Not wanting to speak for Mark, but I think he was referring to speech output not audiodescription. A lot of TVs/digital boxes now have the ability to broadcast audiodescription, but very few have speech output.
Yusuf On 19/03/2012 15:56, Jim Williams wrote:
Hi Yusuf and Mark, The Which magazine reviewed a number of DVD Recorders a couple of years ago and at least 3 Panasonic models were claimed to have Audio Description built in "to aid the visually impaired". 1 of those models was the DMR 773 DVD Recorder. If I can find the article in my archives I'll send further details to the list. However, a word of caution. I called in a local Panasonic store and 2 of the reps working didn't have any knowledge of audio description capability. Jim Williams -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Yusuf Sent: 19 March 2012 14:13 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Panasonic TV recorders Interesting, I didn't know that any of those sorts of devices had speech on. If you do find anything out will you post to the list? Yusuf On 19/03/2012 13:40, Mark Threadgold wrote:Yusuf, The recorders I mean have nothing to do the the new TV andhave, as far as Iwas aware, beenaround for a year or so. These are theindependent recorderunits with built in freeserve receivers, DVD and hard diskrecordingfacility. Mark Threadgold Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss most ismy mind...-----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfYusuf Sent: 19 March 2012 13:24 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Panasonic TV recorders Mark, From what I could tell it was the TV's speech thatgave you accessto the external Hard disk recorder. Yusuf On 19/03/2012 13:16, Mark Threadgold wrote:Does anyone have any model numbers of the Panasonic DVDand hard disk TVrecorders that have the built in speech output, please. I was told today in Comet that none of the Panasonicrange of hard diskandDVD recorders have speech built into them, only the newrange of TV's. Iamsure the Panasonic have had speech in their recorders forsome time butwasadvised I was wrong by a Panasonic area rep. Regards, Mark Threadgold Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss mostis my mind...** To leave the list, click on the immediately-followinglink:-**[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, clickon the** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-followinglink:-**[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 onthe** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-followinglink:-**[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 onthe** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** 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 ** 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
** 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