[Nfb-krafters-korner] talking color detector

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Hi -- I have the expensive/overpriced one that I bought because of a 
favorable comparison test at convention a few years ago. It is the Color 
Test, sole by APH -- they also sell the Colorino, which is much cheaper but 
still recognizes 200 shades. (The Color Test does many shades, some of which 
I don't even know the meaning of -- one shade in particular is apparently a 
shade of red, but honestly, I don't know the word it is trying to use. It 
sounds like cerix or something like that, but I try many words with many 
spellings and come up with nothing. I don't know how many shades the CT 
recognizes.)

A note on accuracy -- having had very good color vision -- and I still am 
able to see many color shades -- I believe the color test chooses color 
descriptions different from what I would choose. It says "pink" for what I 
would call coral-pink or salmon, and calls magenta "purple".
Also, a curious behavior, it calls brown "violet or aubergene", unless I 
push the material into the opening where the camera is located, where it 
then changes to "rich dark brown".
I thought this was odd until I talked to my mother, who has macular 
degeneration.  She says since her retina has been affected, she has had 
trouble differentiating dark violet and brown.

I don't know about the Colorino, but even though the color test recognizes 
many shades, I wouldn't trust it to pick out subtle shades.  It tries, and 
it is a lot of money, but it fails in too many instances, although it works 
better if I push the material so it bulges into the camera opening.  The 
reason I bought it was that I have trouble differentiating dark colors, and 
at convention, the colorino called my blue pants black while the color test 
identified everything correctly.

So that is my experience.
Take it or leave it.
G ood luck.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewell Boll" <jjboll at excel.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:05 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] talking color detector


Hi,

Does anyone on the list have a talking color detector.  I would like to
purchase one to help me determine the color of my yarns.  I am interested in
a device that has many colors and can identify shades.
thanks.
Jewell


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