New Victor Reader Stream
Smart, small, simple
Ready for the Future of Wireless Content Access
The new Victor Reader Stream has a slim, sleek design, and is 25% smaller than its predecessor. Even though it is thinner and 40% lighter it is packed with new features including a higher quality speaker, superior text-to-speech, integrated Wi-Fi, improved recording, and built-in clock. The new Stream still plays DAISY and MP3 books, music, and computer documents from SD cards or USB flash media. The high contrast, long-life tactile keypad and popular Victor Reader bookshelf navigation remain unchanged to ensure the Stream continues to be the easiest to use hand held player on the market.
Why upgrade to the new Stream?
Feature | Benefit | |
| Smaller, lighter | New Stream is 25% smaller and 40% lighter. Its new curved edges make it more stylish and comfortable to hold. | |
| Improved Speaker | New Stream speaker is both louder and higher quality. | |
| Improved TTS | New Stream uses high quality text-to-speech from Acapela. |  |
| Faster USB transfer | Transferring books from the computer to the Stream or copying books from an attached USB flash drive (including copying NLS book cartridges in the USA) is much faster. | |
| Wi-Fi | Integrated Wi-Fi will be utilized with free ongoing software upgrades to provide wireless access to web radio, book downloads, DAISY Online Delivery, and more. | |
| Recording | New Stream records in stereo in Wav or multiple MP3 file types. | |
| Record from line-in | Can record from an external device such as cassette player by connecting it to the microphone jack and monitor with headphones. | |
| Micro USB convenience | One port instead of two. One cable instead of two. The new Stream has a single micro USB port for connecting to a computer, connecting to a USB flash device, and connecting to the AC adapter. There is no need to have a separate port for USB data and one for battery recharged. | |
| USB charge safe and flexible | New Stream can recharge from a computer or most USB adapter such as those provided with mobile phones or USB outlets in airliners. It means fewer adapters to carry. It also means you cannot damage the Stream by using the wrong power adapter. | |
| Clock | New Stream has a built-in clock to announce time and date. | |
| Remember current book | The Stream always remembered the last book you were playing when you switched it on but the new Stream will remember the last book for each of your bookshelves. | |
| No SoftPak | Previous Stream SoftPak features: EPUB, DOCX, MP3 recording, Audible Enhanced, iTunes and M4a formats are now all standard. | |
| Easy load battery | Much easier to remove and install battery. | |
| Battery Percentage | Battery capacity now reported as a percentage. | |
| Software Update – no ZIP | Our users asked us to invent a simple single file to update the Stream software that did not involve ZIP files. The new Stream has it! | |
| Online software update | And if you prefer to bypass your computer and update your Stream online the new Stream will do that as well. | |
| Wireless online services | Download content from Bookshare and NFB Newsline wirelessly with more services to come! |
Will I lose features of the current Stream that I know and love? No!
Feature | Benefit |
| Raised, mechanical feedback keys | Uses same keypad style as previous Stream which is highly appreciated by Stream users. Key 5 tactile is more pronounced. |
| Key shape/spacing | Even though the new Stream is smaller the size, shape, and spacing of the keys remains unchanged. |
| Bookshelf | The simple to navigate bookshelf for all types of content is still there without change. |
| Long last battery | Like the current Stream enjoy up to 15 hours of playtime. |
| No standby power | Like the current Stream, there is no drain on the battery while the unit is powered off. |
| USB flash drive | Like the current Stream a short USB cable is still supplied to connect USB flash drives and NLS (United States) book cartridges. |
| Audio Tone/Pitch | A HumanWare first. Like the current Stream, you may adjust either the tone or pitch of the recorded audio. Some people prefer tone adjustment than pitch adjustment or vice versa. |