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My cable company has about 7 distant HD channels coming through the cable line minus the cable box. My plasma HDTV has got just the cable line going straight to the antenna input of the TV. There are 4 local channels that are OTH and I would like to combine those with the cable's HD channels.
One problem, the plasma HDTV only saves one scan at a time! In short, if I scan looking for new channels it finds all the TV regular channels and the 7 HD distant channels they offer then saves. If I unhook the cable and go HD OTH Scan, it starts all over and saves only the HD OTH 4 local channels it sees just on the antenna outside! Basically one or the other!
Is there any way to split the two, cable and outside antenna signals together so it will scan the cable distant channels plus my OTH local signals on the antenna and save all HD plus the standard channels it sees? There are 110 regular channels also it scans before it scans digital channels on cable. I would love to include my OTH antenna with the cable scans if it possible!
The question is if it can be split will the TV scan the outside antenna for local OTA channels as well when it scans the HD channels in the cable line?
Any suggestions welcome!
One problem, the plasma HDTV only saves one scan at a time! In short, if I scan looking for new channels it finds all the TV regular channels and the 7 HD distant channels they offer then saves. If I unhook the cable and go HD OTH Scan, it starts all over and saves only the HD OTH 4 local channels it sees just on the antenna outside! Basically one or the other!
Is there any way to split the two, cable and outside antenna signals together so it will scan the cable distant channels plus my OTH local signals on the antenna and save all HD plus the standard channels it sees? There are 110 regular channels also it scans before it scans digital channels on cable. I would love to include my OTH antenna with the cable scans if it possible!
The question is if it can be split will the TV scan the outside antenna for local OTA channels as well when it scans the HD channels in the cable line?
Any suggestions welcome!
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Thanks guys! I was afraid it was going to be something like that but did not hurt to ask since us Satellite Guys find ways around things all the time. I still have a DTV box I guess I could hook that up to the OTA antenna for just local channels!
After going HD it will be a picture downgrade since the DTV only has video RCA out!
Guess I can hook up from time to time just the outside antenna and watch then go back and rescan the cable and watch that, too much to watch anyway from Satellite, cable and OTA HD!
Our cable company charges for those cable channels in HD and a card is needed to get them, funny thing is if you bypass the box and go straight cable 7 of the 14 come in for free and they charge others for it and they are unaware they can get some of them free!
Now the funny part, I called them when I got the TV and asked them about getting the HD package and hooking the cable up bypassing the cable box was a suggestion of theirs at the office! I was told to try that and see if the channels I can receive that way is the ones I would want and to just save my money and watch that way!
The sad thing is how many people are paying for the ones that you can pick up free? The cable company here is a crock for you see that they make their money anyway! They offer phone, cable TV and internet service on one robbing package! Now they have a new thing they are introducing into the service bundle, "Caller ID on your TV" just like my E* boxes does for free and yes they charge for it five dollars a month!
Anyway, thanks for the information on that, figured it would be such but I thought I would ask anyway! Sorry for the cable company vent!
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After going HD it will be a picture downgrade since the DTV only has video RCA out!
Guess I can hook up from time to time just the outside antenna and watch then go back and rescan the cable and watch that, too much to watch anyway from Satellite, cable and OTA HD!
Our cable company charges for those cable channels in HD and a card is needed to get them, funny thing is if you bypass the box and go straight cable 7 of the 14 come in for free and they charge others for it and they are unaware they can get some of them free!
Now the funny part, I called them when I got the TV and asked them about getting the HD package and hooking the cable up bypassing the cable box was a suggestion of theirs at the office! I was told to try that and see if the channels I can receive that way is the ones I would want and to just save my money and watch that way!
The sad thing is how many people are paying for the ones that you can pick up free? The cable company here is a crock for you see that they make their money anyway! They offer phone, cable TV and internet service on one robbing package! Now they have a new thing they are introducing into the service bundle, "Caller ID on your TV" just like my E* boxes does for free and yes they charge for it five dollars a month!
Anyway, thanks for the information on that, figured it would be such but I thought I would ask anyway! Sorry for the cable company vent!
K E V I N
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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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I have had good experiences with Brave but lately I am frustrated with it.
Now when I launch the app it shows a box at the bottom asking if I want to go back to the last opened page. It is in conveniently located and I would prefer to eliminate it.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Please let's not sidetrack the discussion into an exploration of why I don't care for it or a lecture about all the wonderful aspects of the feature. I just do not care for it.
Now when I launch the app it shows a box at the bottom asking if I want to go back to the last opened page. It is in conveniently located and I would prefer to eliminate it.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Please let's not sidetrack the discussion into an exploration of why I don't care for it or a lecture about all the wonderful aspects of the feature. I just do not care for it.
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I don't have an Android phone so I don't know if this will apply to the Brave settings on your android device but it works on the desktop for me.
Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.
Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.
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Since the Reds have there thread we should too!
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Looking for a manual. Want to do some radio astronomy with it. Realize it's old but, since it's not for tv use don't need any decoders, just the RF section.
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Actually, PWA stands for "Progressive Web Application" and is basically just saving a site's homepage to your desktop where it appears as an "App" with the rest of your smartphone's Apps.
New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
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The 'get after it media' stations
www.getafteritmedia.com
Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etc
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations
Get After It Media
www.getafteritmedia.com
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations
Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etcGet After It Media
We already have those diginets here.
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets on like the Rev'n, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. 
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets like Revn, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station.
I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet
Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it. 
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