So the iPhone app is more accessible than the mac software? I really don't want to spend money on a product from them if I can't at least do basic functions. I'm not so much concerned with the guide since apparently you can set up smart guides, which is what I'd want to do anyway.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:15 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Watching live TV on a Mac. I really enjoy using the Eye TV app with the iPhone because of the good accessibility in IOS 5, but I will sure be happy in encouraging El Gato Systems to consider accessibility in an upcoming release. On 12/6/11, Mr. L. Alexander <turningbyto...@gmail.com> wrote: > a thought on this. > > If anyone is going to contact the developers, point them to mac access > and if anything, compile a list of names of those who grant their > permissions to support your contact to the developer. this would give > extra weight to the case. they can contact each person if they wish > for feedback or join in on this list to learn from us. > > just a thought. it's what I'd do. > > lew > > > On 6 Dec 2011, at 17:47, Daniel Miller wrote: > >> I'm contacting them about it now, actually. Is the iPhone app just as >> inaccessible? Or is that more accessible than the mac software. >> >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Randy Stegall >> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 11:43 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Watching live TV on a Mac. >> >> I use eye tv everyday and I do think that if more of us talked with >> them about accessibility and show that there is demand for it Elgato >> might be interested and even motivated enough to do something about >> vo accessibility >> >> Randy Stegall >> kc4...@aol.com >> Sent from my Mac Mini. >> >> On Dec 6, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: >> >> >> Awesome. I wonder if Elgato would be open to accessibility >> suggestions? Or would you say minus the guide, the app is accessible >> enough to use it on a regular basis. >> I really want to get rid of this Winblows box and completely switch >> to the mac, but watching TV was my last hurdle to jump over. >> >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Randy Stegall >> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:45 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Watching live TV on a Mac. >> >> Command r starts recording. >> >> Randy Stegall >> kc4...@aol.com >> Sent from my Mac Mini. >> >> On Dec 6, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: >> >> >> >> Thanks for all the input, guys. So the only thing that's' not >> accessible is the guide, yet you can set up smart guides with some >> effort? Is there a hotkey to record whatever you're watching at any given moment? >> >> >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch >> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:35 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Watching live TV on a Mac. >> >> Eye TV comes with a remote control which lets you do some functions >> that way. No feedback from VO to let you know what channel you're on >> but I guess that's no different than most cable boxes. >> >> CB >> >> On 12/6/11 9:15 AM, Randy Stegall wrote: >> You can set smart guides so eye tv is not a total loss as one may >> believe at first. It takes just a bit of effort. I have 22 smart guides set up. >> You have to interact with the unknowns but it is doable. Is ity perfect? >> No, but it can work. >> >> Randy Stegall >> kc4...@aol.com >> Sent from my Mac Mini. >> >> On Dec 6, 2011, at 5:14 AM, Larry Skutchan wrote: >> >> >> >> >> You can easily change channels, volume, and much more with hot keys >> or through the menu, but the built-in guide that lets you set up >> recordings is not accessible. >> >> On Dec 5, 2011, at 7:21 PM, Hank Smith wrote: >> >> >> >> >> On 12/5/2011 4:46 PM, Vaughn Bennison wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I use eyetv, which from what I can gather is the only software available. >> I think there used to be another one, but I can't remember it's name, >> and can't find it anyway. EyeTV is from Elgato systems, and is >> almost completely inaccessible. You can watch live TV, and you can >> with some mucking around set up the preferences etc, but you can't >> use the guide, and therefore you can't record shows easily. You can >> however use the EyeTV app for IOS, which connects to your mac, and >> record shows that way, but not a full series only individual episodes--very annoying! >> >> We've used it here for a year or so, and it seems to be OK, if you >> can live with the limitations. The good thing is that if you can >> record something, the files are playable from finder. And >> furthermore if you "show package contents" on one of the files, you >> can have it export to .m4v and play it with iTunes, or vlc. >> >> Vaughn. >> On 06/12/2011, at 1:09 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: >> >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> Has anyone had any luck with connecting their mac to a satellite or >> cable box to watch live TV from their provider? I've done this with >> Windows Media Center with great success, but wondered if there's any >> way to do it with Macs. I know there are TV tuner cards that are >> compatible, but I'm not sure of the accessibility of said software >> that's included with the cards, and don't want to spend the money >> only to find out the software's not accessible with VoiceOver. >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> it used to be voice over friendly. >> when did the non blind friendlyness change? 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