Hi Lenny Well it is very disappointing to hear it does not come up to expectations and is not as good as advertised. It could have meant a lot to blind and handicapped people.
Regards Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Voice Operated Learning Remote Control > Well, I toyed with the unit for a few hours. I decided that it is not > worth the cost for me. For the blind community it is a novelty item > however for someone who is paralyzed it could be a God Send. > After I set it up for my TV and cable box I had some fun playing. I > programmed a few voice commands to turn to CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC and cowboy - > Encore West. > Then all I had to say was surfboard and power to turn the TV on or off. > Then surfboard and cowboy or one of the other voice commands to change to > that channel. > Now the real test came when I wanted to change the TV source. There was a > shifted button that had the TV's remote commands but without feedback it > was difficult but not impossible to change. While playing with this I took > the Comcast remote and Karen also took one. I found out that there is a > button on the Comcast remote that will take me directly to the menu spot > and will toggle through the settings. By placing a DVD in the player and > starting I could use this button to find where it was playing on the TV. > Then again by using the same button I could get back to the cable box > input. > Although Surfboard could be programmed to do that and also be programmed > to start, stop and pause the DVD for me it is not worth the cost. > Also one big problem that I had was when I accidentally started recording > a program on the cable box. I had no way to know that I actually started > the recording process and could not stop it without sighted assistance. > Now if there was talking feedback from the TV and cable box that in > conjunction with Surfboard would be fantastic. I don't think that the TV > and cable box manufactures would ever bother doing that. > I did have a little fun with it and Karen threatened to hide it. She was > watching something and I said Surfboard power and the TV turned off. She > didn't miss anything since she was watching a previously recorded program > and just rewound it a minute or so. > I was very disappointed to learn after ordering that it requires a special > battery charger. To obtain the charger I would have to pay an additional > $5.00 plus $7.00 shipping. Since it does require a non standard charger I > personally think it should have been included. > I also don't think that my mother could program it. She has some of the > problems of first loosing sight. She can not dial a telephone by touch. > She must take the time to look at each button. 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