[Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

the 2-mil car was supposed to lend technology to other situations.
so why can't the nfb create a talking direct tv 
box/microwave/washer/stove/etc?
Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television


> Kerri:
>
> First of all, LOL, Mike.  Is there anything worth watching besides 
> baseball, MSNBC, (I guess I just showed my polits a little) and 
> documentary programs such as The American Experience.  But seriously, one 
> reason I like to watch such programs is that there is narration and one 
> can follow pretty well what is going on.  Unfortunately, I have no idea 
> how to program a VCR so it can record other programs while I am watching 
> something else or while I am out.
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mike Freeman
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 10:25 AM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television
>
> Kerri:
>
> The following is said with tongue firmly in cheek: how do I watch
> television? A: Is there anything worth watching on TV anymore outside of 
> the
> news, baseball and hockey? But the *real* answer is that I let my wife 
> (who
> is sighted) pollute her brain with TV and I just put up with it.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri
> Kosten
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 11:24 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television
>
> Hi All:
>
> When I was younger, (many years ago) I used to watch TV all the time.
> I loved and primarily watched shows on channels such as ABC Family,
> MTV, and the CW (formerly the WB) so they had a lot of talking in them
> so I could follow along with what was going on pretty well just by
> listening to the context clues.
> I would like to get back into watching television.
> First, are popular television shows described? Could I go to a certain
> setting or something on my TV and access an audio described version of
> the shows?
> For those of you who love and regularly watch TV, do you just listen
> and try to use context clues to figure out what is going on or how do
> you keep yourself interested in the show when there is usually so much
> action and shows are very visual?
> Also, being that I likely won't be home when the shows I want to watch
> air, is there any way to access on demand through Exfinity/Comcast (my
> cable provider)? I know sighted people can access on demand through
> the menus on the remote control but of course neither my remote nor
> Television have speech so I can't access the menus or anything like
> that. For those of you who watch tv regularly, how do you get around
> this?
> Is there an app I could download on the Iphone or something to maybe
> somehow control my TV using the Iphone to access the on demand menus?
> I know these questions may sound weird, but I haven't really watched
> TV in so long the times have sort of changed. Television seems to be a
> huge thing for sighted people and I'd like to get back into watching
> popular TV shows again. I know I can access TV listings through NFB
> Newsline.
> Thanks,
> Kerri
>
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