[Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

[Alyssa]

If descriptive is specifically what you want, the blind mice movie vault is an option. I personally am not the biggest fan for a couple reasons though. Firstly, all the video is taken out. If it's just me who is watching it, that's not a huge issue. It's really no fun for our sighted counterparts though. Secondly, I think they mess with the audio quality. For example, the songs aren't in their original pitch, but that's just my personal pet peeve. If you are willing to work around these things, it is an option. I do still use it some when it's just me. For example, my older brother wanted me to watch The Book of Eli. I would have been lost without the descriptions. Also, one perk to blind mice is it's free! :) I hope this is also helpful.


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> On Apr 12, 2014, at 1:24 AM, Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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