Daisy Books and Players Part 2


DAISY BOOKS & PLAYERS, PART 2

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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"

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"My Library"


Main Screen

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Main Screen


Edit Menu

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Edit Menu


Navigation Menu

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Navigation Menu


Section Navigator

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Section Navigator


Tools Menu

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Tools Menu


Options Menu

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Options Menu


HARDWARE PLAYERS

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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+

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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

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VICTOR CLASSIC+ VIEW


TELEX SCHOLAR

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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

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SCHOLAR TOP VIEW


VICTOR VIBE

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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

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VICTOR VIBE VIEW


VICTOR WAVE

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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

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VICTOR WAVE VIEW


BOOK PORT

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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

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BOOK PORT FRONT VIEW


VICTOR STREAM

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VICTOR STREAM


VICTOR STREAM PICTURE

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VICTOR STREAM PICTURE


CONTACT INFORMATION

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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