Hi folks I thought you might be interested in this information on accessible tv Kind regards Tina Lowe Disability Access Officer Access & Lifelong Learning Level 1 James Joyce Library Building Ph: 01 7167564 Fax: 01 7167503 http://www.ucd.ie/openingworlds/ -----Original Message----- From: ceud-ict-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ceud-ict-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Magennis Sent: 02 April 2012 17:18 To: Centre for Excellence in Universal Design ICT mailing list Subject: Re: [CEUD-ICT] Panasonic TVs with voice guidance The new Panasonic talking TVs are compatible with Saorview. The Saorview site lists them as "includes text to speech function". See http://www.saorview.ie/product/panasonic-3/. Unfortunately, they don't read out the menus, unlike other talking TV products such as the Goodmans SmartTalk set top box which doesn't work at all with Saorview and the Bush Australia BHAS03 set top box which works with Saorview but with a few glitches such as telling you the Six-One News starts at 2am and reading the word "sport" with an outrageously beer-drenched accent. I've got one if you want a listen. In fact, I made a video of it on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwDpmAxMxEg&feature=g-upl&context=G2172fe0AUA AAAAAAAAA. Mark On 2 Apr 2012, at 14:36, Donal J. Rice wrote: > Hi Folks, > some news making quite a stir is the announcement by Panasonic and RNIB of the 2012 range of Panasonic TVs that have voice guidance available in UK and Ireland. > Read the RNIB announcement here: > http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/tvradiofilm/television/page > s/accessible_tv.aspx > > There is a homemade video showing it being used with the Freeview > service in the UK, and amazingly, the TV can readout the electronic > programming guide! (No captions on the vdieo, I'm afraid.) > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMuEHwcoR40&feature=youtube_gdata_playe > r > > Does anyone know if this is, or could potentially be, compatible with SAORview? > > Kind regards, > Dónal. > > ********************************************************************** > ************ > > Is le haghaidh an duine nó an eintitis ar a bhfuil sí dírithe, agus le haghaidh an duine nó an eintitis sin amháin, a bheartaítear an fhaisnéis a tarchuireadh agus féadfaidh sé go bhfuil ábhar faoi rún agus/nó faoi phribhléid inti. Toirmisctear aon athbhreithniú, atarchur nó leathadh a dhéanamh ar an bhfaisnéis seo, aon úsáid eile a bhaint aisti nó aon ghníomh a dhéanamh ar a hiontaoibh, ag daoine nó ag eintitis seachas an faighteoir beartaithe. Má fuair tú é seo trí dhearmad, téigh i dteagmháil leis an seoltóir, le do thoil, agus scrios an t-ábhar as aon ríomhaire. 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