[BRLTTY] Braille display hardware recommendations

[Anders Holmberg]

Hi!
You could check out the VarioUltra from Baum.
I have the 20 cell model and i really like it.
It has a braille keyboard which is very very good.
I have used it with android and brltty and that works really neat.
Ios also should work properly.
THe downside with the varioUltra is that they’re using windows CE which will not be supported anymore after 2019 or something like that.
/A

> 9 okt. 2017 kl. 02:23 skrev Jason White <jason at jasonjgw.net>:
> 
> For the third time in my life, I'm contemplating entering the market for a new
> braille display. I'm not in a hurry. Hardware recommendations from
> participants in this mailing list would be most welcome and much appreciated.
> I've recently had an opportunity to benefit from demonstrations of several
> displays, but, in order not to bias the discussion here, perhaps it would be
> better if I were to introduce my own observations after reading comments from
> others.
> 
> I'm considering another 40-cell display. My current display (Baum SuperVario
> 40, as sold by HumanWare  around 2005) is excellent. However, it lacks a
> braille keyboard, which would be desirable for working with modern operating
> systems and applications, particularly on mobile devices. In addition, I'm
> interested in basic document reading or editing functions, as are now
> available on some displays, without buying a full note taking device - they
> tend to have a smaller number of cells (typically, 32) and provide features
> such as networking that I probably don't need.
> 
> Foremost among my priorities: durability and reliability/quality of the
> hardware, as well as good vendor cooperation with the BRLTTY project, of
> course. I'm looking for a manufacturer who will stay around and provide very
> good support for the device in the coming years. If there is anything new
> about to enter the market that I've somehow missed, I'm interested in that
> also.
> 
> These days, I use a combination of various operating systems - Mac OS, Linux,
> Windows, iOS and Chrome OS to varying degrees - some at home and some at work,
> so broad cross-platform support is desirable. Most braille displays have this
> feature, of necessity, I suppose, as it's a small market that the
> manufacturers are serving.
> 
> Comments are most welcome.
> 
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