Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-24 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Well, That is a loaded question and I'll have to behave myself. I just htought a little discussion of the device and that sort of thing would've been helpful. Kev On Nov 24, 2010, at 6:15 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > What more did you want to get from the video Kev? > For the people who have

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-24 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
What more did you want to get from the video Kev? For the people who haven't been able to get it to play, Esther kindly posted a direct link to the video on youtube. I don't have it to hand, but it was near the begining of this topic. On 24/11/2010, Scott Howell wrote: > I am using a Mac and Safa

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-24 Thread Scott Howell
I am using a Mac and Safari. Scott On Nov 24, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > There was a play button? You using a Mac or Windows? > On 24 Nov 2010, at 19:50, Scott Howell wrote: > >> I had no problem getting this to work when using Safari. I just clicked on >> the play button and w

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-24 Thread Chris Moore
There was a play button? You using a Mac or Windows? On 24 Nov 2010, at 19:50, Scott Howell wrote: > I had no problem getting this to work when using Safari. I just clicked on > the play button and waited a few seconds, and off it went. > Scott > > > > > > On Nov 22, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Chris

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-24 Thread Scott Howell
I had no problem getting this to work when using Safari. I just clicked on the play button and waited a few seconds, and off it went. Scott On Nov 22, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > I can't get it to play either, g > > On 22 Nov 2010, at 17:50, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> Hi, >

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-24 Thread Kevin Mattingly
It worked for me but to be honest, I didn't find it to be much usew. Did someone else see the video and get anything out of it other than the fact that you could hear VO in the background? Kev On Nov 22, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > I can't get it to play either, g > > On 22 Nov

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-24 Thread Chris Moore
I can't get it to play either, g On 22 Nov 2010, at 17:50, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > What do you click on to make the video play? is it flash? > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 > > > > On Nov 22, 2010, a

RE: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Ford
22, 2010 7:32 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: confirming apple tv has vo support I don't have HD, I have just plain old 300-ohm coax cable feed. It's digital, because everything is now, but it's pretty traditional basic cable. I don't know what S-video is.

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I don't have HD, I have just plain old 300-ohm coax cable feed. It's digital, because everything is now, but it's pretty traditional basic cable. I don't know what S-video is. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My hom

RE: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Ford
: confirming apple tv has vo support HMMM. ITV, then? Thanks for this pointer. I can't seem to find pricing and descriptions of it on the Apple site though. That's an Express card that plugs into the Mac and into which you plug your cable connector, right? . Mark BurningHawk Baxter .

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
HMMM. ITV, then? Thanks for this pointer. I can't seem to find pricing and descriptions of it on the Apple site though. That's an Express card that plugs into the Mac and into which you plug your cable connector, right? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969

RE: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Ford
schedule up remotely. Scott -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 4:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: confirming apple tv has vo support I am also

RE: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Ford
] On Behalf Of Mark BurningHawk Baxter Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 4:49 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: confirming apple tv has vo support I think I could live with that level of functionality; I'm not one for looking at guides and programming scheduling and planning out

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Granados
Like I was saying, something like the el gato box would do this. Not sure about if that works cleanly with Apple TV though, I suspect it may. On Nov 22, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > Is there a way to watch actual live real TV content on the Apple TV? That's > the way I've a

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Vaughn Bennison
Good luck with that! I haven't found a decent one yet! Vaughn. On 23/11/2010, at 7:07 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > wow; thanks for telling me that. My search for a Mac-based TV tuner > continues. > > > • Mark BurningHawk Baxter > • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 > • MSN:

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, Is there a way to watch actual live real TV content on the Apple TV? That's the way I've always understood it. Courtney Listen to The Wonderful World of Doo-wop with me, Moopie Curran on Fridays at 08:00 UTC on http://www.theglobalvoice.info On Nov 22, 2010, at 1:52 PM, Mark BurningHawk B

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I think I could live with that level of functionality; I'm not one for looking at guides and programming scheduling and planning out my TV watching. I really just want something that will hook up to my Mac and play sound/video through the Mac, that I can switch channels with (a remote would be

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Jim Fettgather
I am also continuing to search for a Mac-based TV tuner whose program guide is accessible. The El Gato Eye TV, spelled E Y E works great as far as it goes. You can easily switch channels, play programs that have already been recorded, and start a recording live at any time simply by pressing Comm

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
wow; thanks for telling me that. My search for a Mac-based TV tuner continues. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
>From wikipedia: Apple TV is a digital media receiver made and sold by Apple Inc. It is a small form factor network appliance designed to play IPTV digital content originating from the iTunes Store, Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, MobileMe or any Mac OS X or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanc

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Sorry; couldn't resist the Spanish pun, and I don't even know Spanish, which just tells you how bad my puns are... Thanks for this; I'll keep it in mind, as I really want to be able to screw my cable feed directly into something that lets me watch TV on my MBP15, which is running the latest ev

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Granados
El Gato makes very nice video capture devices that work with the Mac. There's one called the 250 that's great and they also have a USB dongle version that's very portable. Allows you to capture content from directly over the air, over cable or from devices. On Nov 22, 2010, at 10:56 AM, Mark

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I don't know what that is.. cat box? :) hate to litter my table with an extra box. *snicker* • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Granados
That's what I thought as well. Maybe you need something like the El Gato box to get the content in the Apple. On Nov 22, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > My understanding was that the ITV box *WEAS* the tuner, and that it plugged > into your Mac? what am I not right on, here

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
My understanding was that the ITV box *WEAS* the tuner, and that it plugged into your Mac? what am I not right on, here? :) • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You receiv

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Granados
I thought there was an easy way to include recorded content. Maybe that's google TV. On Nov 22, 2010, at 10:31 AM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > You can't record stuff on this generation of apple tv though or at > least not locally. I guess it could write to someware on the lan, but > this device d

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
You can't record stuff on this generation of apple tv though or at least not locally. I guess it could write to someware on the lan, but this device doesn't even include a tuner; more or less everything is from apple. On 22/11/2010, Scott Granados wrote: > First, Apple TV actually works unlike uv

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support and how do I enable the flash extension?

2010-11-22 Thread Kimberly thurman
As the subject line says, how do I enable the flash extension? I couldn't get it to play. On Nov 22, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > IF you have the flash extension installed, just interact with the video > control tool bar and click on the play button. > > Since I have AT&T U-verse, w

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Granados
First, Apple TV actually works unlike uverse. Also, when playing something you've recorded on Apple TV you don'tuse up your internet pipe like you do for each show you recall on uverse. Since you only get 24 megabits or so it's best to offload as much from your connection as you can since ATT

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Ray Foret Jr
IF you have the flash extension installed, just interact with the video control tool bar and click on the play button. Since I have AT&T U-verse, what would be the advantage of my getting an Apple TV box? Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi Esther, Thanks a lot for this. I couldn't see it at all, so I'm happy. :) Regards, Nic GoogleTalk: chojiro1...@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 AIM: cincinster On Nov 22, 2010, at 6:57 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Ricardo, >

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Esther
Hi Ricardo, I read the article and played the embedded YouTube video on my iPad. However, if you want a direct link to the embedded YouTube video that demos VoiceOver used with the Apple TV, here's the one I supplied to the mac-access list along with the MacWorld article link: http://www.

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, What do you click on to make the video play? is it flash? Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Nov 22, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Marketoe Day wrote: > > Hi, > > The following link will take you directly to a MacWorld article c

Re: confirming apple tv has vo support

2010-11-22 Thread Marketoe Day
Hi, The following link will take you directly to a MacWorld article confirming the presence of voice over in the latest release of the Apple TV software. You will also find a short video clip providing an example of voice over being used to navigate the menus of Apple TV. Enjoy! http://www