[access-uk] Re: Panasonic Viera smart TV with Voice guidance
- From: william lomas <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:52:49 +0000
and yet they are supposed to have consulted with RNIB during this development
cycle?
On 18 Mar 2012, at 17:13, Gary Robinson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> yesterday I had a chance to have a lookat the new Panasonic Viera smart TV
> range which includes voice guidance and audio description as mentioned on
> this list and on Insight radio last month.
> On the plus side, you can choose male/female voice, set voice rate and
> volume. The voice is good, it sounded better than my Goodmans Smart talk
> box and more responsive.
>
> IT speaks the channel, programme you are on and works within the programme
> guide, but sadly doesn't work within the various settings menus.
>
> Ironically therefore like audio description on DVDs you probably won't be
> able to turn on the voice guidance without sighted help.
> Sadly therefore and very frustratingly given the sheer amount of
> functionality and connectivity these TVs have (Internet, wifi,DLNA,USB,SD
> etc) most of the functionality will be wasted so far as a visually impaired
> user is concerned.
>
> There is a Viera remote control App for Apple devices, but i don't think this
> will help in providing access to the multiplicity of set up menus which
> controlmost of this very flexible TV's features.
>
> The full price of the 32" model is around £499 though it will probably be
> available cheaper if you look around.
>
> whilst Panasonic are probably to be commended on including voice guidance as
> standard across the range, it is nontheless very frustrating to be in effect
> short changed by the limitations of what they have provided.
>
> I am going to try to speak to someone in panasonic technical department and
> see if there is any way of getting the set up screen information output to an
> external device which might give a way of getting more access to these
> otherwise very impressive TVs.
> Gary
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