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Equipment for Audio Description

Summary: List of equipment needed to receive Audio Description on TV and where to get it.

• AD ready Freeview digital TV boxes
• AD ready Freeview Integrated Televisions (IDTVs)
• Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat
• Consumer testing of digital TV
• Further information

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AD ready Freeview digital TV boxes

TVonics digital box

• MDR-300
• MFR-300

Buy from the RNIB online shop or direct from TVonics.

Portset digital box

• Portset Accessible Freeview Set-Top Box

Buy directly from Portset.

Argos Value LPDV205B

• Argos Catalogue Number: 532/1849, Freeview set top box

Buy directly from Argos.

AD ready Freeview Integrated Televisions (IDTVs)

Panasonic IDTVs

All Panasonic plasma and LCD Integrated Digital TVs bought from the start of 2007 onwards can receive Audio Description.

Philips

Philips have launched a range of IDTVs that deliver audio description.

• 19PFL3403D
• 22PFL3403D
• 32PFL9603D
• 37PFL9603D
• 42PFL9603D
• 47PFL9603D
• 42PFL9703D
• 37PFL9903D
• 42PFL9903D
• 42PFL9803D
• 42PFL9903D

Sony IDTVs

All Sony LCD Integrated Digital TVs placed on the market from Spring 2007 onwards can receive Audio Description.

Toshiba IDTVs

Toshiba have launched a range of IDTVs that deliver audio description. Models that are currently on the market with AD are:

REGZA AV Small Screen Series

REGZA AV61 Series

REGZA AV63 Series

REGZA RV Series

REGZA XV Series

REGZA ZV Series

Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat

Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat supply their own digital box and necessary equipment when you purchase their services.

• Sky - call 08705 66 33 33
• Virgin Media - call 0800 052 25 25
• Freesat - call 0845 313 00 52

Consumer testing of digital TV

Ricability (Research Institute for Consumer Affairs) an independent research charity, has further detailed tests of some of the products that deliver audio description on their website.

Further information

Further detailed tests of some of the products that deliver audio description are available from the Ricability website.

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Content author: audiodescription@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 25/06/2009 16:08