Hi! I only have the Apple TV 2ND generation, as far as I know the 3rd generation hasn't been released yet but regardless of that they will both run IOS 5.1 and thus share msot of the same controls.
No, you don't need sighted assistance to turn Voiceover on, I forget exactly how it works initially now but I think from memory that the Apple TV - if the last update has been applied - comes up talking and you're prompted to press a button to turn Voiceover off if you don't need it. Regardless of that however, its easy to turn Voiceover on if it isn't already enabled, you can go to the General menu, go to Accessibility and turn Voiceover on from there, the menu system is easy to navigate and by default you'll hear a "click" sound as you navigate the menu system, even boundary clicks so you know when you're at the first or last option etc. Once you have Voiceover up and running then everything should be pretty straight forward, Apple products as a rule don't require much documentation hence that's why Apple sells so well but the products can at time require you to spend some time and have some patience working out where things are, what various options do and so on. Finally there's a review of the Apple TV at <http://www.blindcooltech.com> which may be of assistance, a "hands on" demo of the device is given so you know exactly what the device is capable of. On 01/04/2012, at 2:19 AM, Timothy J. Meloy wrote: > Hi All, > I am considering purchasing a third generation apple TV, and am ooking for > some information on how well it works with voice over. For example, can you > turn voice over on yourself or do you need sighted assistance, ETC? The > documentation for apple tv has surprisingly little information about voice > over. Any insight you could provide would be helpful. > Thanks, > T.J. > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
