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From: Keith W. <Kw...@sm...> - 2002-11-23 18:39:26
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Hello List, Just wanted send a note to introduce myself and find out if this list was still active. I am concidering purchasing a 1623PC from SmartHome. As a linux only user I went looking for an alternative to the software that they provide, and here I am. A little about myself. I am blind and am looking for more control over my environment. I have recently hooked a vcr up to my box and am using it as a sudoTEVO. Blind, records tv? Gotcha curious didn't I? Well transmitted on the SAP channel of most major stations is a thing called DVS (Descriptive Video Service), which provides descriptions between the dialog. Thus making it possible for the visually impaired to enjoy television. Now the problem. The vcr remote it basically useless to me. Don't want to memorize the thing and changing channels is a bitch. In comes the 1623PC. It looks as if this is the solution I have been looking for, but before spending the $100 I wanted to get some feedback. So here I am. If this list is still active I will continue this discussion. If not, damn another hurdle to contend with. -- Keith Watson kw...@sm... Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace |