David,
Apple TV 4 still does not have Amazon Prime or the Amazon shopping site. And
they may never have either because of competition with their Echo and Fire
devices. It is a shame because I do enjoy Prime as well. I have an iPad Mini 4
now and can send Amazon Prime to the Apple TV. But that is about the best I can
do.
When I had vision, I loved all the channel selection of the Roku 2 which I had.
They even had good screen savers which I had downloaded.
I will be looking forward to your review.
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Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: Voice-enabled Features Coming to Roku??
Merv,
I won't be at all surprised if some of Roku's apps (channels) wind up not
always being as accessible as the interface itself. Once I have it set up I'll
be sure to try out the new audio guide and will likely write a detailed review
of it once I get some more experience with it under my belt. I originally
bought it for my wife, knowing that it had no accessibility, but did so because
it offered more channels than its competitors. I don't think Apple TV's 4th
generation model was out at the time. Even if it had been, Amazon Prime wasn't
available on that device and that's a service my wife and I watch quite
regularly and so I went for the Roku.
On 11/19/2016 6:22 PM, Merv Keck wrote:
Hi David,
I love my Apple TV 4. However, the Roku may be experiencing the same
difficulty with accessibility that Apple is experiencing. While TVOS has made
it possible for well over 1000 apps, or channels, to be available. And more
being added daily. Accessibility is only 100% available for the OS.
Navigating the Apple TV 4 is wonderful. I love the Siri enabled remote with
its tiny little touch screen. I love playing music and movies not only
through Netflix and networks such as CW, not to mention Apple Music, but also
right through my PC which is connected via my Apple I D.
However, Apple TV 4, and possibly Roku, cannot guarantee accessibility of
individual apps inside the OS. I can't tell you how many times I have heard
that a certain app has had an update. Turned on my talking hockey puck, and
heard something like label, label, label, label, instead of my beloved
content I was in the mood to hear. And since the update came from the
individual app and not from Apple I might need to wait a very long time to
get my precious content back because that company may not have the same
commitment to accessibility that Apple has. One app or channel if you prefer,
is ESPN. That channel has not been half as accessible on the fourth
generation as the third. So far my attempts at establishing a dialog with
them has not been fruitful.
For you, David, and other Roku enthusiasts. I wish you the best of luck. But
keep this in mind. That even if the Roku comes out with a talking guide. Many
of your apps may still not perform the way you hope. At this point even
Apple's on Podcast app is not working well with voiceover.
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Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Voice-enabled Features Coming to Roku??
Yesterday I read a tweet indicating that a feature called Audio Guide was
coming to Roku, which I assumed referred to speech output for menu
navigation. I found the following help article, which is not very helpful as
it's a list of questions about the feature with no answers.
https://support.roku.com/article/231584647-how-do-i-use-audio-guide-
