Apple 3g tv was great the 4g sucks. Siri is ok and a couple other things. Might look in to trading up to the amazon fire tv soonish.
On 6/6/17, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, the TV app misses some things. In my experience, when you get > recommendations based on other things you have watched, they are not > accessible with Voiceover. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Jun 6, 2017, at 5:03 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> TV app works fine. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin >> Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 4:25 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: So what do we think of the WWDC new hardware? >> >> You raise an interesting point. Thinking about Netflix, I wonder how the >> phone app and the TV app compare. I have the app on my phone, but never >> use it. I may have to check it out further just out of curiosity. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Jun 6, 2017, at 3:08 PM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I think it depends on how the accessibility is implemented. Issues on >>> Apple may not exist on Android and vise versa. Just a guess but I >>> suspect that’s part of it. Also, Apple has not done nearly as good of a >>> job insisting on accessibility on the TV unit as they have on the phone >>> in my opinion. >>> >>>> On Jun 6, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> that's interesting. Given that the same issue of app developers >>>> building--or not building in accessibility, it would seem that apps that >>>> have problems on one device would have problems on the other. >>>> >>>> As for 3 vs. 4th gen, it's true the 3rd gen was a cleaner interface but >>>> it also didn't try to do as much. I like the keypad on the 4th, and the >>>> addition of Siri. I also like the touchpad, for me it makes many things >>>> more efficient. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>>> On Jun 6, 2017, at 2:56 PM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The apps are far more hit and miss in my experience than the fire TV. >>>>> Not sure what’s at work there. THere’s just simple stuff like >>>>> consistently getting the code read to you that you use to register with >>>>> the provider to stream live content. My local channels apps like CBS >>>>> work more consistently and accessibly in my experience. I’m a much >>>>> bigger fan of the generation 3 than the 4. The 3 was much cleaner and >>>>> didn’t depend on 3rd parties as much. >>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 6, 2017, at 12:01 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> How do you figure the accessibility sucks? I mean, it's true, the >>>>>> 3rd-party apps can be dicey, as they depend on whether the developer >>>>>> has made them accessible. But I have no accessibility gripes with >>>>>> the Apple TV itself. >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> On Jun 6, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Scott Granados >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So the accessibility sucks on the Apple TV 4th gen. I myself prefer >>>>>>> the 3rd get from the perspective of a. user. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The apps are hit and miss when it comes to accessibility. The Amazon >>>>>>> fire TV is less expensive, more powerful in terms of graphics and >>>>>>> processor and in my opinion the accessibility is more consistent. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jun 6, 2017, at 11:38 AM, E.T. <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Scott, >>>>>>>> Perhaps our viewing habits are different. Might bve I do not know >>>>>>>> what I am missing but the ATV 3rd works just fine for me. One >>>>>>>> reason I want a 4fh is to add apps not available on the 3rd. Got >>>>>>>> a 4th? Send it to me. (smiles) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . >>>>>>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the >>>>>>>> world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn >>>>>>>> your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan >>>>>>>> E-mail: [email protected] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 6/6/2017 8:29 AM, Scott Granados wrote: >>>>>>>>> The Apple TV isn’t that great. The amazon fire TV is a better unit >>>>>>>>> in my opinion. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Jun 5, 2017, at 6:31 PM, E.T. <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> A single keyboard that has all of the characters, no more >>>>>>>>>> switching to get numbers or punctuation. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Some other changes, one of which may be good is a Files app >>>>>>>>>> probably like Finder. Also a document scan function. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> iPhone 5 and 5c will be left behind as well as iPad 4th and older. >>>>>>>>>> I still have an iPad mini 2nd but would rather get an Apple TV 4th >>>>>>>>>> if I had the bucks. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . >>>>>>>>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the >>>>>>>>>> world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn >>>>>>>>>> your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan >>>>>>>>>> E-mail: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 6/5/2017 3:25 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> So I missed the event. I'll watch it eventually, but what are >>>>>>>>>>> people excited about in IOS 11? Also, any updates to the MBA? >>>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 5, 2017, at 5:22 PM, E.T. <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I will definitely get a new iPhone before September so I can run >>>>>>>>>>>> iOS 11. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . >>>>>>>>>>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the >>>>>>>>>>>> world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply >>>>>>>>>>>> turn your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan >>>>>>>>>>>> E-mail: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/5/2017 1:38 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> So what does everyone think of the announcements. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Personally, I’m going to leave the home speaker on the store >>>>>>>>>>>>> shelf but the new iMac Pro is calling my name. Being able >>>>>>>>>>>>> to have 18 cores and 128 GB of RAM as well s 16 GB of video >>>>>>>>>>>>> memory is pretty hot. 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