[Dtb-talk] Comments On NLS Digital Player System

[Fred Wurtzel]

Hello,

I have 2 answers.

First I observed that a pen drive could be plugged into the USB connection
inside the slot for the cartridge.  Further it could play a file from the
pen.

2.  I think the bad news may be that it was a file formatted for the player.
I cannot say that the player will play a standard formatted file, such as
mp3 or WMA.  The only thing I can say for certain is that it will accept a
device other than a standard cartridge.



-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Greg Kearney
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 5:39 PM
To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Comments On NLS Digital Player System

Were you able to tell if these players can access USB media outside of  
the cartridges. for example could I place books onto a USB pen drive  
and play them?

Greg Kearney
dtbmaker author


On Nov 3, 2006, at 15:29 , Fred Wurtzel wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> This morning Judy Dixon was in
> Lansing
> ,
> MI
> and showed the two prototype players to a group of us.  The overall  
> reception was very positive.  My personal reaction is very  
> positive.  We talked about some of the complaints from people who  
> have seen the player.  It is hard to disagree that smaller is  
> generally better and that page numbers are a good function to have.   
> On the other hand, the machine is very usable for a broad general  
> population, such as that served by NLS.
>
> One topic that did come up was a software player version.  Judy  
> indicated that there are no present plans for such a player.  She  
> said that APH and a couple others are planning NLS compatable  
> players.  I think a software player is a pretty important necessity.
>
> I, for one, am very excited about the digital changeover for NLS.  I  
> know some on this list feel pretty strongly about CD’s, but I  
> think NLS made a good decision in concentrating on a solid state  
> solution that appears likely to be relevant for decades to come.   
> NLS has a lot of interests to balance such as copyrights and a wide  
> range of users to mention a couple.   I believe this system will  
> work well for all of us.
>
> My hat is off to NLS and everyone who helped get us to this point.
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