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I dreamt up this invention, and I was thinking how many of you think this would ever be created??? I myself dont think it will be created but it would be pretty cool if it was.
Basically it is a box that connects to your internet connection in the house. Through the box you can connect as many cable, satellite, antenna, etc. sources as you want. Ill just give an example right here
Lets say you have a
FTA DISH 123W
FTA DISH 97W
FTA DISH 87W
VERIZON FIOS TV PREMIER PACKAGE PLUS PREMIUM CHANNELS
BASIC CABLE (for News 12)
And throw in an over the air antenna for some far off stations that your cable companies wont be able to provide you.
So basically you have a total of about 400 channels in your house.
All the boxes for each indiviual video source will hook up to one box which is connected to your homes internet connection.
Basically on your computer you can combine every single one of these channels, so you will not have to switch between each satellite, or cable provider or antenna provider.
You can assign each channel your own channel number. So for example channel 10 can be comedy central from FIOS, channel 11 could be a foreign channel from one of your dishes and channel 12 could be NEWS 12 from your cable company.
Basically the computer software will allow you to combine each and every channel, and since it is connected though your internet connection you can access it anywhere in the world, password protected ofcourse.
The computer software will go so far as to customize the color of the information bar that describes the name of the show. Basically everything is completley customizable. You could even have the channel 10 info bar be red and the channel 11 info bar be blue. I only think this is a good idea because once you have so many channels you could put them together in order, and also color code them. For example all the music channels could have blue info bars, and all the HBO's could have red info bars.
Channels from italy could be orange, and channels from germany could be purple etc.
There is a channel called Russia Today, and MHZ world view. Why not have
channel
83 CNN (FIOS)
84 MSNBC (FIOS)
85 FOX NEWS (FIOS)
86 MHZ world view (FTA DISH)
87 Russia today (FTA DISH)
88 NEWS 12 (Cable TV)
I guess you catch my drift.
Now from the box that all your video sources are connected to it would have an output naturally to connect out to the rest of your televisions. Every TV in your house could then be hooked up to this box and you could watch tv the way you want to see it in your home.
I just think this would be a cool invention. It would defenitley decrease clutter. You could watch every channel in every room of the house. You wouldnt need tons of stb's for all your tv's. You could flip between all your video sources seamlessly and in an organized fashion. You could buy your own dvr, and not have to pay monthly fees, and record from every video source.
Since FTA is always changing, you can always access your personal channel guide and rearrange it the way you want.
Either way if you read this far i appreciate it, and would love to hear your thoughts
Basically it is a box that connects to your internet connection in the house. Through the box you can connect as many cable, satellite, antenna, etc. sources as you want. Ill just give an example right here
Lets say you have a
FTA DISH 123W
FTA DISH 97W
FTA DISH 87W
VERIZON FIOS TV PREMIER PACKAGE PLUS PREMIUM CHANNELS
BASIC CABLE (for News 12)
And throw in an over the air antenna for some far off stations that your cable companies wont be able to provide you.
So basically you have a total of about 400 channels in your house.
All the boxes for each indiviual video source will hook up to one box which is connected to your homes internet connection.
Basically on your computer you can combine every single one of these channels, so you will not have to switch between each satellite, or cable provider or antenna provider.
You can assign each channel your own channel number. So for example channel 10 can be comedy central from FIOS, channel 11 could be a foreign channel from one of your dishes and channel 12 could be NEWS 12 from your cable company.
Basically the computer software will allow you to combine each and every channel, and since it is connected though your internet connection you can access it anywhere in the world, password protected ofcourse.
The computer software will go so far as to customize the color of the information bar that describes the name of the show. Basically everything is completley customizable. You could even have the channel 10 info bar be red and the channel 11 info bar be blue. I only think this is a good idea because once you have so many channels you could put them together in order, and also color code them. For example all the music channels could have blue info bars, and all the HBO's could have red info bars.
Channels from italy could be orange, and channels from germany could be purple etc.
There is a channel called Russia Today, and MHZ world view. Why not have
channel
83 CNN (FIOS)
84 MSNBC (FIOS)
85 FOX NEWS (FIOS)
86 MHZ world view (FTA DISH)
87 Russia today (FTA DISH)
88 NEWS 12 (Cable TV)
I guess you catch my drift.
Now from the box that all your video sources are connected to it would have an output naturally to connect out to the rest of your televisions. Every TV in your house could then be hooked up to this box and you could watch tv the way you want to see it in your home.
I just think this would be a cool invention. It would defenitley decrease clutter. You could watch every channel in every room of the house. You wouldnt need tons of stb's for all your tv's. You could flip between all your video sources seamlessly and in an organized fashion. You could buy your own dvr, and not have to pay monthly fees, and record from every video source.
Since FTA is always changing, you can always access your personal channel guide and rearrange it the way you want.
Either way if you read this far i appreciate it, and would love to hear your thoughts
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I believe it can be done.
Didn't one of the Dreamboxes have an external accesory to combine OTA channels with FTA channels ?
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Don't count on it happening anytime soon.
Were still waiting for one box that does 4:2:0 HD , 4:2:2 HD , DVB S2 , and that also supports Dolby E .
It be nice if there was a one solution system .
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Yes You Can!
sure you can combine OTA and FTA. You can combine anything. And if you have security cameras, you could put those on any channel you want too.
sure you can combine OTA and FTA. You can combine anything. And if you have security cameras, you could put those on any channel you want too.
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But rememeber, if you have a slingbox, you still have to switch between tuners, and channels are not where you want them to be. Also with a slingbox you have bad picture quality, and you can only watch it on your computer. I should know i have a sling box
. I want to be able to hook that box back up through out your homes televisions systems without any decrease in channel quality, while having a totally linear channel changing system.
Hey I thought of some other ideas.
You know how there are some channels you can only watch online. Like for example maybe you can watch sports games online. Basically my invention would allow you to program any channel, to automatically connect to an internet channel. Yes I know you might see buffering and all of that, but it will be on a completley linear system.
For example you can have channel 7 be HBO, and when you go to channel 8 it will automatically connect to a link for streaming video playback online.
Also my invention will defenitley let you go online, so you can watch youtube video's etc.
It will be an awsome home entertainment system!
SOMEONE PLEASE INVENT THIS, lol
But rememeber, if you have a slingbox, you still have to switch between tuners, and channels are not where you want them to be. Also with a slingbox you have bad picture quality, and you can only watch it on your computer. I should know i have a sling box
. I want to be able to hook that box back up through out your homes televisions systems without any decrease in channel quality, while having a totally linear channel changing system.Hey I thought of some other ideas.
You know how there are some channels you can only watch online. Like for example maybe you can watch sports games online. Basically my invention would allow you to program any channel, to automatically connect to an internet channel. Yes I know you might see buffering and all of that, but it will be on a completley linear system.
For example you can have channel 7 be HBO, and when you go to channel 8 it will automatically connect to a link for streaming video playback online.
Also my invention will defenitley let you go online, so you can watch youtube video's etc.
It will be an awsome home entertainment system!
SOMEONE PLEASE INVENT THIS, lol
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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
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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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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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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.
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I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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