[access-uk] Re: TVonics - Amy On Strike!
- From: Elliott Barnes <elliottabarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:25:46 +0100
Amazon are also selling the DTR 500HD for £126.06 as of this message.
Here's a direct link if anyone's interested.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TVOnics-DTR-HD500-Freeview-Recorder/dp/B003O248TU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341854666&sr=8-1
On 09/07/2012, william lomas <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> disgusting how RNIB cahring more
>
> On 9 Jul 2012, at 17:33, "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Yusuf.
>>
>> While this unit is going back to the RNIB, there is an alternative model
>> which might suit me better, that is to say the
>> DTR-Z500HD which does also have the speech functions as an option. I've
>> been in touch with a company called Bunwells who not only know about the
>> capabilities of these TVonics recorders with regards to accessibility,
>> they'll also set up the units with speech ready for the customer and the
>> price is some £50 cheaper than the RNIB. I've been told that Bunwells
>> will be expecting stock of the
>> DTR-Z500HD within the week so I might buy one from them instead once I've
>> returned this faulty unit.
>>
>> All the best, Ibrahim.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Yusuf
>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 12:50 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: TVonics - Amy On Strike!
>>
>> Ibrahim, I'm not going to try and convince you not to send your TVonics
>> back to the RNIB, that's obviously your choice. All I can say is that
>> mine has behaved itself very well since I bought it a couple of months
>> ago. I've had upwards of 12 pages worth of recordings and I don't think
>> I've had to do a reset at all. Admittedly I've had to turn it off and on
>> a couple of times due to speech issues. It sounds like yours is a faulty
>> unit.
>> Yusuf
>>
>> On 09/07/2012 09:45, Ibrahim Gucukoglu wrote:
>>> Hi Carol.
>>>
>>> After my box crashed on me on no less than 4 occasions this morning, not
>>> to mention giving me hell with the speech with its stuttering and
>>> jittering, I'm sending this back to the RNIB for a full refund. I cant
>>> trust the box to record anything without worrying about the potential
>>> for hard drive failure, and that's not my idea of spending the better
>>> part of 200 quid so goodbye TVonics, it was nice knowing you.
>>>
>>> All the best, Ibrahim.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Carol Pearson
>>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 9:30 AM
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: TVonics - Amy On Strike!
>>>
>>> Ugh! I didn't like reading that as the thought of paying out for a new
>>> hard
>>> drive for this very new item doesn't appeal.
>>>
>>> I suppose there's no way of testing the drive in the TVonics either, is
>>> there?
>>>
>>> I haven't had other problems and recordings have all been fine.
>>>
>>> Oh, what to do???
>>>
>>> RNIB staff: Have you any thoughts here, please?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Carol P
>>> ---- Original Message ----
>>> From: "Mobeen Iqbal" <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 1:04 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: TVonics - Amy On Strike!
>>>
>>>> Hello Carol.
>>>>
>>>> This is probably due to a failing hard drive. The hard
>>>> drives used in these machines were cheap hitachi drives,
>>>> i've already had one behaving strangely. My box wouldn't
>>>> offer me the option to format or to record. I have
>>>> replaced the hard drive in the unit with a better drive
>>>> made by seagate, formatted it and have had no further
>>>> problems, no crashes, etc. Because the voice runs from
>>>> the hard drive, if there are any errors on the drive or
>>>> if its failing, it can cause you to experience
>>>> crashes/freezing. I can replace the drive for you if you
>>>> wish, please contact me off list and we can go from
>>>> there. I'd recommend it to be honest, because if you do a
>>>> lot of recording and the drive fails it would've been
>>>> pointless you recording all those tv shows to watch
>>>> later!
>>>> all the best,
>>>>
>>>> Mo.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 07/07/2012 12:52, Carol Pearson wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> We have a fairly regular saying at home which is "Amy's
>>>>> on strike". This simply means that she fails to speak,
>>>>> often after booting up, when we first go to use her. Of
>>>>> course, we find ways round, sometimes needing to reboot
>>>>> the box again; but I wonder if anyone else is finding
>>>>> this problem and if you have a better solution than a
>>>>> bit of hit and miss and, finally, if you've concluded
>>>>> what's going on and why!
>>>>> Carol P
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