[access-uk] Re: Fw: Portset media player-was daisy project
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:02:45 +0100
Just like to second Steves point when he writes:
. I wish they would do an option that | included real video recording though,
and not just sound. I know some blind
| people prefer sound only, so they don't have to pay for a licence, but it is
| so specialist. It would be nice if a blind person could buy one of these,
| and share it with the rest of the family too. They could then have just one
| accessible freeview box, instead of, in the case of people with sighted
| families perhaps, two freeview boxes, just so everyone can get the best out
| of the telly. In my view, it would have been better for Portset to have
| made two versions of it, so that one could have the choice of real
| accessible video recording in a stand alone box.
Its my impression that Portset, having solved, or partly solved, the problem of
of accessing Teletext in Freeview, aims to corner the market for a sound only
device for the blind market. But not all of us are totally blind, or live in
an entirely blind household.
I think a few of us who feel this way should look on Portsets website for an
email contact to try and demonstrate the support for a full video version of
this device once the sound only one has been released, which should be soon.
Ray
Personal emails: Email me at
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt"
| Hi Peter,
|
| I too, heard a demo from Sight Village. I wish they would do an option that
| included real video recording though, and not just sound. I know some blind
| people prefer sound only, so they don't have to pay for a licence, but it is
| so specialist. It would be nice if a blind person could buy one of these,
| and share it with the rest of the family too. They could then have just one
| accessible freeview box, instead of, in the case of people with sighted
| families perhaps, two freeview boxes, just so everyone can get the best out
| of the telly. In my view, it would have been better for Portset to have
| made two versions of it, so that one could have the choice of real
| accessible video recording in a stand alone box. Currently, it is only the
| Nebula PC card that gives you this accessibility, and it would have been a
| good opportunity here, that I feel, Portset are currently missing. Netgem
| too are missing the point of accessible video recording, as they too,
| haven't done it. And what about partially sighted people? Do they too want
| sound only? Oh well, good ol' Portset.
|
| All the best
| --
| -----Original Message-----
| Peter Beasley
| Sent: 10 October 2005 21:16
| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: Portset media player-was daisy project
|
| I heard this being demonstrated at Sight Village. THey were calling it "the
| Portset media centre", and it was due to be released this month.
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Spring Flower"
|
| > Hi
| >
| > Sent this yesterday but some mail bounced, not sure if this got
| > through, any help much appreciated.
| >
| > Tracey
| >
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