[access-uk] Re: advice on reasonably priced accessible TVS with freeview required please.
- From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:37:46 -0000
Does this work with a terrestrial aerial or does it require a digital one? -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Brewer" <darren.m.brewer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 2:37 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: advice on reasonably priced accessible TVS with
freeview required please.
| 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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