[Blindtlk] All About Braille Displays

[Alana Leonhardy]

Hello,
I use a braillenote apex bt as a braille display with my iPhone. It is an older piece of technology, and while it is still (mostly) compatible with newer technologies it may not always be so. The one issue that I have with it is a pretty big deal. If you're using an apex bt, the backspace and enter keys don't do what they're supposed to. This means that you cannot delete something once you have typed it, and you cannot insert new lines. For this reason alone, I would advise something else. 
I have also used a focus 14 blue, made by freedom scientific. I had few problems with this display but having only 14 cells was inconvenient. 
The only other display I have used is the APH refreshabraille which was a nice basic braille display. 
These are the only ones I have any experience with, hope it helped some. 


Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 25, 2017, at 17:29, Danielle Ledet via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> This is cross posted. I've always wanted a Braille display and felt I
> could benefit from one. Hoever, I am quite overwhelmed by all the
> choices and yet my income doesn't mesh with the prices! I notice that
> some such as the Braille Pen and Brailleant are noted as portable for
> use with smart phones. Given that, I know folks who utilize a
> BrailleNote for such purposes. Which Braille display or notetaker do
> you all recommend and why? Is their a major difference between those
> billed as BD's and others billed as PDA's/notetakers? Also, what are
> the drawbacks you notice with your favorite device?
> 
> There is a sale on the Apex, but someone recently postsed that he was
> having some incompatibility issues with web surfing with it. I am not
> sure this is worth the investment if it is becoming obsolete. I notice
> too the PK and mPower are still being sold. Are they still supported
> by HumanWare? Lastly, what is recommened for a braille printer for
> home use that is still being distributed?
> 
> I hope you all made it to the end and can give me some helpful usable
> feedback! I just want to make sure that when the dollars are dropped
> they are on the correct most relevant choice for myself.
> 
> 
> 
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