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This may have been covered on other threads, didn't see it. I have an old DirectPC dish, I've been playing around with a couple of years. The original LNB was toasted so I have replaced it with a Universal Linear LNB and made a few simple modifications to the bracket. Currently pointing to Galaxy 18 with a "Q" of 68 on the strongest tp.
Heres My question, think it possible to add a 2nd lnb to grab AMC 21 for PBS? I am guessing I will need another Linear LNB to grab this if it is possible?
I have A C-Band 10 foot dish I have used for nearly 20 years for FTA and just recently started playing with Ku side of things. If I like what I am seeing I think I will upgrade my Sami to ku. It should be able to handle KU with ease according to the model dish it is. When I originally purchased it I made sure it could handle KU for future!
Receivers, Pansat 2500, Pansat 2700, and Neusat 6000 P and a Uniden Supra Pro Series and boat loads of others in the shop....
Thanks for the help in advance!
Best,
Ironsides
Heres My question, think it possible to add a 2nd lnb to grab AMC 21 for PBS? I am guessing I will need another Linear LNB to grab this if it is possible?
I have A C-Band 10 foot dish I have used for nearly 20 years for FTA and just recently started playing with Ku side of things. If I like what I am seeing I think I will upgrade my Sami to ku. It should be able to handle KU with ease according to the model dish it is. When I originally purchased it I made sure it could handle KU for future!
Receivers, Pansat 2500, Pansat 2700, and Neusat 6000 P and a Uniden Supra Pro Series and boat loads of others in the shop....
Thanks for the help in advance!
Best,
Ironsides
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My results so far have been very good. Not sure what you are looking for in way of a mount. Does your dish still have the orginal arm?
I will assume it does and the original LNB is toasted? The radio has been removed? If not remove it.
As soon as I can I will try to post pictures of the below, in the mean time this might give you an idea or two to try out for a mounting bracket. I am assuming you meant the LNB bracket and not the dish mount. If you meant the dish mount, mine has the original with skew adjustments. Can't help you there, so I will just post this for others who might need an idea of mounting the LNB!
Unless you just want to make a bracket, you can buy one on Ebay for like $7 bucks including shipping just to test with.
If your dish still has the original arm, It should have 2 allen bolts? The original mount required 2 allen bolts (not sure of the size but would appear to be near 5mm to 6mm. In between those two holes you should see a slot about 1" to 1 1/2" wide and about the same in depth. It has a small back stop the original LNB rested against. Remove that...with a cut off grinder or dremel tool. Leave the bottom part in, that will give your new bracket a rest stop.
Now you need something like a 1"x 1" aluminium angle about 4" long. Bore 2 holes in the angle so they fit exactly over the 2 original holes in your dishes arm.
Make sure the angle is turned like and upside down L and it covers the very front (looking towards the dish) of the original mounting. Use the original Allen bolts and mount it!
Now you are going to need to take the new bracket, and cut out a slot just wide enough for it (new LNB bracket) to slide down in. The very top side of the upside down L, should be nice and flat and should fit nicely. Thats where you need to cut the slot, just cut until your depth meets the side of the aluminium. Don't remove the side.
It will be about 1" wide and you need to cut out enough aluminium that the Plastic mount can fit snug and plumb and slide up and down. If you cut this out accordingly this will put your LNB very close to the focal point of the original LNB. You will also have enough up and down adjustments to get it close if not exactly the same. Depending of course on type of LNB. Leave the aluminium on the Front side looking towards the dish because it will act as support and you will need to bore a hole in it later.
If you purchase the mount from Ebay I suggested, it comes in 2 parts, Plastic and metal with 2 mounting bolts. Don't use the metal part, you will not need it.
If you follow the above the plastic part should fit nice and plumb in your slot you cut in the aluminium angel. Fit it in, and in the center you should see the up down adjustment slot on the plastic, drill a horizontal hole in the aluminium angle centered and sized to fit the bolts that came with the new bracket. Should be something like 4mm hole or 5mm... Now bolt it on this will make a very nice and simple means to mount a Linear LNB for testing.
Later you might wont to reinforce it by taking another aluminium angel cut to fit over the inside part to support the front side of the LNB holder (the inward side facing the dish)
The back side should be covered by your 1st attempt. All this sounds complicated, took me about 5 minutes to make and it will not move, bend or otherwise. Still have adjustments for Up and down and I can change my LNB with ease.
Note, The DirectPC dish needs to be set to dead zero on Skew and you have to skew the LNB alone for stationary setups. Also know, it is very narrow to adjust, means you have to move it in very small steps. Like a 1/16" at a time and sometimes that is to much!
I had very good luck with a FortecStar Linear Universal LNB and this setup.
LNB information is, FSKUVN Universal Linear FortecStar. Standard LNB would be just fine. LNB costs Less than$20 bucks...
I will try as soon as I can to post actual pics of my mounting of the LNB. I am going to have to beef it up a little as I have added an Invacom LNB and its much larger and heavier than the Fortec. So far my mount has worked well with no sagging even under the weight of the new Invacom LNB. :up I know this sounds very confusing and complicated just to mount and LNB. However, I researched this Dish for almost 2 years before making my bracket. Let me tell you in that time, I saw all sorts of expensive and confusing and very complicated mounts for this dish. Why? I asked myself! I saw all sorts of mounts using machine shops and about every thing possible but simple.
My mount may not be the best idea out there but it was simple and cost less than $4 dollars not including the Plastic LNB holder. I could have made just as easy...Just prefered that plastic one better. With this approach you can add LNBs using a MAGIC LNB bracket with ease which what I like...Easy is best!
hxxp/cgi.ebay.com/Universal-Single-Dish-LNB-Bracket-LNB-Holder-LNB-Mount_W0QQitemZ260311881773QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item260311881773&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1240%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A50
My results so far have been very good. Not sure what you are looking for in way of a mount. Does your dish still have the orginal arm?
I will assume it does and the original LNB is toasted? The radio has been removed? If not remove it. As soon as I can I will try to post pictures of the below, in the mean time this might give you an idea or two to try out for a mounting bracket. I am assuming you meant the LNB bracket and not the dish mount. If you meant the dish mount, mine has the original with skew adjustments. Can't help you there, so I will just post this for others who might need an idea of mounting the LNB!
Unless you just want to make a bracket, you can buy one on Ebay for like $7 bucks including shipping just to test with.
If your dish still has the original arm, It should have 2 allen bolts? The original mount required 2 allen bolts (not sure of the size but would appear to be near 5mm to 6mm. In between those two holes you should see a slot about 1" to 1 1/2" wide and about the same in depth. It has a small back stop the original LNB rested against. Remove that...with a cut off grinder or dremel tool. Leave the bottom part in, that will give your new bracket a rest stop.
Now you need something like a 1"x 1" aluminium angle about 4" long. Bore 2 holes in the angle so they fit exactly over the 2 original holes in your dishes arm.
Make sure the angle is turned like and upside down L and it covers the very front (looking towards the dish) of the original mounting. Use the original Allen bolts and mount it!
Now you are going to need to take the new bracket, and cut out a slot just wide enough for it (new LNB bracket) to slide down in. The very top side of the upside down L, should be nice and flat and should fit nicely. Thats where you need to cut the slot, just cut until your depth meets the side of the aluminium. Don't remove the side.
It will be about 1" wide and you need to cut out enough aluminium that the Plastic mount can fit snug and plumb and slide up and down. If you cut this out accordingly this will put your LNB very close to the focal point of the original LNB. You will also have enough up and down adjustments to get it close if not exactly the same. Depending of course on type of LNB. Leave the aluminium on the Front side looking towards the dish because it will act as support and you will need to bore a hole in it later.
If you purchase the mount from Ebay I suggested, it comes in 2 parts, Plastic and metal with 2 mounting bolts. Don't use the metal part, you will not need it.
If you follow the above the plastic part should fit nice and plumb in your slot you cut in the aluminium angel. Fit it in, and in the center you should see the up down adjustment slot on the plastic, drill a horizontal hole in the aluminium angle centered and sized to fit the bolts that came with the new bracket. Should be something like 4mm hole or 5mm... Now bolt it on this will make a very nice and simple means to mount a Linear LNB for testing.
Later you might wont to reinforce it by taking another aluminium angel cut to fit over the inside part to support the front side of the LNB holder (the inward side facing the dish)
The back side should be covered by your 1st attempt. All this sounds complicated, took me about 5 minutes to make and it will not move, bend or otherwise. Still have adjustments for Up and down and I can change my LNB with ease.
Note, The DirectPC dish needs to be set to dead zero on Skew and you have to skew the LNB alone for stationary setups. Also know, it is very narrow to adjust, means you have to move it in very small steps. Like a 1/16" at a time and sometimes that is to much!
I had very good luck with a FortecStar Linear Universal LNB and this setup.
LNB information is, FSKUVN Universal Linear FortecStar. Standard LNB would be just fine. LNB costs Less than$20 bucks...
I will try as soon as I can to post actual pics of my mounting of the LNB. I am going to have to beef it up a little as I have added an Invacom LNB and its much larger and heavier than the Fortec. So far my mount has worked well with no sagging even under the weight of the new Invacom LNB. :up I know this sounds very confusing and complicated just to mount and LNB. However, I researched this Dish for almost 2 years before making my bracket. Let me tell you in that time, I saw all sorts of expensive and confusing and very complicated mounts for this dish. Why? I asked myself! I saw all sorts of mounts using machine shops and about every thing possible but simple.
My mount may not be the best idea out there but it was simple and cost less than $4 dollars not including the Plastic LNB holder. I could have made just as easy...Just prefered that plastic one better. With this approach you can add LNBs using a MAGIC LNB bracket with ease which what I like...Easy is best!
hxxp/cgi.ebay.com/Universal-Single-Dish-LNB-Bracket-LNB-Holder-LNB-Mount_W0QQitemZ260311881773QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item260311881773&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1240%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A50
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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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12 minutes after the patch was release I had it patched.When I heard about this exploit I was wondering how quick you would be on it.
Howdy folks long time no write.
Issue(s): Horizontal transponders (esp. Weigel mux) breakup/mosaic/sputtering audio, JTV less so (but received perfectly up until a month or so ago.
Vertical is fine (Daystar). Up until recently couldn't even get any signal on Weigel Mux but JTV was perfect.
What I did to improve things: A slight westward move improved reception but only slightly (approx 72 on the micro HD, sorry no dB to post). I removed the 3-way C-Band splitter and used a 2-way to get a 1-2 db signal gain ( the power port goes to the Startrak - the micro HD doesn't have enough juice ! (1st clue) even after swapping the switching power supply it came with with a heftier linear 12 V supply (less RFI too !).
I have had issues with the uHD before signal breaking up that a reboot would clear up (clue #2 = dying tuner?) - FYI, I reinforced the IF input and removed all flux from the pcb completely with a Flux Removal Pen (MG Chemicals Cat No. 4140-P) which definitely makes a huge difference.
I went outside and pushed and pulled reflector slightly and no improvement. Pole (actually tower in yard - the neighbours love me..NOT) is plumb, checked with carpenters level. Dish was last peaked in 2017 or so, after overhauling 24" Von Weise, new Acme, fresh grease, etc. Focal length, f/d ratio etc meticulously adjusted. One panel has a tear so planning to repair that this weekend when my cousin comes over ( to help me out (old guy here) forecast calls for sunshine.
What has changed: My utility company has installed new high tension line poles (one smack dab in the middle of 101°W target! But they put it in last year and reception (of JTV (HOR) at least) was fine, BUT when they came out to transfer the wires over this year from the old (sawed in half) pole that's about when the troubles started (coincidence?), but again Daystar (VER) was fine. I always had this pole in the light of sight of 101° before with no issues. (fyi my zenith sat 74° is unobstucted, but can't test)
In the meantime Weigel mux is trying to break in MOSTLY in LATE at night (less cell usage?) (audio not video except for a frame here or there) so don't know what has changed with this mux which suddenly "woke up". I have never had to fuss with dish moves on this satellite ( the slightest move +/- motor clicks loses lock, wheres normally on C-band I can go significantly wider east or west and still have a strong signal ( have these gone "spot beam" or narrower somehow and what is the slight difference in Az listed on Lyngsat to 100.9° affect things ( isn't that the declination i.e. requiring a tweak of declination?).
Long story short (too late, ha), if I had another DVB-S2 box to try and / or a newer more stable PLL lnb ( I have been meaning to upgrade many a time but never got arround to it) I could determine if it's my antiquated receiving equipment, or my dish/feed alignment ( doubtful as it tracks everything from 55 °W to 133 ° W nicely.) or the dreaded 5G! (BUT only on HOR and not VER?).
I read another post where the OP (with his smaller 7.5 footer) played around with the illumination to peak desired transponder and reduce qrm on interfering/ stronger xpndrs (even on 103° W). So will play with that too - and cut away the RG-6 a and pull up a fresh section with new PPC and coax Seal. Open the throat cap see if any cobwebs are there and check servo operation (also changed in last maintence 10 years ago).
Finally, this will probably be the last chance I get to play with the BUD from the looks of it (providers leaving, auctioning off rest of spectrum imminent above 4.0 Ghz, and to keep the peace with neighbours so it would be nice to have that mux back for the long, cold and dark winters to comfort this old man before I call it quits and buy a VHF/UHF/FM Yagi and get MeTV, H&I from my Vermont local stations (checked at a friends today and they come in nicely - except ABC) .
Only one guy in town (Montreal) I may be able to get a receiver or PLL lnb from to try (RPS Sat) so hopefully with elimnate that as a possible culprit. Be nice to pick up a cheap or used PLL lnb to try w/o 5G BPF (money is tight )
Like others I couldn't care less about "tv" (well maybe just a liitle or a lot) it's the challenge that excites me , I can get MeTV other ways OTA (no pirate crap).
So what do you guys (and gals) think ?. p.s. I don't have a spectrum analyzer and there are def/ cell towers nearby (half a Km or so away).
Oh and time permitting will hammer out dings too and wire damaged mesh on one section for an extra dB or two. Hesitate to touch Declination, Elevation and pole mount but will play around with those a little too... Why is this mux for finicky suddenly ?(8psk, 5/6 fec, beamwidthetc.. man wish they went back to VER I think everthing would be fine! For the engineers out here does 5G QRM affect one poliarization (HOR) more than another (VER)? I understand the strong interference swamps out the input mixer/local oscilator in the hapless old C-band lnb (I think it at time affect KU too esp. LPB on 101°W KU - incidentally thos were weak or "gone' but are back almost at the time MeTV improved..hmm Terrestrial interference?
Any thoughts or suggestions ( cheap or free solutions please) greatly appreciated. Cheers.
p.p.s. Micro HD can't display Decades and Toons but records them fine so I can watch on another box/media player (Ali chip set issue). Another reason to upgrade.
Anybody interested in a nice C/KU system free ? (for next Spring/Summer 2027)
[Sami 10' mesh, Corotor II+, Eagle Aspen (very old) C-band lnb, Norsat Ku lnb, Channel Master C/Ku (H/V) switch, Startrak 400 Analog receiver w/ motor control, Geosat uHD DVD-S2, CW600S for Mpeg-2]
Issue(s): Horizontal transponders (esp. Weigel mux) breakup/mosaic/sputtering audio, JTV less so (but received perfectly up until a month or so ago.
Vertical is fine (Daystar). Up until recently couldn't even get any signal on Weigel Mux but JTV was perfect.
What I did to improve things: A slight westward move improved reception but only slightly (approx 72 on the micro HD, sorry no dB to post). I removed the 3-way C-Band splitter and used a 2-way to get a 1-2 db signal gain ( the power port goes to the Startrak - the micro HD doesn't have enough juice ! (1st clue) even after swapping the switching power supply it came with with a heftier linear 12 V supply (less RFI too !).
I have had issues with the uHD before signal breaking up that a reboot would clear up (clue #2 = dying tuner?) - FYI, I reinforced the IF input and removed all flux from the pcb completely with a Flux Removal Pen (MG Chemicals Cat No. 4140-P) which definitely makes a huge difference.
I went outside and pushed and pulled reflector slightly and no improvement. Pole (actually tower in yard - the neighbours love me..NOT) is plumb, checked with carpenters level. Dish was last peaked in 2017 or so, after overhauling 24" Von Weise, new Acme, fresh grease, etc. Focal length, f/d ratio etc meticulously adjusted. One panel has a tear so planning to repair that this weekend when my cousin comes over ( to help me out (old guy here) forecast calls for sunshine.
What has changed: My utility company has installed new high tension line poles (one smack dab in the middle of 101°W target! But they put it in last year and reception (of JTV (HOR) at least) was fine, BUT when they came out to transfer the wires over this year from the old (sawed in half) pole that's about when the troubles started (coincidence?), but again Daystar (VER) was fine. I always had this pole in the light of sight of 101° before with no issues. (fyi my zenith sat 74° is unobstucted, but can't test)
In the meantime Weigel mux is trying to break in MOSTLY in LATE at night (less cell usage?) (audio not video except for a frame here or there) so don't know what has changed with this mux which suddenly "woke up". I have never had to fuss with dish moves on this satellite ( the slightest move +/- motor clicks loses lock, wheres normally on C-band I can go significantly wider east or west and still have a strong signal ( have these gone "spot beam" or narrower somehow and what is the slight difference in Az listed on Lyngsat to 100.9° affect things ( isn't that the declination i.e. requiring a tweak of declination?).
Long story short (too late, ha), if I had another DVB-S2 box to try and / or a newer more stable PLL lnb ( I have been meaning to upgrade many a time but never got arround to it) I could determine if it's my antiquated receiving equipment, or my dish/feed alignment ( doubtful as it tracks everything from 55 °W to 133 ° W nicely.) or the dreaded 5G! (BUT only on HOR and not VER?).
I read another post where the OP (with his smaller 7.5 footer) played around with the illumination to peak desired transponder and reduce qrm on interfering/ stronger xpndrs (even on 103° W). So will play with that too - and cut away the RG-6 a and pull up a fresh section with new PPC and coax Seal. Open the throat cap see if any cobwebs are there and check servo operation (also changed in last maintence 10 years ago).
Finally, this will probably be the last chance I get to play with the BUD from the looks of it (providers leaving, auctioning off rest of spectrum imminent above 4.0 Ghz, and to keep the peace with neighbours so it would be nice to have that mux back for the long, cold and dark winters to comfort this old man before I call it quits and buy a VHF/UHF/FM Yagi and get MeTV, H&I from my Vermont local stations (checked at a friends today and they come in nicely - except ABC) .
Only one guy in town (Montreal) I may be able to get a receiver or PLL lnb from to try (RPS Sat) so hopefully with elimnate that as a possible culprit. Be nice to pick up a cheap or used PLL lnb to try w/o 5G BPF (money is tight )
Like others I couldn't care less about "tv" (well maybe just a liitle or a lot) it's the challenge that excites me , I can get MeTV other ways OTA (no pirate crap).
So what do you guys (and gals) think ?. p.s. I don't have a spectrum analyzer and there are def/ cell towers nearby (half a Km or so away).
Oh and time permitting will hammer out dings too and wire damaged mesh on one section for an extra dB or two. Hesitate to touch Declination, Elevation and pole mount but will play around with those a little too... Why is this mux for finicky suddenly ?(8psk, 5/6 fec, beamwidthetc.. man wish they went back to VER I think everthing would be fine! For the engineers out here does 5G QRM affect one poliarization (HOR) more than another (VER)? I understand the strong interference swamps out the input mixer/local oscilator in the hapless old C-band lnb (I think it at time affect KU too esp. LPB on 101°W KU - incidentally thos were weak or "gone' but are back almost at the time MeTV improved..hmm Terrestrial interference?
Any thoughts or suggestions ( cheap or free solutions please) greatly appreciated. Cheers.
p.p.s. Micro HD can't display Decades and Toons but records them fine so I can watch on another box/media player (Ali chip set issue). Another reason to upgrade.
Anybody interested in a nice C/KU system free ? (for next Spring/Summer 2027)
[Sami 10' mesh, Corotor II+, Eagle Aspen (very old) C-band lnb, Norsat Ku lnb, Channel Master C/Ku (H/V) switch, Startrak 400 Analog receiver w/ motor control, Geosat uHD DVD-S2, CW600S for Mpeg-2]
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My OTA is not working anymore. This started after the latest update. I have the OTA dongle with a OTA antenna that I've been using for years. My hopper does not recognize the dongle anymore and when I go to the OTA setting, it has a screen that says to plug a dongle into the USB. I tried unplugging and plugging back, in the same usb port and other ports. The Hopper does not recognize it. Anyone have same issue?
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I was reading this article
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022
The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…
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That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
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Sony is discontinuing it's last 4K disc player, Panasonic has been rumored to be doing the same, the end of physical media is unfortunately, about to happen.
cordcuttersnews.com
Bad News For Blu-ray Fans: Sony Has Stopped Making a Popular Player | Cord Cutters News
Sony has discontinued its final standalone UHD Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700/K, ending shipments of the device with no successor model announced. The move, first spotted by Japanese website Kunkoku.jp and confirmed through the status of the product on Sony’s own website, marks the company’s...
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I am so done with Sony on so many levels. This is just one small piece of it.Sony is discontinuing it's last 4K disc player, Panasonic has been rumored to be doing the same, the end of physical media is unfortunately, about to happen.
Bad News For Blu-ray Fans: Sony Has Stopped Making a Popular Player | Cord Cutters News
Sony has discontinued its final standalone UHD Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700/K, ending shipments of the device with no successor model announced. The move, first spotted by Japanese website Kunkoku.jp and confirmed through the status of the product on Sony’s own website, marks the company’s...
Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
www.tvtechnology.com
Pearl TV Issues Progress Report on Low-Cost 3.0 Converters in Advance of NAB Show New York
Group has secured lower pricing from key tech players to make less costly boxes available
www.tvtechnology.com
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It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.
There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
