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Unbelievably my wife gave me the go ahead to replace her 22 year old Mitsubishi (no sound, picture started failing- you could not watch black&white on it anymore) with a HDTV.
We looked at the new Toshiba Regaza 40" 120 hz, the Samung 120 hz and the Sony XBR4 120 hz. She like both the Samsung and the Sony. This was Thursday and I resisted buying one till Friday when the sales started for SuperBowl Sunday.
While mucking around getting reviews I searched BestBuy's site and found out the new Samsung LNT-4081F was on sale for $2219!! WOW, this was the new LED backlite unit that came out in November for $3199 and now it was down to $2799 and they had it on sale for a rediculous $580 off and 3 years same as cash!! I read enough to know that I wanted one.
Well, first this HDTV is beautiful! it has no buttons but is like the PS3 in that it has finger touch controls. You can turn it on and off by touching the blue ring on the base and my wife giggles everytime she does this. She really likes the look of the HDTV.
But the proof is in the picture and there is one thing I have to say -- I HAVE NEVER seen a picture on any HDTV that has the depth that this set does. We were watching Equator on E* and the program was Eye over Arizona. They flew over a crater and it looked like I could reach down in the crater! The visuals were unbelievably 3-D more so then any I have seen to date. The colour was spot on the PQ was sharp. I did leave it on the Dynamic mode but I turned the Contrast down to 65 and set the Brightness to 50. I also turned the set to movie mode and the Sharpness way down. I set the backlight at level 6 and might move it lower is this set is bright!
Stories are true, we were watching a movie on HDNET latter and when the screen went dark the HDTV disappeared. I can't say enough about this set and when I hook it up to my Dish211 with a HDMI cable I will come back and let you know how well the speakers work. Right now I have a Subwoofer with to planer satellites hooked up and they sound pretty good.
There is one caveout -- sometimes on extreemly fast moving objects that are moving horizontally you sometimes will get a ghost. This happened twice. These objects have to be moving exceptionally fast and this might be a result of some bluring in the film but it does not happen with fast moving objects that are verticle. I have yet to hook up my PS3 and play a BD but that will happen next weekend. I am pulling for the Giants.
Anyway, this is a great tv, best black I have seen yet, and of course the finale word is from my wife, "This makes me want to watch channels that I nevered watched before." I think Equator has just become one of her favorites.
We looked at the new Toshiba Regaza 40" 120 hz, the Samung 120 hz and the Sony XBR4 120 hz. She like both the Samsung and the Sony. This was Thursday and I resisted buying one till Friday when the sales started for SuperBowl Sunday.
While mucking around getting reviews I searched BestBuy's site and found out the new Samsung LNT-4081F was on sale for $2219!! WOW, this was the new LED backlite unit that came out in November for $3199 and now it was down to $2799 and they had it on sale for a rediculous $580 off and 3 years same as cash!! I read enough to know that I wanted one.
Well, first this HDTV is beautiful! it has no buttons but is like the PS3 in that it has finger touch controls. You can turn it on and off by touching the blue ring on the base and my wife giggles everytime she does this. She really likes the look of the HDTV.
But the proof is in the picture and there is one thing I have to say -- I HAVE NEVER seen a picture on any HDTV that has the depth that this set does. We were watching Equator on E* and the program was Eye over Arizona. They flew over a crater and it looked like I could reach down in the crater! The visuals were unbelievably 3-D more so then any I have seen to date. The colour was spot on the PQ was sharp. I did leave it on the Dynamic mode but I turned the Contrast down to 65 and set the Brightness to 50. I also turned the set to movie mode and the Sharpness way down. I set the backlight at level 6 and might move it lower is this set is bright!
Stories are true, we were watching a movie on HDNET latter and when the screen went dark the HDTV disappeared. I can't say enough about this set and when I hook it up to my Dish211 with a HDMI cable I will come back and let you know how well the speakers work. Right now I have a Subwoofer with to planer satellites hooked up and they sound pretty good.
There is one caveout -- sometimes on extreemly fast moving objects that are moving horizontally you sometimes will get a ghost. This happened twice. These objects have to be moving exceptionally fast and this might be a result of some bluring in the film but it does not happen with fast moving objects that are verticle. I have yet to hook up my PS3 and play a BD but that will happen next weekend. I am pulling for the Giants.
Anyway, this is a great tv, best black I have seen yet, and of course the finale word is from my wife, "This makes me want to watch channels that I nevered watched before." I think Equator has just become one of her favorites.
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...No. Bring in someone new.
Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)
Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.
Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.
It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Anyone making their own breakfast sausage? I've recently been trying different recipes, found some I like, some I've modified...
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Who cares if it's cheaper than store bought. you do realize that ground beef is like hot dogs right lips and a**holes!!! you have no idea whats in it and what animal came from what carcass right
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
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Direct YouTube Link - SpaceX Seeks to Conduct 450 Starship Launches a Year in Texas!
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n43A0sNukCg
Direct YouTube Link - SpaceX Seeks to Conduct 450 Starship Launches a Year in Texas!
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Marques Brownlee
Time for another AWESOME video from Marques Brownlee!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scwlR0QHGOk
Direct YouTube Link - The NEW Tesla Roadster: My Honest Reaction
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scwlR0QHGOk
Direct YouTube Link - The NEW Tesla Roadster: My Honest Reaction
The official MKBHD Website!
The MKBHD Store
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Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m44iKsdN1-Q
Direct YouTube Link - NVIDIA RTX Spark launch party!!!
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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m44iKsdN1-Q
Direct YouTube Link - NVIDIA RTX Spark launch party!!!
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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Has anyone subscribed to NBA League Pass for 2026-27 and try to link their account to NBA.com to stream League Pass? I purchased it for 2026-27, and when I linked, I got a message saying success, but then I receive an error that my linked subscription does not include the preseason games for NBA League Pass. Is that how it has always been? I know satellite doesn't have the preseason games on the NBA League Pass channels, but I thought that I was able to stream the preseason once I linked my account on NBA.com?
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Nah, you just don't understand how ignore works, which is why you made your own NFL thread thinking there wasn't one
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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OMG to freaking funny
You're no fun.
