DAISY BOOKS & PLAYERS, PART 2
By Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
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Purchase key from RFB&D to play their books
Cost $149 for Standard version or $229 for Premium version
Does play BookShare books
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Does recognize DAISY 3 format
Designed like a standard Windows application
Self voicing
Text-to-speech
Can convert from NIMAS to DAISY
Built-in braille display support
"My Library"
Main Screen
Edit Menu
Navigation Menu
Section Navigator
Tools Menu
Options Menu
HARDWARE PLAYERS
Victor Classic/Classic+/Classic+wREC, HumanWare
Victor Vibe, HumanWare
Victor Wave, HumanWare
Victor Stream, HumanWare
Book Port, APH
Book Courier, Springer Design
Scholar, Telex
Plextalk, Plextor
VICTOR CLASSIC+
Purchase from RFB&D to play their books
Cost $375
Does not play BookShare books
Seek time is good
Use built-in speaker or headset
AC power or rechargeable batteries
Does not have TTS
Plays DAISY 2, MP3 and audio CDs
VICTOR CLASSIC+ VIEW
TELEX SCHOLAR
Will not play BookShare books
Seek time is quite slow
Must use headset, no built-in speakers
Uses 4 AA batteries or AC power
Does not have TTS
Plays DAISY 2 and 3, MP3 and audio CDs
SCHOLAR TOP VIEW
VICTOR VIBE
Purchase from RFB&D to play their books
Cost $219.00
Does not play Book Share books
Seek time is slow
No speaker, must use headset
AC power or rechargeable batteries
Does not have TTS
Plays DAISY 2, MP3 and audio CDs
VICTOR VIBE VIEW
VICTOR WAVE
HumanWare
Purchase from RFB&D to play their books
Cost $249
Does not play BookShare books
Seek time is a bit slow
No speaker, use headset
Uses 2 AA batteries (comes with rechargeable) or AC power
Does not have TTS
Plays DAISY 2, MP3 and audio CDs
VICTOR WAVE VIEW
BOOK PORT
Purchase from APH, but purchase key from RFB&D to play their books ($10)
Cost $395.00
Will play BookShare books
Seek time is great
No built-in speakers, must use headaset
Uses 2 AA batteries, but not AC power
Stores books on compact flash card
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Uses Double Talk TTS
Recognizes many file formats
Text (.TXT)
Rich Text (.RTF)
MS Word (.DOC)
HTML (.HTM)
DAISY 2 and 3
MP3 audio (.MP3)
WAV audio (.WAV)
Audible.com books
BOOK PORT FRONT VIEW
VICTOR STREAM
VICTOR STREAM PICTURE
CONTACT INFORMATION
Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
Phone: 913-288-7671
E-Mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu