Of course, there are those of us who have no eyes around and really do have to
deal with accessibility issues. It becomes a completely different ball game
when something has to be 100% accessible in order to be of use.
Tom
Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, Louis Kim Kline wrote:
> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:29:27 -0400
> From: Louis Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
>
> Hi.
>
> The tag line is funny, since the Start Trek episodes on DVD are one of the
> things that I cannot access (except for the first episode on each disk)
> because of the stupid menu that they have set up.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
> At 09:40 PM 3/10/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi Lou,
> >I share your frustration with the lack of accessibility to set top boxes and
> >the like, but I am not letting this inaccessible world shut me out! I have
> >used receivers and transmitters that didn't talk, cell phones that didn't
> >have voice synthesizers in them and I used to tune up my old DX 100 by
> >listening to the transformer hum and I used to set the drive by listening to
> >the time it took for the meter needle to return to the 0 stop. But I'm not
> >going to give up on any communication mode because of ignorance. That also
> >includes digital ssb which I think sounds terrible, but I'm hoping that it
> >will get better with time.
> >I'm going to keep accessing the difficult because it is a challenge!
> >Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> >Skype name: bobtinn
> >Live Long and Prosper!
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:20 PM
> >Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
> >
> >
> >Hi.
> >
> >With the fiasco that I've had with DVDs and accessibility, I've pretty well
> >decided to cease to receive television signals when analog goes dark. I'm
> >sick of wasting money on things that the industry decides will be obsolete
> >long before it wears out, and I detest of filling landfills just so someone
> >can make a heap of money.
> >
> >They can stick their DTV.
> >
> >73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >At 11:37 PM 3/9/2008 -0500, you wrote:
> > >You have to use it within 90 days but the catch is they're only going to
> > >issue
> > >something like 30 million of them so if you wait too long you won't get
> > >one but
> > >if you buy now it may be nearly a year before you can use the box and it
> > >surely
> > >may have developed problems by then. Its never for electronics to sit.
> > >
> > >Last I heard they'd already issued about a third of the coupons they intend
> > >to
> > >give out.
> > >
> > >Tom
> > >
> > >
> > >Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > >web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> > >
> > >On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Butch Bussen wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:19:46 -0700
> > > > From: Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
> > > >
> > > > I think you have to use the coupon within 30 days, I do know there is a
> > > > time limit, so don't apply until you're ready to buy.
> > > > 73s
> > > > Butch Bussen
> > > > wa0vjr
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 7 Mar 2008,
> > > > Bob Tinney wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I've been putting off getting a converter box, but the discussion on
> > > > > this
> > > > > list reminded me to apply for 2 coupons as my audio tv receivers are
> > > analog
> > > > > and are not hooked to cable. Just google "digital converter box
> > > coupon" and
> > > > > fill out the form.
> > > > > 73
> > > > > Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> > > > > Skype name: bobtinn
> > > > > Live Long and Prosper!
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >7:27 PM
> >
> >Louis Kim Kline
> >A.R.S. K2LKK
> >Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >7:27 PM
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
>
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