Hi Jackie.
Sky HD does indeed carry AD.
Regarding freeview televisions with the built-in AD, I see that Panasonic,
Sony, Toshiba and Philips are all producing mainstream sets with this
facility. I reckon from a very cursory adding up, there's well over 60
sets
now available on the market. Covering both LCD and plasma, in case that's
of
interest to any of us!
Darran
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:57 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Freeview set top boxes
| Hi Terry
|
| I have seen various posts and read a few things about integrated TV sets
| with Freeview boxes carrying AD, but haven't reached the stage of
changing
| our analogue TV for a digital only set yet. Personally, I don't see why
it
| wouldn't be feasible for all digital TV sets to incorporate the AD
facility
| in them so that it banishes this need to buy AD only devices. It would
make
| the choice much wider.
|
| Out of interest, do you have a Sky HD box, and if so, does it carry AD
too?
| I very seldom ever listen to one event at a time, probably started years
| back when I would have a tranny clamped to my ear for the sport while
the
| family watched it on TV. Now I do both automatically as it adds to the
| atmosphere, and I like to get different perspectives on what's going on.
| Spoilt for choice tonight though as Sky is carrying all the Champions
League
| games, and I can't decide what to go for yet (smile).
|
| Jackie
|
| Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
| Skype Name: Cairnsplace
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Terry Clasper" <terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:06 PM
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Freeview set top boxes
|
|
| > Jackie.
| > Glad someone is as bad as me for multiple eventing!
| > Like you I use Sky for my main viewing, however have the Panasonic set
| > upstairs.
| > The audio quality is beautiful and once you learn your way around the
| > menus you can get a nice balance between mainstream audio and AD.
| > Even listening to freeview radio the sound is very good!
| > As David says a further useful facility is the ability to determine
| > whether AD is on speakers and headphones or one or the other.
| >
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
| > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:41 AM
| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Freeview set top boxes
| >
| >
| >> Hi David
| >>
| >> Thanks very much for the useful update. I don't need another box at
the
| >> moment because I use Sky which has AD turned on, and the Netgem which
is
| >> still functioning well. I've also got another ordinary box that I
picked
| >> up in a sale before our Dixons closed down some years ago. It
doesn't
| >> have AD, but is useful for occasions like last night, when I needed
to
| >> have the Champions League on every format I could find. So I had Sky
| >> showing the Roma versus Real Madrid game, the Netgem on Scottish TV
| >> showing the Liverpool game (still smiling for that one,) and the
spare
| >> Freeview box on ITV 4 for the Olympiarkos versus Chelsea game.
Better
| >> not forget Five Live on the radio either ... yeah I know, I'm
hopeless
| >> (smile.)
| >>
| >> You say you have a TV with Freeview carrying AD built-in? I know
there
| >> are a lot of TVs now with the AD facility incorporated, but we
haven't
| >> got that far yet as I'm hoping our current Sony continues to plod for
a
| >> while.
| >>
| >> Thanks for that though.
| >>
| >> Jackie
| >>
| >> Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
| >> Skype Name: Cairnsplace
| >> ----- Original Message -----
| >> From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
| >> To: "Access-Uk@Freelists. Org" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| >> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:22 AM
| >> Subject: [access-uk] Freeview set top boxes
| >>
| >>
| >>> Hi all,
| >>>
| >>> Continuing the set top box saga, I now have my Logik Freeview box
which
| >>> I
| >>> ordered from Currys on sunday and it is fitted and working well.
You
| >>> can
| >>> set the box to beep every time a key is pressed, but I don't think
it
| >>> beeps
| >>> when it finds a channel broadcasting audio description. I would not
| >>> have
| >>> thought that was worth another twenty pounds.
| >>>
| >>> I purchased the Logik for my upstairs tv which only has the basic
five
| >>> channels. Downstairs I now have a Panasonic Viera 26 inch set and
this
| >>> one
| >>> has a freeview box built in, which does have audio description
unlike
| >>> most
| >>> set top boxes. also, you can set this one to have the AD on
speakers
or
| >>> headphones or both or neither. this is a good idea if someone in
the
| >>> room
| >>> does not want to listen to the AD track.
| >>>
| >>>
| >>> David
| >>>
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