[Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?

Sun Nov 25 00:35:35 UTC 2018

Do they work with only pressing a listen button on the TV or remote, or 
can you enable the Lady A wake word?

Chris.

On 11/24/2018 07:30 PM, Daniel Perry via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> 32 inches my friend and it doesn't matter what size you get, the whole 
> thing is accessible.
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> From: "Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk" 
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> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 6:14 PM
> To: "Daniel Perry via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Christopher Gilland" <clgilland07 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?
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>> 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.
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>> 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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