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    Can the internet handle streaming?

    Unicast streaming is undeniably the worst possible use of bandwidth. I can see a mom and pop operation in Montana or Wyoming going full streaming...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 14, 2019 at 10:40 AM in forum: Cord Cutters Club (Internet TV)
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    scored a free DISH TurboHd satellite dish! Any FTAers using one of these for anything?

    I'm not sure the jury is in yet, but many suspect that the multi-slot DBS dishes aren't true paraboloids and as such, can't be compared by overall...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 14, 2019 at 10:27 AM in forum: Free To Air (FTA) Discussion
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    Disney Plus +

    Has anyone surveyed the video and audio options?
    Post by: harshness, Nov 13, 2019 at 8:28 PM in forum: Cord Cutters Club (Internet TV)
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    Samsung QLED TVs

    While replacing the lamp may be onerous, doing so was like getting a new copy of the old TV for a relatively small investment. When a flat screen...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 13, 2019 at 10:13 AM in forum: Television Sets and Projectors
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    Disney Plus +

    From Toms Hardware: Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets Roku boxes and sticks and TVs Google Chromecast and Chromecast-enabled devices iPhone, iPad,...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 12, 2019 at 7:55 PM in forum: Cord Cutters Club (Internet TV)
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    Samsung QLED TVs

    My main TV is a 2005 JVC LCOS. Not as many moving parts as a DLP (no twisty mirrors or color wheels). I'm one year into the third lamp but my TV...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 12, 2019 at 3:24 PM in forum: Television Sets and Projectors
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    Samsung QLED TVs

    Five years and change is not a particularly long life compared to what TV lifetimes (the point at which the performance is obviously degraded)...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 12, 2019 at 10:45 AM in forum: Television Sets and Projectors
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    ABC Affiliates on Ku-Band (1998)

    But you must remember that the word "could" should not be in any way confused with the word "were". That something could have been done is not...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 12, 2019 at 10:31 AM in forum: Free To Air (FTA) Discussion
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    Who Else is Holding Off on Purchasing a 4K UHD Set...

    The first UHD TV, an LCD, was released by LG in the US seven years ago. I too am baffled about how there could be burn-in on an LCD set. Plasma...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 11, 2019 at 10:35 AM in forum: Television Sets and Projectors
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    Why pay for radio

    You used the term "channels" when you should have used the term "artists". You literally can't get the channels outside of SiriusXM. You perhaps...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 11, 2019 at 10:14 AM in forum: SiriusXM Satellite Radio
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    Windows 10 Pro For Workstations Clean Install

    Microsoft's support too often gets shuttled off to "the community" which is a crap shoot at its best. That said, the old support site offered a...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 11, 2019 at 10:07 AM in forum: Computers and Gadgets
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    Windows 10 Pro For Workstations Clean Install

    I too don't believe that it must be tied to a Microsoft account (although if it is tied before you make the image, all bets are off). Tying to a...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 10, 2019 at 11:06 AM in forum: Computers and Gadgets
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    Optimum Altice One lifetime pricing

    Given that pricing seems to be going nowhere but down, why pay more to keep the price you're currently getting?
    Post by: harshness, Nov 10, 2019 at 10:55 AM in forum: Cable and Fiber Providers
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    Why pay for radio

    Only if you subscribe to the SiriusXM streaming product.
    Post by: harshness, Nov 9, 2019 at 2:30 PM in forum: SiriusXM Satellite Radio
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    ABC Affiliates on Ku-Band (1998)

    You didn't answer my question. If there was only occasional use of these paths, they perhaps weren't significant enough to worry about then and...
    Post by: harshness, Nov 8, 2019 at 10:12 AM in forum: Free To Air (FTA) Discussion

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