Hi Dane, Many thanks for your very prompt reply! Yes I have an iPhone 3GS 16 GB which I use via VoiceOver.
Can you please point me to some of the non-Apple alternatives to Apple TV off list? My Email is [email protected]. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell offloist?pojjint thaks for On 6 Jan 2014, at 20:32, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > do you have an Apple iPhone or other IOS device? If you do then there are > other options available than the Apple TV which are just as accessible and > will give you more flexibility over the content you view or listen to. > > These options are pretty much outside the scope of this list as they're not > Apple products, once set up they can be controlled entirely from an IOS > device, the IOS device acts as an accessible remote control if you like > guiding you through menus, choices, playlists and so on so you just "Pick And > Choose" what you want to hear or view and enjoy! > > > On 7 Jan 2014, at 7:22 am, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I am contemplating buying Apple TV but am not clear on exactly what it does. >> I have a wireless router in my home. I have an iMac running Mac OS 10.9.1 in >> my upstairs office and a basic TV with an HDMI slot to connect to Apple TV >> in my downstairs lounge. I have an iPhone 3GS. I use VoiceOVER everywhere. >> >> I understand that Apple TV will let me play TV programs which are in iTunes >> on my iMac on my lounge TV using the wireless router to link the iMac to the >> Apple TV. I understand that I can control all this using VoiceOver with an >> App on my iPhone 3GS. Is this all correct? >> >> I further understand that I can use Apple TV to stream live TV via my >> internet connection and that I can control that through the iPhone App using >> VoiceOver. Is that correct? >> >> Will Apple TV do anything with audio description on live TV programs >> accessed via my internet connection? >> >> Can Apple TV play TV programs which are on a USB memory stick? Does the >> Apple TV have a USB slot or will I have to transfer the TV programs from the >> USB memory stick into iTunes on my iMac and then access them via Apple TV? >> >> We have recently acquired a Sansung smart TV for our loft which connects to >> the Internet, has a USB slot for playing TV or photos on a USB memory stick, >> and supports audio description on live TV via the TV ariel. I am wondering >> if Apple TV will essentially convert my non-smart lounge TV into a smart TV. >> I am also wondering if I can control the Sansung smart TV via VoiceOver >> using an appropriate App on my iPhone. >> >> Many thanks in advance for any tips. >> Happy New Year to all! >> >> Paul Hopewell >> <--- 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> >> >> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that >> the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >> worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security >> strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something >> unpredictable happen. >> >> Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by >> visiting the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > > > > <--- 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> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences 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> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
