Re: [all-audio] accessible portable HD Radio

2020-08-24 Thread Gary Schindler
The Marc 3 and the Sangean HDr14 and the HDR-16 radios can be found on amazon.com. The radios are battery opporated and come with power adapters too! The Marc 3 costs about $50.00, and the Sangean radios are around $100.00 or so! Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Merv Keck Sent: Monday,

Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired

2019-08-17 Thread Gary Schindler
is improved of that of the HDR16 however the PDR-17 doesn’t have facilities to receive HD AM or FM. On 18 Aug 2019, at 6:39 am, Gary Schindler wrote: You have the Hd-R16 like I do! The AM could be improved.. On 8/17/2019 2:08 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I understand what you're saying in regard

Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired

2019-08-17 Thread Gary Schindler
and even then the noise from other sources was still noticeablenoticible I must be the only person the world over who wishes for a neighbourhood power blackout for a few hours from time-to-time. On 18 Aug 2019, at 6:34 am, Gary Schindler wrote: Amazon has it too! With all the cell towers

Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired

2019-08-17 Thread Gary Schindler
n internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of podcasts and the cable and other news sources. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schin

Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired

2019-08-17 Thread Gary Schindler
thousands of podcasts and the cable and other news sources. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them

Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired

2019-08-15 Thread Gary Schindler
. On 16 Aug 2019, at 5:15 am, Gary Schindler wrote: That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one

Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired

2019-08-15 Thread Gary Schindler
That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of these! It is commendable that Sangean does for

Re: [all-audio] accessible internet radio recording software?

2019-07-31 Thread Gary Schindler
How would you record something like a football game with those recording apps? you would have to know the stream address, and hope the game is consistently being broadcast on the same station every week? How could Tunein be used if you had Tunein Live? On 7/31/2019 2:26 PM, Aidan wrote:

Re: [all-audio] Optical Cables and Right-Angle Adaptors

2019-07-23 Thread Gary Schindler
That has me stumped then. On 7/23/2019 2:09 PM, Darran Ross via Groups.Io wrote: No Gary, its the straight-forward connections, not the mini optical version. - Original Message - From: "Gary Schindler" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [all-audi

Re: [all-audio] Another tv, OR add speakers or sound bar?

2019-02-28 Thread Gary Schindler
A bigger TV doesn't always mean that the sound will be better! The TV's are flat, and the enclosures are cramped and small. A good sound bar with a sub woofer would be a nice addition for your set. It would help if you were able to turn off the internal speakers on the TV. If possible, use a

Re: [all-audio] CC EP Pro Radio continued

2018-10-11 Thread Gary Schindler
here and I gave up on it a long time ago. Enter Tapin to fill the void. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Gary Schindler Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 1:22 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] CC EP Pro Radio continued Mary and Howard are correct

Re: [all-audio] CC EP Pro Radio continued

2018-10-10 Thread Gary Schindler
Mary and Howard are correct. You have five companies that own most of the radio stations in the states. Most of the talk stations are  conservative. They also didn't mention that cellular towers, noisy power lines and transformers from an ageing power grid, computers everywhere, and,

Re: [all-audio] There's finally a microwave you can control with Alexa, and it just got its first discount

2018-08-31 Thread Gary Schindler
to accomplish that. Perhaps even knfb reader might have done the trick but I took the easy way out. Also, you do not have to press the start button to start the cooking. Alexa does that. On 8/30/2018 12:50 PM, Gary Schindler wrote: How did you deal with the password issue that folks talked about

Re: [all-audio] There's finally a microwave you can control with Alexa, and it just got its first discount

2018-08-30 Thread Gary Schindler
How did you deal with the password issue that folks talked about when setting it up? Frankly I think that's all a microwave oven is good for anyway is to reheat something. On 8/30/2018 10:56 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi. I have this oven and it's perfectly adequate for simple every day type

Re: [all-audio] There's finally a microwave you can control with Alexa, and it just got its first discount

2018-08-30 Thread Gary Schindler
The reviews haven't been all glowing about this microwave either. You have to enter a password that is printed on the microwave door somewhere, and the data base for frozen products seems to be limited. From what I am able to ascertain, once you get the oven on the network, you have to wake