[Electronics-Talk] New TV

[Tom Evans]

Rick, I don’t want to create fake news so there is my disclaimer. I think that cable gives more audio described and I’ve been more than pleasantly surprised of the number of shows. I have Comcast and more than second by their ability to just raise your prices well over $10 at any time. I would like to find a better set up. Another thing is a completely live through the DVR and the power of the fast forward button so I don’t have to do all of the commercials. So there you go. Hope that helps Tom

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> On Jan 6, 2022, at 9:00 AM, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Pam.
> We connect the audio output from the cable box to the inputs for the
> soundbar, and there it is.  Surprisingly simple.
> The reason we need a TV is pretty stupid.  We have an old cable box.  When
> Altice pushes out an update, it crashes our box and we lose cable, phone and
> internet for anywhere from a few hours to a whole day.  I need the internet
> for work, so this is a real problem.  You might think Altice would notify
> customers with old boxes that a new one was required, but no, of course they
> don't.  
> I wish I'd known the cable guy could bring his own TV.  He could have fixed
> the whole thing when he came out.  But again no, he has to come back when we
> have a TV.  No doubt we will be charged for both visits.  
> But we do have a small TV, for which we lost the remote, but my husband has
> tracked down a replacement.  So that should do the trick, unless we decide
> we want something better later.  At least the cable guy will be able to give
> us a new box, and we'll stop losing our internet.  If I could figure out
> how, I'd charge Altice for my lost work hours.  But no, it doesn't work like
> that.
> And we have to somehow make sure the guy who comes knows how to set up the
> accessibility.  Altice used to have a special accessibility tech person who
> could ensure that and make it go smoothly, but now when we call they have no
> clue.
> Tracy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2022 11:01 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Pamela Dominguez
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] New TV
> 
> Since you are already using your cable with a sound bar, what is the problem
> 
> that you need the cable guy to come?  If you do, call them up and ask if 
> they bring a tester TV in the truck with them.  I know about those, because 
> one time, when we were having trouble with our cable, the guy was having a 
> hard time figuring out what the problem was.  So, he went out to the truck, 
> and brought in a small TV and hooked it up to the cable box, and determined 
> that the problem was our television.  By the way, how do you use the sound
> bar with the cable?  I don't have one of those, but I am investigating them.
> 
> Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2022 4:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] New TV
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