[BRLTTY] Reliable braille display hardware?
Rob Hudson
rob_hudson_3182 at gmx.com
Fri Jun 23 14:01:41 EDT 2023
Don't they take three seconds to refresh though?
----- Original Message -----
From: <kperry at blinksoft.com>
To: "'Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY.'" <brltty at brltty.app>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:51:48 -0400
Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reliable braille display hardware?
> I agree with this. I have one of the early orbits 20 and orbit 40. The
> orbit 20 is in the first 600 units made in 2016. It is still working fine.
> The Orbit 40 was also one of the first off the line and it is still working
> fine.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BRLTTY <brltty-bounces at brltty.app> On Behalf Of Brian Buhrow
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 12:33 PM
> To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY.
> <brltty at brltty.app>
> Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reliable braille display hardware?
>
> Hello. I've used many displays over the years. Most suffer from
> weak or broken dots after a short time, if not other issues. Six years ago,
> I bought two Orbit Reader 20's.
> Except for a battery issue with one of them, I've had no hardware trouble
> with them what so ever! They have traveled with me around the globe and
> I've used them extensively over the years. For pure hardware reliability,
> they've been the best I've ever seen. Contrast that with the Hims Smart
> Beetle, which I bought just before the Orbits. With very little use, I've
> experienced weak and missing dots with it.
>
> Hope that helps.
> -Brian
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