Thanks Dave for the reply. I was wondering how fast a double talk can speak and be understood? I really like the dectalk because of its clear speech up to 500 words per minute. Terry -----Original Message----- From: Dave Hunt [mailto:wx1g@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 8:03 PM To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca Subject: RE: Voice Synthesizers Terry You're right about the Dec Express being poorly made. For the outrageous price, one would think Dec could make something in which the of-on-volume switch would work through many cycles, without developing loose connections. The same can be said of the power supply connector and internal speaker. For about 1 fifth of the price, why not consider the Doubletalk L.T? I have one that has served me well for almost two years of trouble-free operation. The speech isn't DEC quality, but is perfectly intelligible. The unit can be powered by either a 9-Volt battery, or an external power supply. The synthesizer end of the RS-232 cable is soldered directly into the unit. The other end is a female DB-9. How common! What application(s) do you have for the synthesizer? If screen reading is one, be sure your reader can control the synth. Cheerio, Dave -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Klarich, Terry Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 4:56 PM To: 'speakup at braille.uwo.ca' Subject: Voice Synthesizers Hello all: Soon, I will be buying a new voice synthesizer. I would like an external serial device for it's flexibility. Presently, it is a toss up between the dectalk express and the acsent. If anyone has an opinion concerning serial voice synthesizers, I would like to hear it. I personally like the dectalk express; but, it doesn't seem very well made. And, DEC used those rj 45 connectors with the tab offset. I have no idea why DEC did this. This type of connecter is on most of their terminal servers, printers and other serial devices. DEC are the only one's who use this connector. I guess this is why they can charge $15 for a cable. Terry _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
