Caroline The talking VCR you mention was sold on the QVC shopping channel. It did talk, up to a point, but was not a particularly good machine. I had one, but it blew up, almost literally, at the end of last year. My local Dealer tried to get a replacement, but without success. I cannot remember the name of the manufacturer, but it was a fairly popular make. I would not particularly recommend it. I now have a JVC machine which is okay, but is not particularly blind-friendly. However, I do have the Cobolt talking remote control, which works pretty well, although there is no facility on the remote for changing the tape speed. It does work with many of the popular machines. Not sure that this is particularly helpful, but I cannot really recommend the talking VCR even if you can get one, which is unlikely. David -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Caroline Ford Sent: 07 October 2004 19:05 To: Access-Uk@Freelists. Org Subject: [access-uk] VCR Recommendation Sought Hello, My video recorder has given up the ghost and I am looking to replace it. If anyone has bought a VCR recently and has found any model to be particularly VI-friendly, I would be interested to know about it. A year or two ago I remember hearing about a talking VCR which received mixed reviews. Is this model still available, does anyone know, and if so, would you recommend it? Thanks, Caroline. -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 7.0.275 / Virus Database: 264.10.1 - Release Date: 07/10/2004 ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.773 / Virus Database: 520 - Release Date: 05/10/04 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.773 / Virus Database: 520 - Release Date: 05/10/04 ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq