Thanks Tony and have a merry Xmas.
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Hi again Andy and Amro
Sorry but I have no real information on this model from an accessibility viewpoint, both my friend and I have limited vision, enough to allow us to access the menus etc when we get very close to the screen.
The reason that CDs sound better on a DVD player is that the laser is much more sensitive on a DVD player than it is on a CD player.
Thinking about what I said in the top paragraph again, I don't think it would be very easy for a person with no vision at all to access the menus on DVDs as these vary quite a lot depending on who produces them. You would need to have some idea as to the layout of menus produced by a number of different companies to be able to access them all. To the best of my knowledge it is the menus that appear on the DVDs themselves that are going to be the most difficult to deal with, and as these are on the discs and not within the players themselves it's difficult to see how they could be accessed with ease by anyone with no sight at all. However, I have no doubt that with practice these like the Sky menus could be accessed. Does anyone on the list without any sight have a DVD player, and if so could they tell us something about how they manage. It's usually fairly easy to access the main film on a DVD, it is the extras that will be the problem for those who cannot see the screen at all.
Best
Tony.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 12:06 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: DVD players
Hi Tony -
Just done a search for the Sony DAVSC6, and found it for £455; 600 watts sounds really powerful. Does your friend that has this model say it is fully blind friendly for those of us with no vision at all? Has he found a way to access the menus?
You also wrote that CDs will sound better when played in a DVD player, was wondering why that might be!
Andy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Cretney" <rac@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 11:32 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: DVD players
Hi again Andy
I know someone who has one and he recommends it
is the Sony model DAVSC6
However be warned it is a bit on the pricey side, I believe it costs something over £500 but of course in this business you get what you pay for, so for that price you should get something really worthwhile.
I run a Sharp Surround system with leads going into it from my DVD player TV and Video. The sound from this too is very very good.
Good luck in your efforts
Tony
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:58 PM
Subject: [access-uk] DVD players
Hi all -
Looking to buy a dvd player with surround sound; anyone found one reasonably blind friendly? It's not just for movies, but TV series too, which can be tricky to access as they contain lots of titles or chapters. I can play them on my PC, but is there a reasonably accessible stand alone player out there that any one can recommend?
Andy
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