[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 14:40:27 -0000
Ok then, this sounds like using one of those websites to check if my post
code area can receive freeview, rather than changing from terestial to
digital aerial. Thanks -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Brewer" <darren.m.brewer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 1:40 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: advice on reasonably priced accessible TVS with
freeview required please.
| Well I have a terrestrial aerial on my roof and it works fine with that.
The
| question I think you need to answer is. How strong is the freeview signal
| in my area? I think I'm right in saying that even when the analogue
signal
| is switched off, the majority of people will still be able to receive
| freeview with their current aerial.
|
| I think watchdog did a report about a new scam where you get sales people
| knocking on your door trying to flog a digital aerial that you may never
| actually need. But obviously many people are worrying about not being
able
| to receive TV anymore and will fall for this sort of thhing.
|
| Darren.
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 10:37 AM
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: advice on reasonably priced accessible TVS with
| freeview required please.
|
|
| > 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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