[Electronics-talk] the review of the radio

Ray Foret Jr rforetjr at att.net
Tue Jul 10 18:25:43 UTC 2012 

Okay.  I can now tell you that, if you are a sound sleeper, you may be thornily confident that this alarm will definently wake you up in it's alarm beep mode.  The beep, when it sounds, is both very loud and actually almost piercing.  The sequence of beeps is actually almost annoying enough that you can't stand it, and therefore, will feel compelled to get up and turn it off and start your day.  So, sound sleepers, be assured that this alarm will awaken you.


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!

Skype name:
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On Jul 10, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:

> Well, I did try it Saturday morning.  The setting I used was for it to come on with the radio playing.  The default volume is what was used.  However, I had it set louder the night before.  I will in fact try it in a little while and get back to you as promptly as possible.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
> 
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
> 
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
> 
> On Jul 10, 2012, at 1:08 PM, Gerald Levy wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Ray,
>> 
>> Have you had an opportunity to try the alarm funtion yet on the Narrator? I'm curious to know how loud the alarm buzzer is because I am a sound sleeper and am hearing impaired  as well, so I need a clock radio with a loud alarm.  The alarm buzzer on my RCA RC50 voice recognition clock radio isn't very loud, so I went back to using my old ILA talking clock radio, which has a fairly loud, attention-grabbing  crowing rooster alarm. Beeping or buzzing alarms just don't work well for me.
>> 
>> Gerald
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] the review of the radio
>> 
>> 
>>> Thanks Fred.  Apreciate that very much.  I was as detailed as I was about the out of the box portion because I wanted to present exactly what a blind person could expect when firs taking the radio out of the box and pluging it in.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sincerely,
>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>> 
>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>> 
>>> Skype name:
>>> barefootedray
>>> 
>>> On Jul 10, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Fred Wurtzel wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello Ray,
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for the great demo.  For my part, I am glad that Best Buy took the
>>>> risk of producing an acdessible product.  It may not be perfect, but so
>>>> what, it is better than no accessibility and, hopefully, they will listen to
>>>> polite and constructive suggestions.  Your review was perfect in its
>>>> objective and detailed presentation.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you, again.
>>>> 
>>>> Warm Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Fred
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 1:17 PM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] the review of the radio
>>>> 
>>>> You're welcome.  Now, let's all hope the scenario you suggest does not come
>>>> true.  IF it does, perhaps it will be high time that we openly ask why a
>>>> more serious effort was not and is not being made.  My belief is that honest
>>>> positive negative feedback is essential; for otherwise, there would be no
>>>> incentive to improve what needs to be improved.  Positive feedback is also
>>>> essential so as to better encourage further development.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>> 
>>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>>> 
>>>> Skype name:
>>>> barefootedray
>>>> 
>>>> On Jul 9, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Gerald Levy wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ray,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for this great review of the Narrator HD radio.  I appreciate your
>>>> honesty about this product.  As you state in the podcast, this radio has its
>>>> advantages but still needs improvement.  My biggest concern is that
>>>> Insignia, as it did with the voice command clock radio, will simply
>>>> discontinue the Narrator because of ppor sales and relegate it to the
>>>> clearance pages of Cowboom.com rather than make an effort to upgrade it. For
>>>> now, I plan to hold off on purchasing one and wait and see whether Insignia
>>>> introduces an improved model. On the other hand, if the Narrator is quickly
>>>> discontinued as the voice command clock radio was, it will likely wind up on
>>>> Cowboom.com, where it can be snapped up for a fraction of the original $99
>>>> price.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerald
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 8:38 AM
>>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] the review of the radio
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Below, you will find, at last, the Drop Box link to my review of the
>>>> Narrator Radio.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/13790727/Review%20Of%20The%20Narrator%20HD%20Radio.
>>>> mp3
>>>>> 
>>>>> IF using a Mac, focus on the link, open the short cut menu and, from that
>>>> menu, choose "download linked file".  If usign windows, right click the
>>>> link, and, from the context menu, choose "save target as." if using IE and
>>>> "download linked file" if using Firefox.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Skype name:
>>>>> barefootedray
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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