[Electronics-talk] Digital Talking Book Players

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It is also my understanding that the NLS machines will not support other 
forms of digital media.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Digital Talking Book Players


> When the NLS program fully rolls out, you'll get a library of congress
> player for free.  The library of congress machine is a bit smaller
> than the existing cassette machines, but not exactly portable.
>
> So, a lot of people will buy a more portble NLS player.
>
> Humanware released the "library" eddition of the stream.  All it is is
> the regular stream, plus a cartridge holder (which you can buy
> separately) and a media card with a bunch of free reading material on
> it.
>
> In other words, the stream library eddition is meant to make it less
> confusing for folks to know exactly what you need to play library of
> congress books *if* you don't download them of the internet.
>
> To summarize...
>
> 1) You'll get a library machine for free sometime in the next while.
> 2) The stream, booksense, and the rest or much more portable.
> 3) If you can download books off the internet, then you don't need
>   anything else.
> 4) If you want the library to send you cartridges (you don't have a
>   computer, your internet connection sucks, or whatever) then you
>   *can* get the cartridge holder, which makes it more convenient to
>   play the cartridges on the stream.  You can buy the library
>   eddition of the stream, or you can buy the cartridge holder
>   separately.
> 5) You can also plug the catridges into the stream using one of the
>   USB cables that came with the stream.
> 6) It's unclear if the cartridges will work with the booksense because
>   the cartridge won't have the folder layout that the booksense
>   needs.  I'm guessing if it doesn't work now, a future software
>   upgrade will make them work.  However, there are no announced plans
>   for a cartridge holder for the booksense.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:42:48AM -0400, Dr. Joel L. Etra wrote:
>> I was wondering the same thing. I understand that when the program fully
>> rolls out, we will get one for free.
>> Didn't the Stream come out with a version specifically designed for NLS?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darrin Porter
>> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 10:46 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Digital Talking Book Players
>>
>> In fear of starting a heated debate, I would like to ask which of the 
>> five
>> or six machines that will play the new NLS digital talking books the 
>> group
>> thinks is the best.
>>
>> I am in the market for one and can't really decide which one to get.  The
>> one I've heard the most about is, of course, the Victor Reader Stream 
>> and,
>> several months ago, would have probably bought it without question.  But
>> recently, I listened to an accessable devices podcast that, at least to 
>> me,
>> suggested that the Book Senth was probably the best deal.
>>
>> So, experiences?  Suggestions?
>>
>> I would like to use it both with and without earphones and will probably
>> play music, podcasts and other audio as well as the NLS books.  Not much
>> interested in Audible.com books, but may use the text-to-speach feature 
>> to
>> read E-books.
>>
>> Darrin
>>
>>
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