[nabs-l] braille displays

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

What model and KS version of the BrailleNote do you have? You can use the 
BrailleNote as a Braille display for the computer.

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Subject: [nabs-l] braille displays


> 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
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