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    YouTube TV & Disney Reach Deal 11/15/25

    I thought this was a class act in the email from YTTV, about still claiming the $20 credit. --- We sincerely appreciate your patience, and we're happy to have reached a deal that preserves the value of our service for our subscribers. As a reminder, you can still claim your $20 credit for...
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    YouTube TV & Disney Reach Deal 11/15/25

    If you click on on the link that I sent, you can claim it. tv.youtube.com/settings/service_updates Here's the email: --- We've been working in good faith to negotiate a deal with Disney that pays them fairly for their content and returns their programming to YouTube TV. We know it's been...
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    YouTube TV & Disney Reach Deal 11/15/25

    FWIW...my second email came in 5 hours after the first email, yesterday. Email or not, you could go to YouTube and claim it.
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    YouTube TV & Disney Reach Deal 11/15/25

    Here too, about 2 hours ago. Wow, this is exciting. They already gave me the offer for $10 off for the next 6 months, and now they're gonna give me $20. $30 of it pays for a month of ESPN Unlimited that I reluctantly forked over the other day. The next question is if it goes on more than a...
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    YouTube TV & Disney Reach Deal 11/15/25

    And yet, Disney leaders say this:
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    TV streaming box - best ones?

    I mentioned earlier that I have the $19.88 2023 onn 4k streaming box (not the $49.88 2024 Pro version) and its connection has been rock solid. FWIW.
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    TV streaming box - best ones?

    This is my go-to device. $19.88. I like it better than Roku devices and the Roku TVs that I have. Supports YouTube TV's "1080p Enhanced" bitrate. I'm running Projectivy Launcher on it to avoid Google TV ads on the home screen, etc...
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    Hopper3 HDD swap

    When I was using Dish, I had a couple of hard drive failures. The net of it, for me, was that the Seagate ST2000VM003 was the only drive that the H3 would recognize, per this thread: https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/hopper-3-internal-hard-drive-issues.396152/ Maybe they've changed the...
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    Why does dish network down convert some channels to SD?

    When I wanted to watch something on NASA TV and saw that my Dish subscription carried it, I was also disappointed in the useless SD carriage of the channel. As somebody said, "we're better than this" or is it "this is not who we are". Maybe no we're not and yes it is. Seems odd to watch the...
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    Teardown video/photos of Hopper 3 or similar receivers

    Wasn't trying to be a wiseguy, just encouraging the exploration. I ran some Googleage on it and came up empty as well! If you want to be prepared for the hard drive failure (I've had two), read the messages that include the term ST2000VM003, seemingly the only hard drive supported by the...
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    Teardown video/photos of Hopper 3 or similar receivers

    I own a Hopper 3 and was thinking about opening it up and sending a few pictures, but then I wondered what is preventing Universe93B from taking out the 4 or so screws from the back and sliding off the cover to take a look. The only factory tamper seal is between the hard drive and its mounting...
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    Walmart Onn 4k Pro Google TV Streaming Box Review

    How about one of these. HDMI in from onn or Roku box, HDMI out to TV, analog audio out to your speaker. TV could be off and you'd get your audio feed. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-hdmi-audio-extractor-with-4k--60hz-hdr-support-black/6324750.p?skuId=6324750
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    Dish contract ends 28Apr2024 - any reason to renew?

    Good point, my bad. It would seem that it would be 90 days, but it is 9 months. Seems pretty good. If you can't decide by then, start over and/or find a new team to follow.
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    Dish contract ends 28Apr2024 - any reason to renew?

    I had it on "Dish Pause" for a few months and I just went through the final discussion where I said I gotta go but they need to tell you how bad it'll be...(un)fortunately we got disconnected, but I had made the point that I had made the decision. Thought I was going to have to call back...
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    Dish contract ends 28Apr2024 - any reason to renew?

    I've been checking it out for a few months. Just tell it record ALL, let's say, men's college BB games and ALL women's. There they are. No limit. Recordings expire 90 days later. I usually want to watch the game earlier than 90 days later, but that's me. 15 sec skip forward, 15 sec back...