[access-uk] Re: Sonata ++ again.
- From: william lomas <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 12:41:49 +0100
whilst the onata is good for that price get a used ipad and you ahve full
access to stations froma round the world, plus a whole lot more
On 29 May 2012, at 12:38, Terry Clasper wrote:
> Hi.
> For example I bought a couple of years ago a DAB am FM tuner for my hifi for
> £600.
> Very good value for money, and I've never heard any sighted people
> complaining that it wasn’t.
> Sometimes we have to just accept that technology bears a price and not
> always jump on the old band wagon without first testing whether comments are
> fair or not!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Jackie Cairns
> Sent: 29 May 2012 12:30
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sonata ++ again.
>
> Hi Andy
>
> But it isn't ridiculous if you consider the hifi market as a whole. As I
> wrote to Barry in an earlier Email, if you want to buy a tuner for your
> system, depending on the make and what its features are, you could be paying
> upwards of £400. I've just bought a Denon separates system. I got an amp
> and a CD player, as well as a pair of Wharfdale speakers. I looked at the
> price of the tuner, and I could have bought one to match it for £299, but it
> only had AM and FM, no DAB. To me, it just wasn't worth the money. Then
> the tuner with WiFi access so you could have an Internet radio, completely
> inaccessible, was over £400. We hardly get a DAB signal here, so just
> decided to go for the Sonata Plus instead.
>
> I agree a lot of assistive technology is expensive, but the problem is that
> being blind doesn't come cheap, and while these companies make a good
> mark-up on what they sell us, we either get it to enhance our lives that bit
> better, or do without and make a stand. I'd rather consider whether I
> really want or need a product, and make a decision on whether I can afford
> to buy it. If I can't, tough shit. If I can, then I gain. We have very
> little sighted help, so the more speech there is on gadgetry round our
> house, the more power to our elbow, (smile).
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> ANDY COLLINS
> Sent: 29 May 2012 10:18
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sonata ++ again.
>
> I think I saw it on the 'Wireless for the blind' website for £349.
> Ridiculous in my opinion! -
>
> Andy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry Toner" <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 11:26 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sonata ++ again.
>
>
>> Hi jakcie,
>>
>> How much was it? Sounds ideal and something we'd like to have in our
>> living room! The Netbook I sat up as a media box 3 years back is getting
>> a tad old and sluggish now with it's clunky old XP.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Barry.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Jackie Cairns
>> Sent: 28 May 2012 09:46
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sonata ++ again.
>>
>> Hi Billy
>>
>> In my honest, humble opinion, straight from the horse's mouth, I think
>> it's
>> ace!!
>>
>> This unit is a big improvement on its predecessor, even though it is great
>> too.
>>
>> 1. You can put multiple network keys in with a spoken menu. So, for
>> example, if you take your Sonata Plus to someone else's house, you could
>> use
>> their WiFi service by putting in their key easily with full speech access.
>>
>> 2. The motherboard is much faster, so response times are quicker.
>>
>> 3. There is now built-in TTS, the voice for which I have no idea, except
>> he
>> is a posh git but ok nevertheless, and a change from Daniel!!
>>
>> 3. The fact that TTS is built into the unit means that everything you
>> stream isn't tagged from the server like it used to be. And because you
>> now
>> have two USB ports to run hard drives and pens, plus an SD card that
>> supports 32GB of storage, your TTS will speak all your music filenames
>> etc.
>>
>> I've tried the SD slot and it definitely works with a 32GB card on which I
>> put a lot of music in folders and sub-folders as is my general layout. It
>> enabled me to drop down to folders within folders and arrow up and down
>> the
>> MP3 files.
>>
>> Luke told me that you can run a USB drive on it through one of the ports,
>> whether the drive is powered or relies on the internal workings of the
>> unit.
>>
>> So Billy, I hope this has wet your appetite. I decided to get one because
>
>> I
>> recently bought new hifi separates, and didn't see the point in going down
>> the road of purchasing a tuner with WiFi and all that built into it when I
>> wouldn't be able to access the thing. So I bought the new Sonata Plus and
>> use it for my tuner. We have such a crap DAB signal here that it's not
>> worth having a DAB radio, hence the reason why I need to stream.
>>
>> I'm delighted with it, plus the service Luke and John provide, though Luke
>> is undoubtedly my favourite and so terribly helpful.
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Jackie Cairns
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> BlueNose
>> Sent: 25 May 2012 08:24
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Sonata ++ again.
>>
>> hi guys, I realise this subject has been discussed on this list before,
>> but
>> Now I will be getting one of these Sonata ++ for myself.
>> It would be great if I could get some feed-back from blind users. I always
>> like to get it straight from the horses mouth if you like lol.
>>
>> Are there any tutorials or podcasts been done on this product?.
>>
>> I would sure like some fee-back from users, I feel this is always best,
>>
>> Billy
>>
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