[Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?

Daniel Perry karate at centurylink.net
Sun Nov 25 11:37:06 UTC 2018 

from what I'm understanding, that kind of functionality is built right into 
the tv itself.

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From: "Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 9:59 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?

> You somewhat misunderstood. I'm not wanting to control my other devices 
> with the TV. I'm wanting to go the other way. I want to be able to tell my 
> echo to turn the TV to ch4, or Turn the TV volume to say, 30% or turn the 
> TV on/off via voice.
>
>
> Chris.
>
>
>
> On 11/24/2018 09:18 PM, Daniel Perry via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> you can actually control your smart home devices with this tv yes.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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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