[Electronics-Talk] digital TV Accessibility

[Dennis Miller]

I have had both DIRECTV and Dish and they are both pretty much the same as
far as accessibility goes.  Both companies receivers work similarly as far
as access features go.  Dish receivers have a male voice which in my opinion
can sometimes be difficult to understand.  DIRECTV uses a female voice which
I believe is the standard SAPI voice.  

When using the guide Dish's receivers provide automatic program descriptions
as you are browsing through the channels or looking at programming on a
particular channel.  With DIRECTV you have to push the info button to get a
full program description.  However, it is the same for sighted people as
well.  It's just a difference in the way the two services display their
program information.  

Neither service allows you to access your account from the receiver itself
using speech.  If you want billing information or other account details you
have to go to their Web site or call them to get it.  

DIRECTV's DVR is easier to use than Dish's but that's not because of any
accessibility issues.  However, Dish's DVR has more features and I believe
holds more hours of programming.
Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leslie Fairall via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2020 7:15 PM
To: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
Cc: Leslie Fairall
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] digital TV Accessibility

Which TV service do you think has the best accessibility? It's hard to know 
since these companies have a monopoly in a certain area. You only have two 
choices, no matter where you go.


-- 
Leslie Fairall
mailto:fairall at panix.com


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