[Electronics-Talk] Trials, Prime Video

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Mon Jun 14 16:04:44 UTC 2021 

This is Susie Stanzel. How can you find which Amazon shows have audio description?

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> On Jun 14, 2021, at 8:54 AM, Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> You can read Kindle books via the A. person though so just press the
> microphone and open your Kindle book and read on via your Fire TV.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Peter via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 9:45 AM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Peter <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Trials, Prime Video
> 
> Good morning Tina and everyone,
> 
>    As far as I know you can't read books from within Prime Video. That
> requires the Amazon Kindle App. Subscribing to book services like Apple
> Books and Amazon Kindle allows you to have access to more reading material.
> All the best.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Tina Sohl via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 12:06 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tina Sohl <tinabir80 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Trials, Prime Video
> 
> Already we've thought that too that after you add everything up it might be
> about the same as cable so we have a few months since we are in a contract
> anyway to to make some decisions. Glad of the discussion here though. Maybe
> by then we will have come to some further deciding. And also Tony's thinking
> he heard the FCC might be making changes but we'll see.
> 
>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2021, 9:43 PM Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk <
>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> While using the Amazon Voice remote, just scroll right to Apps.  It's 
>> absolutely amazing the number of apps.  You can also ask the A. person 
>> anything like CBS and I found a free app.
>> 
>> I personally do want to cut the cord but if you add up the total cost 
>> per monthly subscription, it could cost one the same or more than 
>> obtaining a bundled package from an Internet/Cable or similar provider.
>> 
>> There's so much for free out there and with amazon recently purchasing 
>> MGM, there will be a lot more great movies and other content.
>> 
>> I will subscribe to a few services though when I decide to tut the 
>> cord.  I love Turner Classic Movies and other movies type channels.
>> There's apps like pluto, Tubi, I can get one via antenna locally 
>> that's just called Movies and then of course Amazon Prime to name a 
>> few which cost nothing or for Amazon a small rental charge per certain
> movies.
>> 
>> I will be curious how well Hulu and other apps are compared here.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf 
>> Of Tina Sohl via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 11:09 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Tina Sohl <tinabir80 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Trials, Prime Video
>> 
>> Hi Peter. How do you add Discovery Plus? That's pretty neat that you 
>> can do it from within prime video we also have prime video and like it 
>> a lot. Oh, Tony just found Paramount and I think Discovery Plus, we 
>> might have figured it out. But still neat that you can watch CBS from 
>> within the app. I hope I hope they will add NBC and ABC to that as 
>> well or as you said, just to make a live TV channel. I think we would 
>> also subscribe. We like Amazon prime as well also, do you know you can 
>> read books from it? Email one of us privately if you're interested in 
>> in that. Tony's busily adding channels to our subscription. Or looking 
>> anyway
>> 
>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2021, 6:59 PM Peter via Electronics-Talk < 
>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello again everyone,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Many of these apps and services offer a trial period usually 7 to 14 
>>> days to allow new users to evaluate the service in question and to 
>>> not be out any money should the service not be all you wanted or if 
>>> accessibility issues cause difficulty using the app or service.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>                We can't say enough good things about prime video.
>>> It's our go-to streaming app for lots of content and its usability 
>>> by the
>> blind.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>                Besides the movies and tv shows we've bought over 
>>> the years and those offered via your Amazon Prime Accountyou can 
>>> subscribe to additional channels. We have a number of such channels 
>>> through Amazon Prime.
>>> Their lay-out and functionality is consistent with the rest of the 
>>> Prime Video App a good way to kill off accessibility issues with 
>>> stand-alone apps for services you can add to your Prime Account.
>>> Discovery Plus is one example. Before updates to the stand-alone 
>>> version were released it was problematic with Google Assistant and 
>>> Voiceover. It now works well with these and Microsoft Narrator. 
>>> Since we're big discovery fans we find it convenient to have a 
>>> Discovery Plus subscription within the Amazon Prime App in addition 
>>> to the stand-alone subscriptions.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>                When Paramount Plus was added to prime Video we 
>>> subscribed to it there as content from the Smithsonian Channel is 
>>> also available via this app. Another neat feature of the Paramount 
>>> Plus App is you can watch your local CBS Channel from within Prime 
>>> Video. We were so impressed with how well it worked and the
>>> convenience of being able to catch the late news without having to leave
> Prime Video.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>                I recently had an opportunity to discuss Prime Video 
>>> with an Amazon Representative to troubleshoot some issues. I asked 
>>> if Amazon is considering addeing a live tv subscription to Prime 
>>> Video like what exists with Hulu. They already know that if they 
>>> offer a cable replacement service as a Prime Video add-on we'll be 
>>> game to upgrade our Prime subscription.
>>> Let's see if our wishes are granted. Now to go downstairs and catch 
>>> some great tv shows including our news. And we won't have to leave 
>>> Prime Video to watch it. Yay. All the best everyone.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Peter Donahue
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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