Hello everybody Currently I’m working on a review of the UK’s premier TV experience, Sky Q. I just improved my experience by upgrading to Multiscreen. Now, not only do I have a Sky Q Mini box upstairs, but I can watch live, on-demand and recorded programmes on my associated tablets or phones. In the case of recorded and on-demand content, I can even download it to my tablet and watch it later without being online.
Because I have an Android TV with Google TalkBack installed, I can programme my recordings via the Sky Q app, use the TV as a remote using the Sky TV app, or watch content directly from the box. The Sky Q Mini box mimics the contents and configuration of your main box, and visa versa. So, if you change something on either box, such as make a recording, the main box acts as a server, from which the Mini box can take content. From the accessibility perspective, there really is no limit. Since Sky has gone to great lengths to ensure that its apps and its website are all 100% accessible, what you cannot do directly with the remote, you can do with the apps. In my case, since my bedroom TV is Android, and since the Mini box is directly connected to it, I get the full experience with no additional hardware required. Another little bonus I got with this system, which some are not aware of, is that the Sky Q boxes are AirPlay compatible. And the engineer I spoke too on Saturday said he thought that possibly they were Play-Fi compatible devices as well, although I doubt that. I’ll check it later. But I have tried the device with AirPlay and it works very well indeed. I haven’t tried the Mini box, but I’m sure that will also work. Both boxes also have a type A USB 2.0 interface. You can use this to play movies and audio content on-the-fly. I doubt you can, but somebody suggested to me recently that you could save your recordings to these devices as well. I very much doubt that, as it would contravene Sky’s user contract. As for my Android TV. It’s a Cello Electronics, British-made TV and, purely by chance, the manufacturer of this device is based less than 20 miles from where I live. They’ve invited me to take a ride up there and have a guided tour of their manufacturing and design facilities, meet the engineers and talk to them about accessibility. They seem to be very keen to include accessibility as part of their products. They produce all sizes of TV, from 14-Inch portable 12-Volt driven to 75-Inch multi-speaker Smart TV. They also produce premium portable DVD and Blu-Ray players with in-built screen and LED technologies. The audio quality from the TV I have isn’t great in terms of hi-fi equipment. But for bedroom use, it’s more than acceptable. Nice and clear, even at full volume, which is the primary concern. Anyway, for those who are interested, more about Sky Q when I’ve finished the review. ======================================== My compliments and kindest regards Gordon Smith: <[email protected]> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist.. This Message Was Created Using 100% Recycled Electrons. If you can avoid printing it, please do so. Think of the environment, save a tree! Contact: Twitter: @maciosaccess • UK Free Phone: 0800 8620538 • UK Geographic / Global: +44(0) 1642 688095 • UK Mobile/SMS: +44 (0)7804 983849 • Vic. Australia: +61 38 82059300 • US/Canada: +1 646 9151493 ----------------------------------------
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