This topic is interesting. Here are more Apple TV questions: since VoiceOver comes standard on the Apple TV, is there a way of accessing a guide of some sort to find out what is on all those channels? Also, can the Apple TV record show for playback later? Is that process accessible?
Wayne On 10/26/15, MamaPeach <[email protected]> wrote: > I am using a 2nd generation Apple TV and YouTube is still working on mine. I > use it every day. > > From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 1:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > Primarily it is the SIRI capable remote and the fact that the new Apple TV > has access to its own app store. > > I also would assume that eventually there will be new content which may not > be available on the third gen Apple TV. One example already is Youtube. As > of a few months ago the Youtube app is gone from the old Apple TV and while > you could still watch Youtube on your TV via the Apple TV by playing it on > your iOS device and sending it to the Apple TV using Airplay, it is nice to > just sit on the couch and check out Youtube content on the Apple TV. For me > that alone is almost worth it and combining it with having access to voice > control via SIRI and an app store which has huge potential means I just > ordered my new Apple TV from the Canadian online Apple Store using the Apple > Store app. > > For once Apple is not price gouging like they are doing with the iPhone 6S > and 6S Plus on contract. The 64 Gb Apple TV which is $199 US is $269 > canadian and at 30% more that is right in line and actually maybe a few > percent better than the current exchange rate. > > If you go for the 32 Gb option for $149, it’s only an extra $80 more than > the third gen Apple TV and if you are a first time buyer I think it’s a > no-brainer. > > > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Marie > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 10:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > > > boy they need to add a lot for the difference in price. You can get an Apple > TV 3 for $69 and it offers lots of content. More than I have time to use > personally and I have no problem with the included remote or with the remote > app on the IPhone. It will be interesting to see what the added features > are. > > Thanks for the info. > > Marie > > > > > > From: MamaPeach > > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 8:58 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > > > When I get mine, I will let everyone know what it comes with. I don’t think > they are saying what you actually get on it right now. > > > > From: Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA) > > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 11:47 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > > > Hello I too am interested in the apple tv and have been researching. I want > to get rid of my cable as well because the price is just too much for what > it offers. Where can I find out what is available on apple tv? Should I just > google it? > > Thanks > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of MamaPeach > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 11:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > > > I would look up Apple TV on the internet and see what the advantages of > having one are. I cut cable a long time ago, because many of the channels > that cable offers are things I just don’t watch. With Apple TV, I pay for a > NetFlix subscription and a Hulu+ subscription and get a lot of content just > with those too. I enjoy other applications as well, such as Lifetime, A&E, > YouTube, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc. There is so much available, on the 2nd > generation alone there are 71 apps, not counting all the content you can > access through the iTunes store, and the new generation is supposed to have > so much more. I am looking forward to Voice Recognition and playing around > with Siri. I would rather have a Roku as Roku offers tons and tons and tons > of channels, but the Roku has no VoiceOver or any other speech which makes > it toally useless for a blind person. Apple TV, with VoiceOver enabled, is a > great set top box for a blind individual. I can’t wait to see what all the > new version does offer. > > > > From: Jeremy Gilley > > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 10:45 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > > > Besides the easy way to look at the menus, can't one just get all those > channels through their normal television sets? > > I know this isn't in all states and countries, but some cable companies are > now having accessible ways to use menus through the television set itself. > > Got to see it in action when I went to visit family a few weeks ago. > > Just trying to see the difference. > > I mean also besides the menus, the person can listen to music and do > pictures, but well, streaming pictures through my television set won't > work. > > Just some curious questions. > > Never seen an apple TV in action, and for me, it just seems like just one > more thing to hook up to your television. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of MamaPeach > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 10:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > > > It's an honest mistake. When people hear about Apple TV, Google TV, or > Android TV, they picture a big screen television with special features. > While a Google TV needs its own explanation, an Apple TV is a small network > media player that can stream both from your home computers and from online. > > Apple TV is a small device ( similar in size and appearance to the Roku Box > or Amazon FireTV) that uses an HDMI cable to connect to your television. > > It also uses Wifi (or Ethernet) to connect to your home network and the > internet. > > The purpose of Apple TV is to provide users with the ability to stream > media, such as photos, movies and music from iPhones, the iTunes store, or > from other partners like Netflix, HuluPlus, and more recently HBOGO or > HBONow, to enjoy on your TV and home theater audio system. > > The Apple TV has VoiceOver on it so blind people are able to navigate the > device and play all provided content. I have had an Apple TV for several > years now and I am able to use it without any sighted assistance with the > use of the VoiceOver feature. The new Apple TV is supposed to be so much > better than the one I have, which is the 2nd generation. > > From: Fanus > > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 9:47 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > > > Hello list > > Sorry for my ignorance but exactly what is an apple tv and what use and > value does it have for blind users? > > Regards > > Fanus > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: MamaPeach > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 3:45 PM > > Subject: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > > > Just to let everyone know, the new Apple TV 4th gen is now for sale in The > Apple Store. I just purchased the 64 gig model for $199.99. 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