[Electronics-Talk] Voice assist on smart TVs

[Gerald Levy]

This is not correct.  As I stated previously, Zenith was actually the last 
company that   made TV's in this country.  It closed its US TV production 
facility in 1993 and sold its electronics business to LG of Korea in 1995, 
which eventually phased out the Zenith name altogether once it had 
established itself in this country as a major player in the consumer 
electronics market.  At the time it closed its TV plant in 1993, Zenith 
still commanded the largest share of the US market for TV sets.  Today, it 
is just a memory of a simpler, bygone era when it could proudly proclaim, 
"The quality goes In before the name goes on."

Gerald



-----Original Message----- 
From: Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2017 2:43 PM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Christopher Chaltain
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Voice assist on smart TVs

Yes, it was the last of the American TV manufacturers from 1968 to 1988.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mathes_Corporation

On 14/01/17 06:51, Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Was Curtis Mathis ever an American manufacturer?
>
> On Sat, 14 Jan 2017, Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>
>> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 07:20:06
>> From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Gerald Levy <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Voice assist on smart TVs
>>
>>
>> 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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>

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Christopher (CJ)
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