[Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

[David Andrews]

Frankly, if they are stripping out the video, I doubt the copyright 
holders really care.  It is such a niche market!

Dave

At 08:39 PM 4/13/2014, you wrote:
>I don't know.
>
>Mike
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris
>Nusbaum
>Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 3:05 PM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television
>
>Interesting. Has anyone brought charges against them thus far?
>
>Chris Nusbaum
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 13, 2014, at 12:57 AM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've heard that Blind Mice may not have copyright permission to
>distribute.
> > Not saying it is so but worth pondering.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> > Nusbaum
> > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 8:16 PM
> > To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television
> >
> > Alyssa,
> >
> > You have just shown yourself as one of my fellow pitch-sensitive music
> > nerds. LOL. Yes, Blind Mice is an option for movies. However, this does
>not
> > answer the question of how to access described content on TV. For this we
> > would still need sighted assistance with the inaccessible remote menus.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alyssa
> > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 11:07 PM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] 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! :) 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