[Electronics-Talk] Voice assist on smart TVs

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hello,

good question. I suspect the administration will do nothing to support 
mandates of talking tvs.

On the market now, I am not aware of a smart tv. I wish there was one. We 
are also considering a smart tv in my family and getting netflix. Like 
Marty, I am at the mercy of someone else to operate the tv now as well as 
the smart tv. As it is now, I can do basic stuff with the tv, but I cannot 
view on demand content without sighted help as this involves a lot of menus.

Ashley


-----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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