Re: Roku vs. apple tv?

2016-02-14 Thread MamaPeach
Roku is not accessible at all, there is no speech on a Roku. I had one and had to sell it because it was useless with no speech. -Original Message- From: david gross Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 5:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Roku vs. apple tv? What is the

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2015-07-03 Thread TaraPrakash
I tried couple apps on With roku none of them workd for me. There were some paid once which I did not try There was one costing five dollars or so But I love not too willing to pay for it as I myself not a big roku fan Sent from my iPhone On Jul 3, 2015, at 2:04 AM, Mary Otten

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2015-07-02 Thread Alex Hall
To my knowledge--as of last December--the app is still not really usable. In fact, even my sighted family prefers the physical remote over the app, finding it more convenient and streamlined. Last I checked, though, accessibility of the Roku app isn't really there. I'd love to be proven wrong,

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2015-07-02 Thread Mary Otten
Well, the app has been updated at the end of June. Which is not to say they fix anything from an accessibility for you. But if your family members still have it, and you have access to that, you might want to check it out. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Jul 2, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Alex Hall

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2014-12-05 Thread Brian Fischler
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Roku accessibility? Oh, sorry!!! I however just did go up on their website and looked at what they offered and it is just amazing!! I am half tempted to go to Best Buy and check out that tv. But I don't know why I want to torture myself, lol! Patti On 12/2/2014 2

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2014-12-03 Thread Brian Fischler
on the device. From: Patti Johnson Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 2:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Roku accessibility? Oh, sorry!!! I however just did go up on their website and looked at what they offered and it is just amazing!! I am half tempted to go to Best Buy

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2014-12-03 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: Roku accessibility? Oh, sorry!!! I however just did go up on their website and looked at what they offered and it is just amazing!! I am half tempted to go to Best Buy and check out that tv. But I don't know why I want to torture myself, lol! Patti On 12/2

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2014-12-03 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
something that I never found on the device.* *From:* Patti Johnson mailto:pattigj1...@gmail.com *Sent:* Tuesday, December 02, 2014 2:33 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: Roku accessibility? Oh, sorry!!! I however just did go up on their website

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2014-12-02 Thread Merv Keck
Hi, I had no idea the Roku had become the least bit accessible. I once had a Roku and moved to the Apple TV to take advantage of voice Over because I could no longer see to find my way around the apps on the Roku interface on the television. As far as the phone app goes, I had no trouble using

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2014-12-02 Thread Patti Johnson
Me too. I would love to be a ble to use the Roku. There is tons of stuff on that thing. Patti On 12/2/2014 1:31 PM, Merv Keck wrote: Hi, I had no idea the Roku had become the least bit accessible. I once had a Roku and moved to the Apple TV to take advantage of voice Over because I could

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2014-12-02 Thread MamaPeach
My Roku does not have any kind of speech and I have the newest model. Where did you find speech on the Roku? From: Patti Johnson Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 1:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Roku accessibility? Me too. I would love to be a ble to use the Roku

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2014-12-02 Thread Patti Johnson
speech on the Roku?* ** *From:* Patti Johnson mailto:pattigj1...@gmail.com *Sent:* Tuesday, December 02, 2014 1:37 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: Roku accessibility? ** Me too. I would love to be a ble to use the Roku. There is tons of stuff

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2014-12-02 Thread MamaPeach
Oh I was asking Merv, sorry about that, lol. From: Patti Johnson Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 2:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Roku accessibility? Oh I didn't, I just looked on their website. But I did find out they actually have a tv with Roku built in it, it is a smart

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2014-12-02 Thread Patti Johnson
, sorry about that, lol.* *From:* Patti Johnson mailto:pattigj1...@gmail.com *Sent:* Tuesday, December 02, 2014 2:27 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: Roku accessibility? Oh I didn't, I just looked on their website. But I did find out they actually have

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2014-12-02 Thread MamaPeach
Roku is awesome, but it is not accessible, unless it offered something that I never found on the device. From: Patti Johnson Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 2:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Roku accessibility? Oh, sorry!!! I however just did go up on their website and looked

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2014-12-02 Thread Merv Keck
Hi, I did not find speech on the Roku which is why I trashed it. There was limited speech on the iPhone app but not for navigation just for adding and deleting channels or apps depending on what Roku chooses to call it. And settings such as changing its name on your network etc. However,

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2014-12-02 Thread Merv Keck
Hi, Yes I loved all those freaky little private channels that the Roku offers that no one else seems to know about including the Apple TV. I no longer have the link or I would share it. There are channels available for the Roku that you can add that are not advertised that give you the strangest

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2014-12-02 Thread MamaPeach
You can find the Roku’s private channel list at: http://removeandreplace.com/2013/06/18/complete-roku-private-channels-list/ From: Merv Keck Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 2:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Roku accessibility? Hi, Yes I loved all those freaky little private

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2014-12-02 Thread Jim Ruby
When I had mine it was not accessible, but I did not have an iphone so had no idea I could control it with the iphone. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 12:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

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2014-12-02 Thread Corey Michael Cook
@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Roku accessibility? When I had mine it was not accessible, but I did not have an iphone so had no idea I could control it with the iphone. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 12:16

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2013-01-10 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, I'm very late on this thread but thought I'd chime in here. We have 3 Roku boxes and 1 Apple TV box in our home. While the content on screen for the Roku is not accessible to a blind person, you can control the Roku still from the iOS app. So, if you are in Netflix or Pandora from the

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2012-12-28 Thread Sean Paul
I've purchased one for my wife for her Xmas gift. We've not yet set it up but are hoping to do so this weekend. I'll download the app on my iPhone shortly there after give a full report early next week. - Original Message - From: Corey Michael Cook corey.coo...@gmail.com To:

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2012-12-28 Thread Bill Gallik
Man Guys, what in heck is a Roku Box anyway? Holland's Person, Bill - Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. - US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the

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2012-12-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
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