[BRLTTY] Choosing a suitable braille display

[Jason White]

On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 10:49:16PM +0000, Michael Whapples wrote:
 > I certainly can't deny its solid feel, in some ways that might be a
 > disadvantage, the display feels quite heavy compared to the others I have
 > seen. Does it have a built in battery, or is it powered from the device
 > driving it (computer through USB or pacmate)? As far as the pacmate as a
 > notetaker, its size is against it in my mind, the notetaker is for basic
 > tasks where something can always be to hand, rather than heavy document
 > processing and other heavy work. If the size hadn't been an issue, the
 > pacmate might have been the solution I need. May be I should take the step
 > of getting the syncbraille and voice sense and help get the brltty support,
 > as that seems the only one that fits fully (including the size).

The Braillex Elba or Braillex Trio might be better as already suggested,
however.

Ultimately, it is your choice whether to buy an unsupported device and to work
on the implementation of the protocol.