Hi Gerry,
my friend lives near Belfast, not sure which service he uses but I will ask
him next time I am talking to him.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerard Shanahan" <gershan@xxxxxx>
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:26 PM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Television Accessibility
Hi Michael could you ask your friend does he use a satellite dish or an
Ariel on top of his chimney or is he connected to one of the services like
eir skye et ccetera and how does wit ork with it in the event he is blind
or a Vip Gerry
On 20 Nov 2017, at 20:00, michael brown <michaelpbrown@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Paul,
A friend of mine sent me some information on two Samsung models which he says are fully accessible, a 49 inch and 32 inch tv. Hope this information helps you.
Regards, Michael Brown
Samsung UE32M5500AKXXU
Samsung UE49KU6400
Once you have the tv connected up, and either on a stand, or mounted on the wall, just switch it on, then press the mute button for a couple of seconds, and the voice guide will come on. Everything talks, so you can then go and enter your WIFI key, before exploring all the settings and features. You can even connect a portable harddrive, or pen drive, and set timer recordings for a particular show, or set series recordings, just like sighted folk do. One thing, the recordings will only play back through a Samsung TV, they use their own format, that will not work on anything else. The entire manual is built in into the tv, so it is possible to read it anytime you like, without having to wait for a set of working eyes.
----- Original Message -----From: "Paul Dromey" <pdromey@xxxxxx>To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 3:24 PM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Television Accessibility
Hi again.
The below link is an explainer of the Samsung model names, each part of the various letters describing features of the television set itself. Unfortunately it doesn't mention accessibility anywhere but really helps to instantly understand the spec of the set in question.