Okay, thanks. I'm not sure what he has, but this is good to know. Is Voiceover on *all* Apple TVs second generation or newer, or only some? I mean, VO wasn't on all iPhone 3GS units, only those 16gb or larger. On Mar 24, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > The first generation Apple TV's do not include voice over > unfortunately. If you apply power to a 1st gen Apple TV you should > hear the sound of a hard drive spinning up as they shipped with > spinning disks; if you hear nothing then you have a newer device which > uses flash memory and includes voice over. > There is a hack that lets you install Mac OS on the 1st gen TV's, so > in theory this would give you access to vo, but I've never tried it, > nor do I know anyone who has. > > NB: if it turns out that you have a 2nd gen device, you should > seriously considder selling it as even once you've bought a new Apple > TV you'll still be left with a healthy chunk of change. The 2nd gens > are jailbreakable and are extremely valuable. > > Cheers, > Ben. > > On 3/24/14, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> A friend of mine has a couple Apple TVs he's never used, and he'd like to >> hook them up. I am not sure what version they are, but I know the newer ones >> will be accessible. However, if they turn out to be the first generation, >> will they still include VoiceOver? Will they run the latest firmware, or are >> they stuck on an older version? Any other resources on using an Apple TV if >> you are blind would really help, as I don't have one so have no personal >> experience to draw on for this. Thanks! >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any >> questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a >> member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators >> directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list >> can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
