david, as far as I know, there are no freeview boxes available currently that provide AD.
The NetGem box was the only box that used to pick up AD but that was discontinued last year.
If you have Sky, and cable, it's just a matter of checking a box in the menus to make AD work. If you have Freeview, you need a box with a specific chip in it.
I believe Sony Bravia and a line of Panasonic flat screen televisions are going to have AD Freeview built into them soon, this month maybe.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access-Uk@Freelists. Org" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 8:59 AM Subject: [access-uk] Audio Described tv
Hi, I have just had an email from a blind friend who receives her tv signals using a freeview box. I do not know which make or model of freeview box, but will try to find out. She has been told by someone at RNIB that it is not possible to receive audio described tv channels with a freeview box unless it is the Netgem player. I use Virgin media, formerly NtL, and get audio description that way, but surely anyone with freeview, no matter how they receive it, should be able to get the audio description from the channels which broadcast it. I have told my friend that she should be able to receive AD, and she is going to let me have details of her set top freeview box, but if I amtotally wrong and you can't get AD from a normal freeview box, then someoneplease put me right. David ** 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
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