[Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions

Mon Oct 30 15:20:23 UTC 2017

People were surprised that I got the generation of Apple TV that I did. The new one was Siri had just come out, but I opted to get the one without it. I feel the same way, I can do everything be a menu, and I got mine $100 cheaper.

Jenny

> On Oct 29, 2017, at 5:01 PM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thank you.  That's totally different than what some other people said.  They said to get the tv to do anything, you have to talk to it, so I bet there are things they probably don't know about their TV.s  Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 8:26 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Arlene
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions
> 
> I don't get that either, Pam. Andy, thank you for being thoughtful and
> welmeaning. Like Pam, we're not into alexa or cortana. Talking to the tv
> only gives you so much access. The tv talks with the access to the menues
> talks very well so therefore there is no need for us to talk to our Samsung
> tv. While we can talk to it, there's no need to do that, between all you can
> do with the menues  all talking, from just changing a channel to scheduling
> a new show to the bunch of shows we already have scheduled to record, to
> recording a missed tv show. Andy could you tell us more about this amazon
> tv, the model and brand, and the details and features that it includes
> concerning accessibility. Thank you.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Pamela Dominguez" <geodom at optonline.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 6:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions
> 
> 
>> Reading her message below, why would you say she might want to do that.  I know that I, for one, don't want anything to do with that Alexa stuff. Pam.
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2017 7:10 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>> Cc: Andy Baracco
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions
>> 
>> You might want to consider the TVs sold by Amazon that are Alexa enabled.
>> 
>> Andy
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2017 3:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions
>> 
>> 
>>> The tv does talk. we never talk to it.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Dominguez 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: "Pamela Dominguez" <geodom at optonline.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Is that the way it works?  Is it that you have to talk to the TV?  I thought that it was that the TV talked.  Pam.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Chao via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:55 PM
>>>> To: Sharon Klug via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Cc: Matthew Chao
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Samsung talking Televisions
>>>> 
>>>> To talk TO THE TV, you press and holde the top middle of three buttons
>>>> aranged in sort of a semi-circle and speak the command.  Hope this
>>>> helps.--Matthew Chao
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 10/26/2017 4:40 PM, Sharon Klug via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>>> Where is the talk button on this tv?
>>>>> Sharon
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Oct 26, 2017 2:39 PM, Matthew Chao via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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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