No, you do not need an iPhone to make an apple tv work.
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It has been so long since mine got connected, that I'm not sure, but
yes, you do need to connect it either to an appropriate surround
receiver or to the tvf hdmi. It does work with voice over, and I
believe it is possible to turn voice over on by pressing the largest
button on the remote 3 times, o
Steve,
Just fyi: if you have an iPhone, or an iPod for that matter, not sure
about the iPad, there is a free remote app from Apple that will let you
use the i-device as a remote to control the Apple tv, rather than using
the remote that comes with the A-tv.
Mary
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Gary, no you can't use the cable tv remote to interact with the apple
tv for things like selecting netflix movies or iTunes movies etc.
Mary
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Yes, the apple tv has a very simple remote that comes with it.
Mary
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Will the ls14 or any other reasonably priced accessible recorder let
you append to an existing recording? My understanding is that a new
file is started, for example, with the dm620, if you pause and start up
again. I know you could do stuff with audio editing software. But I'm
not interested in th
Thanks for this recommendation. I'm always looking for smooth jazz,
especially of the instrumental variety. What's the bit-rate on WJJZ? I
Too like Sky FM, especially now that I can get it in Radium on the Mac
and combine my radio under just 1 app.
Mary
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Interesting. On amazon, these things cost $159.00, which is said to be
a discount from the list price, so not sure where Stereophile got its
price info.
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Speaking of B&W, if you can afford it, have a look at the MM1 for your
desktop listening. Wonderful speakers!
Mary
Dane did you listen to the new B&W Air, which is the bigger brother to
the z2? I have not heard the z2 nor the Air, and I have a tough time
justifying that purchase, since I can easily play my 8-ievices through
the liting-room set up or outdoors when the weather permits through a
nice pair of B&W o
I guess we are lucky, because we still have 3 high end audio stores
here in town, and Eugene, Oregon isn't that large of a town. I'm not
doing my part to keep them in business, though, because my last audio
purchase was the MM1 from Amazon.
mary
Is the b&w app for the z2 accessible?
Mary
The bad thing about the a7, as discussed in several customer reviews on
amazon.com, is that its streaming lacks robustness. Lots of dropping
out and needing to reconnect or sometimes reinstall the network
connection entirely. Great sound. Lousy streaming seems to be the
majority view. For 800 bucks
Well, I am a big fan of B&W when it comes to the sound of their
speakers. But I have to say that the only thing the bad ratings on
amazon talk about is the issue with the drop outs from the network.
People talked about using the same set up with other speakers and not
having the problem. So it make
Those reviewers who went in to detail did talk about having the unit
close to the router and/or trying other units in the same position with
no problems and/or mentioned the quality of the connection in terms of
the speed. Not all did that. Some did all those things. It seemed to be
enough differen
Amen! Huge selection of voices at reasonable prices. You can read all
manner of Daisy files and mp3 audio books. Best 10 bucks I spent on an
app, and now its only $5!
Mary
On Thu, 8 May 2014 10:32:52 +1000, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>Hi!
>
>The Voice Dream Reader has been discussed on list before so
I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300.
I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was
purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given
the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this
sort of speaker. I have
The nice thing abouut the soundlink 3 is that if you have a partner
whose devices are not of the I- variety, he/she too can use it without
the need for an aux connection. I wonder if the SL air costs more or
less than the SL 3. Will have to look at that.
Mary
Well, according to amazon. the sound link Air is $349 and they say
there is a newer model, the Sound Touch, which costs $400 and looks to
be more complicated than the Air. There is also a Sound Link mini,
which gets very nice reviews. Some even prefer it to the Sound Link 3,
although it does not pl
I haven't had the ability to listen in surround sound for a long time.
Indeed, most of my experience was with an analog system years ago, made
by ADS. And it was awesome. I also had the Carver sonic holography
unit, which was good, but not as good as the ads, which actually
required two speakers in
e Quad CD'S I did myself, I mastered them from
>Quad Carts - the old 8 track cartridges, versions of them came out that used a
>track for each channel in the quad recording -.
>
>
>On 27 May 2014, at 12:21 pm, Mary Otten wrote:
>
>> I haven't had the ability to
Yes, it is $349 at amazon, but they're claiming it has been superceded
by a different device that I mentioned in a message yesterday. sound
touch or something like that. And that is a very different sounding
device. More complicated.
Mary
I think the Sl air is still available from Amazon, but am not sure. I
did get side tracked in to checking out the other system, then decided
to just stick with the bluetooth, since it is useful when not at home
and with non i-devices.
Mary
Amazon in the States has the soundlink mini. I guess amazon is
different depending on the country where you live.
Mary
Well, that assumes you are in wifi range. We sometimes go camping and
stay in cabins without wifi, so no wifi.
Mary
And with the apparent advent of a KNFB ocr app for the iphone on the
horizon, that would seem to put even more pressure on this ocr to be
something very special indeed.
Mary
There are 3 sessions scheduled for the upcoming NFB convention having
to do with this KNFB app for iPHone. That's all I know; so it might not
even be release ready. It was just teased out there on
blindbargains.com last Friday.
I agree that the Hims device looks very straight forward for the ocr.
Hi Dane,
Yes, I know the old KNFB was very big bucks indeed. However, knowing
that the app ecosystem will not allow for such hefty price tags, e.g.
Nearby Explorer and Seeing Eye gps, both of which replicate the
functionality of much more expensive products for blindness specific
devices, yet they
The ootunes page says the server runs on Windows, Mac or Linux, and it
doesn't seem to reference just the plain old app for anytyhing but
Iphone Ipod touch and Ipad. so no Mac app, just the server. Dane, were
you saying there is a receiver for the Mac?
Mary
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No, there are no accessible Kindle books on the IPhone. The app is
accessible; the books themselves are not. Thank you, amazon.
Mary
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Chris,
Amazon lets you buy an awful lot of single songs. Have you checked in
their mp3 section? also, Itunes does the same. Those are the two that
come to mind.
Mary
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Amazon has a separate section for mp3 downloads. If you go into that
combo box that lists the various departments, and is set to all by
default, select mp3 and type the name of the artist you want. You
should get back a list of all songs that are available by that artist
for mp3 download.
Mary
T
No, an apple tv doesn't take the place of the cable box, because there
is a lot of stuff on cable that isn't available via the sources that
you can run through an apple tv. Apple tv has nothing to do with cable
or over the air channels. It is all about streaming from your Itunes,
library or from n
I hope this isn't considered off topic hhere. II've been pretty happy
with an airport express connected to my stereo streaming stereo music
from the web, Itunes etdf. But I'm about to get an apple tv, because of
the accessible netflicks and accessible dvd playing on the mac that I'd
like to stream,
I appreciate the tip on the older accessible receivers. One of my major
interests here is netflix streaming, and somewhere I recently read that
the streams are in just 2-channel stereo, even if the dvd is encoded
with dolby digital 5.1. I tried to confirm that by looking at the
streaming info for a
I decided to take the plunge with tapin radio. Window Eyes with the qt
support installed on an xp 32-bit box. It works great, but how do you
save a station to favorites? I see a favorites button, but that would
seem to be for already saved stations. How do I get a playing station
into favorites? Al
Thanks Tom. What's weird is that when I activated the "favorites"
button directly, not with the shortcut key, I didn't see that add
choice, which as you note, is the one that's right under the cursor
when you hit the shortcut key. Weird. Thanks.
mary
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I'm thinking about purchasing a Windows 7 laptop, one of whose optional
add ons is a 50 dollar tv tuner card. I have never used Win 7 but am
interssted in the Del xps for its superior audio and wondered if
anybody has any experience with the accessibility of tv via these add
on tuner cards and, I w
Interesting, David, and thanks for the info on the Code Factory
product. I'd like to find something that works with a screen reader
rather than having to buy a separate application just to get tv access,
but it is worth looking into, I suppose.
mary
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I'm strictly interested in over the air, not cable or satellite. The
xps laptop seems to have a tv antenna built in to it, if I'm reading
the Del site correctly. So a tuner card add on looks like a cheap way
to get access to local tv. I'm trying to find a better description of
the keyboard on the 1
Oh, there is no way I'm paying that much for a tv app. Forget it. Do
you have experience with the Win media set up under win 7, Gary?
Mary
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Thanks, Gary. I do have sighted help, so if it is a one-time set up,
then I will spring for the tuner card if I end up getting the machine.
I wonder if there is anybody on this list who has either the xps15 or
17, and if you can comment on speaker placement. I read a review last
evening by an unha
Hi Gary,
Thanks for the report on your Win7 experience. I'm going to install the
NVDA screen reader, as I have heard good things about it, and it does
seem to offer some things that the other guys don't, and the price is
right. What kind of tv tuner did you get? I'm debating whether to get
the upgr
Hello all,
I suppose this might be another question that is seen as tangential to
the list, but I hope it isn't out of bounds. I'm now debating between
two laptops, one of which has a quad core i7, the other has an i5 duel
core processor. In all other respects, the machines are the same. I am
real
Tom,
My experience was like yours. When I went to install 1.51, I found no
way to choose something other than the default, and I didn't want that
toolbar, so I didn't do the installation. There is a perfectly good
standard install wizzard for use in Windows. Why do developers think
they need somet
It isw worth noting that when you sign on with Audible, you agree not
to convert your programs to another format. You might not like the
restriction. But they specifically prohibit you from doing that, so
doing it and then discussing means of so doing on an public email olist
doesn't seem like the
You can burn the audible books to cd or use any number of portable
devices or a pc or Mac. But you don't get to get rid of the drm and
make them in to a format that you could copy and give away to as many
folks as you want. You buy the right to use the material under the
restrictions they set forth
That doesn't really seem strange to me at all. You can't pair one and
the same device simultaneously with two audio output sources such as
the phone and the pc. I don't have lots of bluetooth devices, but those
I do have all act that way. They can be paired with more than one
device, but not at the
It doesn't unpair with the phone unless you tell the phone to forget
the device or you turn bluetooth off on the phone. The device can be
paired with more than one bluetooth source, just not engaged with more
than one at a time. So turn off bluetooth on the phone and pair it with
the pc whose bluet
You have run in to the iTunes 12 problem where you can't get that album
list any more. Some folks say they can get the column browser in the
"view" menu, which can also be toggled with command b. But that item
does not show up in my "view" menu, and command b gives me a ding sound
and no column bro
The solution to the iTunes problem for display of music, as explained
by somebody on another list is as follows.
If you vo space on the "albums" "pop up" which is just to the right of
the itunes store radio button, you will then get access to some
controls, including a table. Interact with that,
Seems too expensive for something you have to add lots of things to,
like your ram and storage. Buy the Mini and be done with it.
Mary
Well, the prices quoted in the review were a whole bunch more than $75.
If you have the help or are competent to install the memory and
storage, then $75 plus that stuff isn't a bad deal.
Mary
I have, or should I say had, a Bose Soundlink 3 speaker for use with
portable bluetooth capable devices. For reasons not particularly
relevant to this list, I won't have access to that speaker during the
school year, since it will be going to school with my spouse. So I'm
wondering about other alte
Ive never heard any of their stuff yet.
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>
>> On 29 Nov 2014, at 3:40 pm, Mary Otten wrote:
>>
>> I have, or should I say had, a Bose Soundlink 3 speaker for use with
>> portable bluetooth capable devices. For reasons not particularly
>> relevant to this list
I have not seen nor heard of any B&O bluetooth speakers. I was for
years a fan of their higher end turntables and phono cartridges; I'm
showing my age, I guess. Will have to see if they have something out
there. Otherwise, the Logitech is probably a good way to go. I once had
a Logitech dock with t
I read a couple of reviews, one on CNet and the other I think on
iLounge, but might be wrong on that one. They weren't raving about the
speaker, given its rather lofty price, more than the Bose sound link
3. Also, one review I saw said that they had problems maintaining the
bluetooth connection, j
Well, just to be a devil's advocate, here is a very unfavorable review
of the t7. This is basically why I don't put much faith in reviews,
unless I know the reviewer and know his/jher taste is like my own, so I
can be reasonably confident I will like what they do and dislike what
the
do.
http://olu
The t7 sells for $349 in the U.S. on Amazon. Of possible interest is
the fact that the special aptx technology that it uses to improve the
bluetooth sound is not available on Apple devices and is apparently not
likely to be, since Qualcom owns the company that invented it.
Mary
I like the sound link 3 ok. I heard it with the less expensive Bose
mini sound link, which was impressive for its size. But in the end, I
spent the extra $ because of the fuller sound of the 3. It can be a bit
too warm at times, and I think it definitely helps to have the speaker
elevated to close
Steve,
Did you browse categories on ios or did you just search for something
using the edit box? I haven't tried it on Android recently, but with
ios, there is this weird slide thing you have to do in order to get
stuff on the screen so you can double tap what you want. Flicking and
finding the tit
Hi Steve,
Nope, Apple have fixed the VO focus problem. This netflix issue
predates ios 8 by a long, long time. There is a podcast on applevis
done by somebody who goes over the convoluted way you must deal with
netflix category browsing if you can get the hang of it. Even with the
vo bug in ios8, f
Wow. That is really a lot of $$$. I have not checked the U.S. Apple
store, but I am guessing that the T7 would sell there for the same as
it is on Amazon, since $349 is the suggested retail in the U.S.
Mary
Which apps? The focus problem I was referring to was the one where you
couldn't access an item by flicking to it, if the item wasn't actually
showing on the screen. So you thought you had focus because VO said the
thing you wanted, but double tapping didn't do what you expected. That
has been fixed
It is $199 from amazon, or it was when I looked yesterday, not $149.
That's a hundred bucks off of what they sold it for last time I looked,
which was a while back, admittedly.
Mary
I am confused about the zeppelin air. I read there was suppose to be a
new version. I've been to the B&W site and they of course do mention
the Air. On amazon, though, I can't tell which version is being sold.
There are a lot of reviews, and some of them seem cleearly to refer to
an older version,
I did read fairely recently that Apple had taken the Bose stuff out of
their stores, but I don't recall if there was a reason given; not that
Apple is usually big on giving reasons.
Mary
Here is a relatively recent review of the new Zeppelin Air, according
to which, the only difference between the two versions is the lightning
connector in the new one. This review says the new Zep has the
composite video out, just like the old one.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2430095,00.as
I'll join the others who have expressed the hope that this list can
remain. I hope you don't go to google groups; google's track record for
accessibility and ease of use is, well, not all that wonderful. That's
from the point of view of an end user. I have no idea what it is like
for a manager.
Ma
Hi all,
I am considering purchase of one of these Bose units. Each of them has
a console to which you connect your various devices, such as cable box
or apple tv. Then they want you to use their universal remote to
control the stuff you've got connected there. That would seem to me to
defeat the a
Hi all,
I hope this is not out of bounds for this list. I have a 2nd generation
Apple tv, which is the first one to have had voice over available. It
is up to date. If I connect this apple tv to a tv via the hdmi cable,
voice over sounds through the tv's crappy speakers as expected, and it
is smoo
Hi Rick,
There is a cable person installing cable now, but I will certainly look
for that setting. You think it should matter, even if, in the current
scenario, the digital optical cable runs from the tv to the sound bar,
not from the apple tv to anything? I could certainly see how this could
affec
Somebody on another list suggested using the analog out on the tv to
the analog in on my sound bar to avoid this latency issue with the
digital optical cable from sound bar to tv. apple tv isn't the only
thing running into the tv. My husband has a blue ray, and we will have
cable. I have no idea if
Well, I did look for something useful for audio in settings, but the
only thing there was auto or 16 bit. So we just connected an analog
stereo cable from the analog out on the tv to analog in on the sound
bar. And the v/o problem is solved.
Somebody suggested that the latency problem is fixed in
Docuscan plus is not a scanner. It is an in the cloud scanning program
that costs 300 bucks, and you still need a scanner with it. Given the
uncertain state of serotek and the fact that this is all done in the
cloud, I would not personally touch that program with a 10-ft pole at
this time. The opti
The whole point of buying a bookedge scanner is to get a good scan of
one page, not to try to scan 2 pages of a book at once. If you want the
extra accuracy that a bookedge can provide, the 3800 is fine for most
applications. Scanning two pages at once is hard on the shoulders, arms
and the book.
I would really be interested in hearing a comparison from somebody who
has experience with the Bose sl3 and the Creative Roar, which is about
half the price of the sl3.
Mary
If you have the money, they're not the cheapest, it is hard to go wrong
with Bowers and Wilkins speakers.
Mary
Hi Bud,
I put a new subject line reflecting your original interest. The Bowers
and Wilkins speakers I had in mind are the 685 s2. I do not personally
own these. I have had larger floor standing B&Ws in the pastg as well
as in wall b&Ws in a home we lived in a few years ago,
Dane, I'm curious as to your opinion comparing the Bose soundlink that
sells for 300 bucks in the States and the t7. Of course, the t7 should
sound better, given price difference. But knowing you were pretty high
on the SL, I'd be curious. I haven't heard the t7, and with the
expenses we've incurre
I don't have this phone, but I'd be curious how it works to integrate
with a phone call coming in on a land-line to the cordless hand-set,
then handed off to a mobile phone of the Android or IOS variety, which
has a totally different phone number.
I know you are supposing that this will work via b
I admit that I have not read every item in this thread, but now I am
curious. Is there anyone on here who has heard or owned both the p5 and
the p7? I heard the p5, although I don't own a set, and they were
pretty darned nice. But reviews seem to indicate that the 7 is a
significant step up. I'm al
Hi all,
Several years ago, I purchased a pair of AKG Q701 headphones for use
with a home stereo. These are, in my opinion, outstanding phones,
especially considering the price is around $200 or a bit more on
Amazon.They are wonderfully comfortable to wear for extended periods of
time, more so than
I'm writing this for a friend, who is interested in editing flv files.
He is a Jaws and Window Eyes user. is there an accessible program that
will enable him to edit this file type?
Mary
I have to agree with Dane here, which might come as no surprise, since
I have always appreciated the sonic quality, if not the price, of B&W
products. I purchased a set of these a few months ago. I already had an
excellent pair of AKG Q701 phones. The only drawback with those is that
the use of a p
Hi Anders,
Obviously, one can do what one wishes with one's money. But if I were
primarily listening to sports, I'm not sure I'd spring for something
like the p7. For me, listening to essentially talk doesn't require the
fidelity and cost of something like a p7. But different strokes, as
they say.
No, I just made a mistake. I meant to say p7 where I typed p5 in my
original note. I have not heard the p5, only the 7, and the in ear c5,
I believe they are. Don't know of b&w came out with a c7 like the p7.
Sorry for the stupid typo.
Mary
A long time ago, like probably 30 years, I had a pair of Stax
electrostatics. They were pricy; I don't remember how much, but
certainly nowhere near a thousand. Then again, that was 30 years ago.
Yes, they did require a special amp. They even had a special connector
that plugged into the amp that c
I know they call these open back, but they are sure not like other open
back phones I've seen before. I'm thinking of Senheizers in particular.
These have a large over the ear cushioned ear cup, if you want to call
it that. The ear piece is larger than the p7. I guess I don't
understand what open b
I have never heard a pair of these Bose phones. But for 200 U.S.
dollars, those AKG q701 phones can be had from Amazon.
Mary
Well, I still think those akb q701 is a tough one to beat, and on
amazon, they're substancially less money than the p7. Not as practical
as the p7 for on the go listening, but if you are one of those who owns
a good home stereo set up and thus the long cord could even be an
advantage, and you won't
The Apple tv just went on sale in the app store today; not yet in Apple
stores, I understand.
Mary
What android device are you using? What I want to know is if you are
able to scroll through movies or documentaries etc, move from one
category to another and see all the things in that category easily. And
how does that work, gesture-wise from a talkback point of view?
My problem with Netflix on
The volume issue and the less than super punchy bass are why a little
headphone amp is a nice thing, unless you have a good stereo pre-amp in
your home system. Theese phones are still nice on portable devices, but
way nicer with the addition of that headphone amp. And their size and
long cable do m
Sorry, not the app store, the on line apple store.
Mary
Well, I haven't tried the ios app in the last couple months, and I thnk
there may have been a so-called upgrade in there. I have an old Nexus
7. Will have to d/l the netflix app there and see how it works with the
latest talkback. I'd never actually watch a movie on that device. But
will have to se
Lock orientation on the i-devices, and forced rotation shouldn't
happen.
Mary
Well, I briefly looked at the Netflix app on my Nexus last evening, and
I must say, I didn't find the deal where you can swipe left and right
to different categories and up and down within them to work. But I
wonder if that might depend on your talkback gesture settings. For
example, the default se
On my iPhone, the Netflix app does not force my screen to rotate.
Mary
Well, at this point, neither on my iPhone nor on my Nexus, can I find a
category list, aka genra list. I thought there had been a button for
Genra at some point. And I do remember there was a time when I could
move among genras on my iPad. But at least it is still accessible on
the apple tv.
Mary
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