[Dtb-talk] No $330.00 player for me,

[Mike Freeman]

Gene:

The NLS talking books uses a different codec then the other services you 
mention. I doubt that any of the manufacturers of the devices you have 
would wish to bother updating their machines to handle it. And that's 
also the reason no one will come up with a "hundred dollar player"; 
there aren't enough of us to warrant it, economically-speaking.

People can fulminate all they wish but they can't change demographics or 
economics.

Mike

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: kb7uen gene
  To: Dtb-talk at nfbnet.org
  Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:06 AM
  Subject: [Dtb-talk] No $330.00 player for me,


  I have been using a ipod photo for the last three years, and read
  Audible books on it all the time.  Well, since then, I have added a
  ipod shuffle, a Pioneer Inno, for XM, the Pacmate, and the Olympus
  DS50.  All these devices will play Audible books.  Now the Victor
  Stream comes along for $330.00, which will also read Audible, NLS, and
  probably soon, the RFB&D books as well.  I don't need the Victor
  Stream for Audible, and I have a Victor Wave for RFB&D books, so why
  spend $330.00 for a portable device just to read NLS books?  Can the
  ipod and other devices I mentioned above be updated to read these
  books?  It just seems like overkill to buy the Stream just to read NLS
  books.  Couldn't someone make a small player which would be the size
  of a thin remote for under $100.00 which could do the same thing?
  Anyway, I am just curious what the rest of you have to about what I
  posted here.

  Gene



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Gene:
 
The NLS talking books uses a different codec then the other services you mention. I doubt that any of the manufacturers of the devices you have would wish to bother updating their machines to handle it. And that's also the reason no one will come up with a "hundred dollar player"; there aren't enough of us to warrant it, economically-speaking.
 
People can fulminate all they wish but they can't change demographics or economics.
 
Mike
 
----- Original Message -----
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mailto:kb7uen5893 at comcast.net kb7uen gene
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Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:06 AM
Subject:
[Dtb-talk] No $330.00 player for me,
I have been using a ipod photo for the last three years, and read
Audible books on it all the time.  Well, since then, I have added a
ipod shuffle, a Pioneer Inno, for XM, the Pacmate, and the Olympus
DS50.  All these devices will play Audible books.  Now the Victor
Stream comes along for $330.00, which will also read Audible, NLS, and
probably soon, the RFB&D books as well.  I don't need the Victor
Stream for Audible, and I have a Victor Wave for RFB&D books, so why
spend $330.00 for a portable device just to read NLS books?  Can the
ipod and other devices I mentioned above be updated to read these
books?  It just seems like overkill to buy the Stream just to read NLS
books.  Couldn't someone make a small player which would be the size
of a thin remote for under $100.00 which could do the same thing?
Anyway, I am just curious what the rest of you have to about what I
posted here.
 
Gene
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