[Reader-users] a bit disappointed

[Tracy Carcione]

All that being said, I've had some success reading the back of a CD.  It
doesn't always work, but maybe half the time the Reader can read the song
titles.  Not everything, certainly, but still something.  Often, a list of
songs will let me identify the CD.
Tracy

> CD would be difficult for a variety of reasons.  First, often they're
> white print on a background, or some other difficult contrast, the print
> is very very very
> small, usually requiting 600DPI on a scanner, nowhere near possible.
> Finally, the case and wrap may play with the light refracting or
> reflecting it.
>
> W. Nick Dotson
>
> On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:12:26 -0800, Jim Portillo wrote:
>
>  Hi guys,
>
>  I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed, because when push came to
> shove,
>  the reader didn't work so well for me.  However, I'm not giving up on it
> yet
>  because I know you guys will give me good advice.  So, here's the deal.
>  First, have people gotten the reader to read CDs that are unopened, or in
>  other words that are still in the shrinkwrap?
>  I'm trying to get some final Christmas gifts organized so that they can
> go
>  to the right people, and some of them are CDs.  With three different
> ones,
>  in all kinds of positions, I keep hearing "Text not found."  I know it's
> not
>  the reader because I read a piece of paper fine.  I'd just hate to ask
> one
>  of my sighted friends, "Excuse me, but one of these is your gift.  Can
> you
>  read these off until you get to yours?"  <big smile>
>  Seriously though, does the reader have a problem with shrinkwrap?  I kind
> of
>  figured it would see right through it or something.
>  Now, for those of you who are saying to yourselves, "Why doesn't he just
> go
>  ask someone else?"  Well, because the folks I'd ask for things like this
> in
>  a pinch are gone for the weekend and nobody is readily available right
> now.
>
>  Jim
>
>
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> W. Nick Dotson
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> and K_NFB Reader
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