[Dtb-talk] Could My Stream be Dead?

[Dale Leavens]

I'd send it back to Humanwear for service. You probably damaged the 
connector socket and although it might cost more than you would think, it 
will be less than a new one. The changes as far as I know have all been in 
the software so if that is up to date you should have a like new machine for 
the price of the repair and can save your money for the day someone comes 
out with a long battery life unit with Bluetooth headphone support or 
something equally useful.

The new Stratus looks pretty nice, bigger of course but does include CD. 
Unfortunately, in my opinion of course they could have put a lot more 
battery capacity into a unit of that size, maybe the entire surface area of 
the bottom of the machine.

Dale leavens.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric SS" <sseric57 at gmail.com>
To: <freethaught at gmail.com>; "'Discussion of Digital Talking Books'" 
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Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 9:51 AM
Subject: [Dtb-talk] Could My Stream be Dead?


>I have one of the original Victor Reader Stream, purchased just months 
>after
> their release. It has worked flawlessly all these years.
>
> The other day, I put the wrong power cord into the charging port. The
> connector fit, but my Stream now appears dead. It will not turn on with or
> without the battery and sometimes feels to be heating up when the cord is
> connected.
>
> Is there any kind of reset I might try or does it sound like I killed poor
> Victor?
>
> Just in case, if the Stream is dead, are there rumors of anything new I
> might wait to purchase before rushing for a replacement? I do have the NLS
> player, and most of my reading is NLS material. In reading about the 
> options
> currently available, the Stream still seems my best option because I do 
> use
> the ability to search for a word or phrase in a text document, which most 
> of
> the readers seem not to include.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts or references.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
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