[access-uk] Re: using linux as a media centre
- From: chris hallsworth <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:32:09 +0100
Hi.
When I do use Linux I use a flavour called Vinux, which is Ubuntu
designed for the visually impaired. The desktop is in Gnome. As a result
it comes with Orca, a screen reader and magnifier which also supports
Braille displays. The speech that Orca uses by default is the same one
that NVDA uses; ESpeak.
Hope this helps.
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On 24/08/2010 7:03, Mohammed Adeel wrote:
Hi,
I've not used linux before. I would like to instal it on a fairly slow PC which
I would like initially to use as a media centre so I can play DVD's, CD's,
music and maybe TV and radio.
I have come across various versions of Linux that are aimed at creating a media
centre. I was wondering what screen reading support is like in Linux especially
with customised versions like LinuxMCE and a program called XBMC.
Any recommendations would be appreciated. Also how are the speech synthesisers
compared to the way eloquence sounds?
Thanks,
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