O Thanks Wendy, I'll pass this info on, I'm sure it will have saved her a fortune as well as a headach wondering where to buy one from. Thanks, Christine W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 2:08 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: On behalf of a friend... If it's the Portset, she should have a CD with all the instructions on it. You don't need a TV to use it, so you don't need a TV licence. Everything talks, including the seven day programme guide, which finds all the programmes for the channel you are listening to. It didn't take me very long to get used to all the buttons, which are differently shaped and arranged in a sensible way. It may be that your friend doesn't have a good enough aerial, so she may need to get a digital aerial fitted on her roof or in her loft. If she is in rented accommodation, her landlord may be able to do this for her. Wendy -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Weetman Sent: 04 August 2007 14:03 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: On behalf of a friend... Thanks Wendy, I've posted your reply onto my friend because I know she has a media centre though I don't know what kind it is, she probably doesn't realize it has the set-top box incorperated into it. Thanks, CW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 12:40 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: On behalf of a friend... I don't think there is a replacement yet at around the same price. Portset do a media centre which gets Freeview with audio description, and also has a DAISY player incorporated, but this costs over £800. They also have a set top box which is over £600. While both these products talk you through all the features, I think they are far too expensive for most of us. I have been lucky enough to get the media centre at a bargain price second hand, but otherwise would not have bought it. It is very good, but the DAISY player doesn't work nearly as well as the Plextor or Victor machines, so I don't really know why they bothered to include it. Wendy -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Weetman Sent: 04 August 2007 12:31 To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@freelists.org Subject: [access-uk] On behalf of a friend... Hi all, please can anyone tell me what has taken over the NetGem free view box? My friend is after one, not sky nor cable, one for her TV. Any help apreciated. 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