Just out of itnerest, how wre you able to get this? As far as I understand, it wasn't released yet. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:56:43 +0100 Subject: [access-uk] Re: goodmans talking freeview box > Take a look at > > http://onlineshop.rnib.org.uk/display_item.asp?n=11&c=77&sc=250&id=4172&it=1&l=3 > > Yusuf > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BAFB" <BAFB@xxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 11:43 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: goodmans talking freeview box > > > Hello, is someone can help me telling where i can purchase this box, how > much the cost, and a link to have technical characteristics? > > Thank in advance, best regard, Olivier > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Barry Toner > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 3:27 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: goodmans talking freeview box > > > Jillian, > > > > I know someone who owns this and just asked my partner if she'd heard if > they had the same problems. Especially as we're going to buy one and her > reply is as follows. > > > > "He was flicking through fine when i was talking to him earlier. Wonder > if she has it upside down? Apparently there is a mistake in the instruction > that say certain connections and buttons go from left to right when they > really go the other way. He said he thought you could alter the volume of > tv and speech independently but hadn't worked out how yet. " > > > > Barry. > > " > > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Jillian Grant > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 11:48 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] goodmans talking freeview box > > > > Hi. > > > > Just wondering if any of you've order and received this box. I've got > mine today. I think it's a great idea. My 1 gripe though is that I'm > finding it extremely difficult to hit the sensor with the remote. On > previous freeview boxes, this was a breeze. If I aimed the remote at even > the tv screen, I could change channels, but not with this 1. I've always > have my freeview box on top of the telly, which has caused no problems in > the past. But I often get no response when pressing butttons. when I had > the box on my knee, it was much better. I'm thinking the sensor might be on > the underside of the box at the front. If that's the case, how stupid! I > intend to contact goodmans on this, as I believe it doesn't say where the > sensor is on the remote. also, the volume of the guide speech is a lot > louder than the volume of programmes through the tv. Have you received your > box yet, and how've you found it so far? The sluggish responses explained > why I initially couldn't set it up, but once I overcame that, there was no > issue there. > > > > Jill. > > > > "What would you do without music? Where would you be without song?" > > ** 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