Hi John, Thanks for confirming that. I'm actually using the Sky Talker without connecting it to any scart leads just so the sound isn't distorted. Admittedly, the box crashes regularly, but I found it crashes even when connected properly. Regards. Ian On 4 Jun 2011, at 18:34, John Land wrote: > You're absolutely right. The sound Is squeezed and compressed by the sky > talker if you are getting your audio via tthe scart output. The little > preamp is very low grade, and also adds audible hiss. You can effect a > direct comparrison by listening to a channel with the talker, and pulling out > the power supply plug at the back of the unit. The talker has been developed > and built using low-grade components, and is a bit of a "pig in a poke". > John > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Robinson" <ian456@xxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 9:31 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Talker > > >> Hi, >> >> The Sky Talker won't be of any help with setting programmes to record. All >> it will realy do is say which programme is being shown. >> >> The box doesn't even say which recording is selected for playback until it >> is actually playing. >> >> I'm also convinced that the sound is slightly distorted by the Sky Talker. >> I've compared Radio 4 on Freeview and Sky, without Sky Talker connected, and >> they sound just the same. With Sky Talker connected, the Sky signal sounds >> slightly tinny. I've checked all the cables are firmly connected. Having >> said that, I've not heard of anyone else with the same issue so it may be a >> one off. >> >> Lastly, the voice on the Sky Talker is dreadful. >> >> given how many years it took to develop the sky Talker, it is hard to >> believe that this is the best that anyone could do. >> >> If you want a reliable way to set recordings via sky, then you might like to >> take a look at the Remote Record feature available from sky's web site. >> >> Alternatively, if you have either an IPhone or IPod Touch, then recordings >> can be set using an app called TV Plus. >> >> Regards. >> >> Ian >> >> On 3 Jun 2011, at 21:25, Aedan O'Meara wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> New to this list. >>> As a totally blind subscriber to Sky TV since their digital service started >>> I would like to know what people think of the Sky Talker. I recently got the >>> HD service with the Sky plus box for the family but would like to be able to >>> record and replay items better than I can at the moment. >>> Kind regards to all >>> Aedan O'Meara. >>> >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq