[Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

[Judy Jones]

I never knew that, very interesting.

Judy

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
To:  blindtlk at nfbnet.org
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Date: Saturday, April 12, 2014 10:59 pm
Subject: Re: [Bltlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

>
>
> Pitch problems would be my gripe, too. However, if it's Continental (as in
> Europe) movies you're listening to, the music might be recorded according to
> Continental pitch standards — over there, A above Middle C is 435 Hz as
> opposed to standard American A 440 Hz.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bltlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alyssa
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 8:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Bltlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television
> 
> 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! :were I hope this is also helpful.
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 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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