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

Thu Jun 13 10:02:01 UTC 2019

Aactually, it’s very accessible.  All the channels there have DVS if the channel offers it and many local stations which it carries also offer DVS or SAP of some type.  I don’t have it though because it fails to support 5.1 channel surround sound.

Sent from the first computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind:

Sincerely,

The constantly barefooted Ray

> On Jun 12, 2019, at 9:58 PM, Maria Reyes via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> How accessible is the YouTube TV app on iOS?
> 
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>> On Jun 12, 2019, at 10:45 PM, Elizabeth Campbell via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> HI Sherry, I have an Amazon Fire TV box, and AT&T has a streaming service
>> called Direktv Now. The app works with Fire TV, and you subscribe to a
>> specific package of channels, much like cable although not nearly as
>> expensive. I have the basic package which is about $25 per month, and  it
>> comes with the news channels you are interested in including CNN,and
>> MS-NBC. The app is fairly accessible. I discovered that if you download the
>> various news channel apps from the app store, most want you to sign in with
>> your tv provider in order to start watching.Hope this helps.
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 4:16 PM Sherri via Electronics-Talk <
>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Oh that's really sad!
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Aleeha Dudley via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 4:40 PM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances <
>>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fire TV, Apple TV, etc.
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> There is an issue right now where the YouTube TV apps are not available
>>> for Amazon FireTV devices. It’s unfortunate, but I’ve gotten around it by
>>> using my Apple TV hooked up to the FireTV. Hopefully Amazon and Google will
>>> soon get along again.
>>> Aleeha
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 11, 2019, at 3:15 PM, Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk <
>>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Of corse! If you open the app store, you should be able to download and
>>> install them. Now, what I don't know is, some of the apps, you might
>>> possibly have to pay for a monthly subscription to get at their content.
>>> That being said, most things locally like CBS, Fox, NBC, ABC, etc, as far
>>> as I know you shouldn't have to do that. You should most likely be able to
>>> just install them, and they just work. Keep in mind, same as anything,
>>> accessibility might vary from app to app. I don't have any of those you
>>> mentioned installed, so right now, I can't easily test.
>>>> 
>>>> If you can't get it working, let us know, and maybe tomorrow, I can give
>>> things a try on my end, and even get with you privately off list and help
>>> you over the phone, if that be necessary.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm willing to help. It's just, me not having them installed makes it
>>> slightly more difficult. I'm willing though to install them to test as a
>>> last resort.
>>>> 
>>>> Chris.
>>>> 
>>>>> On 06/11/2019 03:56 PM, Sherri via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>>> Can I download the apps on Fire TV?  I'm still learning about it.
>>> Thanks.
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 3:45 PM
>>>>> To: Sherri via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Cc: Christopher Gilland <clgilland07 at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fire TV, Apple TV, etc.
>>>>> Sherri wrote:
>>>>> With the Youtube streaming, is it possible to get the news channels
>>> such as
>>>>> CNN, MSNBC, etc?
>>>>> Probably. I'd think you'd either have to download the individual
>>>>> app/channels, or, if you really want to do this specifically with
>>> Youtube,
>>>>> you'd probably have to get Youtube TV, which isn't free, lamentably.
>>>>> I could stand corrected, but this is at least my knowledge, and I'm
>>> quite
>>>>> familiar with the Amazon Fire TV lineup of products.
>>>>> Chris.
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