[Blindtlk] Simple to use digital recorder

Thu Jun 9 19:55:42 UTC 2011

Just for clarification purposes, is Olympus a company 
spesifically for the blind or is it for the sighted with voice 
TTS guidance? On the ones without the voice guidance, does it 
have a Braille display? Thanks!

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 22:26:17 -0500
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Simple to use digital recorder

hi,

i called olympus today and found the ws series like the ws710 
with fm radio
does not have the voice guidance feature.
only the ds models such as ds30, 40, 50 and ds410, 420, 510, 520, 
610 and
620 will have the speech announced.
if you can find them, the ds30 would be the cheapest one.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie Lucas" <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Simple to use digital recorder

 That sounds very good.
 Bonnie

 -----Original Message-----
 From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
 Behalf Of David Evans
 Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 4:32 AM
 To: Blind Talk Mailing List
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Simple to use digital recorder

 Dear All,

 You can find many of these units at the (ILA) Independent Living 
Aids web
 site and in their catalog as well as Maxiaids catalog too.  Also 
Radio
 Shack

 carries the Olympus brands as well.
 I had a very simple digital recorder, that did not talk, but was 
very
 simple

 to use and run that I bought from the Utah affiliate some years 
ago, that
 was silver and red and I paid $15.00 for it.

 It worked very well and I used it for years, but at last it has 
bit the
 dust

 and gone to that great graveyard for electronics in the sky.
 My Olympus DM 520 cost $120.00 but has voice guided menus and is 
not hard
 to

 use.
 I hope this helps.

 David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "Bonnie Lucas" <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com
 To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
 Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 1:01 AM
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Simple to use digital recorder

 Hi Nikki,
 Does yours include speech to operate the controls if you choose? 
When I
 searched the site, I found one that was a 5000 but not a 520.  
They have a
 ton of them but only the 4000, didn't check completely all, had 
definite
 speech and was supposed to be for blind and dyslexic folks.  
That
 particular
 one even read DAISY books.  That particular one is $299.  I hate 
to
 recommend
 this one because of the cost and it didn't seem particularly 
simple.  Just
 too many functions.  Of course, most people don't mind all the 
functions
 but
 personally, I think it is time to invent something for seniors 
that
 really
 has just the right amount of capabilities.
 Quite frankly, the Victor Stream is the easiest to operate if 
one just
 wants
 most to record.  As the person gets a little braver, adding some 
music is
 possible.  It is expensive but because of the larger hands, 
hands that
 just
 don't work as well as they once did might be able to operate it 
a bit
 more
 easily.
 Thanks much.
 Bonnie

 -----Original Message-----
 From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
 Behalf Of Nikki Wunderlich
 Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 12:51 PM
 To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Simple to use digital recorder

 Hello Bonnie,

 Go on www.olympusamerica.com and search for DM-520 and you 
should be able
 to
 find a price on it.  State Services for the Blind of Minnesota 
baught me
 mine
 for a class I was taking.  Sorry I can't be of more help at the 
moment,
 I'm
 getting ready to get off of the computer, I'm getting a 
headache.  I wish
 you
 the best of luck finding him a recorder that will work for him.

 Sincerely,
 Nikki

 -----Original Message-----
 From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
 Behalf Of Bonnie Lucas
 Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 3:41 PM
 To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Simple to use digital recorder

 Do you know how much it cost? I hate to suggest that this man 
pay $200
 unless it truly is is what would work best.  If he could payu 
less and
 still
 get something that would be super easy in the way yours is, that 
would be
 great.
 Also, the thing that I need to keep reminding myself of is that 
he is 80
 year old and we are a bit younger.  He does use the computer, 
however,
 with
 magnification so perhaps he could learn to use a digital 
recorder all
 right.

 Thanks for the suggestion.
 Bonnie
 -----Original Message-----
 From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
 Behalf Of Nikki Wunderlich
 Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 11:36 AM
 To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Simple to use digital recorder

 Hello Bonnie,

 I am visually impaired, and I have an Olympus DM 520 and I can 
read the
 screen ok, but it also has speech, and tells you the battery 
level, and
 what
 folder you are on and what file you are on.  It is super easy to 
use.  I
 love
 mine.  One thing though, I accidentally got rid of the speech on 
mine, and
 I
 miss that function, and I want to get that back, but I don't 
know how.
 Well,
 I hope that helps.

 Sincerely,
 Nikki

 -----Original Message-----
 From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
 Behalf Of Bonnie Lucas
 Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 2:31 PM
 To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
 Subject: [Blindtlk] Simple to use digital recorder

 Hello everyone,

 I am working at an agency serving blind and visually impaired 
folks and I
 work particularly with seniors.  Recently I spoke with a 
gentleman,
 minister,
 79 years old and still wanting to do his Sunday services.  Very 
sharp but
 cannot read at the pulpit any longer.  I suggested recording his 
sermons
 and
 then using a headphone and giving them as he listened through 
the
 headphone.
 I told him that I would recommend a recorder.  I went to the 
Olympus site
 and
 there are several for about $50.  Most of these were in the 800 
series.  I
 did
 not see where any of them had speech and though most of them 
said large
 font
 LCD, I just wanted to know if there is anyone out there who uses 
one and
 is
 visually impaired.  How easy is it to read the display.  Any 
help or ideas
 that you might have will be greatly appreciated.

 Thanks a bunch,

 Bonnie Lucas

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