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[VOOM] OTA

Today is the day. Get installed this afternoon. What exactly is the
OTA? Does it go on the side of my house?

pd





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tfouts
Re: [VOOM] Re: OTA

Good morning. 70 miles is a loooooong way. You will just have to test=20
it

On Dec 18, 2004, at 7:27 AM, decurp wrote:

>
> I live about 70 miles from the city that broadcasts local stations. I
> am assuming that won't be a problem.
>
> Can't wait for this afternoon.
>
> --- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Heitner" <ddprobert@y...> wrote:
> > The "OTA" is a regular antenna. In the old days they were called
> rabbit ears
> > but because they don't look like that anymore, it's just an
> antenna. OTA is
> > "Over The Air".. ie what the local tv stations put out over the
> airwaves.
> > The difference between using the antenna to get fuzzy picture tv
> and digital
> > HD is the Voom receiver processes the digital signal and you get
> picture
> > perfect HD instead of the old snowy type picture.
> >=A0
> > You'll be impressed with the HD channels you get from the satellite
> dish,
> > but wait till you see shows like LOST (ABC Wed/8pm est) in HD with
> that
> > antenna. I'm pretty sure I speak for almost everyone here, you will
> be blown
> > away with the picture.
> >=A0
> > Good Luck,
> >=A0
> > Robert Heitner Jr.
> > Data Developers Plus, Corp.
> >=A0 <blocked::http://www.ddpcorp.com> http://www.ddpcorp.com
> >
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> > From: decurp [mailto:pdecur@m...]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 6:58 AM
> > To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [VOOM] OTA
> >
> >
> >
> > Today is the day.=A0 Get installed this afternoon.=A0 What exactly is
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Robert Heitner
RE: [VOOM] Re: OTA

Agreed Dan. 70 miles away is a looooooooooooooooooooooooong way away.

Honestly, I "seriously" doubt you will be able to pickup stations using the
standard antenna the installer is going to bring. You will most likely have
to get an upgraded antenna. Then again, depending on where you live
(altitude/line of site to antenna farm), you might get lucky and receive
them with the antenna the installer brings.

Let us know what happens today.

Good luck,
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-----Original Message-----
From: tfouts [mailto:timothyfouts@mac.com]=20
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To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [VOOM] Re: OTA


Good morning. 70 miles is a loooooong way. You will just have to test it

On Dec 18, 2004, at 7:27 AM, decurp wrote:

>
> I live about 70 miles from the city that broadcasts local stations. I =
=20
> am assuming that won't be a problem.
>
> Can't wait for this afternoon.
>
> --- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Heitner" <ddprobert@y...> wrote:
> > The "OTA" is a regular antenna. In the old days they were called=20=20
> rabbit ears > but because they don't look like that anymore, it's=20
> just an antenna. OTA is > "Over The Air".. ie what the local tv=20
> stations put out over the airwaves.
> > The difference between using the antenna to get fuzzy picture tv=20=20
> and digital > HD is the Voom receiver processes the digital signal=20
> and you get picture > perfect HD instead of the old snowy type=20
> picture.
> >
> > You'll be impressed with the HD channels you get from the satellite =
=20
> dish, > but wait till you see shows like LOST (ABC Wed/8pm est) in HD=20
> with that > antenna. I'm pretty sure I speak for almost everyone=20
> here, you will be blown > away with the picture.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > Robert Heitner Jr.
> > Data Developers Plus, Corp.
> >=A0 <blocked::http://www.ddpcorp.com> http://www.ddpcorp.com > >=20
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> > From: decurp [mailto:pdecur@m...]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 6:58 AM > To:=20
> VOOM@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [VOOM] OTA > > > > Today is the=20
> day.=A0 Get installed this afternoon.=A0 What exactly is the > OTA?=A0=
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thegrod
Re: [VOOM] Re: OTA

70 miles on the flats is doable. In the hills and mountains you better have
a rotor. Either way you will probably need an outside roof mounted antenna
designed for deep fringe reception.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tfouts" <timothyfouts@mac.com>
To: <VOOM@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 5:32 AM
Subject: Re: [VOOM] Re: OTA



Good morning. 70 miles is a loooooong way. You will just have to test
it

On Dec 18, 2004, at 7:27 AM, decurp wrote:

>
> I live about 70 miles from the city that broadcasts local stations. I
> am assuming that won't be a problem.
>
> Can't wait for this afternoon.
>
> --- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Heitner" <ddprobert@y...> wrote:
> > The "OTA" is a regular antenna. In the old days they were called
> rabbit ears
> > but because they don't look like that anymore, it's just an
> antenna. OTA is
> > "Over The Air".. ie what the local tv stations put out over the
> airwaves.
> > The difference between using the antenna to get fuzzy picture tv
> and digital
> > HD is the Voom receiver processes the digital signal and you get
> picture
> > perfect HD instead of the old snowy type picture.
> >
> > You'll be impressed with the HD channels you get from the satellite
> dish,
> > but wait till you see shows like LOST (ABC Wed/8pm est) in HD with
> that
> > antenna. I'm pretty sure I speak for almost everyone here, you will
> be blown
> > away with the picture.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > Robert Heitner Jr.
> > Data Developers Plus, Corp.
> > <blocked::http://www.ddpcorp.com> http://www.ddpcorp.com
> >
> > Home of the #1 Contact Management Solution!
> > <blocked::BLOCKED::http://www.riatacrm.com/>
> http://www.riatacrm.com
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: decurp [mailto:pdecur@m...]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 6:58 AM
> > To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [VOOM] OTA
> >
> >
> >
> > Today is the day. Get installed this afternoon. What exactly is
> the
> > OTA? Does it go on the side of my house?
> >
> > pd
> >
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[VOOM] Re: OTA

So I guess with a upgraded attena they will have to get on top of the=20
house. Lucily I am keeping my DirectTV with locals (no HD. Their=20
receiver is $350 and only get 6 extra HD channels). I will keep you=20
updated as to what happens.
--- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Heitner" <ddprobert@y...> wrote:
> Agreed Dan. 70 miles away is a looooooooooooooooooooooooong way=20
away.
>=20
> Honestly, I "seriously" doubt you will be able to pickup stations=20
using the
> standard antenna the installer is going to bring. You will most=20
likely have
> to get an upgraded antenna. Then again, depending on where you live
> (altitude/line of site to antenna farm), you might get lucky and=20
receive
> them with the antenna the installer brings.
>=20
> Let us know what happens today.
>=20
> Good luck,
>=20=20
> Robert Heitner Jr.=20
> Data Developers Plus, Corp.
> http://www.ddpcorp.com
>=20
> Home of the #1 Contact Management Solution!
> http://www.riatacrm.com
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tfouts [mailto:timothyfouts@m...]=20
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 7:32 AM
> To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [VOOM] Re: OTA
>=20
>=20
> Good morning. 70 miles is a loooooong way. You will just have to=20
test it
>=20
> On Dec 18, 2004, at 7:27 AM, decurp wrote:
>=20
> >
> > I live about 70 miles from the city that broadcasts local=20
stations. I=20=20
> > am assuming that won't be a problem.
> >
> > Can't wait for this afternoon.
> >
> > --- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Heitner" <ddprobert@y...>=20
wrote:
> > > The "OTA" is a regular antenna. In the old days they were=20
called=20=20
> > rabbit ears > but because they don't look like that anymore,=20
it's=20
> > just an antenna. OTA is > "Over The Air".. ie what the local tv=20
> > stations put out over the airwaves.
> > > The difference between using the antenna to get fuzzy picture=20
tv=20=20
> > and digital > HD is the Voom receiver processes the digital=20
signal=20
> > and you get picture > perfect HD instead of the old snowy type=20
> > picture.
> > >
> > > You'll be impressed with the HD channels you get from the=20
satellite=20=20
> > dish, > but wait till you see shows like LOST (ABC Wed/8pm est)=20
in HD=20
> > with that > antenna. I'm pretty sure I speak for almost=20
everyone=20
> > here, you will be blown > away with the picture.
> > >
> > > Good Luck,
> > >
> > > Robert Heitner Jr.
> > > Data Developers Plus, Corp.
> > >=A0 <blocked::http://www.ddpcorp.com> http://www.ddpcorp.com >=20=20
>=20
> > Home of the #1 Contact Management Solution!
> > >=A0 <blocked::BLOCKED::http://www.riatacrm.com/>
> > http://www.riatacrm.com
> > >
> > >
> > >=A0=A0 _____
> > >
> > > From: decurp [mailto:pdecur@m...]
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 6:58 AM > To:=20
> > VOOM@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [VOOM] OTA > > > > Today is=20
the=20
> > day.=A0 Get installed this afternoon.=A0 What exactly is the >=20
OTA?=A0=20
> > Does it go on the side of my house?
> > >
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tfouts
Re: [VOOM] Re: OTA

I have a Direct HD receiver and the Voom box is superior to locking in=20
digital ota. Although Voom gives you an antenna, the big deal is the=20
satellite HD.
On Dec 18, 2004, at 8:28 AM, decurp wrote:

>
> So I guess with a upgraded attena they will have to get on top of the
> house.=A0 Lucily I am keeping my DirectTV with locals (no HD.=A0 Their
> receiver is $350 and only get 6 extra HD channels).=A0 I will keep you
> updated as to what happens.
> --- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Heitner" <ddprobert@y...> wrote:
> > Agreed Dan. 70 miles away is a looooooooooooooooooooooooong way
> away.
> >
> > Honestly, I "seriously" doubt you will be able to pickup stations
> using the
> > standard antenna the installer is going to bring. You will most
> likely have
> > to get an upgraded antenna. Then again, depending on where you live
> > (altitude/line of site to antenna farm), you might get lucky and
> receive
> > them with the antenna the installer brings.
> >
> > Let us know what happens today.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >=A0
> > Robert Heitner Jr.
> > Data Developers Plus, Corp.
> > http://www.ddpcorp.com
> >
> > Home of the #1 Contact Management Solution!
> > http://www.riatacrm.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tfouts [mailto:timothyfouts@m...]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 7:32 AM
> > To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [VOOM] Re: OTA
> >
> >
> > Good morning.=A0 70 miles is a loooooong way.=A0 You will just have to
> test it
> >
> > On Dec 18, 2004, at 7:27 AM, decurp wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >=A0 I live about 70 miles from the city that broadcasts local
> stations. I=A0
> > > am assuming that won't be a problem.
> > >
> > >=A0 Can't wait for this afternoon.
> > >
> > >=A0 --- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Heitner" <ddprobert@y...>
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Rockford Files Reboot?

'Rockford Files' Reboot Gets NBC Pilot Order

I grow tired of all the reboots. Most I don't bother with but will depend on the actor chosen.
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Premiere in January on nbc and peacock.
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January? OK.

I'm sure I will check it out. Not getting my hopes up but I did enjoy the actor in SEAL Team. Never saw any of his earlier work.
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Yeah, I'll check it out as well, but shan't be holding my breath...It'll be tough to equal James Garner in that role...
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...It'll be tough to equal James Garner in that role...
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I can think of a few actors (including some females) who might fit the bill.

This will all depend on the storyline. I'm not sure how well it will translate. Modern TV hasn't been all that kind to PIs and even less kind to CIs (confidential informants).
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Premier is Saturday, Jan 2nd. Moving to Thursday on the 7th.
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The Man With The Bag (2026) Prime


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Bad Day - Netflix


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Saved OTA list on Dish can't be appended

I have Dish with Hopper3. I choose to get local channels OTA and had a "guide list" established at my previous home. Having moved a few miles away, I wanted to update the list by appending a couple new stations via a rescan. As many would know, some stations come in with the UHF/VHF antenna aimed in one direction, while others come in better with a different direction.

Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd​ scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.

It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list. :mad:

Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
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I could very well be wrong....it has been a LOT of years but back when I had a 722K it seemed like when you went back to the scan screen that you could just scan again and it would ADD those channels to the previous list or you could delete the previous results and only add the channels from the new scan.
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I could very well be wrong....it has been a LOT of years but back when I had a 722K it seemed like when you went back to the scan screen that you could just scan again and it would ADD those channels to the previous list or you could delete the previous results and only add the channels from the new scan.
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I am not sure about that but I do know that you could manually add additional channels just by entering the actual RF channel number and the older receivers would add the virtual channels to your list
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I am not sure about that but I do know that you could manually add additional channels just by entering the actual RF channel number and the older receivers would add the virtual channels to your list
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Like I said.....that has been many years ago. Swapped my 722K for a Hopper in 2012.

It does seem like I remember having to delete the existing channels when we did a rescan. Back then our local stations KEPT monkeying around with things and it was non-stop complaints from customers about their channels not coming in. Got so bad that I stopped selling OR installing OTAs....something I had been doing since 1984 so you know it HAD to be pretty bad.
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You made one of my points for me with this comment, Dishstaller:

"... local stations KEPT monkeying around with things and it was non-stop complaints from customers about their channels not coming in ..."
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dishstaller said:
I could very well be wrong....it has been a LOT of years but back when I had a 722K it seemed like when you went back to the scan screen that you could just scan again and it would ADD those channels to the previous list or you could delete the previous results and only add the channels from the new scan.
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I remember that also on my 722.
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I remember that also on my 722.
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Thanks.....has been too many years to remember clearly.
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Keep in mind that the 722 had a built in OTA tuner and the 722K had a plug in module for OTA. The Hoppers and Wallys use an add on USB OTA dongle. I believe they are entirely different.
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My F-You To Sam Altman

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watchOS 27.3 Beta - Siri Recap and Live Rewind Coming!

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Marvel Television’s VisionQuest


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Oct 14 Disney+
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Finished the 2nd episode tonight. I'm really liking it so far.

Still hate weekly releases though, especially the way Disney and HBO do it waiting until 8pm to premiere it.
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Apparently I'm not a big enough nerd🤓 since I did not read every Marvel Comic Book ever published. If I had, I might be comparing the comics' version of events compared to what's transpiring in "Visionquest". So, I am enjoying the series a lot, not weighed down by previous expectations, knowing only the Avengers MCU movies and the "Wandavision" / "Agatha All Along" TV series.

I found the Mr Know-it-All channel from his discussion about "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" and he's been gleefully picking these episodes apart, referencing the Marvel comics from the 1939 on. Turns out A.I. has been around since before World War II, at least in the comics. (Robots before that, yes, yes.) This show is going back into the archives.
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I'm expecting the finale to basically bring Vision into play for the Doomsday movie next month.
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annoying they went with single episodes for the last two after releasing two a week for the first 3 weeks
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I thought they were effectively releasing a longer episode 7 and 8 instead of shorter episodes 7 & 8 this week and 9 & 10 next week. It felt like they were packing more into this episode.

edit: But you're right, the run time of the first three pairs of episodes was 100 minutes on average. Episode 7 clocks in at 65 minutes. 😕
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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


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New Gemini Box

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gemini.webp

There appears to be a new DIRECTV Gemini OTT box, the C81KW-650.

The FCC listing is partially available, and a Geekbench entry confirms it uses an Amlogic S905X5, a solid SoC for a set-top box.

I also see 4GB of RAM, and the manufacturer is SEI Robotics.

DIRECTV C81KW OTT Box - Android TV Guide

Ok found a picture of the Box too on Reddit:


View: https://www.reddit.com/r/DirectvStream/comments/1twlex0/comment/opzeqi1/
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I know a few people who have gotten one and I am told like most modern streaming boxes this one also has HDR on all the time.
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I know a few people who have gotten one and I am told like most modern streaming boxes this one also has HDR on all the time.
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I only noticed that as a problem on TVs that handle HDR poorly. They don't have enough peak brightness or enough dimming zones. For instance, TCL makes three lines of TV, sort of like the old Sears model of Good, Better, Best. On my 4 or 5 year end low price model, HDR looked awful (My neighbor likes the TV now). The midrange model from the next model year ithat I have at my Lake home now looks pretty good in HDR all the time. The midrange TCL QM7 model from last year at my other home looks spectacular, as I remember. I haven't seen it for 6 months.

If I had a TV that does HDR poorly, I would configure the Gemini to disable all HDR.
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I only noticed that as a problem on TVs that handle HDR poorly. They don't have enough peak brightness or enough dimming zones. For instance, TCL makes three lines of TV, sort of like the old Sears model of Good, Better, Best. On my 4 or 5 year end low price mode, HDR looked awful (My neighbor likes the TV now). The midrannge model from the next model year ithat I have at my Lake home now looks pretty good in HDR all the time. The midrange TCL QM7 model from last year at my other home looks spectacular, as I remember. I haven't seen it for 6 months.

If I had a TV that does HDR poorly, I would configure the Gemini to disble all HDR.
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I agree with that. The 2 LGs that we have Gemini's on looks far better with HDR enabled then it does with HDR off.
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I know a few people who have gotten one and I am told like most modern streaming boxes this one also has HDR on all the time.
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That would be a deal-breaker for me. The Rokus default to having it on all the time but it's easy enough to change that to native. If the content is HDR it goes on. Otherwise, no.
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I don't mind HDR being on as long as its adaptive. I don't need HDR on non-HDR content

Also, God only knows how much it'll cost to get this per month. 10 bucks a month for 3 TVs in my apartment is not worth it if I can just use my android boxes and appletv to watch
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I don't mind HDR being on as long as its adaptive. I don't need HDR on non-HDR content

Also, God only knows how much it'll cost to get this per month. 10 bucks a month for 3 TVs in my apartment is not worth it if I can just use my android boxes and appletv to watch
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It is not adaptive. HDR is either always on or off. No in between. However with my Gemini on satellite everything looks much better with HDR on.
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