[Dtb-talk] Could My Stream be Dead?

[James Aldrich]

I think the BPP desktop will be a nice machine as well.  Go to the blind 
bargains site and one can hear a brief podcast about it.  This was from Sea 
sun.

Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens at puc.net>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Could My Stream be Dead?


> 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'" 
> <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> 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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