[Electronics-Talk] new TV

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Hi Tracy,

I am still learning about Directv Now which is a streaming service. I've
only had it and the Amazon Fire TV box  for about a week. The Directv Now
doesn't carry all of the local networks in my area which is why I also have
an antenna. The Samsung TV has an option to enable audio description in the
accessibility menu.
I don't watch that much network programming, but I really like the
descriptions available on Netflix.

I believe that the satellite service, Directv has an accessible set top box
so that you can enable the descriptions. I don't like the idea of having a
satellite dish on my roof which is why I chose the Directv Now option.

Best

Liz

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Hi Liz.
Does your streaming service support SAP, i.e., can you get the audio
descriptions for network shows?  And, is it a version of DirectTV?

> 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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