[Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?

Daniel Perry karate at centurylink.net
Sun Nov 25 02:18:41 UTC 2018 

you can actually control your smart home devices with this tv yes.

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From: "Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 8:28 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?

> What I'm looking for is an accessible TV that has built in speech, but 
> that also could be controled with my Echos through home automation. I 
> don't have a HUE bridge or hub or the like. I'd want the TV itself to have 
> all that hardware already preferably built in. Is there such a beast? I 
> still definitely may keep in mind the TV you speak of however. It does 
> sound intriguing.
>
>
> Chris.
>
>
> On 11/24/2018 07:48 PM, Daniel Perry via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> no, you need to press the microphone button to use voice commands.
>>
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>> From: "Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 7:35 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?
>>
>>> 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" 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> 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?
>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> 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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