[Electronics-Talk] Fire TV, Apple TV, etc

[Terry]

I think there's a 7 day trail period.

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From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 3:47 PM
To: Aleeha Dudley via Electronics-Talk
Cc: Christopher Gilland
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fire TV, Apple TV, etc

Aleeha,

By chance, since you're a Y T TV subscriber, you may could tell me, do you know if they offer a trial?

I'd be incredibly interested if so.

Chris.

On 06/11/2019 03:05 PM, Aleeha Dudley via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Hi Tracy,
> Let me try to help with this:
> The Apple TV and Fire TV Stick are small devices that plug into a regular TV. These are what people call streaming boxes: that is, they get their content from the Internet and services like Hulu, Netflix, etc.
> The Fire TV is actually a larger group of products, usually called Fire TV edition devices. These are full-sized TV’s, made by brands like Insignia and Toshiba, which run FireOS as their operating system, making the entire TV accessible. You can hook your cable box up to these TV’s, or you can use an antenna, and receive over-the-air television.
> As far as streaming goes, I have cut the chord and am now using a service called YouTube TV, which gives me access to several channels which I can pick from to watch, just like a cable provider would. There are not quite as many channels to choose from but, mostly, they meet my needs.
> I hope that helps.
> Aleeha
> 
>> On Jun 11, 2019, at 1:10 PM, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I don't really understand about the Fire TV or the Apple TV, which 
>> are related in my mind as the same kind of thing.
>>
>> Do they look like regular TV's, or are they little things?
>>
>> Do they get the same channels as a regular TV, or are they only for 
>> stuff on the internet?
>>
>> Now, a friend of mine has "cut the cord" and bounces around from one 
>> internet TV streaming site to the next, but it seems a bit 
>> complicated to me.  He's retired, and has more time and energy to putz around than I do.
>> But maybe it's simpler than I think.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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