[Electronics-Talk] Accessible cable TV

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Hi Traci,
I got rid of my cable several years ago, and I don't regret it one bit.
In my area, our cable company is Spectrum which provides accessible options. Since I have spectrum for my Internet provider, I signed up for the streaming service via the Spectrum app. Spectrum also offers a Xumo Streaming box which has a voice guide.
I also have a Samsung smart tv which also has a voice guide.
Hope this helps.








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From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
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Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible cable TV

For a long time, we had software on our Optimum cable box that would announce the channel and what was playing, and I could also use it to access the DVR.

Optimum doesn't support it anymore, and their new cable box doesn't have any accessibility at all.

They think that maybe a smart TV would have it, but I don't know.

If I buy a smart TV, and turn on Talkback or whatever it has, will it tell me what's playing on a channel and have ways to access the DVR?

For instance, I was able to move through the shows on a channel until I found the one I wanted to record, then hit record.  Later, I could go into the DVR, scroll through the recordings, find the one I wanted, watch it, then go through the menu to either keep it or delete it.  Imagine that.  Can I get those same features on a smart TV?

I have 0 interest in using Alexa.

 

It's extremely annoying that Optimum had accessibility, and then just ditched it completely.

Tracy

 

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