[access-uk] Re: advice on reasonably priced accessible TVS with freeview required please.
- From: "Darren Brewer" <darren.m.brewer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:37:29 -0000
Hi Matt
Well I received the freeview box the other day and I must say I was
impressed with how easy it was to setup and use. The remote control is set
out in a very easy to use manner and the buttons are not cluttered in silly
places unlike a lot of other remote controls. . There are separate buttons
to toggle audio description or subtitles which is a nice touch.
When first connected all you need to press is the OK button on the remote
and it will auto tune. As I mentioned in my previous post I want to use the
receiver in a bedroom which doesn't have access to the roof top aerial. I
initially tried it downstairs and it found all the channels within a minute
and the AD worked perfectly.
Unfortunately upstairs I only have a loop antenna although I was quite
surprised that by carefully adjusting the aerial I was able to tune in quite
a lot of the channels. It seems that the BBC stations are the easiest to
get. Again I was pleasantly surprised that even with the loop antenna I was
able to receive the audio description. Even watched Jonny English the other
night on ITV2 and had the AD. It did take quite a bit of tweaking the
aerial before I got the receiver to lock onto the signal, but I found that
to be the case with all the non BBC channels.
. I bought a mains powered aerial from Argos the other day to see if the
reception could be improved a little, but unfortunately it didn't really do
much better than the loop antenna. I'll be taking it back to argos on Monday
for a refund. My only option now is to get someone to fit an aerial
extension in the bedroom so I can access the roof top antenna and finally
receive all the channels.
For anyone thinking of purchasing a freeview box I would highly recommend
the Logik LDR V3 from Currys, but as I've just described for best results
you need to connect it to a roof top aerial.
Darren.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Allbones" <mallbones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:24 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: advice on reasonably priced accessible TVS with
freeview required please.
Hi Darren
Having done a little research on the Nebula tv card, and hav ing previously
tried to use a set top box with an internal ariel I am not sure that any
digital TV reciever wil work with an internal ariel.
Has anyone had any previous experience of this?
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Darren Brewer
Sent: 16 November 2007 13:23
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: advice on reasonably priced accessible TVS with
freeview required please.
Hi
The freeview box you mentioned is the Logik, thats Logik with a K. LDR V3
and is available from the Curry's website www.currys.co.uk and cost £66
including delivery.
I ordered one earlier this week and am awaiting its arrival. Unfortunately
I do not have access to the rooftop aerial in the room I want to have the
box and will probably have to buy a decent indoor one to recieve the digital
channels, but I won't know that until I try it out.
Darren.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Allbones" <mallbones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 9:51 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: advice on reasonably priced accessible TVS with
freeview required please.
Hi
I agree that the Virgin package is quite reasonably priced.
The only other reasoable option is the new freeview box that has AD
facilities on it, I thinkg I saw it quoted at £59. It doesn't have any
other accessible features, but would work with your existing tv.
The only tv sets I am aware of that have AD from Free view are made by
Panasonic and Sony.
All of this information is avaialbe on www.tvhelp.org.uk and they also list
the AD shows and DVDs.
I would recommend the site.
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Alexander Shannon
Sent: 15 November 2007 15:29
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] advice on reasonably priced accessible TVS with
freeview required please.
Hi all,
Last Night I foolishly forgot that "The Bill" was on ITV1 at 8:00 PM, so I
missed an episode. when I wrote to a discussion list related to the
program, someone said that the program I had missed would be repeated on
ITV3 on tomorrow.
I can not currently receive ITV3 as I have an analogue TV, and as both my
self and my wife are fans of "The Bill, and my wife is totally Blind, we
were thinking about looking into replacing our current TV with a model that
is accessible and can pick up freeview, (although we would not be able to
have an external aerial fitted as we live in a shared ownership property,
partly owned by a Housing association), so I am wondering if anyone can
point me in the direction of any accessible models of TV that they think I
should look at.
Thank you in advance for any advice.
Alexander Shannon
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