Okay, well I have a 2 fairly old surround-sound receivers all of which are of 5.1 standard, I think they go up to 7.1 now.
Both my receivers - whilst they don't have voice or anything like that - are perfectly accessible in that you have buttons for most functions and they don't need to be connected to a TV screen for setup. Whilst they don't have HDMI connectivity they do have digital inputs so you can connect the Apple TV without a problem, I have the Yamah RX-v520 and I can't remember the model number of the Pioneer receiver but I did review it on this list quite some time ago, both receivers are rated at 100 watts a channel RMS so that ought to be plenty enough for everyone <smile>. I only suggest something like the Yamaha RX-V520 because its easy to control and there are quite a few still around on Ebay if you look and the prices are quite reasonable. Apart from all that? Well if you have the money to make an investment then I believe that the latest top model Denon receiver has ethernet and wi-fi access so the user can set it up from the computer. On 30/11/2010, at 1:34 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > I hope this isn't considered off topic hhere. II've been pretty happy > with an airport express connected to my stereo streaming stereo music > from the web, Itunes etdf. But I'm about to get an apple tv, because of > the accessible netflicks and accessible dvd playing on the mac that I'd > like to stream, and I'd like to do it in 5.1 surround, so as to get > more of the home theater sound experience. But it seems like all the > modern receivers I've seen are so menu oriented that you really can't > operate them without sight, unless you have an amazing memory, that is, > which I don't. So I wonder if there are any receivers that can be > operated by a blind person, more than just turning it on and off, of > course. I'm talking switching between various modes and inputs. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Mary > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
