[Electronics-Talk] All About Braille Displays

[Ashley Bramlett]

Danielle,
There is a big difference between a full notetaker and braille display. 
Generally braille displays are smaller and just show you braille output 
either attached to a device or as a stand alone thing using a sd card with 
some notetaking ability.
Braille displays mainly just show you a line of text but most now a days let 
you do some limited notetaking.
Braille displays may also have a clock, calculator and calendar. However the 
notetakers do much more.
Notetakers will enable you to do word processing, use a calculator, 
calendar, clock, GPS sometimes, email and some internet use. Also they have 
a media player enabling you to play your media files such as MP3s.

If you have limited money, you will probably be able to only afford the 
braille display. One is coming out just under 500 bucks, the Orbit.

You would love the braille note apex I'm sure which has a reduced price now; 
I suspect they dropped the price to sell remaining inventory.
If you want the functions of a notetaker including the braille display part, 
then you will like the apex.
The apex not only can be a braille display hooked to your computer, tablet, 
or smart phone, but it can be a powerful word processor and media player.
So do you want that or a braille display?
You can also download and listen to books on the apex, something you cannot 
do on the Braille Note empower. You can download digital talking books and 
play them on the apex.

Yes they still support the empower to some extent. However, they will not 
renew service contracts on them.
While its true you might have internet issues on the apex, the benefits may 
outweigh the cons. Do you really need to surf the internet on it when you 
indicated you mainly want a braille display?
You implied your needs are reading and writing content.
Keep in mind the Braille Note apex is a strong and powerful 32 cell braille 
display. You will do so much with it. Do you have a smart phone, an ipad or 
a nexis 7? Do you have a laptop you travel with and dreamed of hooking a 
display to it? If you answered yes, you can do all those things with the 
braille note apex and much more.
I'm going to take advantage of the sale.

HTH,
Ashley
If it meets your needs, who cares if its obselete.


-----Original Message----- 
From: Danielle Ledet via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 8:29 PM
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Subject: [Electronics-Talk] All About Braille Displays

Hello Everyone,

This is cross posted. I've always wanted a Braille display and felt I
could benefit from one. Hoever, I am quite overwhelmed by all the
choices and yet my income doesn't mesh with the prices! I notice that
some such as the Braille Pen and Brailleant are noted as portable for
use with smart phones. Given that, I know folks who utilize a
BrailleNote for such purposes. Which Braille display or notetaker do
you all recommend and why? Is their a major difference between those
billed as BD's and others billed as PDA's/notetakers? Also, what are
the drawbacks you notice with your favorite device?

There is a sale on the Apex, but someone recently postsed that he was
having some incompatibility issues with web surfing with it. I am not
sure this is worth the investment if it is becoming obsolete. I notice
too the PK and mPower are still being sold. Are they still supported
by HumanWare? Lastly, what is recommened for a braille printer for
home use that is still being distributed?

I hope you all made it to the end and can give me some helpful usable
feedback! I just want to make sure that when the dollars are dropped
they are on the correct most relevant choice for myself.



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