Hi all. Yesterday I purchased the Slingbox 500 and here are a few things I have found:
I had my neighbour help me by correctly connecting the component cables. I chose not to connect using the HDMI cables. With the model 500 you can set up the sling box using your computer. 1. The Slingplayer for iPhone is not perfect but quite accessible. The buttons are graphics but there is a tag below the button that tells you what it does. I have labelled some of the buttons and I can rely on the tags below the buttons. One example is the tag which says "return" which a sighted person sees in the centre of the graphical button. This is actually the back button so I labelled it accordingly. My neighbour told me that my label does not change what he sees on the screen - I had always wondered about this. 2. the channel guide is accessible on the iPhone screen. Once you choose the channel just double tap on it and it will connect. You get a percentage of the current program as well as the description from the guide. 3. However, the channel guide on the iPad is not accessible - it is an image. VoiceOver says "empty list". 4. The keypad is a little tricky to get to but once you do the same pattern happens. The graphic label might say "blackchannelentry button" which is followed by the channel number. You tap the button, not the number and the graphic proceeds the number. I relabelled those as well for faster entry. It is definitely usable but takes some effort. When playing a program double tap the screen and the control bar appears. However, I haven't yet figured out how to stop a program from playing- double-tapping with two fingers does not work. I have 30 days to check it out and other than the iPad issue I'm happy with it to date although there needs to be some accessibility improvements. Both the Slingbox 500 and 350 come with a IR remote but you cannot set up the 350 on the computer so you would have to have sighted assistance during the initial setup. I hope that some of you find this information helpful. Barry Abbott -- 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
