[Electronics-Talk] Voice assist on smart TVs

[Gerald Levy]

Unfortunately, there are no longer any companies that still manufacture TV 
sets in the US.  TV's sold under the once-proud RCA and Westinghouse brand 
names are now made inChina by no-name schlocko  manufacturers that couldn't 
give a rat's ass about accessibility.  Once Tom Wheeler officially resigns 
as FCC Chairman next Friday, the new president will be free to appoint an 
FCC chairman who favors less government regulation of the airwaves and 
minimal enforcement of FCC rules including the Telecommunications 
Accessibility Act of 2010. Indeed, the new president has publicly 
demonstrated his disdain for the disabled by mocking a disabled NY Times 
reporter, which Meryl Streep pointed out at the Golden Glode Awards last 
Sunday.  And some of his properties are in flagrant violation of the ADA, 
over which he has been sued. So it is difficult to see how accessibility 
will make any significant gains under the new administration.
Gerald



-----Original Message----- 
From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2017 1:57 AM
To: Marty Hutchings via Electronics-Talk
Cc: Jude DaShiell
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Voice assist on smart TVs

We don't know what the incoming Administration will do to accessibility
let alone many other things; but that out of the way, probably buying a
TV from an American manufacturer who will be covered by accessibility
requirements may get you a little closer to an accessible TV.  Camera
applications on fondlebricks like iPhone and Android devices may help
you know what's on the menu but I recommend use of a tripod once you
figure out how to get your camera the best view of your screen.  The
tripod will keep the fondlebrick steady and in the same position for
you.  The televisions now are too dumb to even find valid input sources
and automatically connect to them when turned on so smart tv's have a
ways to go to start getting smart for my money.

On Fri, 13 Jan 2017, Marty Hutchings via Electronics-Talk wrote:

> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:44:20
> From: Marty Hutchings via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Marty Hutchings <mhutchings at wi.rr.com>
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Voice assist on smart TVs
>
> Hello,  I have just discovered this list talk and I hope that someone can 
> help me out here.  The family just got a 55 inch LG smart TV for Christmas 
> with WiFi, so I changed my Net-Flix subscription from DVD to streeming, so 
> we can watch movies instantly.  Unfortunately, I am at someone else?s 
> mursy when it comes to accessing anything on this TV besides the 
> over-the-air TV channels, which I can get using the remote.  All other 
> programming is only accessed via the on-screen menus, which do not talk to 
> me.  We did a lot of shopping for this TV and nowhere in my searching did 
> I see anything about a smart TV with voice assist feature.  Does anyone 
> know of such a feature or any plans to add this to TVs in the future.
> Thanks.
> Marty Hutchings
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