The Portset Accessible Freeview Set-Top Box provides the following capabilities.

For people with low vision the receiver incorporates user sizeable text with foreground and background colour display.

Ø      New User introduction audio instructions.

Ø      Automatic tuning of all broadcast stations at installation.

Ø      Finds and advises of new channels.

Ø      Provides Audio Description of broadcasts.

Ø      Talking 7 Day program guide selectable by channel, day and time.

Ø      7 day listing of audio described programs.

Ø      Now and next program information.

Ø      Pause and resume any live broadcast.

Ø      Record and playback of programs from internal Hard Drive.

Ø      Selection of channels by their spoken name or by their channel number.

Ø      Independent volume control of broadcast audio, audio description and speech system for each channel.

Ø      Identification of encrypted channels and off-air broadcasts.

Ø      SCART output for full video and audio.

Ø      Remote Control with speech feedback.

Ø      Separation of Television and Radio broadcasts.

Ø      Size measurements 33cm (13in) wide, 6cm (2.5in) high and 28cm (10.5in) deep.

The Portset Personal Video Recorder is integral to the receiver and allows the user to record either from the 7 day program guide (EPG), from a date and time or a record now feature. Simple choose your program set for record and turn the unit off. The recorder will wake itself up record and turn off on recording completion.

Price £625 160Gb Hard Drive VAT exempt. Other Hard disk sizes available, please call.

Link to Soundings Audio Interview.

 * Portset reserves the right  to change the specification at any time without notice.