Where there is a gap in the market that is not met by mainstream manufacturers there will always be some who will exploit a captive consumer group. The question of whether this is moral or ethical should be referred to the author of the market driven society we now live in, however I believe Mrs. Thatcher has trouble reading these days, someone should flog the old girl a CCTV and a grossly expensive access technology package for a computer.
Cheers G From glorious Devon, England. On 2 Dec 2007, at 12:58, Jackie Cairns wrote:
I have to agree with you Ray. I guess it depends on our priorities and what each of us considers to be expensive or suitable for our needs. More concerning for me on this one is the company itself, but I'll leave it firmly at that (smile).Jackie----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:50 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Portset.Sorry, but I don't feel obliged to be overly-polite on this one. Theprice ranging up to near a thousand quid has to be one of the all- timerip-offs, even considering the realities of access tech. I really don't know why anyone with a PC would even consider it, and that by definition, is pretty well everyone on a list such as this one. You can hardly blame the guy for wanting to hold on to the miche market he had with the original teletext reciever, but times have moved on since then, I'm glad to say. Still, as I've said to the original enquirer off-list, I can hardly criticise you if you really want to spend money in this way, but frankly, many wouldn't. Cheers, From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- Gordon Keen Strange, safari went straight to it and I've just browsed through the models available. World wide weirdness! Cheers G From glorious Devon, England. On 2 Dec 2007, at 12:26, David W Wood wrote:Hi Gordon - this link gives: This page is not available David -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gordon Keen Sent: 02 December 2007 12:16 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Gordon Keen Subject: [access-uk] Re: Portset. Hi For alternatives check out: http://www.tvhelp.org.uk/audes/equipment.index.html Hopefully competition will force down prices in the not too distant future. Cheers G From glorious Devon, England. On 2 Dec 2007, at 11:03, Jackie Cairns wrote: My only comment, and please feel free to jump on me if you want folks (though not literally) (smile), is that it's a rip-off for £620 or whatever it costs. I know it speaks, but £620 for that? Phew! I loved their Talking Teletext unit when I had mine, but that was when there wasn't so much information available elsewhere. Certain Freeview boxes, while they don't provide speech navigation, do offer Audio Description, and there are also lots of DAISY players on the market to tap into. I just think it's well OTT. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: sue morgan <mailto:sue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:35 AM Subject: [access-uk] Portset. Hi list. I've been reading about the Portset Accessible Freeview Receiver and I'm quite interested in it. I'm wondering if anyone on this list has one, or knows anything about them. I've listened to the audio demo on the Portset website and it seems very accessible. Any feedback would be grate as I'd love to have an accessible freeview receiver. Sue. e-mail sue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mobile 07968825286 msn sue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx skype suemorgan1006 Gordon Keen gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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