[access-uk] Re: t-vonics hard drive upgrade highly recommended

  • From: Mark Magennis <Mark.magennis@xxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 09:55:02 +0100

Just got to try out the second one, from Hills,  yesterday Tony. Very similar 
to the first on which is from Bush. Similar quality, same problems. I'm talking 
to both manufacturers about the possibility of software upgrades to remove the 
issues. Will keep you informed.

Mark

On 7 Sep 2012, at 09:26, tony sweeney wrote:

> Think that there are two Australian boxes being evaluated at present, wonder 
> how that's going?
> 
> Tony Sweeney
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" 
> <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 4:23 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: t-vonics hard drive upgrade highly recommended
> 
> 
>> Thanks Mark.  I look forward to your continuing research and trust a similar 
>> type product will be identified for blind people in Ireland in the coming 
>> months.
>> 
>> Eleanor
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Magennis" <Mark.magennis@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 4:19 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: t-vonics hard drive upgrade highly recommended
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi Eleanor,
>>> 
>>> NCBI will not be selling, supporting or endorsing this box since it is not 
>>> Saorview approved and the manufacturer is no longer there to provide any 
>>> after sales service.
>>> 
>>> Mark
>>> 
>>> On 5 Sep 2012, at 15:17, Eleanor Burke wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Aeden
>>>> Will you be passing on this information to NCBI so that blind people can 
>>>> avail of this system in Ireland.  I would love to have one but I do not 
>>>> have your technical skills to purchase from RNIB and to go ahead and 
>>>> configure.
>>>> 
>>>> Eleanor
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aedanomeara@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 3:03 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: t-vonics hard drive upgrade highly recommended
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Mo again,
>>>>> This topic reminds me that I have a serious question re the time displayed
>>>>> by the Irish system on this TVonics dtr500g HD in that it is an hour out, 
>>>>> it
>>>>> is as though the unit is showing GMT. I read in the instructions that you
>>>>> could select different countries when the  unit has scanned the UHF band 
>>>>> on
>>>>> initialising. However, I have tried re-tuning but I am not offered a combo
>>>>> box in which to select different regions as indicated in the instructions.
>>>>> Would anyone know if there is any time adjustment possible.
>>>>> Other than this the unit is working fine on the Irish system including the
>>>>> proper display of the teletext.
>>>>> Kind regards
>>>>> Aedan.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
>>>>> Of
>>>>> Mobeen Iqbal
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 1:28 PM
>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: t-vonics hard drive upgrade highly recommended
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi John,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Many thanks for your feedback! Just to clarify, the boxes give 250 hours
>>>>> time with a 500 GB drive, so that'll increase to just over 1000 hours
>>>>> recording time with a 2TB drive. I just wish as you say the information on
>>>>> hours remaining was announced by the box, though when you're running low 
>>>>> on
>>>>> space and get down to around 18 hours the box does announce you're running
>>>>> low verbally. so at least there's some warning from the speech.
>>>>> 
>>>>> all the best,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mo.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 05/09/2012 13:15, John Land wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello Ibrahim, (and anyone else who may be interested), Mo Iqbal has
>>>>> just upgraded two Z500's for me with tb2 hard drives.  You have to choose
>>>>> the drives carefully to give minimal heat output, as there are no vents in
>>>>> the unit's case, and no internal fan, despite a port on the back facia.
>>>>> However both units are working fine (so far) and give hr117 capacity 
>>>>> approx.
>>>>> Mo has done a very good job, and found ways to get arround all the 
>>>>> problems
>>>>> he came across.  The Z500 performs exactly the same as the dtr500hd, with
>>>>> the same idiosyncracies! (i.e. fast foreward, and fast rewind are disabled
>>>>> on playback of radio progs, and some timer recordings only record for 
>>>>> min2,
>>>>> even when there are no conflicts).  But this is the best machine with 
>>>>> speach
>>>>> we are going to get, probably for the next five years I'm afraid.  To 
>>>>> access
>>>>> hours used, and hours remaing, press the "library" button, and the
>>>>> information will appear on the screen.  If you can't see the screen,, 
>>>>> Tough
>>>>> Sh1t!!!
>>>>> John
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Ibrahim Gucukoglu 
>>>>> <mailto:ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
>>>>> 
>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 10:31 PM
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: t-vonics hard drive upgrade highly
>>>>> recommended
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Julie.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Was this mo by the way?  Please reply off list if you wish
>>>>> to, however I seem to remember him advertising such a service but I never
>>>>> looked in to it because I have the Z500HD which is a bugger to get in to
>>>>> because of its design apparently.
>>>>> 
>>>>> All the best, Ibrahim.
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: julie rodaway <mailto:guidingpaws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 10:08 PM
>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] t-vonics hard drive upgrade highly
>>>>> recommended
>>>>> 
>>>>> Anybody contemplating having this done should not hesitate.
>>>>> I sent mine to a member of this list who subsequently upgraded this for me
>>>>> to a two terabyte hard drive.  The upgrade went without any hitch and was
>>>>> carried out quickly and effeciently.  As was pointed out, the voice no
>>>>> longer stutters and the drive doesn't seem to freeze.  The price was
>>>>> reasonable and all my recordings were transferred onto the new drive at my
>>>>> request.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Try it for yourself and I'm sure you won't regret it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Kind regards, Julie.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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