Indeed it was bad and at the very least the 2ND generation is quite an
improvement but not as good as it really ought to be compared to other
stuff out there, even the basic phones have very nice sounding internal
speakers.
On 2/05/2017 4:20 PM, Brian Olesen wrote:
Hi.
Wow then you should h
Hi.
Wow then you should have heard the first generation. Grin
It was really really bad!
Brian
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Sendt: 2. maj 2017 01:29
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Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd G
Yeah like I said the 1 thing I give the victors is the fact that they
play a whole bunch of formats. But what's the point of it being able to
play FLAC for instance if the speaker ain't hi fy enough nor are the
headphone pres? Meh maybe I'm just too spoiled by Bose. Cause when I
brought out my
I have the Victor Stream 2nd gen; this is my third. For what I use it for --
reading books -- it's great! I can create .mp3 files of books using K1000 or
download talking books or audible books. I don't use the wireless feature. You
can connect an external speaker using a patch cord; it works gr
Yeah that's another point. Why would you listen to music with that 1
mono speaker anyways? I'd use ear buds at least. Just cause music is stereo.
On 5/1/2017 7:28 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
I've never thought of the Victor Stream's audio as being "muffled"...having
said this, I think of it more l
Yeah the audio is kinda meh. You're right Dain. An IOS device and or
especially a samsung device do sound better. Ah I can hear the apple
fans now. How dare you? Did you just dare with a streight face tell me a
samsung device sounds loads better than an IPhone? Yeah I did. Kinda off
this topic
Ah what did ya do with it? On the subject of getting rid of stuff,
anyone know someware where people sell stuff like this? Like an EBay for
Blind devices?
On 5/1/2017 8:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Actually I've decided to rid myself of the VR Stream - even though
I've had it for only 24 hour
Actually I've decided to rid myself of the VR Stream - even though I've
had it for only 24 hours.
I stand by what I said about the VR Stream - a nice and convenient
device to use - but it doesn't suit me.
I don't regret buying the Stream of course, now I have one I know
exactly what all the
If you have nothing to compare the speaker of the VR Stream to then yep
its probably very good audio however I have plenty of devices around my
house - roughly the same size - which I can compare the Stream to and -
given that - I can tell you that audio from the internal speaker of the
Stream
I've never thought of the Victor Stream's audio as being "muffled"...having
said this, I think of it more like the sound of a 6-transistor radio! If you
plug it into a good speaker or a good set of headphones, you do get a pretty
good sound! But no...if I'm going to listen to any music on that
Hi!
I've replaced the subject line as it appears to have been stripped from
your eMail.
Yes, I know you can purchase a Bluetooth dongle and thanks for pointing
that out but in these days of technology? Well you shouldn't have to be
buying anything extra like that, tell me of a mobile phone o
Couple of points here.
If you don't have devices working simultaneously on your network then
its hard to draw comparisons with the Stream, I mean if its the only
device you have then you're probably over the moon that the Stream can
download anything at all!
As for your super fast network? W
I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for
audio, all my phones do far better than what the Stream does but then
again audio has always been a problem with the Stream.
The handling of multiple format files - for recording as well as
playback - is a welcom addition an
Hi,
Agree.
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Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Peter Scanlon
Sendt: 1. maj 2017 20:35
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Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
I love my Victor Stream.
The best thing about it is how easy it is to
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Hi Dane you can buy a dongle which gives you bluetooth capability. I use
mine with aftershokz
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From: Dane Trethowan
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 10:24 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
Hi!
I just bought
I love my Victor Stream.
The best thing about it is how easy it is to listen to and locate internet
radio stations.
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Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2017 3:07 AM
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Subject:
Yeah I've not heard this before either. But perhaps other people either
didn't have the issue or they just axepted it.
On 5/1/2017 12:59 PM, Chris Skarstad wrote:
I'll be purchasing one of these very soon, so will be able to report
on it when i get it. I have a super-fast connection with Veri
I'll be purchasing one of these very soon, so will be able to report on
it when i get it. I have a super-fast connection with Verizon Fios, so
downloading books manually and transfering them to the player won't be
an issue if the download speeds on the player are as slow as some of you
guys sa
As to slow downloading of data, I have noticed with ours, and those of some
friends, that it doesn't seem to have a great wi-fi transceiver in it. Even
when I'm close to my router, it usually says that reception is poor.
Other than that, you are right, a lot of functionality in that little
packa
What unets are these you say have better WIFI then the Streem 2?
On 5/1/2017 11:24 AM, Brian Olesen wrote:
Hi,
Oh no it doesnt.
I bet they don't wanna host the intire world's streaming load. Smile
And some libraries have a super bad transfer speed. Like the Danish one. Grin
But to be honest thi
That is the yick thing for me with Blind devices. They don't make them
truely powerfull. Well I'm more a plextalk guy then Victor. So I've
always had bones with them. In 06 when they made the PTR2 they didn't do
loads of things that would've made it epic. For starters the USB 1.1
thingy. Dude U
Hi,
Oh no it doesnt.
I bet they don't wanna host the intire world's streaming load. Smile
And some libraries have a super bad transfer speed. Like the Danish one. Grin
But to be honest this baby now is quite some years old, so what can we expect?
But it reports bad connection quality, where all oth
Yes but that shouldn't be an excuse. These companies must wake up. I
no of a manufacture who does allot better in hardware and wich players
wifi is much stronger. Soon it will be able to record internet radio
and its much cheaper. Also humanware is very slow to update, fix bugs,
and new features. A
Ah! well you've probably hit the nail right on the head when it comes to
the download speed if everything goes through the Humanware server.
Yep, the Wireless chip seems a little outdated but after all! we're
talking all things Humanware and for the blind here aren't we .
On 2/05/2017 12:43
In addition to what you said about the slow download speed of the Victor
stream second generation, I feel that the chip for the wireless receiver
could be more sensitive. Another thing I believe is that the internet
streams seem to go through a server controlled by Humanware for the most
part.
HI,
And don't forget the wonderful battery life, when you're on the go.
Brian
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Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane Trethowan
Sendt: 1. maj 2017 16:25
Til: PC Audio Discussion List
Emne: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
Hi!
I j
OK, that brings up a question. Whenever I try to add credentials to
the ABWA Australian library, the Stream only accepts numbers in my
user id. I got this username several years ago when Greg was
publicizing the access for users in the U.S. Are new usernames now
numbers, and should I contact someon
Hi!
I just bought one of these units and would like to make comment on my
purchase.
Firstly I think that the unit does a brilliant job for what it is in
most respects.
The sound from the internal speaker is a little muffled however - having
already heard a VR Stream - I was already prepare
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