Teletext – A Knowledge Powered Service
September 30, 2008
Changes and developments around us is happening at a faster rate and this has led to the necessity of updating ourselves also simultaneously. Knowledge makes one intelligent. A knowledgeable person is respected by all in the society. Various sources like news channels, radios, newspaper and other source media help us out in various ways making a person a complete man. One such development is the introduction of teletext feature.
Introduction
Teletext is a feature on Freeview with which you can easily access wide range of information and services. Information is given on numerous pages, which can be accessed at any time. Teletext telecasts news on various items such as weather, sports, entertainment listing, racing and financial services. The advanced and extended version of teletext is fast text, which reduces wait time for pages. With Teletext you can also get up-to-date holiday deals from ITV or Freeview channel 101 or Teletext on 4.
Depending upon the request made by the broadcaster, page transmission is repeated after a cycle. Some pages are transmitted frequently based on the request made by the broadcaster. You can select any page with the remote control. You can instruct the decoder to search for a page and thus cannot search for a page directly. Teletext feature has eight magazines and each magazine contains up to 100 pages.
Teletext feature can display letters, numbers, symbols and simple graphics. You can read the display even from a distance as it displays 40 words per row. Subtitling is another important feature that displays the dialogue spoken in foreign language. This feature is very useful for the hearing impaired people. Talking teletext is yet another important feature for the sight impaired people.
Features of the Teletext
- Conversational Clear Voice Synthesiser (of Variable Pitch and Speed)
- Telephone Layout keyboard
- Tune-in automatically
- TV or Video Aerial Sharing
- Clock with Voice
- Hear the Page You Need to Hear
- Manual Instruction
- Easy Learning
General
With this advent, latest news is brought right in front of us in to our living room or in our finger tips. So lets be benefited with the Teletext feature and be equipped with sufficient knowledge. A man without knowledge is considered to be a fool and is ignored by all. With this feature you can watch your favourite programmes and also be updated with hot news without switching over to other news channels. So, come join in hands with the latest technologies and grow along with the innovations.
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