[Electronics-Talk] My TIVO is talking, and it's rather impressive

[Matthew Chao]

Hi, Folks.  After an hour or so on the phone with Verizon, I finally am 
going to get my set top box to talk, or get a swap-out.  Seems I'm told 
my four-year-old box is compatible with text-to-speech, but they can't 
enable it remotely.  Another source told me it was incompatible.  Long 
story short:  a technician is coming out on Tuesday to make sure I have 
a talking set top box, one way or another.Understand this development 
happened about a week or so ago, and the center for customers with 
disabilities hasn't even gotten training on this stuff.  So, we wait.  
So, be prepared to spend a while on the phone if you have a box that was 
installed in 2012.--Matthew Chao




On 12/16/2016 9:43 AM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Thank you for this.  It's time for me to bug my cable company.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Brad Hodges via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 5:54 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Brad Hodges
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] My TIVO is talking, and it's rather 
> impressive
>
> Colleagues:
>
>
> There has been a small flurry of accessibility advances of set top boxes
> in the past week or so. I understand from friends in New York, that
> Verizon's FIOS set top box now talks. We have also learned about the
> ROKU accessibility.
>
>
> Now I can add my trusty TIVO box to the list. As of an update this
> afternoon, it is providing rather well executed audio feedback.
>
>
> To activate screen reader press and hold the "A" button on the remote
> for 2 seconds. Similarly to turn it off do the same.
>
>
> The guide and all programming information which is generated by TIVO
> appears to be accessible. Unhappily apps, including Netflix etc are not
> accessible.
>
>
> Brad
>
>
>
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