Well.
I didn't see anything in the message that would indicate he was
telling lies. Everything he said was as straightforward as he could
make it. I agree that some of the points probably weren't completely
accurate (I.E. you must use an apple provided hdmi cable) but he did
state that he was working with both apple and his own tv manufacturer
to get things working. It's likely apple had him use the usb port to
do one of those functions most users don't need to perform. It
wasn't spelled out in the message of course, but he didn't actually
state any falsehoods, merely his experiences, and although some of
those statements could be taken out of context, and interpreted to be
bad press, or lies against the apple tv, I see nothing directly
quoted that actually states any barefaced lies.
If anyone else sees any, please point them out.
This guy didn't have a compatible tv, and also didn't give the entire
backstory, which leads to some incorrect interpretations of his
statements, but I didn't see anywhere where he categorically denyed
that the apple tv didn't work, period end of story, only that he said
his experience with the apple tv didn't work for him at all.
Certainly, some of his statements weren't the best thought out, and
some aren't entirely accurate (such as the hdmi cable and the mini
usb cable) but I didn't see anything directly stating apple tv
overall was useless, only that blind users needed to be aware that
they may be in a similar situation, and as such, they are probably
better off using something else.
Sure, his timelines are off (tv newer than the last year and so on)
but again, nothing outright stating it doesn't work as a whole.
He even went out of his way to state that the apple folks were
extremely helpful.
Everyone here knows, that sometimes, identical hardware/software
behaves differently for different people/situations, and therefore,
it's likely his particular combination of tv/cables/apple tv/
everything else, simply didn't work, that happens, and when it does,
folks are bound to be upset about it.
He made no disparaging remarks about any of the hardware, merely
stated his experience, I see nothing wrong with that. A little
misleading in parts, sure, but again, I see nothing to backup the
huge claims I've been reading on the list here. Folks, he had a bad
experience, folks who have bad experiences are going to vent, and
sometimes the venting isn't the most well thought-out rebuttle of
items. That's no reason to flame the guy for writing a bunch of
lies, when he clearly did nothing of the sort.
Will this review cause others not to buy an apple tv? Maybe, but
there's loads of sighted folks who have had similar experiences, and
I don't see them quoted here claiming they're telling lies about apple.
Leave it alone and let it rest. There's nothing in this post to
raise the ire I've been seeing as a result.
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