Although I have not had the orbit 20 in my hands, I have heard podcast with demonstrations. The continuous sound of the refreshing of the orbit braille display for every line would drive me insane. That alone would keep me from purchasing a device. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 16, 2018, at 6:49 PM, Flor Lynch <florl...@iol.ie> wrote: > > Eight-dot Braille has advantages when composing texts; inputting passwords, > and email addresses. > > From: Cris Ali > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:02 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? > I like to hear from those who use braille displays. What are the advantages > of having eight dots braille cells verses having six dots braille cells? > Does it make a huge difference in practical terms? > Regards, > Cris > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Donna > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 8:41 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? > > Hi > > In the March edition of APH newsletter the Orbit Reader 20 should be > available for purchase again sometime this summer. Unfortunately APH is the > only place to purchase the Orbit Reader 20. > > There is another low cost braille display that you can research for > information; the Braille Me. I think the price for the Braille me is $450. > > Donna > > It’s my understanding now that APH isn’t shipping orbits until the summer. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Cris > Ali > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:22 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? > > Hi Carla, > Where did you order your orbit reader? I have been checking the American > Printing House for the last three weeks, and I continuously find a message on > the website that says: currently out of stock. Is there any other > distributer? > Regards, > Cris > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Carla > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:58 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? > > If you find the routing buttons helpful I would go ahead and order the > Braille Me. I don't know if they are similar in price. I just ordered the > Orbit and it meets my needs very well. There is a lot I have to learn about > it but it works very well with the iDevices. > > Carla > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Cris > Ali > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:41 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? > > Hello folks, > I wonder if any of you have acquired and used the orbit braille reader or > braille me and used them with iOS devices. > I read the description of both on their respective websites, but very > interesting to hear the views of people who have actually have hand on > experience with these devices. I know that the orbit reader is already out > of stock. I am not sure why so quickly! I also know that the major > differences are first the orbit uses the eight braille dots while the braille > me uses the six dots. The second major difference is that Braille me has > routing buttons while the orbit does not. In other descriptions they sound > similar. > Any input on this topic will be extremely appreciated. I am not sure if I > should wait for the orbit to be back in stock, or go ahead and order the > braille me. > > Cheers, > Cris > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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