[Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility

cheez cheez at cox.net
Sun Jul 17 04:02:28 UTC 2016 

I think Richard's box is in the neighborhood of $150.

Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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Cc: "Pamela Dominguez" <geodom at optonline.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility


> Richard Oehm has one.  I will have to look up his info.  Carolyn probably 
> could give it before I get to it.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 6:26 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Gerald Levy
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility
>
>
> This must have been an old analog radio that included an analog TV tuner
> that was able to receive the audio portion of UHF and VHF channels.  But
> since the switchover to digital TV in 2009, nobody has developed a radio
> with a digital TV tuner.  I contacted CCrane a few years ago and asked 
> them
> whether they planned to offer a portable or Walkman-style AM/FM radio that
> also included a digital TV tuner, but they claimed that there were just 
> too
> many technical hurdles to overcome to produce such a radio at a reasonable
> price.
>
> Gerald
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 5:35 PM
> To: cheez via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility
>
> I had one that could do both UHF and VHF a while ago.  This was a radio
> you would put on a table and had no braille on it at all and was tall
> and thin about half the size of a braille book standing on its side.
> The radio had a carrying handle on its top built in and a telescopic
> antenna in addition to the TV capability.  I don't remember the brand
> and model now since that was a few years ago.
>
> On Sat, 16 Jul 2016, cheez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>
>> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 17:10:01
>> From: cheez via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: cheez <cheez at cox.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility
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>> As far as I know, no one has come out with a radio with a TV band.  And 
>> it doesn't look like its going to happen at all.
>>
>> Vince
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Sharonda Greenlaw via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at panix.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 10:26 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility
>>
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>>> Awhile back, I had a radio I was able to attach a couple leads to a 
>>> couple screws that held a cable connector.  When I tuned the radio to TV 
>>> and tuned the right channel I was able to listen to everything my cable 
>>> provider had to offer.  Earlier this week I managed to mess up the TV I 
>>> have to the point all it shows on the screen is no signal.  I think if I 
>>> buy a TV in the future it will be far more accessible than visio ea-n66 
>>> is now.  That, or I find me another radio with TV bands on it.  On Sat, 
>>> 16 Jul 2016, Sharonda Greenlaw via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 09:42:56
>>>> From: Sharonda Greenlaw via Electronics-Talk 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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>>>> Cc: Sharonda Greenlaw <sbgreenlaw at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility
>>>>
>>>> You are about to laugh even more when I tell you this. I actually don't 
>>>> even have a TV. When I moved to this apartment a year ago, I sold my TV 
>>>> because I didn't think I was going to use it. I never bought another 
>>>> one though. Cox was included in our rent for the basic channels. And 
>>>> now they have taken it from the rent, but we are inspected to keep the 
>>>> bundle so that we can keep a low rate. I haven't even bought my boxes 
>>>> yet. So this is all news to me. You could keep laughing. Smile.
>>>>
>>>> Sharonda
>>>> Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes
>>>>> On Jul 16, 2016, at 6:06 AM, cheez via Electronics-Talk 
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You have Cox and you haven't seen the commercials for the boxes that 
>>>>> have the voice search feature?!  What are you watching, mostly?  The 
>>>>> Access Channels?  QVC?
>>>>> Hades, I see the commercials all the time.  And I have antenna TV! 
>>>>> Unbelievable!
>>>>>
>>>>> Vince
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharonda Greenlaw via 
>>>>> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Cc: "Sharonda Greenlaw" <sbgreenlaw at gmail.com>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 9:48 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> How can I find out more about the accessibility of  Cox cable boxes? 
>>>>>> I have Cox, but didn't know anything about this! Thanks for all help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sharonda
>>>>>> Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jul 15, 2016, at 4:23 AM, Ray Foret jr via Electronics-Talk 
>>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know that Cox is now providing Voice Guidance.  This fact I found 
>>>>>>> on their web site.  As for Comcast voice guidance reading 
>>>>>>> notifications and such now, we are in the next beta cycle of Vg so I 
>>>>>>> cannot comment on that.  Who ever leaked that out was not supposed 
>>>>>>> to.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my Mac, The only computer with full accessibility for the 
>>>>>>> blind built-in
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray
>>>>>>> Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV 
>>>>>>> user!!!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Jul 14, 2016, at 11:33 PM, Cullen via Electronics-Talk 
>>>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> hi all,
>>>>>>>> I just realized that the deadline for making Cable boxes accessible 
>>>>>>>> is fast approaching, and I have not heard anything from other 
>>>>>>>> companies about their plans. It looks like Comcast is the only 
>>>>>>>> company with a talking TV interface. Has anyone heard from any of 
>>>>>>>> the other cable companies about their plans to make their boxes 
>>>>>>>> accessible? I?m surprised that we didn?t hear anything at 
>>>>>>>> Convention. On another note, I read on another list that Comcast 
>>>>>>>> improved Voice Guidance so that it will now read notifications, 
>>>>>>>> such as incoming phone calls and voicemails. Has anyone noticed 
>>>>>>>> this? It doesn?t seem to be working on my system. I?m really 
>>>>>>>> impressed with what Comcast has done, but it?s time for other 
>>>>>>>> companies to catch on.
>>>>>>>> Just my thoughts,
>>>>>>>> Cullen
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