Hi RayHmm. In the instructions it does mention SPDIF, but having never used one of these connections, I don't know what they look like. On the back of the box there are two connections for TV in and out. Two scart connections, TV and VCR.
Using a CCTV I could see another small connection which had I R above it. Infra red maybe?? Next to it was another connection which just had a symbol next to it. That could be the SPDIF output, but I don't know.
There is one more connector on the side of the box. Either its a V G A output or a serial connector? Again I don't know. I couldn't find any reference to it in the instruction manual. So if anyone out there knows, please do tell.
Darren.----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 6:28 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible TV was Re: Re: Portset.
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 werebrieflyconsidering buying the Portset box, but decided not to in the endafterdiscovering the price, and because it is likely to be rather'clunky' fora sighted person to use in comparison to a more standard unit. we have just bought a Logik LDRV3 set-top-box from Currys and areveryhappy with it as a unit and also with the audio description output.Weare now looking to get a standard Freeview PVR with a built-in DVDPlayerto replace an old DVD/VCR which is on its way out. I am assumingthat, ifwe bought a PVR with a scart input, we would be able to record withADfrom the Logik set-top-box onto the PVR. Does anyone know if thiswouldbe possible? If so, this setup will give us more flexibility thanthePortset box, at a fraction of the cost. Of course things would be different if there were no eyes around to help schedule recordingsand setthings 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] OnBehalfOf 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] OnBehalf 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 nottoo distantfuture. 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 youwantfolks (though not literally) (smile), is that it's arip-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, butthat waswhen there wasn't so much information available elsewhere.CertainFreeview boxes, while they don't provide speech navigation, dooffer AudioDescription, and there are also lots of DAISY players onthe marketto 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 ifanyone onthis list has one, or knows anything about them. I've listenedto theaudio 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. 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