Hi Christopher, Are you in the UK? I don’t know if that makes a difference or not. For the time being at least, I don’t intend to get rid of my Fios TV option. So, are you saying that if say, Fios offers programs that are described for blind viewers, then Apple TV over-rides that and the descriptions are not available? That would be a game changer for me.
Eileen From: christopher hallsworth Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2017 3:03 PM To: Macvisionaries Subject: Re: Apple TV Questions/Considerations? Hello, personally I do not recommend Apple TV. while it has some good parts, like out of the box accessibility, there are some bad parts too. In my experience of using Apple TV, both third and fourth generation, whilst there were lots of content available, the majority of them were not audio described, apart from what's available on Netflix and uk based BBC iPlayer. I also thought the paid subscription services from both uk based TV Player and Now TV were also a waste of money. As a result, I have now gone back to free to air television where most, but not all, programs feature audio description, and there is no cost other than an annual TV license which is required to watch and record live television as well as using BBC iPlayer, including downloading and streaming on demand content. > On 16 Dec 2017, at 19:29, Eileen Scrivani <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I will be getting Apple gift cards from turning in a few devices I no longer > use. I’m considering getting 2 Apple TV’s with the gift cards. I want to be > sure I’m doing the right thing before purchasing them and encountering > problems. > > First, I have relatively new television sets, Samsung 32” inch, but I really > am not sure if it is a “Smart” TV. I know the TV’s have HDMI ports which are > needed for Apple TV. If they are not Smart TV’s will it make a difference > with using Apple TV? I don’t want to get the Apple TV only to find out that > I’ll have to upgrade TV’s that are only 3-4 years old and in totally good > condition. > > Second, the tech people at Apple tell me the Apple TV will work with Amazon > Prime which is the only alternate type of service I have in addition to my > cable provider. Does anyone know if this is correct? > > Finally when I was in the Apple store I saw the Apple TV, I think it was the > IV, and I’m wondering what anyone else’s experience has been with > accessibility for a totally blind person in both using it as well as getting > it set up? And, also I know they come with either 32 or 64 memory and I’m > wondering how to determine the better choice for myself. I probably won’t use > it for looking at pictures, but am not sure of the reasons why I’d need > greater memory. I’m wondering what other types of things the device can do > other than the various TV watching apps. Any input is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks so much. > > Eileen > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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