Sorry Darren if you've already told us this, but what connectivity does the Logik box have? Does it have any audio or even SPDIF outputs? From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- Darren Brewer Hi James On the rear of the Logik receiver there are two scart connections. One for TV and the other for VCR. A PVR is treated in just the same way as a VCR, so I don't see any reason why it should not work perfectly. However if you did encounter a problem, you could always try connecting the free view box to your PVR using a standard co ax lead. Of course you would need to chekc that the PVR has an RF input, but I think the majority of them still have one. Darren. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:58 PM Subject: [access-uk] Accessible TV was Re: Re: Portset. > Hi all > > Just thought I would drop in here. My sighted partner and I were briefly > considering buying the Portset box, but decided not to in the end after > discovering the price, and because it is likely to be rather 'clunky' for > a sighted person to use in comparison to a more standard unit. > > we have just bought a Logik LDRV3 set-top-box from Currys and are very > happy with it as a unit and also with the audio description output. We > are now looking to get a standard Freeview PVR with a built-in DVD Player > to replace an old DVD/VCR which is on its way out. I am assuming that, if > we bought a PVR with a scart input, we would be able to record with AD > from the Logik set-top-box onto the PVR. Does anyone know if this would > be possible? If so, this setup will give us more flexibility than the > Portset box, at a fraction of the cost. Of course things would be > different if there were no eyes around to help schedule recordings and set > things up, but fortunately we don't have that problem. > > Cheers > > James > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David W Wood" <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 2:54 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Portset. > > >> Quite correct George, the crucial factor is the ability to receive >> broadcast >> TV images irrespective if they are on screen or not. >> >> David >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >> Of >> George Bell >> Sent: 02 December 2007 14:47 >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Portset. >> >> Sorry to contradict you here, Peter, but this is not >> strictly true. >> >> A blind friend of mine, who actually lives in sheltered >> accommodation owned by a society for the blind, found this >> out to his cost. >> >> The TV spy van picked up that while he did not have a >> television, he was recording the sound only part of TV >> programs using a video recorder. >> >> He was lucky in that he wasn't fined, but he still has to >> pay 50% of the TV license fee to be able to continue doing >> this. >> >> George. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Beasley >> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 2:37 PM >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Portset. >> >> Wendyif you don't have an actual television you don't need a >> licence. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 1:02 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Portset. >> >> >> Ray >> >> I would certainly never have bought one at full price, and >> the only thing I >> lack is a DVD player, but I have now sussed out how to play >> DVD's on the PC >> using Power DVD. >> >> I have always thought that Portset's prices were way over >> the top. The >> media centre does also have the facility to record >> programmes, but there is >> no way to transfer recordings from its internal disk or >> whatever it uses to >> another hard drive, on the PC for example. >> >> Frankly, I was seriously thinking about giving up TV >> altogether when we >> finally switch over, as I refuse to have a TV and pay a >> licence for >> something I can't see. I'm a mean person, I know, but there >> is nobody else >> here who wants to watch telly. >> >> I got my media centre for £300, which I thought was a >> bargain, and it is a >> very nice piece of kit, but the original price is far too >> high, and even >> with competition from anything else which can talk, Portset >> never seem to >> drop their prices. >> >> Wendy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of >> Ray's Home >> Sent: 02 December 2007 12:51 >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Portset. >> >> Sorry, but I don't feel obliged to be overly-polite on this >> one. The >> price ranging up to near a thousand quid has to be one of >> the all-time >> rip-offs, even considering the realities of access tech. I >> really >> don't know why anyone with a PC would even consider it, and >> that by >> definition, is pretty well everyone on a list such as this >> one. >> >> You can hardly blame the guy for wanting to hold on to the >> miche >> market he had with the original teletext reciever, but times >> have >> moved on since then, I'm glad to say. >> >> Still, as I've said to the original enquirer off-list, I can >> hardly >> criticise you if you really want to spend money in this way, >> but >> frankly, many wouldn't. >> >> Cheers, >> >> From Ray >> I can be contacted off-list at: >> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Gordon Keen >> >> >> Strange, safari went straight to it and I've just browsed >> through the >> models available. >> World wide weirdness! >> Cheers >> G >> From glorious Devon, England. >> >> On 2 Dec 2007, at 12:26, David W Wood wrote: >> >>> Hi Gordon - this link gives: >>> >>> This page is not available >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>> Behalf Of >>> Gordon Keen >>> Sent: 02 December 2007 12:16 >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Cc: Gordon Keen >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Portset. >>> >>> Hi >>> For alternatives check out: >>> http://www.tvhelp.org.uk/audes/equipment.index.html >>> Hopefully competition will force down prices in the not >> too distant >>> future. >>> >>> Cheers >>> G >>> From glorious Devon, England. >>> >>> On 2 Dec 2007, at 11:03, Jackie Cairns wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> My only comment, and please feel free to jump on me if you >> want >>> folks (though not literally) (smile), is that it's a >> rip-off for >>> £620 or >>> whatever it costs. I know it speaks, but £620 for that? >> Phew! >>> >>> I loved their Talking Teletext unit when I had mine, but >> that was >>> when there wasn't so much information available elsewhere. >> Certain >>> Freeview >>> boxes, while they don't provide speech navigation, do >> offer Audio >>> Description, and there are also lots of DAISY players on >> the market >>> to tap >>> into. I just think it's well OTT. >>> >>> Jackie >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: sue morgan <mailto:sue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:35 AM >>> Subject: [access-uk] Portset. >>> >>> Hi list. >>> >>> I've been reading about the Portset Accessible Freeview >>> Receiver and I'm quite interested in it. I'm wondering if >> anyone on >>> this >>> list has one, or knows anything about them. I've listened >> to the >>> audio demo >>> on the Portset website and it seems very accessible. >>> >>> Any feedback would be grate as I'd love to have an >>> accessible freeview receiver. >>> >>> Sue. >>> e-mail sue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> mobile 07968825286 >>> msn sue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> skype suemorgan1006 >>> >>> >>> Gordon Keen >>> gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq