[Electronics-Talk] Electronics-Talk Digest, Vol 134, Issue 21
Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA)
laury-johnsons at michigan.gov
Mon Jun 26 20:29:34 UTC 2017
Can someone send the model of the accessible television?
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> 1. Re: new TV (Elizabeth Campbell)
> 2. Re: new TV (Brad Hodges)
> 3. Re: new TV (Gerald Levy )
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 15:37:49 -0500
> From: "Elizabeth Campbell" <batescampbell at gmail.com>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] new TV
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> 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-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Susan Stanzel via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:47 PM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> 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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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 22:22:17 +0000
> From: Brad Hodges <Brad.hodges at outlook.com>
> To: Elizabeth Campbell via Electronics-Talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] new TV
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> 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-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Susan Stanzel via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:47 PM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> 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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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 06:19:36 -0400
> From: "Gerald Levy " <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] new TV
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>
> Cable box accessibility is essentially a dead issue now that Ajit Pai has
> firmly entrenched himself as the new pro-business, anti-consumer head of the
> FCC. He has made it quite clear that he has no intention of enforcing the
> provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 2010 which would have required
> cable companies and TV manufacturers to make their boxes and TV sets,
> respectively, accessible to blind consumers. Mr. Pai has demonstrated that
> he is squarely on the side of the cable companies and TV manufacturers, who
> have long complained that making their products more accessible would be too
> expensive and technically challengeing.
>
> Gerald
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Hodges via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 6:22 PM
> To: Elizabeth Campbell via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Brad Hodges
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] new TV
>
> 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-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Susan Stanzel via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:47 PM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> 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
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Electronics-Talk mailing list
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