Adrian, a new player aimed at TN listeners would have to be one taking standard USB pendrives.? the lack of dexterity of many listeners would be prevent us using SD or micro SD card, which in any case would get lost easily, as indeed do USB sticks.
I might have one of those old Zen players around somewhere.? They were very nifty and although I do not extol the virtues of something to go in the shirt pocket, they were very pocketable!
Ray.
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On 02/11/2022 01:52 pm, adrien collins wrote:
Hi Ray and Steve
I have an old zenstone mp3 player, they are very easy to use, I wonder if something like that could be adapted for the older population, just convert it to take a micro sd card or something. When the zenstone came out they were selling on play.com which is obviously no longer running for around ?14. Just a thought.
Regards
Adrien
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Hi Ray,
It wouldn't be too difficult to manufacture a player similar to those of Kings Access in terms of actually doing it, but it's the return we would get on it that may be the problem.
All the best
Steve
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Steve and all,
This is a vexed question indeed, re. the price of players.
Some TNs might afford ?70 to ?80 but certainly not all.
Mnowing listeners and our community as I do I know not many would be prepared to chip in a part of that cost. That could lead us down the road of talking about preparedeness to pay for such things which, in the end, would lead us nowhere.
I still tend to think that if only Wireless for Blind, RNIB, TNF and possibly others would agree to co-operate then a higher volume order for manufacture could be placed. Still, the design stage alone is the first possible flaw in that suggestion, and we could end up with a player that does not satisfy many and end up with something like the committee set up to design a horse which came up with the Camel!
In this age of individualism and everyone doing their own thing I wonder we end up with much of anything that could sensibly meet the needs of the mass of listeners.
Ray.
On 02/11/2022 11:44 am, Steve Nutt wrote:
Hi Ray,
I am trying to research this, to see if something is work us, Computer Rooom Services, manufacturing.
But I think the limiting factor is price. I don't think TNs could pay over 70 or 80 quid a player for example. I honestly believe that the reason Kings Access went down, or one of them, is that they under priced their devices, because it's such a small market.
All the best
Steve
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Was going to append this question to my last post, but realised it needs a separate thread.
Many will know the Kings audio Sovriegn players are no longer
availableand a replacement is being saught urgently by many talking
newspapers. Anyone know of an easy to use tactile player that might
be substituted for the Sovreign?
The RNIB offering who's name I cannot recall has been found wanting
but maybe due an upgrade to meet the needs of TNs.
I have been involved in local TN production for more than 20 years so
know the problem well. So many of the readers are of pension age and
often much older and resistant to anything needing some learning to
get used to.
I often wish a player produced in large numbers to meet basic needs
could be designed and procured by a consortium of information
providers to the vI and blindness market but that's unlikley to
happen. Much better would be a player that could access online
services via Wi-Fi or mobile data, but alas, this is unlikely to see the light of day!
Ray.
