[Electronics-talk] descriptive tv

Thu Dec 13 19:37:43 UTC 2012

My cable provider is SuddenLink. I know they serve some areas in central
Texas, but I'm not sure how widespread they are. TiVo is also a possible
option with other cable providers. I know I had it with Time Warner
before they went digital. I'm not sure how well it works  with other
cable providers now, and I’m not sure how much it costs. Like I said,
it's baked into my cable service as the DVR option.

On 13/12/12 13:28, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
> And who, I wonder, is your providor?
> 
> Just diing to know.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
> Still a very proud and happy Mac user!
> 
> On Dec 13, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chaltain at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Just as an FYI, my cable provider uses TiVo for their DVR option, and
>> the TiVo app for the iPhone is very accessible. I can check the TV
>> guide, schedule recordings, set up a season pass, play recordings and so
>> on. Obviously, it doesn't give me access to the TV's settings
>> themselves, DVD menus and the like, but it pretty much does give me an
>> accessible DVR.
>>
>> On 12/12/12 23:14, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> So did you complain to comcast? I don't see why they couldn't have
>>> carried over the dvs to their new
>>> "little boxes". Yes, seems like things going digital has set back
>>> accessibility. When I was growing up in the 1990s, we had cable, but no
>>> digital tv. It did not exist! Nor did the lovely inaccessible on screen
>>> menus on cable. Now you can scroll down the menu to see what is playing
>>> at a given time, use DVR, use on-demand, and more. These menus are not
>>> accessible to us.
>>> Gone are the days when you only watched say an episode of Dancing with
>>> the Stars at 8pm when it ran; you can often watch reruns on the internet
>>> or on-demand or dvr it if you have that capability. Of course these
>>> options require sighted help. I can operate the remote fine and turn
>>> channels; but someone has to tell me the tv show listings so I know when
>>> each show plays; and if I miss the show and wish to see it on-demand, I
>>> got to get sighted help.
>>>
>>> groan.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: A. Chew
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 7:55 PM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] descriptive tv
>>>
>>> My experience, is that Comcast stopped sending the Descriptive signal to
>>> these "little boxes" a few months ago.
>>> it happened to be about the same time Comcast told subscribers that they
>>> were going all digital.  it appears  that some of the old stations were
>>> still both analog and digital.
>>>
>>> some ware along the conversion, Descriptive Audio fell off the cable.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A. Chew in California
>>>
>>> .
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "from tim aune" <timaune at comcast.net>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 4:02 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] descriptive tv
>>>
>>>
>>>> Comcast offers digital converter boxes for old TV's that have a
>>>> dedicated button for SAP.  These could be used with an anologue TV or
>>>> an audio receiver that receives the old fashioned TV signals.  These
>>>> converters only receive the basic service from channel 2 to 99 and a
>>>> few extras like the HD local channels.
>>>> Tim Aune
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: A. Chew
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 5:21 PM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] descriptive tv
>>>>
>>>> This is an interesting topic.
>>>>   in the past, prior to the conversion to digital TV ... Descriptive
>>>> audit
>>>> was available on the SAP (secondary audio program) option on your TV.
>>>>
>>>> Since going to Digital, many Cable companies have kind of made this dis
>>>> appear.
>>>>
>>>> I have a formal complaint in to the FCC that Comcast is not providing
>>>> Discriptive audito when it is available by the local TV stations.
>>>>
>>>> the Comcast service and Help desk have no idea what discriptive audio is.
>>>>   they tried to point at the TV manufacturer, then the TB station...
>>>> so i
>>>> asked, IF the signal were availabler, how would i receive it via
>>>> Comcast...
>>>>   no one knew how...  thus i have to conclude that it does not exist.
>>>>
>>>> Due to my complaint to the FCC, i have an open issue with Comcast support
>>>> and they promised to get back to me.... but i am not holding much hope.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ON this topic, i would just love for someone to prove me wrong...
>>>> just tell me how to receive Discriptive audio using Comcast equipment.
>>>>
>>>> A. Chew
>>>>
>>>> .
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Bloodsaw"
>>>> <lbloodsaw2018 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:40 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] descriptive tv
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I am going to piggy back ashley's question.  How do you access
>>>>> described over-the-air TV shows.  I know an episode of The Simpsons
>>>>> was audio described, but I could not figure out how to get it.  I
>>>>> believe I read somewhere it was through the SAP channel, but I could
>>>>> not find this on my Vizio television.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 11, 2012, at 2:02 PM, "Ashley Bramlett"
>>>>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know the tv companies are supposed to provide more descriptive
>>>>>> service.
>>>>>> I have cox cable here. How do I find out what is described? Also,
>>>>>> are you able to turn it on independently, or i s it a menu?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have some vision but may not be able to read the menus due to the
>>>>>> print and size and nystagmus.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also is it possible to download described tv shows? I know you can
>>>>>> get them on-demand with sighted help to run the menu. But I’m
>>>>>> wondering if we can watch a past show online or via tv with the
>>>>>> description. I want to see shows such as Cops, Modern Family and the
>>>>>> Office described. I was hoping I might also find old tv shows
>>>>>> described too such as Full House, Golden Girls and Fresh Prince.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for any tips.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ashley
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