[Electronics-Talk] Electronics-Talk Digest, Vol 134, Issue 21

[Arlene]

The model number for the samsung tv is
model number Samsung un32j5500afxza


Arlene
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> Can someone send the model of the accessible television?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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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'"
>>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> 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
>> Message-ID:
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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
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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