[Electronics-Talk] some success running Sling TV and HULU Live on Fire TV

[Lori Motis]

Thank you for this great info. I was just looking into Sling TV this afternoon because I wanted to be able to get the Hallmark movie mysteries channel. I like the sound of the Amazon Firestick device you mentioned. I did discover that You tube had the Hallmark movie mysteries channel there and you can wathc/listen to episodes there. Not sure about described shows there though. 
If anyone has any experince getting shows other ways, I would greatly appreciate it.
Lori AKA food Lady

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> On Aug 6, 2017, at 4:52 PM, Brad Hodges via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Colleagues:
> 
> 
> This message is to share some experience I have had this afternoon 
> playing with Sling TV and Hulu Live TV on an Amazon Fire TV.
> 
> 
> I am pleased to let you know that the Sling TV app for Fire TV appears 
> to work well with Voice View. Specifically, it announces channel names 
> as you move back and forth across the row of your channels. Moving down 
> from a particular channel takes you to the now playing row of info, 
> where the current program is highlighted and announced. Press the Select 
> button to begin watching either in real time or from the beginning of 
> the current program. Moving down one more row places you in an 
> alphabetized list of on demand content associated with that channel.
> 
> 
> This is the same behavior the app exhibits on ROKU, but the Voice View 
> experience using Fire
> TV is vastly superior.
> 
> 
> I have not checked the current Sling TV app on Apple TV, 4th Gen.
> 
> 
> The Hulu Live TV app works reasonably well on Apple TV, 4th gen. It is 
> rather verbose, to my years. You can browse the alphabetical list of 
> your channels. They are displayed in a 2 column format so as you move 
> back and forth from the top your channels can be navigated predictably.
> 
> 
> A friend who is also testing Hulu Live TV and I had differing 
> experiences using the Fire TV app. For me, it did not read channel names 
> as they gained focus. He reported that they did. The layout is the same 
> using the double column layout.
> 
> 
> So, for what it's worth, if your looking for an accessible way to cut 
> the cable or satellite cord, one of these services on Fire TV or Apple 
> TV, 4th gen, might be worth exploring.
> 
> 
> You can get a 5 day free trial for both services. Navigating the signup 
> pages may not be accessible, so having a reader handy may be a good way 
> to keep the aggravation level down.
> 
> 
> With respect to phone apps, that is a horse of a different color. Last 
> time I checked Sling TV didn't announce channel names. Hulu Live will do 
> so, but the playback controls defied my best efforts to stop play and 
> return to the list of channels. I could do this only by closing and 
> reopening the app. The video controls appeared very different from the 
> standard Apple controls, according to a knowledgeable visual user I asked.
> 
> 
> Of the 2 hardware options, at $39 the Fire TV Stick can't be beat.
> 
> 
> This is not a very comprehensive evaluation, I know, but I am glad to 
> deliver some modestly good news for once. I'll be playing with Youtube 
> TV and perhaps Directv Now next        .
> 
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> 
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