I did discuss the issue of accessabillity with a guy from Bose. He took note
of my suggestions so we'll see what happens.They are open to to the idea of
making things accessible so that's why I talked to them. Pluss, I want 1 of
their systems too. But yeah, I agree. These companies should some how be
made aware that not just sited people buy their things. Like I said, I
reminded Bose of it.

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From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 12:06 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: accessible surround sound receiver?

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
> 
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