[access-uk] Re: Which Digital TV To Buy

  • From: "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 20:57:00 -0000

A sound bar is a speaker system, often about one meter long by about 3 inches 
tall, that sits in front of your TV. Many now  come with a wireless sub woofer 
too, for added bass, so not quite a full home cinema system, but a great 
enhancement to the TV listening experience, and many let you make Bluetooth 
connections to other devices, such as an iPod.

It sounds like you've already encountered the TVonics, so it's good that you 
know what that's about in helping you decide what is right for your need. Can't 
comment on the Goodman's, having never used one -

Andy
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alfred King 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 8:40 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: Which Digital TV To Buy


  I don't know what a sound bar is Andy.  Wondering if it is worth the bother, 
maybe just having TVonics is the way to go.  How about the Goodman's.  I think 
I tried it briefly in the past and I think I found it very sluggish in 
comparison to TVonics.  Does anyone agree with this observation?  I cannot 
remember if Goodman's reads Menus.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: ANDY COLLINS 
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 8:21 PM
    Subject: [access-uk] Re: Which Digital TV To Buy


    Alfred - Voice assistance has to be turned on first, from the menus, that's 
the one bit we can't do without assistance, unless somebody details all the 
keystroke steps. Also, when you get it home and plug in, help is required to 
know when to click the initial ok buttons for auto tuning etc, but it's very 
simple to do, but won't speak until it has been tuned in, but after that...

    You'll have speech for the EPG. You will be told which channel you are on 
as you arrow up and down, what the programme is, and how long it runs for. What 
doesn't have speech assistance is the full menu list, where you can change the 
sound settings, bit of  a drag that, but I guess once you have those set the 
way you like them, you'd probably want to leave them alone, and if you have a 
sound bar, then you'd use it's sound options anyway -

    Andy
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Alfred King 
      To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 7:58 PM
      Subject: [access-uk] Re: Which Digital TV To Buy


      Thanks Andy.  that is excellent.  Hope to have a hands-on like you say at 
my local John Lewis.  Only hope the staff are trained up in the AD and do not 
start telling me they don't know anything about it.
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: ANDY COLLINS 
        To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 7:54 PM
        Subject: [access-uk] Re: Which Digital TV To Buy


        Alfred - I think it's true to say that all the Panasonic Viera 2012 
range, come with what they call Speech assistance. If you can get to a John 
Lewis, or better still, a local Panasonic shop, you'll be able to have a play. 
I did loads of research before buying my tx-l37e5. I guess it's worth keeping 
in mind who will be watching with you, and if you want to record from your TV. 
You might want to consider for example, getting the TVonics pvr, that is pretty 
much fully accessible, including the EPG, and is a twin tuner machine, allowing 
you to watch one thing while recording another. There's less need for a talking 
TV if you have one of these, but I like the idea of having both options. I also 
bought a Panasonic sound bar to go with my TV, as although it's sound is ok, a 
sound bar makes a world of difference.

        One thing you might like to do is take out a trial subscription with

        www.which.co.uk

        I think it costs just a pound for one month, after which you can 
cancel, if you keep it going, I think they charge about £3.50 per month. They 
have some great test results and reviews.

        Hope that gets you started -

        Andy

          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: Alfred King 
          To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
          Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 5:41 PM
          Subject: [access-uk] Which Digital TV To Buy


          Hi All
          I would like to buy a TV with as much speech as possible.  Which 
model please?  I think Panosonic do these but guess there are some of you with 
different models or perhaps have done research in to them.  Thanks.

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