On Aug 18, 2022, at 3:49 PM, Mary Lea <thessal...@gmail.com> wrote:
So, I would love to be able to read my old kindle books. What's the best cheap braille display I can use?
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On Aug 18, 2022, at 7:34 PM, Mary Lea <thessal...@gmail.com> wrote:
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If you mean an inexpensive braille display, well none of them really. The Orbits are the least expensive of the expensive at the outset which is the severe qualifier. If you mean cheap as in lesser quality, that includes all of them compared to the displays from years ago. It seems no matter which company, the cells give out sooner, require more maintenance, and the boot sectors of the displays crash often enough. If a display lasts five years without some major malfunction, it won't last much longer than this.
Just my thoughts.
Charles
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If you have Duxbury, use it to translate and Save As a BRF file.
You should then be able to read the BRF files on a Canute 360 which displays 9 lines of up to 40 cells.
George
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This is exactly what I do. I convert all my Kindle purchases and read that way.
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From Linda
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From: Jackie Brown
Sent: 2022-08-19 10:23:06
This is exactly what I do. I convert all my Kindle purchases and read that way.
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Hi Linda
I convert all my Kindle books using Codex software and an older version of the Kindle for PC because the latest versions don’t let you do that. Then I run the converted files through Duxbury which has a really nice template for the Canute 360. But if you don’t have a Canute or Duxbury, you can use one of the free Braille translation programs to convert your files to BRF format that would let you read them on the Focus fifth gen or Orbit Reader.
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from Linda
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From: Jackie Brown
Sent: 2022-08-19 10:36:13
Hi Linda
I convert all my Kindle books using Codex software and an older version of the Kindle for PC because the latest versions dont let you do that. Then I run the converted files through Duxbury which has a really nice template for the Canute 360. But if you dont have a Canute or Duxbury, you can use one of the free Braille translation programs to convert your files to BRF format that would let you read them on the Focus fifth gen or Orbit Reader.
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Hi Mary. All things considered, although you're up against it youve done very well. Keep up the good work and keep courage. If it is of any comfort to you, you are not alone in your struggle to overcome, and there are many people cheering for you to be sure.
Blessings to you, Mary, and also more braille besides,
Charles
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, hesitate to suggest. Hi Mary. All things considered, although you're up against it youve done very well. Keep up the good work and keep courage. If it is of any comfort to you, you are not alone in your struggle to overcome, and there are many people cheering for you to be sure.
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From Linda
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From: geo...@techno-vision.co.uk
Sent: 2022-08-19 14:27:25
Subject: RE: RE: RE: Braillists Forum: Braille display for kindle
The Canute retails at £2,050 and if you qualify, there is no additional VAT.
But do the arithmetic and work out the cost per braille cell
As one user said, "Good for musicians, maths, programmers, reading and literacy. Reading music Braille is amazing, as is tabular information. I must say, reading several lines of Braille without having to advance to the next line is fantastic. Its the first time Ive read a novel in Braille for a long time, as I got sick and tired of having to push next every single blasted line..
George W F Bell
Managing Director
Duxbury UK Master Distributor
Techno-Vision Systems Ltd
76 Bunting Road Ind. Est.
NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6EE
United Kingdom.
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Sent: 19 August 2022 13:44
Subject: Re: RE: RE: Braillists Forum: Braille display for kindle
The Canute seems like it would be nice, but it's far from cheap. Cheap relative to how many cells it has and compared to the rest of the markekt, yes, but with a cost of over 2500, it's not exactly within easy reach for many who don't have a funding source with deep pockets.
The Orbit Reader 40 and Orbit Reader 20 are the devices that cost the least amount of money.
Best of luck,
Scott
On 8/19/22, Linda Deacon wrote:
> I don't imagine you can get that old version of Kindle now though can you?
> I've only got an orbit, I say only, I'm really grateful to have a
> braille display at all. But it is a bit annoying when it comes to
> reading Kindle books. I couldn't read them at all before though
> because I don't like the touch screen things and the braille display
> was the first time I ever got access to Kindle in the first place. If
> I could convert them and read away from the phone, that would be even better.
>
> from Linda
> ---Original Message---
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> From: Jackie Brown
> Sent: 2022-08-19 10:36:13
> To: brail...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: RE: Braillists Forum: Braille display for kindle
>
> Hi Linda
>
>
>
> I convert all my Kindle books using Codex software and an older
> version of the Kindle for PC because the latest versions dont let you
> do that. Then I run the converted files through Duxbury which has a
> really nice template for the Canute 360. But if you dont have a
> Canute or Duxbury, you can use one of the free Braille translation
> programs to convert your files to BRF format that would let you read them on the Focus fifth gen or Orbit Reader.
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>
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> Jackie Brown
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> Email: jackiean...@gmail.com
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> From: brail...@googlegroups.com On
> Behalf Of Linda Deacon
> Sent: 19 August 2022 11:27
> To: brail...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: RE: Braillists Forum: Braille display for kindle
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> I didn't think you could convert Kindle books! I try to read with my
> orbit through the phone but don't really like doing that, it would be
> so much nicer just to have them on the sd card. What do I need to do,
> do I have to pay for Duxbury or would any of the free translation
> packages convert just as well?
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>
> From Linda
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> ---Original Message---
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> From: Jackie Brown
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> Sent: 2022-08-19 10:23:06
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> To: brail...@googlegroups.com
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> Subject: RE: Braillists Forum: Braille display for kindle
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> This is exactly what I do. I convert all my Kindle purchases and read
> that way.
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> Kind regards,
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>
>
> Jackie Brown
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> Email: jackiean...@gmail.com
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> From: brail...@googlegroups.com
> On Behalf Of geo...@techno-vision.co.uk
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> Sent: 19 August 2022 10:36
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> To: brail...@googlegroups.com
>
> Subject: RE: Braillists Forum: Braille display for kindle
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> If you have Duxbury, use it to translate and Save As a BRF file.
>
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> You should then be able to read the BRF files on a Canute 360 which
> displays
> 9 lines of up to 40 cells.
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> George
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> From: brail...@googlegroups.com
> > On Behalf Of Mary Lea
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> Sent: 18 August 2022 21:50
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> To: brail...@googlegroups.com
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> Subject: Braillists Forum: Braille display for kindle
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> So, I would love to be able to read my old kindle books. What's the
> best cheap braille display I can use?
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