Hi all, Any further discoveries / user experience of accessible TV sets? Thanks, Pranay
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of bhawani shankar verma Sent: 08 August 2018 14:29 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home it is m5570 series. The salesman informed me that you can use dish tv, videocon, also. when I explored the tv, it was detecting videocon and saying the name of it. due to no connectivity I could not explore it. -----Original Message----- From: gufran ahmed Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 1:42 PM To: AccessIndia Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home Hi Bhawani sir could you please record the model of the TV I think Samsung has tie up with Airtel digital TV. On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 9:06 PM bhawani shankar verma, <bsvermad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Today I visited shop and tried samsung and sony android TV. talkback was > working fine on samsung but on sony talkback loaded without speech. there > may be some tts related issue. there is one advantage on samsung tv that > you > need not to attach settop box on it. instead samsung is providing a slot > to > insert your dth card in the tv. once your subscription be activated, you > can > access all the features of your dth service. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vinod Benjamin > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 10:40 PM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > Dear friends, > > regarding this , > I came across a settop box "Re TV" were it converts our usual tv into > smart android tv, let me check the details and share it here, > I had stumbled on a youtube presentation in tamil. > let me check with the company and let you know . > this tv Box ,seems to be working in Lollypop version. > so I am assuming with less cost , we may have talk back also enabled. > > Regards, > Vinod Benjamin > > > On 8/6/18, Pranay Gadodia <pranaygado...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Prashant, it really helps. > > > > If anyone has tried/ or knows of any other brand of smart TV which is > > accessible with its screen reader and can also read the menus of Tata > > Sky > > or > > any other DTH service, would really appreciate their inputs. > > > > Thanks, > > Pranay. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > > Sent: 06 August 2018 11:37 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Further to your queries, I checked that my TV does have Bluetooth. > > The manual says that it will support most Keyboards and mouse although > > no > > guarantee can be given. > > Regarding supporting Bluetooh speakers, my model does not support it. > > There > > are few other models which are supporting bluetooth speakers or > > headphones. > > > > However, there is one workaround by which bluetooth headphone or spaeker > > will work with most TVs. > > there are bluetooth transmitters that plug into the 3.5 mm headphone > > jack > > in > > the TV. these bluetooth transmitters are available on amazon etc. these > > can > > be used to get TV sound on bluetooth headset or speaker. > > > > thanks, > > Prashant > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Pranay Gadodia > > Sent: 05 August 2018 10:14 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Prashant, your demonstration was very good and quite comprehensive. And > > thanks to Radio Udaan for covering it. Very informative. > > The URL of the sho is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXivnmlWiFQ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Dipendra Manocha > > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:54 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > I Prashant > > > > Instead of link you pasted something else. > > > > Thanks > > Dipendra > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:14 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Dear Pranay, > > Radio Udaan recorded a demo of the TV and its features with me. It is at > > the > > below link. > > Add profile of candidate, program mgt cost, increase mag salary, add > > placements > > > > thanks, > > Prashant > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Pranay Gadodia > > Sent: 04 August 2018 19:37 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Hi Prashant/All, > > Thanks for sharing this. Its great news.I found a demonstration of this > on > > YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnv8raphv28. > > > > Did anyone else come across any other model of Sony Bravia or other > brands > > where the TV and also the DTH settop box menus become accessible? > > > > Thanks, > > Pranay. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > > Sent: 15 June 2018 20:30 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > it is not a big deal. you can either press Mute button on Tata Sky or > > checkout the program guide from the android section of the tv. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of sampath raj rao > > Sent: 15 June 2018 11:02 > > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning > > the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Hi Sir, Great to hear... > > But how do you differentiate the Talkback voice when the TV programme > > is > > running? Will the volume MUTE button mutes only the TV programme volume > or > > the talkback voice also gets muted? > > > > > > On 6/15/18, gufran ahmed <gufran.ahmed2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello sir can you tell me the cost of the TV > >> > >> On Thu 14 Jun, 2018, 8:25 PM Prashant Ranjan Verma, > >> <prashant...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Dear all, > >>> > >>> I have been able to get a talking TV and more importantly get screen > >>> reader access to the list of channels and program guide of Tata Sky, > >>> one of the DTH service providers. This is how it became possible. > >>> > >>> 1. Purchased Sony Bravia Android TV. My TV model number is Sony > >>> KD-49X7500E. I think other models in the Sony Bravia Android series > >>> should also work. > >>> > >>> 2. Activated Talkback on the TV. It required sighted assistance to go > >>> into the settings and accessibility option. After Talkback started, I > >>> have been able to use the TV menus and its Android OS independently > >>> with the remote control. > >>> > >>> 3. YouTube, Netflix and many other apps are pre-installed on the TV. > >>> I can search and play programs with the help of Talkback. This TV > >>> also has voice search function and it is very accurate. Amazon Prime > >>> video app is not working with Talkback. > >>> > >>> 4. This TV has a feature which allows it to detect connected Tata Sky > >>> set top box. The Tata Sky can be operated with the TV remote, once > >>> setup there is no need to use the Tata Sky remote, you can do > >>> everything with the TV remote. > >>> > >>> 5. The TV has a pre-installed app called Program Guide. This app can > >>> be opened to see the Guide which lists the channels with current > >>> programs or one can also view list of programs by different genres. > >>> Talkback works properly here. One can browse through the list of > >>> channels and programs and select them to view. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Additionally now I have been able to connect my TV with Amazon Alexa. > >>> The Sony Bravia and Alexa support each other. Sony has a app on the > >>> TV and Alexa has the skill which need to be configured. > >>> > >>> Now I can just ask Alexa to Switch On the TV, Volume up/mute, ask > >>> Alexa to put a channel number on the TV. Even switching channel name > >>> is supported. > >>> For example Alexa change channel to Times Now on TV. However, saying > >>> the name always does not work. This is probably also because there > >>> are so many similar channel names such as Colors, Colors HD, Colors > >>> HD plus etc. , > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> I wish we get talking set top boxes soon. but for the time being I > >>> have a working solution in my home. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> thanks, > >>> > >>> Prashant Ranjan Verma > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Creating the best way to read and publish > >>> > >>> www.daisy.org <http://www.daisy.org> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Search for old postings at: > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > >>> > >>> To unsubscribe send a message to > >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > >>> with the subject unsubscribe. > >>> > >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > >>> please visit the list home page at > >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.or > >>> g.in > >>> > >>> > >>> Disclaimer: > >>> 1. 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