Re: [orca-list] Braille Displays

[Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt csir co za>]

Hi Storm,
The Orbit 20 works with Linux, I.E. brltty.
The BrailleMe, in the same price range as the Orbit, I could not get to 
work, although it seems like brltty has support for  it.
I have heard that there are some supply problems wit h the orbit.
I cannot use braille myself, but both of these seem to be a good option 
according to the braille users.  The BrailleMe seem to be somewhat more 
popular here in SA.
FWIW, Willem


On Thu, 9 May 2019, Storm Dragon wrote:

> Howdy,
>
> I am looking at low cost Braille Displays that work with Linux. I'm extremely 
> unknowledgeable in this area and would like to know if anyone has any 
> suggestions. The display needs to be $600 or less, work with Orca, be widely 
> available, and provide reasonably good features. I want a lot of bang for my 
> buck.
>
> There have been a couple suggestions, both only having 14 cells. The 
> Brilliant Display, and the Smart Beetle. Does anyone here know anything about 
> these two? Is it really even worth it to get a 14 cell display?
>
> I hae heard some good stuff about the Orbit 20 cell display, does anyone have 
> one, how well does it work with LInux/Orca?
>
> thanks for any help,
> Storm
>
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