I have a friend who has an Orbit and he brings it to chapter meetings to take
notes, and to read from, and its noise is not a distraction.
Andy
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From: Richard Turner
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: Braille Me 20 vs Orbit: Which to get?
Loud is in the ears of the beholder.
I do not think it is that loud.
If you are using it, to me it sounds like a little rainstick.
One person
on the Orbit Reader list uses it to read scripture in church and no one finds
it distracting.
I've used it in church to read the bulletin and hymn lyrics, and people in
the pew behind me hardly hear anything.
If you are judging its noise based on some of the recordings that are out
there, they are very misleading since the microphone must have been right on
top of it, and ended up amplifying it.
Just my ยข2 worth.
Richard
(Sent from the iPod Touch 6)
On Jun 29, 2019, at 5:12 PM, Susie Stageberg <sstagebe...@gmail.com> wrote:
Just my tuppence worth: Orbit is a very noisy machine. It keeps up a
constant clatter in a meeting as the dots refresh. And, no routing buttons. I
bought a BrailleMe when they first came out; it would never pair with my
iPhone. Cute little device, but I wanted it for the phone, so I sent it back
within the 30 days I should say that the staff at National Braille Press, where
I bought it, including the CEO, were wonderful in trying to help me make the
marriage between phone and device work.
Now, the BrailleMe has certainly been upgraded since I bought mine. I
really value cursor routing buttons, so Orbit just isn't going to cut it. In
the end, I bought myself a Brailliant 14. Works great. More money, but ...
Susie
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Dean Martineau
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 6:49 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Braille Me 20 vs Orbit: Which to get?
Orbit may cost a little more now, closer to $600 or $650. It does not have
cursor routing keys and I personally don't like the layout of the keyboard with
the space bar where it is, but the braille is great.
The Braille Me has routing buttons, and somebody said that the newer units
have better braille than the older ones had; there were problems before. It
does not presently work with JAWS, while the Orbit works with both screen
readers.
I don't know what the return policy from the vendors is, but assuming you
have 30 days or so, you could buy one and try it out. That's an annoying way to
learn, but there may not be alternatives.
Dean
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of
Yohandy Rodriguez
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 6:40 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Braille Me 20 vs Orbit: Which to get?
Any advice guys? Are there huge differences between them? I'm just
looking for a relatively cheap display, with crisp Braille, that works
well with smartphones and pc using Jaws and NVDA. Are there other cheap
displays I should know of? If any of you own both, I'd appreciate any
info you can provide. thanks!
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