City and Best Buy sells HD radios for. Sony sells one much cheaper than Boston Acoustics. - Original Message - From: "Adrian Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:33 AM Subject: Re: HD radio >I don't know how much Radio Shack is charging, but it's likely to be in the > range of $200-$250. I should be clearer about the radio's limitations, based > on the model I bought about two years ago. It's terrible on AM, so you'd buy > it only for FM. Also, there are five-second delays any time you switch to an > HD broadcaster, as I believe is standard with HD. However, I also find the > radio doesn't come up right away when I turn it on, and very occasionally > won't come up at all until I unplug the AC adaptor and reconnect it to the > outlet. I have another radio right next to it for the times I want immediate > reception, such as a news broadcast at the top of the hour. But for me, the > pure clarity of the Boston Acoustics HD's musical sound outweighs its > eccentricities. > > To purchase or read reviews of HD component tuners, I would turn to C Crane, > an online and phone-order company that is responsive to queries from > visually impaired customers: > > http://www.ccrane.com/ > > - Original Message - > From: "Stephen Guerra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > how much was it > > Stephen A. Guerra Assistive Technology Specialist > > Independent Living Aids Products for Your Active Independent Life! > > 200 Robbins Lane > Building A, Suite 100 > Jericho, NY 11753 > Phone: (516) 937-1848-x313 > Fax: (516) 937-3906 > > Email your questions to TechSupport Visit Independent Living Aids on the > Web! Visit SoundBytes.com > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:05 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: HD radio > > The link for that IBicquity webpage where you can locate HD broadcasters in > your area is > > http://www.ibiquity.com/hd_radio/hdradio_find_a_station > > Although it is a quirky device, I love my Boston Acoustics HD Receptor > Radio. To my ears, it even sounds better playing non-HD stations than other > tabletop-size radios I've heard. It's no longer available from the place > where I bought it, but my local Radio Shack now sells it. When I was there > last month, they were playing it to the entire store. > - Original Message - > From: "Gary G Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Paul, before you plunk down any money on an HD radio, check to see what > stations are playing in your area. you can find this out from the IBicquity > site. I haven't bought one yet because the Pittsburgh stations last time I > checked have a lousy selection of formats on HD radio. the AM band has only > one station broadcasting in HD. I think you are better off with satellite > radio. > - Original Message - > From: "Paul Oeser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:28 PM > Subject: HD radio > > I'm thinking of taking the plung and trying HD radio. The prices are lower > than they were a year ago. Any one tried it yet? > > I still like my XM satellite radio but like to try new radios. > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
