Braillex 2d80?

Category: accessible Devices

Post 1 by mat the musician (Help me, I'm stuck to my chair!) on Wednesday, 09-Nov-2011 17:19:19

Hi All,
Have any of you heard of a Popenheimer display called the Braillex 2d80? It's a 21or 22x80 display, and can usb up to a PC. I'm wonderinf if they're still produced, and if they work with win7 64 bit and are sold in the US.
Matthew

Post 2 by wildebrew (We promised the world we'd tame it, what were we hoping for?) on Wednesday, 09-Nov-2011 21:24:15

Matthew
It]s Papenmeier
I know they have good working relationship with FS, and should be up to date with their certification.
I also know they are ridiculously expensive, an 80-cell should be in the 12k range, unless something drastic has changed.
I'd much rather go for a Focus 80, around 5 grand, from FS, good displays (I've had one for years), connect via usb.
They also used to be incredibly heavy and, the very opposite of portable. That may have been improved since I last checked on them.

Post 3 by jamesk (This site is so "educational") on Sunday, 13-Nov-2011 19:56:49

If you take a look at the Focus 80 display and would like to purchase one, I have one for sale. its a great display I just don't utilize it enough to warrant keeping it around. Drop me a message if your interested.
Thanks.
James K

Post 4 by mat the musician (Help me, I'm stuck to my chair!) on Thursday, 24-Nov-2011 22:09:02

Hi, Sorry for misspelling Papenheimer. I'm looking for a full-braille-page sized display, but sadly it is apparently non existant.