Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
We'll agree to disagree then. Humanware only wants to support a part of the market they know they can extract money from, those Humanware can preach to and easily convince that Humanware are the only solution on Planet Earth, a bit like the Church of Scientology. On 11/10/2017 7:57 AM, Mar

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Apologies as I didn’t know you had an Amazon Echo but that’s as far as the apology goes. Remembering skills? I have skills on my Amazon Echo and yes, its probably not used as much as yours would be given the Amazon echo is not fully supported in Australia but I do indeed know what skills I have

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
That argument is just ridiculous, have you ever used an Amazon Echo or a Google home? you can only interact with those devices the one way, with your voice! Obviously you use an App or a Web Page to set these devices up but once that's done? Well you either talk and use the device or you fall

SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Brian Olesen
nders Holmberg Sendt: 9. november 2017 23:15 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hi! Yes you’re right Brian but they should have put better hardware into the stream. I have had my for repair once and i think it needs to go on repair again. /A > 9 nov. 2017 k

SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Brian Olesen
elelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Anders Holmberg Sendt: 9. november 2017 22:54 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hi! Its an uncompressed format so the sound quality is better. /A > 9 nov. 2017 kl. 15:25 skrev Peter

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
ittle handy pocket device feels more like > reading a real book then using apps for all purposes in life. :-) > > Best regards > Brian > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Mary Otten > Sendt: 9. november

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
t; Brian > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Mary Otten > Sendt: 9. november 2017 21:58 > Til: PC Audio Discussion List > Emne: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trekagainst the biological human > clock. > &g

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
to:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary >> Otten >> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 1:33 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek >> >> VoiceCommands as an adjunct to an existing device could be good,

RE: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Peter Scanlon
: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 8:14 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hey Mary, You are so perfectly right, and to tell you the truth it's not only blind people

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
org] On Behalf Of Anders > Holmberg > Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2017 11:29 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek > > Hi! > I wonder if the trek has bluetooth with aptx. > I don’t think so. > /A > >> 9 nov. 2017 kl

SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Brian Olesen
vice feels more like reading a real book then using apps for all purposes in life. :-) Best regards Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Mary Otten Sendt: 9. november 2017 21:58 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Humanwear V

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
I never said that voice input wouldn't be good, just that having it as the sole method would not be a good idea; not at all practical.

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
More to go wrong or more to enable more people to use the device. I don't own one, but I still know plenty of blind folks who do much better with buttons than with touch; were that not true, HumanWare wouldn't make this stuff. Mary

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
That’s obviously a personal thing isn’t it? I mean there are plenty of people who use Voice commands with their iPhone and Siri, Android phone with Google assistant and Goodness only knows how many other GPS and Entertainment devices out there. All new cars sold these days have facilities to acc

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
on List > Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek > > VoiceCommands as an adjunct to an existing device could be good, although I > really can’t imagine using one out in public with GPS or or on a bus or > whatever. That’s why say it should be an adjunct if they did it. But

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Aidan
ng voice command in public can be a problem. > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary > Otten > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 1:33 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream

RE: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Peter Scanlon
Discussion List Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek VoiceCommands as an adjunct to an existing device could be good, although I really can’t imagine using one out in public with GPS or or on a bus or whatever. That’s why say it should be an adjunct if they did it. But doesn’t the

SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Brian Olesen
HI, AptX is not a format it's a protocol. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Anders Holmberg Sendt: 9. november 2017 13:47 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hi! Yes but does it su

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
VoiceCommands as an adjunct to an existing device could be good, although I really can’t imagine using one out in public with GPS or or on a bus or whatever. That’s why say it should be an adjunct if they did it. But doesn’t the stream run on Linux? My guess is there aren’t any APIs that would l

RE: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Peter Scanlon
What is aptx why is that better than what ever other Blue Tooth? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2017 11:29 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
: Thursday, November 09, 2017 7:29 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek >> >> Hi! >> I wonder if the trek has bluetooth with aptx. >> I don’t think so. >> /A >> >>> 9 nov. 2017 kl. 06:05 skrev

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Anders > Holmberg > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 7:29 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek > > Hi! > I wonder if the trek has bluetooth with aptx. > I don’t think so. > /A > >> 9 nov. 2017 kl. 06:05 skr

RE: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread JOHN RIEHL
The victor Trekker does have Bluetooth capability. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 7:29 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hi! I wonder

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I wonder if the trek has bluetooth with aptx. I don’t think so. /A > 9 nov. 2017 kl. 06:05 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > So another new product from humanware but again I think they're missing so > many points as Humanware tend to do these days in my opinion. > > Yeah okay, we know about Talki

Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
So another new product from humanware but again I think they're missing so many points as Humanware tend to do these days in my opinion. Yeah okay, we know about Talking Book players and we've used them for years. Yeah, we know about GPS navigation products and we use iPhones and other similar

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-09 Thread Kenny
017, André van Deventer wrote: >>>>> Now where will you get this little player since Neville retired? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message- >>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audi

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-08 Thread Kenny
mberto >> >> >>-Original Message- >>From: Pc-audio >>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos >>Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 7:33 AM >>To: PC Audio Discussion List >>Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation >>

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-08 Thread Aidan
;>> experience ptn1, but I think it will be better since one of the >>>> firmware updates did address issues with the drive. >>>> >>>> On 06/05/2017, André van Deventer wrote: >>>>> Now where will you get this little player since Neville re

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-07 Thread Hamit Campos
get this little player since Neville retired? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Well, I think that humanware really like to give us

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-07 Thread Hamit Campos
the wire of the >>headphones as antenna; the ORCAM should be able to save the text it scans, >> etc. >> >>Regards, >> >>Humberto >> >> >>-----Original Message- >>From: Pc-audio >>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Ha

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-07 Thread Kenny
could >>add Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and an antenna for the FM >>radio, for now it uses the wire of the >>headphones as antenna; the ORCAM should be able to save the text it scans, >> etc. >> >>Regards, >> >>Humberto >> >> >>-----Original

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-07 Thread Aidan
s did address issues with the drive. >> >> On 06/05/2017, André van Deventer wrote: >>> Now where will you get this little player since Neville retired? >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-06 Thread Hamit Campos
..@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Well, I think that humanware really like to give us quite crappy hardware and then we pay fru our nek for what? I love my stream, but I agree that PlexTalk

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-06 Thread Aidan
age- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan > Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > Well, I think that humanware really like to give us quite crappy hardware >

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-06 Thread André van Deventer
Now where will you get this little player since Neville retired? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Well, I think

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-05 Thread Hamit Campos
tone could add Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and an antenna for the FM radio, for now it uses the wire of the headphones as antenna; the ORCAM should be able to save the text it scans, etc. Regards, Humberto -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-05 Thread Aidan
ire of the >>headphones as antenna; the ORCAM should be able to save the text it scans, >> etc. >> >>Regards, >> >>Humberto >> >> >>-----Original Message- >>From: Pc-audio >>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Cam

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-04 Thread john schwery
- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 7:33 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Cool. Yes I've red that the new 1 has a radio. I'm glad it's so much better then

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-04 Thread Brian Olesen
n't or won't fix that I'd never ever buy a unit from Apple again. I off course hope the best. Smile Best regards Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Humberto Rodriguez Sendt: 4. maj 2017 16:08 Til: 'PC Audio Dis

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-04 Thread Humberto Rodriguez
way from home, use mostly my Milestone, I prefer it > due to size and clarity of sound. > > Regards, > > Humberto > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit > Campos > Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 9:57 PM

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-04 Thread Hamit Campos
d. Regards, Humberto -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 9:57 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Ah do you have the 312? Cause I'm sure no one&#x

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Humberto Rodriguez
Of Hamit Campos Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 9:57 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Ah do you have the 312? Cause I'm sure no one's meantioned the MileStone cause of the yuck the 311 was. Epic fale that thing was. This comming from someone

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
d Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff sounds, the VR stream ain'

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
rs"; my guess here is that the VRR Stream's speaker may be smaller in size than the speaker on the Iphone? Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 1:03 PM To: PC Audio Discussion L

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
che market. If it wasn't for playing talking books I doubt most of us would be buying the Victor Streams or Bookports at all. -Original Message- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 11:01 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
iginal Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Schindler Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 4:57 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Look on Amazon for the Lonve players. Best buy sells some MP3 players with rad

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Humberto Rodriguez
Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Schindler Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 4:57 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Look on Amazon for the Lonve players. Best buy sells some MP3 players with radios and

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Gary Schindler
it wasn't for playing talking books I doubt most of us would be buying the Victor Streams or Bookports at all. -Original Message- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 11:01 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation What's t

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Brian Olesen
ginal Message- From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you're really picky ab

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Adrian Spratt
- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end au

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Tom Kaufman
ream's speaker may be smaller in size than the speaker on the Iphone? Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 1:03 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Strea

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Tom Kaufman
Amen, Gary! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Schindler Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 10:56 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Remember that the Victor stream was mostly meant to play

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
everything in to context. -Original Message- From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
books even before NLS. Let's put everything in to context. -Original Message- From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who e

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
ney as the stream. Humanware was the first to come out with a machine that played bard books even before NLS. Let's put everything in to context. -Original Message- From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Re

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Gary Schindler
From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff sounds,

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
ge. Jamie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff sounds, the VR stream ain't

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Gary Schindler
t: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff sounds, the VR stream ain't for you. Despite all the bad press the player has gotten here, i'll

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
not of high broadcast quality as with the bookport plus or Plextor Pocket range. Jamie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Strea

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
howan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious limitation and - given the speed of the Wi-Fi

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
ssage- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed her

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Chris Skarstad
lf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious limitation and - given the s

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious limitation and - given the

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Dane >> Trethowan >> Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation >> >> Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve >> discussed here, the Wi-Fi connecti

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Tim Noonan
Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve > discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious limitation and

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve > discussed h

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane > Trethowan > Sendt: 3. maj 2017 08:47 > Til: PC Audio Discussion List > Emne: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’v

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Jamie Kelly
Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious limitation and - given the speed of the Wi-Fi - one wouldn’t really want to try and download a

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Brian Olesen
ne af Dane Trethowan Sendt: 3. maj 2017 08:47 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious limitation and - given the speed of the Wi-Fi - on

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit > Campos > Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2017 3:07 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > Yeah I've not heard this before either. But perha

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
ty good sound! But no...if I'm going to listen to any music on that thing, I'd much prefer an external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for audio, all my phones do far better than

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Kenny
d much prefer an external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my hea

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
e Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation 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 pr

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Kenny
hat thing, I'd much prefer an external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd G

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Laz
s, 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 thing, I'd muc

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Gerardo Corripio
or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes to that

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
nday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation 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 t

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Laz
#x27;d much prefer an external >>> speaker or headphones! >>> Tom Kaufman >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >>> Dane Trethowan >>> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
listen to any music on that thing, I'd much prefer an external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Re

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread john schwery
external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head th

Re: SV: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
t comes to music. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane Trethowan Sendt: 2. maj 2017 08:31 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Indeed it was bad and at the very least the 2ND gen

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
dio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for audio, all my phones do far better than wh

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation 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 be

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread john schwery
d sound! But no...if I'm going to listen to any music on that thing, I'd much prefer an external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC A

SV: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Brian Olesen
Hi Dane, Agree totally. It's usable for speech, but hopeless when it comes to music. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane Trethowan Sendt: 2. maj 2017 08:31 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: SV: Victor Reader S

Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
have heard the first generation. Grin It was really really bad! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Tom Kaufman Sendt: 2. maj 2017 01:29 Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Brian Olesen
Hi. Wow then you should have heard the first generation. Grin It was really really bad! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Tom Kaufman Sendt: 2. maj 2017 01:29 Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Emne: RE: Victor Reader

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 11:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation 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 h

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread JOHN RIEHL
-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 11:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation 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

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
man -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
get a pretty good sound! But no...if I'm going to listen to any music on that thing, I'd much prefer an external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speak

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
listen to any music on that thing, I'd much prefer an external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Vi

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
-- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for audio, all my phones do far be

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Tom Kaufman
to listen to any music on that thing, I'd much prefer an external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor R

Victor Reader Stream

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
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

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
st network? Well I sincerely hope you didn't just purchase this for the benefit of your Victor Reader Stream because - if you did - then you certainly will require a reality check ., I have download speeds here of around 11.5MB per second and there's absolutely no way the Stream would ev

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