That was quick, Aedan, well done. From a strictly vi point of view, hd sky+ boxes are superflous; and there is a supplyer of modified boxes with 1tb hard drives which are even easier to programme and are totally accessible for recording/playback. You will make mistakes Aedan as, unlike the older sky pvr2's, there are no audible clues and, of course,, if you are recording two progs simultaneously you will get no sound at all. I've been using this system for about four years, so I've made all the mistakes, plus a few more! so if you get near to throwing the box out of the window, please get in touch. Also don't expect too much from the sky talker. Usefull in small doses.
Best regards. John----- Original Message ----- From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aomeara@xxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 3:45 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Talker
Hi John, Got that article from the ICT section of the RNIB. Very impressive and I note the tribute to you personally! I will pass it around here in Ireland. Many thanks Aedan. -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfJohn Land Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 9:17 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky TalkerAedan, it is quite possible to manually record and replay programmes on yoursky+ hd box without viewing the screen. A couple of months ago, Gareth Williams set out a blow-by-blow account in rnib's Access-it magazine. Contact them, and they should be able to supply you with a one-off email copy. John----- Original Message -----From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aomeara@xxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 9:25 PM Subject: [access-uk] Sky TalkerHi 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
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