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Last reply Aug 17, 2008 · posted in DIRECTV General Forum

Hope for a Tivo-DIRECTV HD DVR?

I have an HR10 DVR with Tivo. I would love to upgrade to HD, but I am unwilling to give up Tivo. What are the prospects for a Directv-Tivo hardware reunion?

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stogie5150

Aug 14, 2008

runningretarius said:
I have an HR10 DVR with Tivo. I would love to upgrade to HD, but I am unwilling to give up Tivo. What are the prospects for a Directv-Tivo hardware reunion?

D*'s DVR's are no TIVO. If you like TIVO, you probably won't like D*'s offerings. You can probably get used to them ,even maybe tolerate them eventually, but make no mistake, they are NO TIVO. Better? To some folks, yes. To others,like me, not on your life.

Doesn't really matter though, if you want D*'s HD and you want a DVR, you will get the non-TIVO.

My personal opinion? After trying the new DVR for 9 months, I left D*. It was totally underwhelming to me.

I have no use for VOD,media share, ESATA storage or anything like that. I wanted a rock solid HD-DVR to record and play back programs, with all the functions of a TIVO. The HR20 wasn't it, unfortuantely. Some folks have good luck with them, some don't.

Good luck with your decision. Just remember there is NO TRIAL PERIOD for D*, unless you live in a state that allows it. Once they install it, and you sign for it, it's YOURS for two years. Well, kinda. You still have to send it back should you cancel.

And pay the end of contract too.

Its a Win-Win. For directv anyway.

Ramy

Aug 14, 2008

There is only one feature that I miss from the TIVO and that is the dual buffers. I really wish Directv would do this with their DVR's.

DodgerKing

Aug 14, 2008

stogie5150 said:
D*'s DVR's are no TIVO. If you like TIVO, you probably won't like D*'s offerings. You can probably get used to them ,even maybe tolerate them eventually, but make no mistake, they are NO TIVO. Better? To some folks, yes. To others,like me, not on your life.

Doesn't really matter though, if you want D*'s HD and you want a DVR, you will get the non-TIVO.

My personal opinion? After trying the new DVR for 9 months, I left D*. It was totally underwhelming to me.
I have no use for VOD,media share, ESATA storage or anything like that. I wanted a rock solid HD-DVR to record and play back programs, with all the functions of a TIVO. The HR20 wasn't it, unfortuantely. Some folks have good luck with them, some don't.

Good luck with your decision. Just remember there is NO TRIAL PERIOD for D*, unless you live in a state that allows it. Once they install it, and you sign for it, it's YOURS for two years. Well, kinda. You still have to send it back should you cancel. And pay the end of contract too.

Its a Win-Win. For directv anyway.

Besides two active tuners on simultaneously, name one thing that is better about the TiVO when compared to Direct's DVRs.

stogie5150

Aug 16, 2008

DodgerKing said:
Besides two active tuners on simultaneously, name one thing that is better about the TiVO when compared to Direct's DVRs.

Just one? Okay, in the year and some change I had the HD TIVO, it never missed a recording. The HR20 missed at least one a week religously, in the 9 months I had it. Add to that constant grey screen recordings, its no TIVO. Not even close.

That, outrageous policies, constant price increases, and the lack of DLB on their excrement-box DVR was enough to get rid of D* in my house. I will NOT pay for something that does not meet my needs. I don't care HOW many HD channels D* has.

And I wanted the OP to know that. Not everybody worships at the Directv Altar.

harshness

Aug 16, 2008

DodgerKing said:
Besides two active tuners on simultaneously, name one thing that is better about the TiVO when compared to Direct's DVRs.

How about starting with the simple things like an accurate and fully functional CIG?

There are still many rough edges on the HR2x series that DIRECTV seems to be occasionally nibbling at, but they've never really made the problems go away. Look at the release notes for any release and see how they use the term "improved" much more often than "fixed".

bidger`

Aug 17, 2008

stogie5150 said:
Not everybody worships at the Directv Altar.

And not everyone worships at the TiVo Altar. The folks who restrict themselves to one DVR platform are DVR-tarded, IMO.

stogie5150

Aug 17, 2008

bidger` said:
And not everyone worships at the TiVo Altar. The folks who restrict themselves to one DVR platform are DVR-tarded, IMO.

Well I am a 'tard then. But I am a funny guy. Don't try to sell me something better that hasn't proved that it is. I really don't care whose name is on the front. TIVO just happened to be the platform that directv had that worked 100% for me, SD and HD. D*'s own DVR's just were inferior to anything I had experienced before. And still are. I have one friend with a SD DTIVO and it is STILL so far ahead of D*'s own crap SD boxes its almost isn't debatable. If D* still offered both, its own boxes would be sitting in warehouses gathering dust. because those of us that use a DVR for its intended puropose, you know, recording and playing back programs, KNOW that TIVO is the superior platform when compared with D*'s lame offerings. I am not interested in castrated VOD, or watching pictures on my DVR. I wanted a DVR FIRST,LAST, and BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. HR20/21/R15 isn't it. By a LONG shot.

Directv has been urinating down its DVR users backs and calling it rain for about two years now. They keep telling the CE'ers that they are working hard to FIX things, and all they are doing is working hard to introduce things to take more money from YOUR pocket. They haven't really fixed a danged thing. The SAME gray screen bug that was there in December 2007 is still there. The same blank recordings are still there. Yet Directv STILL adds more and more 'features' and STILL hasn't fixed the basic functionality.

Its bordering on criminal, if I am the prosecutor.

I was SO excited to be trying the new equipment when it was finally offered, and when I saw how it actually worked, I could not BELIEVE that people were duped into accepting it as a replacement for what they had.

joed32

Aug 17, 2008

stogie5150 said:
Well I am a 'tard then. But I am a funny guy. Don't try to sell me something better that hasn't proved that it is. I really don't care whose name is on the front. TIVO just happened to be the platform that directv had that worked 100% for me, SD and HD. D*'s own DVR's just were inferior to anything I had experienced before. And still are. I have one friend with a SD DTIVO and it is STILL so far ahead of D*'s own crap SD boxes its almost isn't debatable. If D* still offered both, its own boxes would be sitting in warehouses gathering dust. because those of us that use a DVR for its intended puropose, you know, recording and playing back programs, KNOW that TIVO is the superior platform when compared with D*'s lame offerings. I am not interested in castrated VOD, or watching pictures on my DVR. I wanted a DVR FIRST,LAST, and BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. HR20/21/R15 isn't it. By a LONG shot.

Directv has been urinating down its DVR users backs and calling it rain for about two years now. They keep telling the CE'ers that they are working hard to FIX things, and all they are doing is working hard to introduce things to take more money from YOUR pocket. They haven't really fixed a danged thing. The SAME gray screen bug that was there in December 2007 is still there. The same blank recordings are still there. Yet Directv STILL adds more and more 'features' and STILL hasn't fixed the basic functionality.

Its bordering on criminal, if I am the prosecutor.

I was SO excited to be trying the new equipment when it was finally offered, and when I saw how it actually worked, I could not BELIEVE that people were duped into accepting it as a replacement for what they had.

Are you still with Direct?

stogie5150

Aug 17, 2008

joed32 said:
Are you still with Direct?

No I left when it was obvious they weren't interested in fixing what was wrong. I still get to experenice the latest 'features' though, my best friend still has his HR20. He's waiting on his two years to be up so he can split too. I bit the bullet, paid the ransom, and left before my contract was up.

DodgerKing

Aug 17, 2008

harshness said:
How about starting with the simple things like an accurate and fully functional CIG?

What is CIG?

harshness

Aug 17, 2008

DodgerKing said:
What is CIG?

Channels I Get: the feature that allows automated recording features to know what channels are available in your programming suite so that it doesn't try to schedule a recording on a channel that you don't have available.

It is also used in restricting what appears in the some of the guides to only channels that you have available. Imagine how nice it would be to have a guide that shows exactly what is available to you without having to manually maintain it.

DodgerKing

Aug 17, 2008

harshness said:
Channels I Get: the feature that allows automated recording features to know what channels are available in your programming suite so that it doesn't try to schedule a recording on a channel that you don't have available.

It is also used in restricting what appears in the some of the guides to only channels that you have available. Imagine how nice it would be to have a guide that shows exactly what is available to you without having to manually maintain it.

Why would it record something on a channel I don't get anyway? I have yet to have this problem on any of my receivers. When you select a program you tell it which channel to record the program from.

Let me give you a list of features I prefer on the HR20:

1. One button to turn the turner (and TV and Tuner off simultaneously) off and on without having to navigate a menu to simply turn the thing off.

2. Changing settings requires fewer steps

3. Colored short cut buttons.

4. More interactive features, especially with sports programming.

5. Networking

6. VOD

7. OTA tuner

8. Using the "Previous" button to go back and forth between two recorded programs and a recorded program and live TV without having to hit the "list button" and navigate through folders

9. Able to list all previously viewed channels with the yellow button to navigate between more than 2 channels

There are several others, I just cannot think of them from the top of my head right now.

gondwana321

Aug 17, 2008

stogie5150 said:
No I left when it was obvious they weren't interested in fixing what was wrong. I still get to experenice the latest 'features' though, my best friend still has his HR20. He's waiting on his two years to be up so he can split too. I bit the bullet, paid the ransom, and left before my contract was up.

Man you must have too much time on your hand to come here and type all this.

stogie5150

Aug 17, 2008

gondwana321 said:
Man you must have too much time on your hand to come here and type all this.

I'd like not to have folks repeat the mistakes I made.

I care about my fellow man, something that is lost all too frequently these days.

And I will make time to help people out. And someone considering D*'s product NEEDS to hear BOTH sides.

:up

Jhon69

Aug 17, 2008

stogie5150 said:
I'd like not to have folks repeat the mistakes I made.
I care about my fellow man, something that is lost all too frequently these days.

And I will make time to help people out. And someone considering D*'s product NEEDS to hear BOTH sides. :up

I totally agree let's discuss that.TIVO basically had DirecTV by the nads.Any feature that DirecTV wanted Tivo could either say yes we can do that but it will cost you this much and it will be ready when we say it is.So now enters Rupert Murdoch who not only owns NewsCorp but also NDS a DVR company.So it is easy to see why DirecTV would like to have it's nads back and be able to call the shots. :eureka

So the DirecTV+ DVR is born the first in house DVR for DirecTV.First comes the R15 whose software is updated by NDS.Then the HR20 whose software is managed by DirecTV.Now because of issues and problems with the R15 and HR20 a new program is born with the help of Earl Bonovich of DBSTalk and DirecTV,it's named"The Cutting Edge".

A program designed to let DirecTV subscribers beta test software and have a voice concerning which features they would like in their DirecTV DVRs.It is also explained that as long as the features don't conflict with features that DirecTV wants those features will be added.

Now with the addition of the HR21/22 and the R22-100 DirecTV's first MPEG4 SD DVR gradually all software upgrades will be controlled by DirecTV.The R22's have access to VOD,MediaShare,a more complete guide,30 second skip,200 hours SD recording and will receive updates and the features of the HR series.Before DirecTV restricted the R22 to be used in MPEG4 locals areas only.But now the R22's are being released for all DirecTV's SD subscribers.

The future is indeed looking brighter at DirecTV.

cybok0

Aug 17, 2008

ramy said:
There is only one feature that I miss from the TIVO and that is the dual buffers. I really wish Directv would do this with their DVR's.

Agreed.:up:up:up

harshness

Aug 17, 2008

DodgerKing said:
Why would it record something on a channel I don't get anyway?

Many, if not most, expect their DVR to find titles and artists for them by name and/or keyword (007, bikini, etc.). To do this, CIG must be working right. DIRECTV has devoted effort to working this out with respect to sports programming, but it still doesn't work right with all programming as the receiver doesn't seem to be sure if a channel is available or not until it actually tries to tune the channel at record time.

For those who manually pick out shows, this isn't an issue, but manually picking out shows and having them record every week is something you can do with a VCR. See more at Series Link.

harshness

Aug 17, 2008

DodgerKing said:
There are several others, I just cannot think of them from the top of my head right now.

You asked for one, so I didn't offer a laundry list. TiVotees (of which I'm not a member), could come up with a much larger list of basic features that they feel are not right.

I'm curious about your mention of the OTA tuner. Does it do a better job of tuning, or does it integrate into the DVR better?

unclepoppy

Aug 17, 2008

Jhon69 said:
I totally agree let's discuss that.TIVO basically had DirecTV by the nads.Any feature that DirecTV wanted Tivo could either say yes we can do that but it will cost you this much and it will be ready when we say it is.

I disagree with you. DirecTV crippled the Series 2 DirecTiVo. No USB support, MRV, media sharing and no TiVo to go. Luckily DirecTiVos based on the Series 2 are still TiVos at heart and made it easy to modify it to get some of the features that the stand alone Series 2 TiVos had out of the box and made it easier to add/replace hard drives for more recording room.

I do like my HR20-700 and thanks to this forum I am enjoying it more.

DodgerKing

Aug 17, 2008

harshness said:
Many, if not most, expect their DVR to find titles and artists for them by name and/or keyword (007, bikini, etc.). To do this, CIG must be working right. DIRECTV has devoted effort to working this out with respect to sports programming, but it still doesn't work right with all programming as the receiver doesn't seem to be sure if a channel is available or not until it actually tries to tune the channel at record time.

For those who manually pick out shows, this isn't an issue, but manually picking out shows and having them record every week is something you can do with a VCR. See more at Series Link.

I guess that would be an issue then, but I have never used this feature so I did not know anything about it. I make sure my season pass or to do list has the proper channel ahead of time, since many programs are on more than one channel and there are also HD and SD channels (not an issue with my TiVO though).

Besides, this again is a software reliability issue, of which has not been an issue with me on my HR20. I am talking more about the platform, navigation, and ease of use. TiVO is just a bigger pain, has a bigger learning curve, and requires much more navigation through folders. It also has fewer features.

runningretarius

Aug 17, 2008

cybok0 said:
Agreed.:up:up:up

ramy said:
There is only one feature that I miss from the TIVO and that is the dual buffers. I really wish Directv would do this with their DVR's.

So, if I switch from one tuner to the othe , direct dvr's don't automatcally buffer programming from BOTH tuners? I was thinking the " records 90 minutes live" feature was an upgrade over Tivo's 30 minutes.

meStevo

Aug 17, 2008

runningretarius said:
So, if I switch from one tuner to the othe , direct dvr's don't automatcally buffer programming from BOTH tuners? I was thinking the " records 90 minutes live" feature was an upgrade over Tivo's 30 minutes.

Unless you are recording on both channels, there use of 2 tuners is transparent and not able to be leveraged for anything like using both live buffers simultaneously.

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Site is slooooow

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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WTF… …What the Foxbat!

wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you :biggrin

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Foxbat

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slow_poke_pete said:
wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you

I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:

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I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:

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Not likely since that place closed down.

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comfortably_numb said:
Not likely since that place closed down.

You're no fun.

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13 minutes ago

Site was down for a good 20+ minutes just now.

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comfortably_numb said:
Site was down for a good 20+ minutes just now.

Huh, that's interesting, it was like I had the site all to myself…

JK, JK! Scott will explain when he gets back home and can get online.

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Was down for me also

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comfortably_numb said:
Site was down for a good 20+ minutes just now.

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DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

No idea what improvements might be involved.

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cpdretired

Oct 7, 2026

Two bugs out and three new bugs in.

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Almighty1

Oct 7, 2026

Updated to H713 on a Hopper 3 from H712 with Hopper Plus a few hours earlier.

It brought a old problem back:

One of the problems I am seeing is that the Available Joey Software section no longer is showing the Android TV versions even after a manual software reset twice and the nightly reboot. Until it does, nether Technician Android TV download and Hopper Plus is able to check, download and update the Android TV software.

This was a major problem with H703.

H710 removed that dependency but it's broken again.

Rick Durham and brittanygarden

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cpdretired said:
Two bugs out and three new bugs in.

Yep. Just got a call from a customer who said her DVR buttons stopped working. Told her about the new software and had her reboot her H3, problem solved.

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slow_poke_pete

Oct 8, 2026

Almighty1 said:
Updated to H713 on a Hopper 3 from H712 with Hopper Plus a few hours earlier.

It brought a old problem back:

One of the problems I am seeing is that the Available Joey Software section no longer is showing the Android TV versions even after a manual software reset twice and the nightly reboot. Until it does, nether Technician Android TV download and Hopper Plus is able to check, download and update the Android TV software.

This was a major problem with H703.

H710 removed that dependency but it's broken again.

Rick Durham and brittanygarden

i can still see my joey software version with H713.. i am starting to think it's time to get rid of the hopper plus. i just have 2 joey 4's and the hopper 3 with no issues. it seem like the people that have the hopper plus have issues!!!

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Almighty1

Oct 8, 2026

slow_poke_pete said:
i can still see my joey software version with H713.. i am starting to think it's time to get rid of the hopper plus. i just have 2 joey 4's and the hopper 3 with no issues. it seem like the people that have the hopper plus have issues!!!

Are you talking about the Available Joey Software section which goes something like this:
Available Joey W153 W209 J613 J713 J813 K113 J913
Software
in H713 in diagnostics which is directly below the "Switch" section which is what I am referring to that should have a number starting with P which is needed for the
Hopper Plus, Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4
or the top area where it shows what the current version of the software is for the Hopper 3?

Seeing what your Joey 4/Wireless Joey 4 software version just tells you what is the current software version already installed, until the P version(s) shows up in "Available Joey Software" section which is different for the Hopper Plus, Joey 4, Wireless Joey 4 and it will only list one for the device(s) that exist in one's own configuration which lists what's the latest available, those devices will not be able to check or update their software as it will say "Failed: No Tgt" while "Download ATV Files" in TECHNICIAN SETTINGS under tools will respond with:
"Download ATV Files 3000
This device is not currently targeted for
Android software"
as both are dependent on the P version being listed in the "Available Joey Software" section. It usually takes a few minutes before it shows up. I know with H710-H712, it was not shown and the Download ATV Files worked except since H710, even if you selected everything shown which for me would be the Hopper Plus, Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4 versions, the first download will as a end result only download the Hopper Plus's versions even though it shows all three as downloaded based on what Available Joey Software shows which is always two P numbers P153 and P15317. After the first successful download, the next download will actually download all three and Available Joey Software will reflect that. In H708 (H709 was skipped as no one mentioned it on the forums) and earlier, it always downloaded everything selected and would show 6 P versions in the Available Joey Software area. The Available Joey Software section is how I tell if there is a newer software available for the Hopper Plus and when I see that, I do the Download ATV files first which is where I get my information to post in my other thread, "Latest available software version for Android TV devices - Hopper Plus, Joey 4, Wireless Joey 4". The Download ATV files does not do any install or update the Hopper Plus as I still need to manually hit Menu, Settings, Device Preferences, About, Software Update to update the software.

So with any new Hopper 3 software update, the first things I will check is the Notifications in Settings to see if any of the settings were reset. For the "Remote Control Mode Reminder" setting, I would try it with off, exit notifications then hit TV on the side of the remote to make sure it does not show the reminder before going to notifications andputting it back to on, exit to see if it works correctly before going back to notifications for the other settings. Then I would look at Available Joey Software and regardless if the 2 P versions, one appears to be the 3 digit major version number and the other is the full 5 digit number which is the 3 digit major version number with 2 more digits, exists or not. Attempt to do the Download ATV Software for all 3 Android TV devices Hopper Plus, Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4 until all of them is downloaded and shown in Available Joey Software which should be a total of 6 things added. If Download ATV Software has the no target like since H713, I will wait until I see a P version before I do it.

For reference, it's in the following threads:

https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/hopper-3-software-updated-to-h703.419383

https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/joey-4-software-update-failure.420576

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bookworm370

Monday at 9:56 AM

dishstaller said:
Yep. Just got a call from a customer who said her DVR buttons stopped working. Told her about the new software and had her reboot her H3, problem solved.

Reboot just fixes it for a short time and then it's back to messed up

Try going exclusively to an IR remote and you will see the pain

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Almighty1

Wednesday at 7:51 PM

Almighty1 said:
Updated to H713 on a Hopper 3 from H712 with Hopper Plus a few hours earlier.

It brought a old problem back:

One of the problems I am seeing is that the Available Joey Software section no longer is showing the Android TV versions even after a manual software reset twice and the nightly reboot. Until it does, nether Technician Android TV download and Hopper Plus is able to check, download and update the Android TV software.

This was a major problem with H703.

H710 removed that dependency but it's broken again.

Rick Durham and brittanygarden

Within the last few hours as I did check earlier today when it was still missing, the Available Joey Software line now has added "P154 P15403" which is for the Hopper Plus that I have but my Hopper Plus software is still on P15317, I will do a Download Android TV (ATV) Software for the Hopper Plus, Joey 4 and Wireless Joey which are all Android TV devices and then manually do a check update on the Hopper Plus to update the software shortly.

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Today at 1:29 PM

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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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Five O'Clock World - The Vogues

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Six O'Clock News - John Prine

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It's Five O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson

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Somewhere - Barbra Streisand

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Somewhere in Time - John Barry

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meStevo

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Last reply Today at 11:08 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Volcanic Eruptions

Continuing the Kilauea thread in the Pub here. Perhaps the Iceland one too next time there's remarkable activity.

Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.

You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.

Monitoring Data for Kīlauea

For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kīlauea volcano, see the HVO Deformation page.

www.usgs.gov

View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4

Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.

View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ

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Foxbat

Oct 2, 2026

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meStevo

Oct 8, 2026

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Foxbat

Today at 8:50 AM

Foxbat

Today at 10:25 AM

Oooo, quite the show now. All three vents have doming and overflows. The cone that built up around the North vent lost its upper quarter at 02:50 Oct 17 and is now spewing lava at a healthy rate. Don't know if I would say it's a fountain, but it's close.

edit: The USGS has called the official start of Episode 55 as starting at 03:19 HST Oct 17, 2026:

Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-10-17 13:43:56 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice

Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)

Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE

Issued: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 3:43 AM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H488
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii

Summary: Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.

Volcanic Activity:
Episode 55 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.

Fountain heights are relatively low at about 100-150 feet (30-45 m), and it is not clear whether this episode will evolve to the same heights as previous episodes. Continuous overflows from the vents began yesterday, October 16, just before 6 a.m. HST and transitioned into episode 55 fountains at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning. The current forecast is for winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.

All eruptive vents and lava flows are confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Tephra fall from volcanic ash clouds is greatest within 3 miles (5 km) of the vents, lighter ash and Pele's Hair may stay suspended for large distances from the vents.

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Foxbat

Today at 11:08 AM

Kīlauea seems to be returning to the "normal" eruption script, impressive fountaining from the North Vent. For once, the V2 Cam has the best overall shot:

The lava flows have covered a good portion of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor.

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BlackHitachi

Supporting Founder

Last reply Today at 10:51 AM · posted in Movie Talk

Last & Next Movie Watched

Since the Reds have there thread we should too!

Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma

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"MysteryMan"

Oct 6, 2026

osu1991

Oct 9, 2026

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Come September (1961)
Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida with Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin

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Yespage

Sunday at 6:42 PM

Simple, charming. Entire premise is quite silly but Cary Grant carries it across the line in good fashion.

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Foxbat

Today at 10:51 AM

Since it was already "paid" for, I spent the two hours of my time watching the John Cena action movie on Apple TV, "Matchbox The Movie" even though the reviews were brutal. It was better than I expected, so I didn't feel like I had wasted an afternoon watching it. But it felt like another "Reacher"/"Neghley"/"Mission: Impossible"/"Fast & Furious" crash and blow stuff up with lots of automatic gunfire mixed in movie featuring covert CIA operatives.

I don't think we'll get a follow-up movie from this. I expect Mattel will have other toy lines to exploit.

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Ham Radio 2.0

Today at 10:22 AM · posted in Ham Radio 2.0

Military grade antenna for your off-grid setup #hamradio #satcom #offgrid

Time for another AWESOME video from Ham Radio 2.0!

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dfergie

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply Today at 10:17 AM · posted in What's Cooking?

Homemade Breakfast Sausage

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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navychop

Today at 8:14 AM

Bob Evans Sage.

reubenray

Today at 8:41 AM

navychop said:
Bob Evans Sage.

I will look, but I don't think I have seen it. Owen's breakfast sausage use to be favorite, but I can't find it anymore. Jimmy Dean's country mild is OK also when I can find it.

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dfergie

Today at 8:45 AM

Swaggerty's isn't too bad, sausage prices are lower per lb than making my own from pork butts right now so I've been buying JC Potter or Owen lately.
(Swaggerty's at Sam's is pre cut, I usually partially freeze the rolls and cut with my slicer and vacuum seal on parchment paper)

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slow_poke_pete

Today at 8:47 AM

reubenray said:
I will look, but I don't think I have seen it. Owen's breakfast sausage use to be favorite, but I can't find it anymore. Jimmy Dean's country mild is OK also when I can find it.

amazon maybe :what

slow_poke_pete

Today at 8:52 AM

reubenray said:
I will look, but I don't think I have seen it. Owen's breakfast sausage use to be favorite, but I can't find it anymore. Jimmy Dean's country mild is OK also when I can find it.

owens on amazon is 54.99 for a 4 pk 16 oz a sausage. i feel that's kind of steep!!!

slow_poke_pete

Today at 8:54 AM

dfergie said:
Swaggerty's isn't too bad, sausage prices are lower per lb than making my own from pork butts right now so I've been buying JC Potter or Owen lately.
(Swaggerty's at Sam's is pre cut, I usually partially freeze the rolls and cut with my slicer and vacuum seal on parchment paper)

id'e rather make my own vs store bought.

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reubenray

Today at 9:57 AM

slow_poke_pete said:
owens on amazon is 54.99 for a 4 pk 16 oz a sausage. i feel that's kind of steep!!!

Especially when I can get a two pound roll of Jimmy Dean from Sam's Club for $7.38.

dfergie

Today at 10:17 AM

They run Owens at $3.99 for lb and $7.99 a couple times a month at some grocery stores here, I actually was wrong, just checked a pork sirloin roast it was $1.99 a lb. (cooked it yesterday so pack was in trash)

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