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    1. Hand Held Fiche Viewers
    2. Lesley M

    3. Hi I am interested to find out if anyone has any experience of using hand held fiche viewers as opposed to the full screen type. At the moment I find it hard to justify the cost of the full screen one at 40x resolution but am wondering if the hand held at 20x resolution is going to be ok. Would be pleased to hear any comment. Thanks in advance -- Lesley Morgan (nee Murray) Interests: Main/Tremain & Tippit in Cornwall and Northumberland,UK Murray in Northumberland and Borders,UK Watts, Norton, Glenn & Payne in Coventry,Warwickshire,UK Morgan, Walters, Satin, Hinks, Lancey & Britcher in Glamorgan & Monmouthshire Member of Cornwall FHS Member of Northumberland & Durham FHS Member of Coventry FHS

    01/31/2002 11:48:00
    1. Re: Hand Held Fiche Viewers
    2. Keith Mosley

    3. I tried one out at the Bracknell Family History Fair on Sunday. Seemed a good idea to me, but the fiche they were using was typewritten, ie sharp and clear. One of the advantages of the extra magnification available is when the fiche is blurred and handwritten. I find it useful to be able to follow the writing on the fiche reader screen. The obvious advantage is portability, but you have to hold it up to the light which might get a bit tiresome if you had lots of fiches to look at. I think for occasional use it would be OK but if you were a regular user investing in a full size fiche reader would be a better bet. I didn't buy one. Keith Mosley

    01/31/2002 02:28:26
    1. Re: Hand Held Fiche Viewers

    3. Keith Mosley <keith.mosley@btinternet.com> pressed random keys until the following was produced: > I think for occasional use it would be OK but if you were a regular user > investing in a full size fiche reader would be a better bet. I've got two fiche viewers, one desktop model (that I never use), and the other actually folds up into a briefcase-looking thing. Very heavy (VERY heavy), but can read two fiches at once, has high and low magnification, and works great. Perhaps a portable, yet not handheld, fiche viewer would be something to watch out for. Haven't watched eBay for them, but it is possible to set up an "agent" that will watch for keywords, and email you if something goes up for auction. Dave Hinz

    01/31/2002 03:59:47