[Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?

Sat Nov 24 23:14:06 UTC 2018

Here's the big question of all: How big is the thing? How many inches 
are we talking that they start out at accessibly?

Chris.

On 11/24/2018 06:01 PM, Daniel Perry via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> I would get the toshiba fire tv in my opinion. You're getting several 
> things in a very nice package. You can download apps with this, you 
> can search for everything via voice should you so wish, it's a high 
> definition 4k tv for under 400 dollars, you can use it completely by 
> yourself right out of the box, what more could you possibly wish for? 
> I absolutely love this machine and have watched more television with 
> this machine than I've watched in about 10 years honestly. Before I 
> just kept my tv on for the noise in the background but not anymore.
>
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> From: "Rebecca Sabo via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 5:03 PM
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Rebecca Sabo" <beckyasabo at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?
>
>> hi
>> I do not have one either . I am trying to confirm which one to get .
>> Becky
>>
>>> On Nov 24, 2018, at 3:00 PM, Daniel Perry via Electronics-Talk 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> none that I can think of since I haven't got an apple tv.
>>>
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>>> From: "Rebecca Sabo via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 4:24 PM
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Rebecca Sabo" <beckyasabo at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?
>>>
>>>> Hi ,
>>>> What are the pros or cons between this one or the apple tv?
>>>> becky
>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 24, 2018, at 2:20 PM, Daniel Perry via Electronics-Talk 
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Becky, try the toshiba fire tv from amazon. This machine will do 
>>>>> anything you need it to do and it has netflix and amazon prime 
>>>>> video built right in along with playstation view and hbo at the 
>>>>> press of a button on the remote. If you've got any other questions 
>>>>> about it just ask me. It will set you back about $329.99 and you 
>>>>> can get it in a 32 inch model.
>>>>>
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>>>>> From: "Rebecca Sabo via Electronics-Talk" 
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 10:51 AM
>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Cc: "Rebecca Sabo" <beckyasabo at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>> I was wondering what other kind a TV it would be accessible, I 
>>>>>> had the Roku TV and the speech software is not the greatest.
>>>>>> Becky
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Nov 23, 2018, at 4:40 PM, Daniel Perry via Electronics-Talk 
>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> you can get what's known as a toshiba fire tv. This is a whole 
>>>>>> smart tv that does exactly what you're describing, and it's got a 
>>>>>> screen reader called voice view built right into the machine and 
>>>>>> you can easily set it up to your wifi and do everything you need 
>>>>>> to do all by yourself since the tv speaks to you. I just got one 
>>>>>> for my 35th birthday and have watched more television with this 
>>>>>> machine now than I have probably in the last 10 years or so. It 
>>>>>> has netflix amazon prime and playstation view built right into 
>>>>>> the machine and you only have to press a button to go to the 
>>>>>> service you'd like to watch. If you have any more questions, 
>>>>>> please feel very free to ask me. You can get a 32 inch model for 
>>>>>> 329.99 and everything's accessible with this tv.
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> From: "Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk" 
>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 6:01 PM
>>>>>> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'" 
>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Cc: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>>>>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi. Does anybody have one?
>>>>>>> What I'd ultimately like to do is be able to talk to Alexa or my 
>>>>>>> tv and have
>>>>>>> the tv go to what I want, regardless of what state the tv is in.
>>>>>>> We have cable, a wii and an apple tv, and when the tv is silent, 
>>>>>>> I have no
>>>>>>> clue what mode it's in, wii, cable or Apple.
>>>>>>> I'd like to be able to tell the tv, "Watch Mr. Roger's 
>>>>>>> Neighborhood on PBS
>>>>>>> kids" and have it switch modes if it needs to and go to that show.
>>>>>>> Does this exist or am I dreaming?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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