Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Marsha
Hi
  Can't you get a splitter switch if you don't have more than one 
connection?  Is that how it works?  You just slide the switch to whatever 
you need?

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RE: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi Gary.

You could connect the HDMI cable to the Apple TV instead of your cable box,
but then you wouldn't get cable on your TV.  Most televisions have more than
one HDMI connection, so you should be able to get another HDMI cable to
connect to your Apple TV.

Hope this is useful.

Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY
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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Gary Wood
Thanks Steve.  Maybe I shouldn't have given you this much yet.  One end of 
my hdmi cable is connected to the cable box, and the other end is connected 
to my TV.  Now the end that is connected to the cablebox, should that end be 
connected to the Apple TV?
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To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV



Gary,

Yes, Apple TV comes with its own remote but it doesn't look like a normal 
remote.  It is very thin and fairly narrow and is made
of metal.  When you open your Apple TV, you could easily miss it.  As I 
mentioned bfore, it has only a few buttons.  If you have
not opened the box yet, you definitely should check out some of the 
resources and read about it to make sure you have everything
you need.  For example, I don't think mine came with an HDMI cable, so if 
you got this as a result of an auction, you will need to
see if you have an HDMI cable for it.  It sounds as though we may be 
giving you too much information too quickly if you haven't
seen the remote control yet.  If you have more basic questions, we can try 
to help, but there is a lot we don't know about your

setup.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:35:18 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:


Thank you.  Then it comes with its own remote.
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Subject: Re: Apple TV




Gary, no you can't use the cable tv remote to interact with the apple
tv for things like selecting netflix movies or iTunes movies etc.

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Re: My Hi-Fi - A Review

2013-07-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
Sorry about the typing errors in that review, I wrote it in my word processor, 
hurried a bit and forgot to turn the spell checker on, I've since corrected the 
problems but its probably not worth posting all over again.

On 01/08/2013, at 5:44 AM, André van Deventer  
wrote:

> The right way to go if you want to listen to music.
> 
> Stay away from home theatre stuff  with all the bells and whistles.
> 
> You cannot go wrong with rotel anyway.
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
> Trethowan
> Sent: 31 July 2013 08:46 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: My Hi-Fi - A Review
> 
> The following is a review of my new sound system, it was delivered yesterday
> and I’ve just spent an enjoyable time both setting it things up and
> listening to the result.
> I decided to review my system not through sheer vanity but in the hope that
> my review may help some people, I know that the list often gets asked about
> accessible sound systems, computer speakers, amplifiers and associated
> equipment so perhaps I can deal with all these topics in the 1 review.
> The system I set up is cheap by professional audiophile standars but
> nevertheless its certainly not the worst system out there and the system
> does your ears justice without a doubt.
> The system isn’t complete yet by a long shot but the basics are in place and
> that’s what I’ll be focusing on.
> My interest in building a new-hi-fi system was rekindled due to 2 factors,
> the first being the very poor quality of computer speaker systems around,
> there’s no doubt that if you’re prepared to pay you can get some wonderful!
> computer speaker systems but by the time you’ve paid? Well you may as well
> have gone 1 better in a complete Hi-Fi system and take advantage of all the
> extra benefits that brings, - excellent sound, your choice of custom
> components and the thrill of letting your imagination do the talking when it
> comes to building and trying it out. - The second factor was a well known
> quality Hi-fi shop several miles out from Melbourne’s City Centre, they’ve
> been in business now for 60 years and should know there stuff, they
> certainly have many of the big well knownw high end brands on sale such as
> Denon, Rotel, Audio Research, B & W etc, it so happened that the store -
> Encel Stereo - were having a big sale, I just happened to be following Encel
> Stereo on Twitter thus could see the many items on offer.
> So when going through my Tweets one morning I noticed that Encel Stereo had
> a 40 watt per channel continuous power entigrated Rotel amplifier for sale
> for under $400.00, I jokingly replied “So what speakers could you sell me
> for this amp” and I got the suggestion back of some Polk Audio bookshelf
> speakers for around the same price.
> At the same time I was becoming more and more annoyed at computer speakers,
> I had purchased the Harman Karden Sound Sticks and was extremely
> disappointed at the cheap construction, - non replaceable cable between
> speakers etc - so I began thinking about Amp, Speakers and associated
> topics.
> The usual arguments filted through my head, “I already have a good
> surround-soud setup in the lounge, what do I really need another Hi-Fi
> system before? Its a good amount of money I’ll be spending, will it all be
> worth the while? Don’t want to waste money on Hi-fi like I’ve done with
> computer speakers” and on it went.
> So time to use my friend “Google” and do some research into Rotel amplifiers
> and Polk Audio speakrs and all reviews and associated articles spoke of Polk
> Audio and Rotel in a positive light.
> The fact of customisation and all replaceable components drew my attention
> even more so a fortnight ago I went to the Encel Stereo web site and made my
> purchase, I also bought some screened speaker cable with the thought that,
> “If a job’s worth doing then its worth doing well’, after the purchase
> including shipping I had change from $1,00.00 Australian so bare in mind if
> you’re living in the U.S. that prices are bound to be cheaper than here.
> Now for the juicy bits and I’ll start with the Amplifier which actually
> resembles a slim line tuner more than an amp given its thickness which is
> more thin than thick.
> When Rotel said they’d gone “Back To Basics” with the design then they
> weren’t kidding in the slightest, this amp is indeed a very basic amp with
> most of the features you’ll ever need.
> All the controls on the front of the unit are rotary controls accept the
> “Loudness” and “Power” buttons.
> The amp has the usual volume, balance, Bass and Treble pots along with a
> couple of surprises.
> There are 2 3.5MM jacks to the right of the power button, at first I thought
> these were both headphone jacks but no, 1 is a “Music Port” so you can plug
> your music player directly into this and the other is the headphones jack,
> first time I’ve seen a 3.5MM headphones jack on an amp but I g

RE: My Hi-Fi - A Review

2013-07-31 Thread André van Deventer
The right way to go if you want to listen to music.

Stay away from home theatre stuff  with all the bells and whistles.

You cannot go wrong with rotel anyway.



-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 31 July 2013 08:46 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: My Hi-Fi - A Review

The following is a review of my new sound system, it was delivered yesterday
and I’ve just spent an enjoyable time both setting it things up and
listening to the result.
I decided to review my system not through sheer vanity but in the hope that
my review may help some people, I know that the list often gets asked about
accessible sound systems, computer speakers, amplifiers and associated
equipment so perhaps I can deal with all these topics in the 1 review.
The system I set up is cheap by professional audiophile standars but
nevertheless its certainly not the worst system out there and the system
does your ears justice without a doubt.
The system isn’t complete yet by a long shot but the basics are in place and
that’s what I’ll be focusing on.
My interest in building a new-hi-fi system was rekindled due to 2 factors,
the first being the very poor quality of computer speaker systems around,
there’s no doubt that if you’re prepared to pay you can get some wonderful!
computer speaker systems but by the time you’ve paid? Well you may as well
have gone 1 better in a complete Hi-Fi system and take advantage of all the
extra benefits that brings, - excellent sound, your choice of custom
components and the thrill of letting your imagination do the talking when it
comes to building and trying it out. - The second factor was a well known
quality Hi-fi shop several miles out from Melbourne’s City Centre, they’ve
been in business now for 60 years and should know there stuff, they
certainly have many of the big well knownw high end brands on sale such as
Denon, Rotel, Audio Research, B & W etc, it so happened that the store -
Encel Stereo - were having a big sale, I just happened to be following Encel
Stereo on Twitter thus could see the many items on offer.
So when going through my Tweets one morning I noticed that Encel Stereo had
a 40 watt per channel continuous power entigrated Rotel amplifier for sale
for under $400.00, I jokingly replied “So what speakers could you sell me
for this amp” and I got the suggestion back of some Polk Audio bookshelf
speakers for around the same price.
At the same time I was becoming more and more annoyed at computer speakers,
I had purchased the Harman Karden Sound Sticks and was extremely
disappointed at the cheap construction, - non replaceable cable between
speakers etc - so I began thinking about Amp, Speakers and associated
topics.
The usual arguments filted through my head, “I already have a good
surround-soud setup in the lounge, what do I really need another Hi-Fi
system before? Its a good amount of money I’ll be spending, will it all be
worth the while? Don’t want to waste money on Hi-fi like I’ve done with
computer speakers” and on it went.
So time to use my friend “Google” and do some research into Rotel amplifiers
and Polk Audio speakrs and all reviews and associated articles spoke of Polk
Audio and Rotel in a positive light.
The fact of customisation and all replaceable components drew my attention
even more so a fortnight ago I went to the Encel Stereo web site and made my
purchase, I also bought some screened speaker cable with the thought that,
“If a job’s worth doing then its worth doing well’, after the purchase
including shipping I had change from $1,00.00 Australian so bare in mind if
you’re living in the U.S. that prices are bound to be cheaper than here.
Now for the juicy bits and I’ll start with the Amplifier which actually
resembles a slim line tuner more than an amp given its thickness which is
more thin than thick.
When Rotel said they’d gone “Back To Basics” with the design then they
weren’t kidding in the slightest, this amp is indeed a very basic amp with
most of the features you’ll ever need.
All the controls on the front of the unit are rotary controls accept the
“Loudness” and “Power” buttons.
The amp has the usual volume, balance, Bass and Treble pots along with a
couple of surprises.
There are 2 3.5MM jacks to the right of the power button, at first I thought
these were both headphone jacks but no, 1 is a “Music Port” so you can plug
your music player directly into this and the other is the headphones jack,
first time I’ve seen a 3.5MM headphones jack on an amp but I guess it makes
all the sense in the world.
The amp has 4 sets of line in sockets, tape in and out, a set of fono
sockets for a turntable and preamp out sockets, quite a good collection of
connections by anyone’s standardards.
The speaker output connectors are your usual A/B configuration of binding
posts.
The Polk Audio bookshelf speakers are smaller than what I expected, actually
they’re not all that much bigger than some of the com

Sample OF The AM Broadcast Band From Yamaha TD500 Tuner

2013-07-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi!

I've spoken of this tuner in earlier posts.

I had a request for a sample of audio from this tuner receiving the AM 
broadcast band so thought I'd make it available for sharing.

The sample is a few minutes long and is from a local radio station, I intend to 
do another sample from a station a few hundred miles away in the next few days.

You may notice a little noise in the recording, firstly the station was 
recorded on 693KHZ, there was a little interference coming from the adjacent 
station on 702KHZ 500 miles away.

You may also hear some noise from the computer systems and associated equipment 
which I really couldn't do anything about however the sample is certainly good 
enough to listen to.

I would have used the Zoom H1 recorder to capture this sample but couldn't so 
had to record directly to computer instead, here's the link to the file.

If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may 
still be uploading to Dropbox.

**

Dane Trethowan
Skype: grtdane12
Phone US (213) 438-9741
Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
Mobile: +61400494862
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My Hi-Fi - A Review

2013-07-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
The following is a review of my new sound system, it was delivered yesterday 
and I’ve just spent an enjoyable time both setting it things up and listening 
to the result.
I decided to review my system not through sheer vanity but in the hope that my 
review may help some people, I know that the list often gets asked about 
accessible sound systems, computer speakers, amplifiers and associated 
equipment so perhaps I can deal with all these topics in the 1 review.
The system I set up is cheap by professional audiophile standars but 
nevertheless its certainly not the worst system out there and the system does 
your ears justice without a doubt.
The system isn’t complete yet by a long shot but the basics are in place and 
that’s what I’ll be focusing on.
My interest in building a new-hi-fi system was rekindled due to 2 factors, the 
first being the very poor quality of computer speaker systems around, there’s 
no doubt that if you’re prepared to pay you can get some wonderful! computer 
speaker systems but by the time you’ve paid? Well you may as well  have gone 1 
better in a complete Hi-Fi system and take advantage of all the extra benefits 
that brings, - excellent sound, your choice of custom components and the thrill 
of letting your imagination do the talking when it comes to building and trying 
it out. -
The second factor was a well known quality Hi-fi shop several miles out from 
Melbourne’s City Centre, they’ve been in business now for 60 years and should 
know there stuff, they certainly have many of the big well knownw high end 
brands on sale such as Denon, Rotel, Audio Research, B & W etc, it so happened 
that the store - Encel Stereo - were having a big sale, I just happened to be 
following Encel Stereo on Twitter thus could see the many items on offer.
So when going through my Tweets one morning I noticed that Encel Stereo had a 
40 watt per channel continuous power entigrated Rotel amplifier for sale for 
under $400.00, I jokingly replied “So what speakers could you sell me for this 
amp” and I got the suggestion back of some Polk Audio bookshelf speakers for 
around the same price.
At the same time I was becoming more and more annoyed at computer speakers, I 
had purchased the Harman Karden Sound Sticks and was extremely disappointed at 
the cheap construction, - non replaceable cable between speakers etc - so I 
began thinking about Amp, Speakers and associated topics.
The usual arguments filted through my head, “I already have a good 
surround-soud setup in the lounge, what do I really need another Hi-Fi system 
before? Its a good amount of money I’ll be spending, will it all be worth the 
while? Don’t want to waste money on Hi-fi like I’ve done with computer 
speakers” and on it went.
So time to use my friend “Google” and do some research into Rotel amplifiers 
and Polk Audio speakrs and all reviews and associated articles spoke of Polk 
Audio and Rotel in a positive light.
The fact of customisation and all replaceable components drew my attention even 
more so a fortnight ago I went to the Encel Stereo web site and made my 
purchase, I also bought some screened speaker cable with the thought that, “If 
a job’s worth doing then its worth doing well’, after the purchase including 
shipping I had change from $1,00.00 Australian so bare in mind if you’re living 
in the U.S. that prices are bound to be cheaper than here.
Now for the juicy bits and I’ll start with the Amplifier which actually 
resembles a slim line tuner more than an amp given its thickness which is more 
thin than thick.
When Rotel said they’d gone “Back To Basics” with the design then they weren’t 
kidding in the slightest, this amp is indeed a very basic amp with most of the 
features you’ll ever need.
All the controls on the front of the unit are rotary controls accept the 
“Loudness” and “Power” buttons.
The amp has the usual volume, balance, Bass and Treble pots along with a couple 
of surprises.
There are 2 3.5MM jacks to the right of the power button, at first I thought 
these were both headphone jacks but no, 1 is a “Music Port” so you can plug 
your music player directly into this and the other is the headphones jack, 
first time I’ve seen a 3.5MM headphones jack on an amp but I guess it makes all 
the sense in the world.
The amp has 4 sets of line in sockets, tape in and out, a set of fono sockets 
for a turntable and preamp out sockets, quite a good collection of connections 
by anyone’s standardards.
The speaker output connectors are your usual A/B configuration of binding posts.
The Polk Audio bookshelf speakers are smaller than what I expected, actually 
they’re not all that much bigger than some of the computer speakers I’ve seen 
but when connected? Well there’s no doubt about it, the sound produced from 
those puts most computer speakers to absolute shame, a little of the bottom is 
missing but its hardly worth worrying about and we are talking about bookshelf 
speakers and not floor standing models.
The s

Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Marsha
Hi
  Could someone please explain what The Apple TV is?  Thanks


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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, the apple tv has a very simple remote that comes with it.

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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Steve Jacobson
Gary,

Yes, Apple TV comes with its own remote but it doesn't look like a normal 
remote.  It is very thin and fairly narrow and is made 
of metal.  When you open your Apple TV, you could easily miss it.  As I 
mentioned bfore, it has only a few buttons.  If you have 
not opened the box yet, you definitely should check out some of the resources 
and read about it to make sure you have everything 
you need.  For example, I don't think mine came with an HDMI cable, so if you 
got this as a result of an auction, you will need to 
see if you have an HDMI cable for it.  It sounds as though we may be giving you 
too much information too quickly if you haven't 
seen the remote control yet.  If you have more basic questions, we can try to 
help, but there is a lot we don't know about your 
setup.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:35:18 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:

>Thank you.  Then it comes with its own remote.  
>- Original Message - 
>From: "Mary Otten" 
>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:37 AM
>Subject: Re: Apple TV


>> Gary, no you can't use the cable tv remote to interact with the apple
>> tv for things like selecting netflix movies or iTunes movies etc. 
>> 
>> Mary
>> 
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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Gary Wood
Thanks.  Also, I do have a Harmonky Logitech remote that I had a sighted 
person hhelp me set up through my TV.  I also have UVerse TV, but the person 
who helped me set that up told me that the Logitech wouldn't work because 
UVerse came out after I got my Harmony Logitech.
- Original Message - 
From: "Steve Jacobson" 

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: Apple TV



Gary,

I'm guessing that the HDMI cable you have mentioned goes from your cable 
box to your TV.  You will need to connect the Apple TV
somewhere else, either to an HDMI input on your cable box, if your cable 
box has an input, or do another HDMI input on your TV, if it has one.
However, it sounds as though you have things in hand there, and checking 
the other resources makes sense.  I think you will want

to get an Apple ID as well, though.

There are multiple ways to get an Apple ID.  If you think you may want to 
be streaming stuff from your computer to your system, you may want to 
install iTunes on your computer.
There is an option within iTunes to create an Apple ID.  If you do this, 
you will want to understand some about iTunes as you will need to decide 
to what degree you want iTunes
to manage media on your computer and whether you want iTunes to become 
your media player.  You can also just do a Google search for create apple 
id and find a link that way.  The

link I found is

https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/wa/createAppleId

But there is a CAPTCHA on that page and I did not see an audio alternative 
that I found.  There is no CAPTCHA when creating the ID through iTunes.


There are not a lot of functions on the Apple TV, so as Mary said, it 
likely won't work with another remote unless that remote supports the 
Apple TV as another device.  That
could happen at some point, and maybe a programmable remote could learn 
the Apple remote's codes, but I don't know if it is worth it.  The big 
thing that is useful is a keyboard
to type in searches if you use your Apple TV to look for YouTube videos or 
movies.  You can do it using the Apple remote and the on-screen keyboard, 
but it is slower.  Using
another TV remote won't help this process at all, even if you could 
program it.  The Apple remote is pretty much just four arrows, a select 
key, a play/pause, and a Menu button
which is also a "Back" button.  I don't have the remote in my hand so I 
could be missing something, but it is pretty basic.


Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:37:59 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:

I do have an HDMI cable that's connected to my cablebox.  I have 
everything

connnected to my surround sound.  surround
- Original Message - 
From: "Steve Jacobson" 

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV




Gary,

You need to plug the Apple TV through an HDMI plug to an HD TV.  If your
cable box has an HDMI input that can be routed to your TV, that might
work, I don't know.  Cable boxes I have seen have HDMI
OUT to go to a TV, and that will not work.  You may need to get some 
help

there from someone who knows what equipment you have.

Once you get the Apple TV connected to a tv and to a sound source,
probably your TV speakers, then you need to get voiceover turned on.  I
believe that the first time you start the apple TV, it will speak a
prompt to turn on voiceOver using the little remote control.  If it has
already been turned on, you may have missed the prompt, but I believe
there is a shortcut to turning it on with the remote.  Once you have
voiceover going, you will need to explore the menus some.  You will next
need to get it connected to your WI-FI network because everything you
watch on it comes through the internet.  I believe that you will
next need to enter an Apple-ID and password into the unit.

You might try doing some Google searches to see if anyone has 
instructions

for blind persons.  The PDF user's guide is all right but some of the
steps are shown in pictures.  It is hard to know how much more to
try to say without knowing your setup.  If you bought it at an Apple
Store, they are pretty good to answer questions as well, although this 
can

vary.

Best regards,

Steve

On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:07:52 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:


Can someone tell me how to install it?  I've never seen one of these
things
before, but what I've seen, it's pretty small.  Someone told me that you
plug it into HDMi of my cable box, and that's it's accessible using
voiceover.  I'm sorry that this may be offtopic, but I just want 
something

for starters.  I may get an IPhone in the near future.
- Original Message - 
From: "Mary Otten" 

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV




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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Gary Wood
Thank you.  Then it comes with its own remote.  
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To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: Apple TV



Gary, no you can't use the cable tv remote to interact with the apple
tv for things like selecting netflix movies or iTunes movies etc. 


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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Steve Jacobson
Gary,

I'm guessing that the HDMI cable you have mentioned goes from your cable box to 
your TV.  You will need to connect the Apple TV 
somewhere else, either to an HDMI input on your cable box, if your cable box 
has an input, or do another HDMI input on your TV, if it has one.  
However, it sounds as though you have things in hand there, and checking the 
other resources makes sense.  I think you will want 
to get an Apple ID as well, though.

There are multiple ways to get an Apple ID.  If you think you may want to be 
streaming stuff from your computer to your system, you may want to install 
iTunes on your computer.  
There is an option within iTunes to create an Apple ID.  If you do this, you 
will want to understand some about iTunes as you will need to decide to what 
degree you want iTunes 
to manage media on your computer and whether you want iTunes to become your 
media player.  You can also just do a Google search for create apple id and 
find a link that way.  The 
link I found is

https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/wa/createAppleId

But there is a CAPTCHA on that page and I did not see an audio alternative that 
I found.  There is no CAPTCHA when creating the ID through iTunes.

There are not a lot of functions on the Apple TV, so as Mary said, it likely 
won't work with another remote unless that remote supports the Apple TV as 
another device.  That 
could happen at some point, and maybe a programmable remote could learn the 
Apple remote's codes, but I don't know if it is worth it.  The big thing that 
is useful is a keyboard 
to type in searches if you use your Apple TV to look for YouTube videos or 
movies.  You can do it using the Apple remote and the on-screen keyboard, but 
it is slower.  Using 
another TV remote won't help this process at all, even if you could program it. 
 The Apple remote is pretty much just four arrows, a select key, a play/pause, 
and a Menu button 
which is also a "Back" button.  I don't have the remote in my hand so I could 
be missing something, but it is pretty basic.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:37:59 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:

>I do have an HDMI cable that's connected to my cablebox.  I have everything 
>connnected to my surround sound.  surround
>- Original Message - 
>From: "Steve Jacobson" 
>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:21 PM
>Subject: Re: Apple TV


>> Gary,
>>
>> You need to plug the Apple TV through an HDMI plug to an HD TV.  If your 
>> cable box has an HDMI input that can be routed to your TV, that might 
>> work, I don't know.  Cable boxes I have seen have HDMI
>> OUT to go to a TV, and that will not work.  You may need to get some help 
>> there from someone who knows what equipment you have.
>>
>> Once you get the Apple TV connected to a tv and to a sound source, 
>> probably your TV speakers, then you need to get voiceover turned on.  I 
>> believe that the first time you start the apple TV, it will speak a
>> prompt to turn on voiceOver using the little remote control.  If it has 
>> already been turned on, you may have missed the prompt, but I believe 
>> there is a shortcut to turning it on with the remote.  Once you have
>> voiceover going, you will need to explore the menus some.  You will next 
>> need to get it connected to your WI-FI network because everything you 
>> watch on it comes through the internet.  I believe that you will
>> next need to enter an Apple-ID and password into the unit.
>>
>> You might try doing some Google searches to see if anyone has instructions 
>> for blind persons.  The PDF user's guide is all right but some of the 
>> steps are shown in pictures.  It is hard to know how much more to
>> try to say without knowing your setup.  If you bought it at an Apple 
>> Store, they are pretty good to answer questions as well, although this can 
>> vary.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:07:52 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:
>>
>>>Can someone tell me how to install it?  I've never seen one of these 
>>>things
>>>before, but what I've seen, it's pretty small.  Someone told me that you
>>>plug it into HDMi of my cable box, and that's it's accessible using
>>>voiceover.  I'm sorry that this may be offtopic, but I just want something
>>>for starters.  I may get an IPhone in the near future.
>>>- Original Message - 
>>>From: "Mary Otten" 
>>>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>>>Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:52 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Apple TV
>>
>>
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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Mary Otten
Gary, no you can't use the cable tv remote to interact with the apple
tv for things like selecting netflix movies or iTunes movies etc. 

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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Gary Wood
Can I use my cable remote with the Apple TV?  
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Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Apple TV



Steve,
Just fyi: if you have an iPhone, or an iPod for that matter, not sure
about the iPad, there is a free remote app from Apple that will let you
use the i-device as a remote to control the Apple tv, rather than using
the remote that comes with the A-tv. 


Mary


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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Gary Wood

Thanks.  What do I do to get an Apple ID?
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Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: Apple TV



Gary,

As stated before, getting an Apple ID is a good idea and might be 
required, but you don't need an iPhone for that.  As a matter of fact, I 
don't know of any way the iPhone will help with Apple TV except that if

you had music on your iPhone you could play it through your Apple TV.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:32:58 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:

Hi Steve.  I had some sighted help, and she told me that I maybe had to 
have
an IPhone, but I'M GLAd I don't.  I'll have to see what I can do.  I plan 
to

get an IPhone at some point, but I just thought I'd see what I could do
presently.  oD
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To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV




Gary,

Have you gotten it connected with your WI FI network?  If so, what kind 
of
problems are you running into?  It is good to get an Apple-ID, and I 
think

some of its functionality depends on you having an Apple-
ID.  I do not know if that ID acts as a gateway into YouTube and
Podcasting or not, but it might.  You do not need an iPhone to get an
Apple ID, though.  If you use iTunes, you already have an Apple ID.
Since you can get an Apple ID with an iPhone, that might be what was 
being

thought of, but as stated, you don't need an iPhone to get an Apple ID.
It is very nice to have access to iTunes with the Apple TV,
so creating an iTunes account when you get an Apple ID is also a good
idea.  There are a lot of inexpensive movies and TV shows to rent on
iTunes, but there is also some free stuff.  Using the keyboard for
searching can be done with the little remote, but it is much easier with 
a

BlueTooth keyboard.  This is something else to consider.  The Apple TV
supports something called Air Play that lets other apple devices,
iPhones, iPods, etc., play music through the apple TV.  This is handy 
but

certainly not a must to enjoy the Apple TV.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:59:35 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:


Can you give suggestions for a beginner on how to use it?
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Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV




Of course it isn't true, absolute twaddle, utter piffle, nothing but
flapdoodle .

On 30/07/2013, at 11:49 AM, "Gary Wood"  wrote:


I just bought an Apple TV almost two weeks ago.  Someone told me that
you
have to buy an IPhone, in order to make it work.  Is that true?
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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Gary Wood

Thanks.  I'll keep this in mind.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 3:56 AM
Subject: Re: Apple TV



Hi!

I'm replying to 1 of your original messages, I'm see that others have also 
taken the time to reply so I'm sorry if I'm repeating a lot of what's 
already been written.


I've been using an Apple TV 2ND Generation unit now for 3 years and a lot 
has changed with that unit since I first got it but one thing has not and 
that's the accessibility angle, the Apple TV has Voiceover onboard which 
was my primary reason for getting the unit in the first place.


Perhaps the best way to describe the Apple TV is as an entertainment unit 
but a most inteligent one at that.


You can for example watch/rent/purchase movies or TV shows, documentaries, 
stream your iTunes library either from iCloud using iTunes Match or from a 
shared library on your computer network.
You can also use the Apple TV for "Airplay" work, you can stream to an 
"Airplay" device or from an "Airplay" device, for instance you can stream 
video to your Apple TV from your Computer, Android Device etc and do the 
reverse, stream video from your Apple TV to a compatible Airplay device.


Recently Bluetooth was enabled as part of the update, this - at present - 
allows the use of a Bluetooth keyboard in much the same way as with an 
iPhone etc, makes for easy navigation through the system, handy when 
searching or typing in passwords etc.


The Apple TV can connect to your Home Network in either of 2 ways, via the 
dual band Wi-Fi connectivity or via a 100MBPS LAN port.


The device has 2 outputs, a HDMI output which connects to most modern-day 
TV sets or surround-sound receivers and a Fibre Optical digital output.


Hope this helps.

On 30/07/2013, at 11:59 AM, Gary Wood  wrote:


Can you give suggestions for a beginner on how to use it?
- Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 


To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV


Of course it isn't true, absolute twaddle, utter piffle, nothing but 
flapdoodle .


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I just bought an Apple TV almost two weeks ago.  Someone told me that 
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Re: Apple TV

2013-07-31 Thread Gary Wood
I do have an HDMI cable that's connected to my cablebox.  I have everything 
connnected to my surround sound.  surround
- Original Message - 
From: "Steve Jacobson" 

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV



Gary,

You need to plug the Apple TV through an HDMI plug to an HD TV.  If your 
cable box has an HDMI input that can be routed to your TV, that might 
work, I don't know.  Cable boxes I have seen have HDMI
OUT to go to a TV, and that will not work.  You may need to get some help 
there from someone who knows what equipment you have.


Once you get the Apple TV connected to a tv and to a sound source, 
probably your TV speakers, then you need to get voiceover turned on.  I 
believe that the first time you start the apple TV, it will speak a
prompt to turn on voiceOver using the little remote control.  If it has 
already been turned on, you may have missed the prompt, but I believe 
there is a shortcut to turning it on with the remote.  Once you have
voiceover going, you will need to explore the menus some.  You will next 
need to get it connected to your WI-FI network because everything you 
watch on it comes through the internet.  I believe that you will

next need to enter an Apple-ID and password into the unit.

You might try doing some Google searches to see if anyone has instructions 
for blind persons.  The PDF user's guide is all right but some of the 
steps are shown in pictures.  It is hard to know how much more to
try to say without knowing your setup.  If you bought it at an Apple 
Store, they are pretty good to answer questions as well, although this can 
vary.


Best regards,

Steve

On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:07:52 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:

Can someone tell me how to install it?  I've never seen one of these 
things

before, but what I've seen, it's pretty small.  Someone told me that you
plug it into HDMi of my cable box, and that's it's accessible using
voiceover.  I'm sorry that this may be offtopic, but I just want something
for starters.  I may get an IPhone in the near future.
- Original Message - 
From: "Mary Otten" 

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV




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