Oh that makes perfect sense... -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 2:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote
Downloaded software and games. I don't believe that stores recordings. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 30, 2017, at 5:46 PM, Johnny Angel <j...@neo.rr.com> wrote: > > So why would one expand the memory on one of these fire boxes? Is it > primarily to store recordings? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Gary Schindler > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 6:16 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote > > The only advantage with the fire tv box is that it has a faster > processor and you can expand the memory with a micro SD card. No > extras for blind people! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Johnny Angel > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 9:30 AM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Subject: RE: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote > > Hi again Mary, > > Do you know anything about the Amazon fire tv box that sells for like $90? > I'm going to do some more research on the box, It offers more than the > fire stick like being able to expand the memory to I think 128 gb. I > think it is also 4K ready, whereas the fire stick is limited to 1 gb > of memory and is only capable of 1K programming. But it is like $50 > more than the stick, and I don't know if it yields the same joy as the stick does for a blind user. > > Anyway, if anyone on the list has an Amazon fire tv box, please chime > in here to let me and others know if getting the fire box instead of > the fire stick offers advantages useful for a blind individual. > > Thanks so much, > > John Chilelli > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 2:55 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote > > The screen reader comes on the fire. When you first get it, it will > download a better voice than the one that originally starts up. There > are instructions how to get it going from the get go on Amazon. I > don't have the link right here, but if somebody doesn't come up with > it, I will see if I can find it. Also, make sure that once you get > your fire up and running, that you make sure the software is > up-to-date. So you want to check for updates of course. You don't > really need the iPad mini for this. You just need to have a place to plug the Kindle fire stick directly into the TV. > That would be an HDMI port available. And of course you have to be > able to switch to that HDMI port so you can see the screen and hear > what's going on, including the screenreaer. So really, the iPad mini > has no role to play here. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 29, 2017, at 5:35 PM, Johnny Angel <j...@neo.rr.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks Mary, >> >> Yah I just want to be able to access menus and movie category and >> individual movies. So, in addition to my I-pad mini and HTMI cable to >> connect to my dumb TV, I need two other items to get, right? The TV >> fire stick and the Voice View screen reader. And I take it that >> Amazon > sells everything I need? >> >> I'll check it all out and let you know how things are going. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> John Chilelli >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >> Mary Otten >> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 8:09 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Subject: RE: Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote >> >> Hi John, >> >> Yes, with the fire tv stick, you can access netflix and see >> categories of movies, go through lists etc. When I first got the tv >> stick, sign in was not accessible. Now it is, according to other >> blind people; since I got sighted help for my initial sign in, I >> haven't had to do that again, so I can personally verify it. My set >> up is wifi. I honestly don't remember how difficult it was to do that >> sign in, because it was several months ago, and I've gone through a >> lot of stuff in my personal life since then. Now the fire stick has >> alexa as well as the voiceview screen reader. I don't use the alexa >> much, but it is there. I also can't speak to Pandora accessibility, >> since I don't > use that service. >> But netflix is good, better than on the apple tv, because it is >> better at announcing the category or row of movie listings you are in. >> >> Mary >> >> >> > > > >
