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These days, a braille display can be had for around $400-$600. We also have multiple manufacturers, with multiple models and prices you can choose from. I don’t
by unix_fan 6y ago
These days, a braille display can be had for around $400-$600. We also have multiple manufacturers, with multiple models and prices you can choose from. I don’t see that happening with open source hardware.
- danShumway 6y agoFrom where? Genuine question, I was interested in trying to play around with one a while ago, and I spent a fair amount of time searching and could not find a single monitor for under $1000, and most of them were in the $3000 to even $7000(!!!) range for a device that can literally only display a single line of text at a time. If there are manufacturers making cheaper devices, or even just doing anything interesting with the hardware like building multiple-row 2D displays instead of 1D single-line outputs, I would love to know about them. It's a market I'm somewhat interested in. The cheapest option I ever found was https://www.boundlessat.com/Blindness/Braille-Displays/Brailliant https://www.boundlessat.com/Blindness/Braille-Displays/Brail..., which is $1000 for a device that can display a whopping 14 characters at a time.
- unix_fan 6y agohttps://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orbit-reader-20/ https://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orbit-reader-20/
- danShumway 6y agoOoh! Disappointing to see that it's only 20 characters, but that is way cheaper than what I was finding online. And they're actually experimenting with 2D displays (https://www.orbitresearch.com/product/graphiti/ https://www.orbitresearch.com/product/graphiti/)! Thanks a ton, I need to keep an eye on this.