[Dtb-talk] Introduction

[Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.]

Hello,

I would like to respond to your suggestion to have a braille display in the 
digital talking player, since it looks like you advocate this in your 
message.

1. NLS already provides materials in braille, and a braille display would 
not be justified, since materials are in paper braille already.

2. The display would make the machine hard for people to use, and some would 
ask for more, ie that the player be a fully fledged note-taker. I can just 
see it now.

3. The display would add significantly to the costs of the machine, and if 
anybody says they have a low cost solution for a braille display, I'll 
believe it when I see it. Just bring on the innovation, and I'll be the 
first to buy it, after all it's low cost, right?

4. Braille displays on the market today have too many moving parts, and 
would make the reader more than it should be, and more brittle than 
necessary.

These are some of my thoughts on why a braille display does not belong in 
the NLS player. It's not a battle worth fighting. In fact it is not a battle 
at all.

Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.

Student, Western Governors University
(617) 744-9716
Eastern time zone
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Wolfe" <sunspot005 at gmail.com>
To: <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:04 PM
Subject: [Dtb-talk] Introduction


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>    My name is Peter Wolfe, who is a sophomore at Auburn University in
> Auburn, Alabama out of the states. Well, I use Book Share, NLS and
> maybe I'lll start using RFB and D. I'm looking for advice on
> mathematical and scientific books at RFB and D and seeing what others
> prospectives are as good as the organization themselves on the topic.
> Also, the opinion about the new BARD digital book players for the
> americans on the board. I also want to share the concerns of not
> having a braille display and my request in the future with new
> research done at North Carolina State University on the project of
> cheaper and more dynamic displays in the future inplementation of this
> device. Also, your opinions about the daisy format and the sluggish
> nature of the beast as a whole with Human War's free version sponsered
> by Book Share and all of that jazz. Do you find speech synthesizers
> (e.g. Window-Eyes) or daisy better as readers, why or why not? Thanks
> for replies and sorry for jamming it up just I want to know these
> answers as soon as possible.
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> God bless,
> Peter
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