[access-uk] Re: Fw: Portset media player-was daisy project
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:19:56 +0100
Hi Ray,
I'm up for that, but let's wait for the release, then talk to Graham, if we
can.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ray's Home
Sent: 11 October 2005 23:03
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: Portset media player-was daisy project
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
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----- 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
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| -----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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