Yup..it's already taken care of on my end! But I worry about folks who
download later versions of Winampp, not knowing that it behaves this way;
still..this is good advice!
Tom Kaufman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Alfaro" <[email protected]>
To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 12:26 PM
Subject: RE: accessible surround sound receiver?
Mary,
For the most part, the newer receivers are pretty much menu driven with
some
having dedicated buttons for certain things either on the remote and or
the
front panel. Once you get them set up however, and memorize some of the
more commonly used buttons on the remote, it isn't too bad. The best
solution for this in my opinion is a good universal remote like one of the
Harmony remotes that can be programmed via the web once connected to your
pc
via usb. The Harmony remotes work in terms of activities, so once it
knows
what all of your devices are, you can create activities like watch tv,
play
dvd, listen to radio, etc. etc. Once your activities are created, one
button press sends out all of the signals needed to turn on your device,
switch to the correct input, and also set your TV to the right source if
applicable. When you are done, another button press turns everything off.
The only inaccessible part of this unfortunately, is adding your devices
and
this is something that I have been back and forth with Harmony tech
support
and they haven't fixed it. The screen to add a device has a funky combo
box
for selecting the manufacturer that is only workable with a physical
mouse.
Bottom line is that you have to call tech support and they are happy to
add
devices for you. Other than that, the rest of the remote programming
process is very accessible. You have to use FireFox and go to
www.myremotesetup.com and log in. IE does not work properly for some
reason.
HTH
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:35 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: accessible surround sound receiver?
I hope this isn't considered off topic hhere. II've been pretty happy with
an airport express connected to my stereo streaming stereo music from the
web, Itunes etdf. But I'm about to get an apple tv, because of the
accessible netflicks and accessible dvd playing on the mac that I'd like
to
stream, and I'd like to do it in 5.1 surround, so as to get more of the
home
theater sound experience. But it seems like all the modern receivers I've
seen are so menu oriented that you really can't operate them without
sight,
unless you have an amazing memory, that is, which I don't. So I wonder if
there are any receivers that can be operated by a blind person, more than
just turning it on and off, of course. I'm talking switching between
various
modes and inputs.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Mary
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