[Electronics-Talk] new TV

[Brad Hodges]

Susie and all:

This is a timely thread, as our wonderful technology team from the 
Jernigan Institute will address the accessibility of set top boxes and 
related technology in a seminar at this years Convention.

Monday, July 10
8:45-10:00 AM—Cutting the Cord: Accessibly Watching TV without a Cable 
Subscription
Wekiwa 6, Level 2

Liz, thanks so much for your observations about the Amazon Fire TV and 
Directvnow. I am interested in that service, and will check it out.

Brad


On 6/25/2017 4:37 PM, Elizabeth Campbell via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Hi Susie
>
> I am happy to try to answer your question about getting an accessible tv.
>
> I know there are several brands, and I chose the Samsung model with the
> voice guide.
> I purchased the tv at Best Buy,and I arranged for the Geek Squad to assemble
> the tv and connect it to my cable box. The tv speaks the menus outloud, and
> you
> Will also get spoken menus and information such as what shows are on. I've
> found this works if the tv is connected to an antenna, but it doesn't work
> with my cable provider, AT&T Uverse because Uverse doesn't have any of the
> accessibility features on its cable box.
>
> The Samsung is also a smart tv, and the voice guide does an okay job of
> reading some of the smart hub features such as the Amazon videos and the
> built-in web browser.
> However, I've had mixed results when getting apps like the BBC News to work.
> Since I bought the tv, I've decided to get rid of my cable and go with
> high-speed Internet for streaming. I also bought the Amazon Fire TV box,
> which supports a service called DirectvNow so that one can get CNN, the Food
> Network, Bloomberg and other channels at rates far cheaper than cable. This
> service also works on Apple Tv. I also bought an antenna to pick up the
> local channels. So far, I am happy with this arrangement.
>
> Let me know if I can help you with this further.
>
> Best
>
> Liz
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Susan Stanzel via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:47 PM
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> Cc: Susan Stanzel <slstanzel at kc.rr.com>
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] new TV
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
>   
>
> I am subscribed again for this list. I am in need of a new TV. I just bought
> an Apple TV, but that is something which attaches to a TV. My TV is so old
> that it is a dumb TV. I can only get Time Warner. I wish I could get
> Comcast. I would like to do as much with my TV as possible since sighted
> assistance is at a premium. Any suggestions?
>
>   
>
> Susie Stanzel
>
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