Hello all,

I currently have a refreshabraille 18 braille display, and am looking into getting a new display. There are currently a lot of devices available, so trying to decide what display will best work for my use case.

The primary thing I want a display for is reading, so number of cells is pretty important. I will most often read on iOS, so bluetooth is nonoptional. I probably won't use the display for typing all that often, but lesser key motion and quietness when compared to the refreshabraille 18 are also preferred but non essential features. I don't need standalone functionality or note taker features, though I'll take a good reading device that is also a notetaker over something that specifically isn't if its not good for reading.

I know one of the big truisms about braille display is that you need to physically handle a unit before you decide which one you want, because what seems annoying to one user is great for another, but still, I'm curious. What displays do you have/have you used? What did you like/dislike about them? For instance, I know a lot of people really like the panning bars on the refreshabraille, but I find them unpleasant, as by the time I've reached down from the active line to find the button then returned to the braille, its distracting. I've remapped the dots 7 and 8 so that they essentially act as thumb scrolling buttons, which works well for me. Do any of you have strategies to make your braille displays easier to use?

So, in summary, looking at the feature set above, what do you recommend? what displays have you used/do you own? What do you like/dislike about those displays? Do you have any strategies to make your display more efficient?

Thanks and look forward to the discussion here