[access-uk] Re: Panasonic Viera smart TV with Voice guidance
- From: "martin wilsher" <martinwilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:36:00 -0000
I agree with all that has been said here. the thing needs to be accessible
from the word go, and this isn't. what on earth were the RNIB thinking of when
giving their blessing to this box? if it is not accessible when you turn it
on, it's not accessible at all imho.
----- Original Message -----
From: Iain Lackie
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Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 7:28 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Panasonic Viera smart TV with Voice guidance
For a long time now, I have been saying that one of the points which
impresses me still about the Sonus DAB radio is that it allows access to the
menu system. The station names may be out of date, but I can live with that.
Any television which doesn’t allow access by voice to the menu system cannot in
my view truly be described as accessible, especially if you have to gain access
to the menu system to switch the voice on.
Iain
From: Barry Hill
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 7:20 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Panasonic Viera smart TV with Voice guidance
Now, did the RNIB say we want this that and the other, for Panasonic to
simply do what they wanted and use the endoursement of the RNIB as a publicity
stunt, or did the RNIB fall short of their obligation to VI users?
Cheers
Barry
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william lomas
Sent: 18 March 2012 5:53 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Panasonic Viera smart TV with Voice guidance
and yet they are supposed to have consulted with RNIB during this development
cycle?
On 18 Mar 2012, at 17:13, Gary Robinson wrote:
Hi all,
yesterday I had a chance to have a lookat the new Panasonic Viera smart TV
range which includes voice guidance and audio description as mentioned on this
list and on Insight radio last month.
On the plus side, you can choose male/female voice, set voice rate and
volume. The voice is good, it sounded better than my Goodmans Smart talk box
and more responsive.
IT speaks the channel, programme you are on and works within the programme
guide, but sadly doesn't work within the various settings menus.
Ironically therefore like audio description on DVDs you probably won't be
able to turn on the voice guidance without sighted help.
Sadly therefore and very frustratingly given the sheer amount of
functionality and connectivity these TVs have (Internet, wifi,DLNA,USB,SD etc)
most of the functionality will be wasted so far as a visually impaired user is
concerned.
There is a Viera remote control App for Apple devices, but i don't think this
will help in providing access to the multiplicity of set up menus which
controlmost of this very flexible TV's features.
The full price of the 32" model is around £499 though it will probably be
available cheaper if you look around.
whilst Panasonic are probably to be commended on including voice guidance as
standard across the range, it is nontheless very frustrating to be in effect
short changed by the limitations of what they have provided.
I am going to try to speak to someone in panasonic technical department and
see if there is any way of getting the set up screen information output to an
external device which might give a way of getting more access to these
otherwise very impressive TVs.
Gary
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