[Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions

[Andy Baracco]

The talking features are most useful if you receive your TV signal over the 
air. The talking TV will not take the place of an accessible cable box or 
satellite receiver.

Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: <mattchao at verizon.net>; "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and 
appliances'" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions


> Thank you for this. My husband is thinking
> we need a talking tv. How much do these cost and is the spoken output
> useful?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Matthew Chao via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 3:39 PM
> To: Merv Keck via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Matthew Chao <mattchao at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions
>
> Hi, Merv.  Yes, the Samsung TVs do talk.  You hold down the Mute key
> (bottom-most key on remote, and rectangular in shape) until it talks.  I
> have the 40-inch, 4k TV (Model No. UN40MU6300F); (Model Code:
> UN40MU6300FXZA).
>
> Was able to sync it up with Verizon FIOS cablebox and my sound system.
> You can also change channels by holding down the Talk button and saying, 
> for
> example, "channel 631".  Or, you can go into Settings by holding down the
> Talk button and saying, "Settings".  Hope the above helps.--Matthew Chao
>
>
>
> On 10/26/2017 2:38 PM, Merv Keck via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking at several 2017 models of Samsung televisions. I am not
>> clear on exactly what you need to do in order to make the television
>> speak once you turn it on. And I have not ascertained exactly which
>> 2017 models speak for sure. I know this has been discussed several
>> times in the past and I have contributed at least once. But that has
>> been a while ago. The Samsung model I have now is 2013 or 2014 which
>> was like one year before they started making the talking menus. So I'm
>> not sure how to trigger the speech on the newer models. Any information
> would be appreciated.
>>
>> Merv
>>
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