i'm wondering what if any accessibility features one of these has?' tj ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:36 PM Subject: Panasonic and Accessibility
> Hi all. I hope this isn't off topic, but earlier, I received some > information on this list about Panasonic's liaison for accessibility, > Robert Wenner! But as of April 1, another person has taken over this > role. I'm forwarding a message that he sent to me, regarding DVD > recorders and DVR's, and accessibility! Gary, > > I took over Panasonic's Accessibility Program from Robert Wegner effective > April 1, 2006. Regarding your inquiry Panasonic does not offer Tivo. > Panasonic > does offer DVD recorders with "TV Guide" Electronic Program Guides (EPG) > for ease of programming similar to Tivo, but, without the monthly Tivo > fee. Panasonic > also offers DVD recorders with or without hard drives. Cable DVRs can not > be connected to a Panasonic DVD recorder. All Panasonic DVD recorders > allow simultaneous > record and play, however, you can only record one program at a time, since > only one TV tuner is included. > > I hope I have answered all of your questions? > > If not please advise? > > Tony > > Tony Jasionowski > > Senior Group Manager Accessibility > > Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA) > > Technology Liaison & Alliance Group (TLAG) > > 1E-6 > > One Panasonic Way > > Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 > > Tel.: 201-348-7777 > > Fax: 201-348-7807 > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" (new) > > " > www.panasonic.com" > > From: Gary Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:33 PM > To: Wegner, Robert > Subject: Panasonic DVD Recorders > > Hi there. I haven't contacted you in a while. I'm glad that Panasonic is > dedicated toward making things accessible for blind people. A friend of > mine > has a competitor's DVD recorder with a built-in harddrive. I believe it's > a Humax, out of Korea. It has the Tevo system built into it. It sounds > like > that might be a good system, but I'm wondering if Panasonic has something > like this built into their DVD/DVR recorders. It sounds like a neat way > for > folks to program their shows they want to record on their DVR, and copy > things to DVD! I know that some cable providers like Comcast have a DVR > built > into their cable boxes, and I'm wondering if something like that could be > accessed with your product. I think that for some, they're able to > program their > Tevo's through their computers. That would be great for a blind person > who uses a screenreader, if their screenreaders can read the messages that > are > necessary to go to an edit field where they can program the shows they > want to watch. With your Panasonic DVD/DVR recorders, can a person record > more > than one show at a time? This is something I'm asking about, just out of > curiosity. Thanks for your replies in the past, and hope to hear from you > again > soon! > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
