[NCBI_ECDL_class] FW: [CEUD-ICT] Panasonic TVs with voice guidance
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Subject: Re: [CEUD-ICT] Panasonic TVs with voice guidance
If you connect any STB to the Panasonic TV, whether it's a Saorview, Sky or
UPC STB, the TV won't speak the STB's EPG or menus. The TV will only speak
its own EPG (but not its own menus). So if you connect a Bush talking STB to
the Panasonic TV, it will speak the Bush STBs menus and EPG, but it will be
the Bush box that is speaking, not the TV (you'll know because it'll have an
Australian accent). The TV will merely be relaying the audio through its
loudspeakers in the same way it relays the picture through its screen.
As far as I know, the Bush STB is the only talking STB that works with
Saorview, although it's not Saorview approved and there are some issues such
as it's inability to be set to Irish time. Being the only game in town
probably makes it the best option. They aren't on sale here, although you
could buy one online and pay the shipping. Bush Australia have expressed an
interest in updating the software to fix the timing and other issues for a
European market if they become convince there is a big enough market.
Mark
On 2 Apr 2012, at 17:39, Donal J. Rice wrote:
> Hi Mark.
> Thanks for that.
>
> To clarify, does this mean they are compatible with Saorview but do not
read out the EPGs and all other menus on the Saorview STB?
>
> Is the Bush offering the best option in your opinion for someone wanting
a talking STB in Ireland and are they on sale here?
>
> Kind regards
> Donal
>
> Kind regards
>
> Donal
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Magennis [Mark.magennis@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 02/04/2012 17:17 CET
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> Subject: Re: [CEUD-ICT] Panasonic TVs with voice guidance
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>
>
> 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/pag
>> es/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_play
>> er
>>
>> Does anyone know if this is, or could potentially be, compatible with
SAORview?
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Dónal.
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