[nabs-l] braille displays

[bookwormahb at earthlink.net]

Hi all,

I’d love to have a braille display.  If I work for a government organization or contractor, they will likely purchase one for me as they have the funds for it.
But privately, I don’t know.  Isn’t the typical display $3000?

Anyway, as I dream of what I think its benefits are, I’d like to know the  reality of them.  
I’m not an auditory person and I’ve just thought that reading the display via the computer will afford me the opportunity to see the punctuation and spelling you miss with speech.

So for those of you who use displays, what are your thoughts?
What display do you have?  How does it work?  What are the benefits?  Is it like the Brialle Note display where the cursor can be moved at the
touch of a button?  Do the pins stay duravle?  If not, how often do they need maintenance?
If you buy a display to work with jaws, is it hard to install?
Also, can the display show you grade 2 braille in text documents?  I mean does it automatically convert to grade 2 braille even though its text? If not, do you have to convert to .brf to run it?


Any pros and cons, I’d like to hear.  

I have the display on the Braille Note and do not use speech.  The braille is quiet and works so much more efficiently for me!


Ashley