[Electronics-Talk] Voice assist on smart TVs

[Christopher Chaltain]

If a TV is sold in the US then the law doesn't distinguish between 
domestic and foreign manufacturers. If it's sold in the US then US laws 
need to be followed. If the FCC rules are enforced then foreign 
companies will care because they won't want to lose the US market.

I don't know what the future  holds, but if you buy into all of this 
negativity and don't do anything about it then I guarantee you things 
will get worse and it will be a self fulfilling prophesy. Thankfully not 
everyone believes it's hopeless which is why we have the accessible TV 
and set top box options we do now. Fortunately, the doom and gloom 
predictions from just a few years ago didn't come to fruition and 
hopefully these sources are just as wrong now.

On 14/01/17 06:20, Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>
> 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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