[Electronics-Talk] New TV

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Rik.
Spectrum Access has an app you can use even if you're not a Spectrum
subscriber.  It listens through your phone's mic to what's on the TV, then
synchs up the audio description for that show.  I suppose you have to pick
the right show from the app first.  And it's free.  I haven't tried it, but
it sounds very cool.

I subscribe to Sero for $5/month.  It has audio only of many shows and
movies with descriptions, including many that are not available over TV.  I
use it all the time.  Well worth the $5 or $6--not much either way.

I'm with you.  I'm not really into this streaming bit.
Tracy


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Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2022 3:53 PM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] New TV

I think the big thing with these smart tv's is that you connect to your
WiFi. And then if those tv's have the various apps on board, you can watch
the tv shows or movies via electing and hitting enter on them. Some things
are free, some are free with commercials. And the big thing now is the
corporate competition between the studios and licensing, getting people to
subscribe to the various streaming platforms.

I just read a big article on CNET over the weekend that evaluated, reviewed
in good detail each of those streaming services. It is a real tricky thing.

I spent some time copying the text on it, and stripping out the web page ads
and grabbing some of the links provided, if someone wants it send me an
email and I'll share it.
But it is all here to do the work yourself. Here is a link to that article:
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/yellowstones-finale-wont-str
eam-on-paramount-plus-sorry/

I am currently still a DirecTV subscriber of many years. Last time when I
approached the DirecTV ATT support on there offerings, they said that they
don't have plan or a way to provide Audio Description. And some of the very
same program episodes of shows that I enjoy do have description available, I
am feeling forced to migrate to all streaming. If anyone knows differently,
I'd love to hear about it.
I would really prefer to just keep the tradition of going to channels rather
than this system of navigating over the apps. But oh well.  I think I am
fast becoming a complaining old bum not too much unlike Archie Bunker, minus
the racism and other prejudicial aspects of him, I hope. 

ACB sure has become a very good and useful source for us, as they are
supporting and tracking the various sources for Audio Description. Here is a
link to that page:
https://adp.acb.org/index.html

Lots going on in this arena. And if we still had a lot of radio, I'd
probably just abandon television. But that has been greatly compromised to
as to content, thank you feds and corporate suits.

Hang in there, gang. And happy new year all.
Rik James
Bozeman where the temperature is hanging around the goose egg and well below
it.



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nesma aly via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 7:12 AM
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Cc: nesma aly <nesmaaly123 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] New TV

I have a Samsung smart TV. And I can actually watch TV on there without
connecting it to cable.  you can watch movies and TV shows on there for
free.

On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 9:06 AM Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk <
electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> We need to buy a new TV, mainly so the cable guy can see it to set up 
> the new cable box, which is really what we need.  No one living here 
> can see the TV anymore, so we don't really care.
>
> Is there any advantage to having a "smart" TV?  We will not be using 
> it to watch Netflix, Amazon Prime, or any of those other things.  We 
> will not be talking to it.  I will be using the audio prompts in the 
> cable box software, but they are working now without a TV.  We are 
> currently using a soundbar for TV audio.
>
> I'm thinking we can just buy some cheap non-smart TV that will serve 
> the screen-dependent folks, and keep using our soundbar ourselves.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> Tracy
>
>
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