it is going through a plate installed on to my block of flats On 12 Apr 2011, at 09:10, LaMcAs wrote: > Well that would be down to your ariel not the freeview box. > > The fact you are ok Sky means you get it through the satellite. You really > need to check your ariel, no matter freeview box or not, if you are getting > bad reception then you need a new ariel. > > Larry & Flax GD (Guide Dog) > & Elliot RTG (Retired Guide Dog) > London, UK > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > william lomas > Sent: 12 April 2011 08:17 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: sending it back > > half the channels have no EPG and the sound quality disgusting at least for > me > > On 12 Apr 2011, at 07:55, LaMcAs wrote: > >> William >> >> What isn't keeping up - the Audio description? Or the Talking >> Menus/Program Guide? >> >> It is widely accepted that the speech on this box isn't as good as it >> could be it is a start and for Goodman's to venture in to this can >> only be a good thing as they are one of the "low end" big players. I >> accept the speech rate isn't as fast as I would like it I can however >> live with it. I don't have Sky nor Virgin and will not pay for a TV >> services whilst I can get channels for free. >> >> Consider the cost of the Smart Talk with the Netgem box, well where >> are Netgem now? And not long after they went out of business they >> stopped updates for the box, which didn't even read the program listing! >> >> I hope that better boxes will come out, with the option to be able to >> record as well, but for what it is and the price I am happy with my > purchase. >> >> Larry & Flax GD (Guide Dog) >> & Elliot RTG (Retired Guide Dog) >> London, UK >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> Behalf Of william lomas >> Sent: 12 April 2011 07:41 >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] sending it back >> >> hi the sound quality on this freeview box disgusting, RNIB should be >> ashamed of themselves as the speech can not even keep up with what is >> going on, and half the program guide has "no information available" >> shoddy but then most blindness products are not up to standard really >> waht do we expect. >> Whilst I am happy with the box and think it is a fantastic product in >> terms of the talking features the performance of this product is below >> standard in my view. 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