[Trainer-Talk] Braille display options small and less expensive

[bookwormahb at earthlink.net]

Hello,
Thanks for the ideas so far. 
I love Humanware and have an old notetaker and VR stream from them. I just wish they had a 20 cell display; their small 14 cell one is too small for me; I know that size can only fit about five words on it.

Does Seika come in 20 cells?

Has anyone used the Alva display or the Smart Beetle? Both are 20 cells and under $1000.
If so, I would like to know what formats they can read other than BRF.
I want to use the display for not just ready made braille files I download, but also to read text files I am given. As you probably know, most text files are in PDF, docx, and RTF.

Thanks.
Ashley


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-----Original Message-----
>From: Humberto Avila via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Mar 12, 2019 5:56 PM
>To: Ashley via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Cc: Humberto Avila <humberto_avila.it104 at outlook.com>
>Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] Braille display options small and less expensive
>
>Dear Ashley:
>
>Have you taken a look at the Orbit Reader 20 Braile display from APH? I have played quite a bit with this display and it is very sturdy and lightweight. It can also do Brailling, both as a Braille display, and an integrated writing / editing app in which you can read and write in it with its stand alone mode.
>
>Try this link:
>
>http://www.aph.org/orbit-reader-20
>
>
>Good luck and happy Braille display-hunting!
>
>Humberto
>
>
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>
>On 3/12/19 1:35 PM, Ashley via Trainer-Talk wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>
>I'm looking at buying a small display for  myself and possibly to recommend to others I may work with in the future.
>
>Most displays are in the thousands. However, smaller displays are cheaper, but I do not know the options out there.
>
>Do you recommend a display that is 18 or 20 cells and costs less than 1,000?
>
>I've seen the vario ultra and it is  sturdy but even the small version is expensive.
>I've also seen the Brailliant but they do not have a display this size.
>
>I'd also like the display to have features such as a calendar, clock, and timer and preferabily space for notes too.
>
>Thanks for any ideas.
>
>Ashley
>
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