11-27-2017, 05:07 PM | #1 |
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E ink with text to speech?
Preferrably with a headphone jack and external SD card slot running android.
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11-27-2017, 07:42 PM | #2 |
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11-27-2017, 07:49 PM | #3 |
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I disagree. not the new ones anyway. get an old one off goodwill. maybe a kindle keyboard. but that has no card slot.
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11-27-2017, 08:19 PM | #4 |
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Guys the kindle doesn't have Android or an SD slot.
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11-28-2017, 12:28 AM | #5 |
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I'll pick Kindle.
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11-28-2017, 12:46 AM | #6 |
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No. But Kindle Touches handle Text to Speech (in supported eBooks) and have speakers and headphone jacks. I don't know if there are any new eReaders that would meet the OP's requirements. (Maybe something that sells in Europe?)
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11-28-2017, 01:53 AM | #7 |
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11-28-2017, 03:00 AM | #8 |
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The Pocketbook Touch HD has a headphone jack and Micro SD card slot. For a combination with Android you need to look at manufacturers like Onyx.
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11-28-2017, 08:37 PM | #9 | |
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That said ... if my eyes could tolerate the front-lit eReaders, I would probably use a Paperwhite or a Voyage for .mobi books and a GlowLight 3 for ePubs. |
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11-28-2017, 08:38 PM | #10 |
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12-01-2017, 08:25 PM | #11 |
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If your number one need is text-to-speech, get a Kindle basic. It's cheap, works with bluetooth speaker just fine. For a headphone jack, as mentioned, the Kindle Touch (and the Kindle Keyboard) would work as well, but having all 3, the text-to-speech on the current basic is superior. Batteries are not a problem. Lots of videos online show they are easy to replace and there are several companies providing them.
If you must have a unit that has an SD card, you are SOL without a tablet. Kindle, Nook and Kobo current models do not have SD card and text-to-speech. You need a tablet for that. As I use text-to-speech all the time due to vision damage, my suggestion is to get the Fire and when there is a sale on, get the Kindle basic for those times when glare is an issue. |
12-28-2017, 09:54 PM | #12 |
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Is there a new one that has text to speech?
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12-29-2017, 06:26 AM | #13 |
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If you mean like the old TTS in the Kindle Keyboard and Touch, no I don't think so. The Kindle Basic uses VoiceView, but that's for more than just reading, it's also a way to navigate around in the Kindle 2013 -- which is kind of "clunky" if you don't really need it (if you're not visually impaired). On the other hand, it appears that VoiceView will read books that are not TTS enabled. When trying out VoiceView I had a book that wasn't TTS enabled (wouldn't read on my Touch), but VoiceView was able to read it. To be honest, the only time I "use" this feature is when I'm trying it out. So I'm not as up on it as I should be.
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12-30-2017, 02:27 PM | #14 | |
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I understand that rooting devices is not for everyone, but if you know what that is or are willing to try it, the Nook Simple Touch is a really cheap e-reader that can do a lot. You can also get them on eBay right now for under $50.
The Nook Simple Touch (NST) is probably the most well developed and hackable ereader with custom roms that include usb otg audio and text-to-speech (which will sound great if you use IVONA). The Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight (NSTG as it's referred to on xda) is pretty much exactly the same as the NST, but with a frontlight. After all of my research, I'm going to go on this road this year, and get it going. Check this out: https://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2012...ed-nook-touch/ Also, check this out: I have this linked post quoted below. https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...&postcount=185 Quote:
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12-30-2017, 02:30 PM | #15 | |
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IVONA is a great app that is compatible with anything past Android 1.6. It provides your device with a better voice than say picoTTS, which sounds really robotic. It sounds pretty realistic and is definitely not intolerable to listen to. It sounds 95% human, I would say and has decent expression of punctuation. You will be able to install it on anything that has google play access or can sideload applications. A rooted device is usually able to do this. I study spanish and greek and it helps me to be able to read along with the text and hear the words vocalized. It really speeds up my language learning. IVONA has english and spanish, but no greek. But they have a lot of other languages. If you can get ahold of an apk and the obb files, it will totally run. Last edited by ALinkToTao; 12-30-2017 at 02:36 PM. |
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