Yeah, I've heard those rumors too, but I always take a wait and see attitude toward rumors. :) Cheers, Donna On Dec 6, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Daniel Miller wrote:
> Hi, > > You're welcome. Unfortunately, a truly accessible television isn't a reality > yet, but if the rumors and speculation I'm hearing are true, that could > change sooner than we think. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Goodin, Donna > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Watching live TV on a Mac. > > Hi Daniel, > > Thanks for the explanation. I avoid using Windows whenever possible, so was > hoping this might be an alternative. > Cheers, > Donna > On Dec 6, 2011, at 1:35 PM, Daniel Miller wrote: > >> Hi Donna, >> >> It's an app, but it requires hardware as well. I'm currently looking >> into a solution with Eye TV, but am on the fence currently. >> As far as watching TV on my actual TV, I loved having a somewhat >> accessible guide with windows Media center, which is why I wanted to >> find a similar solution on the mac. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Goodin, Donna >> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:21 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Watching live TV on a Mac. >> >> Hi all, >> >> Though mostly I agree with Ricardo that I'd rather watch TV on my TV, >> I hate how inaccessible Charter is. So an thinking that EyeTV might >> be an interesting option, at least when I'm watching TV by myself. >> But I'm confused about one thing. Is this an app, or does it also involve > hardware? >> Cheers, >> Donna >> On Dec 6, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Jim Fettgather wrote: >> >>> I really enjoy using the Eye TV app with the iPhone because of the >>> good accessibility in IOS 5, but I will sure be happy in encouraging >>> El Gato Systems to consider accessibility in an upcoming release. >>> >>> On 12/6/11, Mr. L. Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> a thought on this. >>>> >>>> If anyone is going to contact the developers, point them to mac >>>> access and if anything, compile a list of names of those who grant >>>> their permissions to support your contact to the developer. this >>>> would give extra weight to the case. they can contact each person if >>>> they wish for feedback or join in on this list to learn from us. >>>> >>>> just a thought. it's what I'd do. >>>> >>>> lew >>>> >>>> >>>> On 6 Dec 2011, at 17:47, Daniel Miller wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm contacting them about it now, actually. Is the iPhone app just >>>>> as inaccessible? Or is that more accessible than the mac software. >>>>> >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Randy Stegall >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 11:43 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: Watching live TV on a Mac. >>>>> >>>>> I use eye tv everyday and I do think that if more of us talked with >>>>> them about accessibility and show that there is demand for it >>>>> Elgato might be interested and even motivated enough to do >>>>> something about vo accessibility >>>>> >>>>> Randy Stegall >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Sent from my Mac Mini. >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 6, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Awesome. I wonder if Elgato would be open to accessibility >>>>> suggestions? Or would you say minus the guide, the app is >>>>> accessible enough to use it on a regular basis. >>>>> I really want to get rid of this Winblows box and completely switch >>>>> to the mac, but watching TV was my last hurdle to jump over. >>>>> >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Randy Stegall >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:45 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: Watching live TV on a Mac. >>>>> >>>>> Command r starts recording. >>>>> >>>>> Randy Stegall >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Sent from my Mac Mini. >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 6, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for all the input, guys. So the only thing that's' not >>>>> accessible is the guide, yet you can set up smart guides with some >>>>> effort? Is there a hotkey to record whatever you're watching at any >> given moment? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:35 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: Watching live TV on a Mac. >>>>> >>>>> Eye TV comes with a remote control which lets you do some functions >>>>> that way. No feedback from VO to let you know what channel you're >>>>> on but I guess that's no different than most cable boxes. >>>>> >>>>> CB >>>>> >>>>> On 12/6/11 9:15 AM, Randy Stegall wrote: >>>>> You can set smart guides so eye tv is not a total loss as one may >>>>> believe at first. It takes just a bit of effort. I have 22 smart >> guides set up. >>>>> You have to interact with the unknowns but it is doable. Is ity >> perfect? >>>>> No, but it can work. >>>>> >>>>> Randy Stegall >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Sent from my Mac Mini. >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 6, 2011, at 5:14 AM, Larry Skutchan wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You can easily change channels, volume, and much more with hot keys >>>>> or through the menu, but the built-in guide that lets you set up >>>>> recordings is not accessible. >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 5, 2011, at 7:21 PM, Hank Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 12/5/2011 4:46 PM, Vaughn Bennison wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I use eyetv, which from what I can gather is the only software >> available. >>>>> I think there used to be another one, but I can't remember it's >>>>> name, and can't find it anyway. EyeTV is from Elgato systems, and >>>>> is almost completely inaccessible. You can watch live TV, and you >>>>> can with some mucking around set up the preferences etc, but you >>>>> can't use the guide, and therefore you can't record shows easily. >>>>> You can however use the EyeTV app for IOS, which connects to your >>>>> mac, and record shows that way, but not a full series only >>>>> individual >> episodes--very annoying! >>>>> >>>>> We've used it here for a year or so, and it seems to be OK, if you >>>>> can live with the limitations. The good thing is that if you can >>>>> record something, the files are playable from finder. And >>>>> furthermore if you "show package contents" on one of the files, you >>>>> can have it export to .m4v and play it with iTunes, or vlc. >>>>> >>>>> Vaughn. >>>>> On 06/12/2011, at 1:09 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> Has anyone had any luck with connecting their mac to a satellite or >>>>> cable box to watch live TV from their provider? I've done this with >>>>> Windows Media Center with great success, but wondered if there's >>>>> any way to do it with Macs. I know there are TV tuner cards that >>>>> are compatible, but I'm not sure of the accessibility of said >>>>> software that's included with the cards, and don't want to spend >>>>> the money only to find out the software's not accessible with > VoiceOver. >>>>> Any help would be appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> it used to be voice over friendly. >>>>> when did the non blind friendlyness change? 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