[NJTechDiv] Recommendations Needed

[Andy]

Yeah, if you're wanting something with a QWERTY keyboard, that's basically your only option.  Hims sells the QBraille, which is a sort of "half-and-half" display.  it has a Braille keyboard for entering text, but it also has, for instance, function keys, the Windows key, Alt, Ctrl, etc.  A lot of people have said that the placement of the space bar is impractical, though.


> On Dec 26, 2020, at 2:00 PM, Brian Mackey <bmackey88 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> That is a good perk for those who aren’t familiar with doing a lot of typing on the Braille keyboard and. I might be leaning more towards Braille displays that have the QWERTY keyboard since I do a lot over the years using that style of keyboard.
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> From: Andy [mailto:guitarwizandy at optonline.net <mailto:guitarwizandy at optonline.net>] 
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 1:59 PM
> To: Brian Mackey <bmackey88 at gmail.com <mailto:bmackey88 at gmail.com>>
> Cc: NJTechDiv Listserv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org <mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>>
> Subject: Re: [NJTechDiv] Recommendations Needed
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> I'd recommend it if you need to do a lot of typing, since, as I said, it has a QWERTY keyboard.  You can even type in Braille on it, actually, using the S, D, F/J, K, L keys.
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>> On Dec 26, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Brian Mackey <bmackey88 at gmail.com <mailto:bmackey88 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Thanks, I am putting it into consideration.
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>> From: Andy [mailto:guitarwizandy at optonline.net <mailto:guitarwizandy at optonline.net>] 
>> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 1:51 PM
>> To: Brian Mackey <bmackey88 at gmail.com <mailto:bmackey88 at gmail.com>>
>> Cc: NJTechDiv Listserv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org <mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>>
>> Subject: Re: [NJTechDiv] Recommendations Needed
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>> Hi, I forgot to mention that Jonathan Mosen did an excellent review of this Braille display for <https://mosen.org/episode-82-review-and-demonstration-of-the-mantis-q40-braille-display-from-aph/> his podcast, Mosen At Large.  It's definitely worth listening to.
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>>> On Dec 26, 2020, at 1:09 PM, Brian Mackey <bmackey88 at gmail.com <mailto:bmackey88 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>> Andy,
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>>> As of right now, I would like to use it for the following:
>>> ·         Braille out stuff I need to read during church services
>>> ·         Generate Braille copies of my treasury reports for chapter or state affiliate meetings
>>> ·         Read books in Braille from BARD and Bookshare
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>>> From: Andy [mailto:guitarwizandy at optonline.net <mailto:guitarwizandy at optonline.net>] 
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 1:03 PM
>>> To: Brian Mackey <bmackey88 at gmail.com <mailto:bmackey88 at gmail.com>>; New Jersey Technology Division List <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org <mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>>
>>> Subject: Re: [NJTechDiv] Recommendations Needed
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>>> Brian, what do you plan on doing with it?  What will be your primary use case?
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>>>> On Dec 26, 2020, at 1:01 PM, Brian Mackey via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org <mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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>>>> Greetings to all,
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>>>> I will soon be in the market for my first refreshable Braille display. Hopefully I will be able to do some comparison shopping and test driving during the national convention in New Orleans this upcoming summer, assuming that it will be in person at at a reduced or full compacity. With that said, for those of you who are on this list and have a Braille display, I would like to hear your recommendations for a first time refreshable display user. I have already received one from NFB of Massachusetts president and national board member Amy Ruell to look at the 5th generation Focus Braille displays.
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>>>> Please let me know at your earliest convenience. I will take recommendations up through the June 2021 Technology Division meeting to take place on June 14th.
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>>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>>  
>>>> Brian A. Mackey
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