Hi all I'd just like to make you aware of one important factor if you are thinking of buying one of these devices. Well actually, 2 factors.
Firstly, I see the DTR-500HD as a big step in the right direction. However, be advised that if you wait just a little while or visit a UK high street retailer you could buy yourself one of the other machines in the range, such as the DTR-2000HD which has a 2TB hard drive, rather than a 500GB which is the only option the RNIB is giving us. You can then patch the firmware in the 2000 or the 2500HD with the same patch as makes the 500HD talk and, there you go, you have a far more powerful machine. Also, I have to admit that the absence of a Blu-Ray or even a DVD player or recorder in these machines is disappointing. Probably that will come in a future generation but for the moment you'll have to use an external device. Yes, it does have 2 HDMI inputs as well as output, a scart output which can be configured as either composite or RGB video. It also has Dolby surround sound and Dolby Surround Stereo audio outputs, which every self-respecting device of this nature should have. Hint: For those of you in the UK using a HD-ready free-view digital television (coupled with a HD-compatible antenna), if you tune your box to channel 50, for instance, you can receive BBC1 High Definition. I think 51 is BBC2-HD and there are a lot more HD channels now being broadcast free to air. Anyway, I'm now working on an audio demonstration of the DTR-500HD although I confess I'm seriously thinking about sending it back and going for a bigger capacity hard drive model instead. Gordon ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
