[Electronics-Talk] fire sticks?

Christopher Gilland clgilland07 at gmail.com
Mon Nov 26 04:28:29 UTC 2018 

Right, but the catch is, you said you had to hit the actual voice button 
on the remote. What I'm wanting is something that I can wake up with a 
wake word, so I'd not have to necessarily grab the remote.


Chris.



On 11/25/2018 06:37 AM, Daniel Perry via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> 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.
>>>
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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.
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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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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