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highskies
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Gourmet arc set...

I think this is what they are called. But anyway, does anyone have experience with these? The reason I'm asking is because I have a set I bought ages ago. My problem is not how to use them. That's not much of a problem. It's something else. Let me try and explain.

I found an abandoned 7.5' dish awhile back. I replaced my other one with this one. It was spring or so when I did this, so one of my neighbor's trees was blocking the eastern end of the arc. I could only see from about 137W to 105W. So now the leaves on the trees are all fallen. I can now see pretty much all of the arc. But I can't tune anything past 91W. I can barely get anything on that sat. I've tried readjusting my north south on the pole. That never helped. I tried adjusting my elevation angle. That didn't help. I have a Cband lnbf, and I checked the skew. It's pretty much where it needs to be, since both H and V tune in. I also made sure the feed was pointing at the center of the dish. That didn't help. I also checked the dish with 2 strings to see if it was warped. It checked out ok.

That only leaves one thing left..the declination angle. I'm pretty certain it's not correct. But that's a problem tho. I can't get the nut on the threaded bolt to budge. It's like frozen or something. It's not rusted or anything, but I can't get it to turn.
It will only turn if I was trying to go down the threaded bolt, but I need to go the opposite direction. It won't budge. So anyway, that's the reason for this post and the inquiry about the arc set. What I'm wondering is, since I can't adjust my declination angle, will this arc set still compensate for all of that, or does the declination angle have to be correct first, before the arc set can even work? I haven't used this arc set in like 10 yrs it seems, but now it looks like I might have a legit use for it, since it didn't really do much for me when I first got it.
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FaT Air
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You'll have to get used to aligning using DVB only as the analog are going to dissappear. When, is a guess, but I think it wont be too far off in the future. I don't know of anything analog east of your location. I haven't turned on a Toshiba in going on 2 yrs.
Most important angle is to get the declination set correctly. Without that, tracking is impossible. Then you find your true south sat, and adjust the polar elevation. Then move the dish east or west and peak your readings by nudging the mount one way or the other. If the declination is correct, the opposite side will be tracking also. Reviewing all of the thread -
BTW, is the arc set for your current location? I read they are for a 50 mile radius. Accuracy is everything, especially setting the declination. the rest is set by moving the dish and nudging the mount, while watching a meter, Q in a dvb, or analog meter.

My longitude is 94.08°W - - - so one of my neighbor's trees was blocking the eastern end of the arc. I could only see from about 137W to 105W.
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So with the leaves, you couldn't see your true south sat?
If I had trees that bad. I'd be looking for a new loction for the dish. Branches, even without leaves, are going to really knock the signals down. I used to be able to get 139W all the time, then just in the winters, but not this year. The trees have grown enough that the branches killed it for me.
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FaT Air said:
You'll have to get used to aligning using DVB only
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This is exactly how I used to find birds to program their locations into the 922. I would use a known dvb signal, and once I found it, I would save that location into the 922. That's how I found some of those Cband Anik birds, with a dvb signal. But now with my dvb-s remote keys not all working, I'm not able to program any signals with '4' and '7' in them. In another post you asked if I had tried cleaning the contact board. I seem to recall trying that awhile back, but had no luck with it.






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BTW, is the arc set for your current location? I read they are for a 50 mile radius.
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I've lived at the same location since purchasing them. When I purchased it I do recall the dude telling me about the 50 mile radius. But not a problem yet. In that other thread that was linked to, in regards to the arc set, I read where some had problems with this set leaking after so long. So far so good with my set. Glad I didn't have that problem.



FaT Air said:
So with the leaves, you couldn't see your true south sat?
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At the time, no. The other dish I replaced, it was tracking the arc almost perfectly. But it was years ago when I first installed that one. My neighbor's tree wasn't as much of a problem at the time. It still affected some signals on the eastern extremes, but I could at least see my south sat at the time. The reason the dish was replaced, was because a few tree branches on my tree which sits to the west of the dish, broke off in a storm and damaged a few panels. Then I found this one abandoned. Since I was able to at least track from 137W to around 105W, I assumed I must have gotten on the arc fairly close, even tho I couldn't see my south sat at the time. And now that the leaves are gone, I discovered I wasn't as close as I thought. Unless it's something else. Perhaps some of the tree branches are affecting some of this. The branches aren't real wide or anything, but the tree has def grown in height over the years.



FaT Air said:
I'd be looking for a new loction for the dish. Branches, even without leaves, are going to really knock the signals down.
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If I could put the BUD where I have the offset dish located, I would have a clear shot at the skies. But I don't expect my neighbors would be too pleased, since this would be basically towards the street and in the front yard. Where I have it now, no one's ever complained. Well except for me, on account of my neighbor's tree. The offset dish is only 31". My neighbor's have no clue what it is. They probably think it's an over sized pizza dish. But since most have pizza dishes in their yards, no one has ever complained about the offset dish being in the front yard towards the road. But if I tried that with the BUD, I have a feeling it might not go over too well.



It's a funny story why I even purchased the arc set to begin with, in case anyone is wondering. I was having some problems with the HBO signals. On the 922, usally 40 or higher is what is required to not tile. The best I could do on the HBOs were 37 at best. It would tile quite often.
Then I noticed someone talking about arc sets. I started looking into it, and finally purchased a set, thinking it might help me tweak my dish better. When I got the set, and after reading the instructions, I pretty much figured out how to use them. I set the dish at it's zenith..checked the declination..the bubble was pretty much level. So then I checked the elevation..same thing again..the bubble on the arc set registered pretty much level. Then I went to the western extreme sat. Once again the bubble was almost level. Well, that was a hundred bucks down the drain, lol. But I finally figured out what the problem was. There was a long thick limb protruding from my tree that was affecting the signal. I opened the yellow pages and searched tree service..found a dude who would remove it for 75 bucks, and he could be there within an hour. So I went for it. Afterwards, the quality on the HBO's shot up considerably. Cost me 175 bucks total, since I invested in the arc set, which did me no good, since the dish was already pretty much spot on.
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It just seems strange that you've had to adjust the declination on the dish. I would think it would have been very close to what you need, unless you found this dish 200 miles, or more, north or south of your location. It also appears that since doing this, the tracking has not improved, but seems to have been degraded. All this just makes me question the accuracy of the arc set angles. Would be nice if you knew of a working BUD, in your area, to confirm that the angles on your arc set are correct. They are adjustable, and who knows, maybe smoeone has messed with them.
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FaT Air said:
It just seems strange that you've had to adjust the declination on the dish. I would think it would have been very close to what you need, unless you found this dish 200 miles, or more, north or south of your location.
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I understand what you're saying. I did find that dish in this area. It hadn't been used in ages. Perhaps whoever first installed it had no clue about declination angles and they just left it as is. Perhaps it worked ok with analog signals..I don't know. I'm pretty sure they retired the dish before they ever used it for digital feeds. Before the leaves fell, the western part of the arc was tracking just fine. That's when I discovered that the dec angle was probably wrong, when I was able to see most of the arc now. The Arc set showed it was off. So I finally got it to match the arc set, it fixed some things, but made other things worse.


FaT Air said:
Would be nice if you knew of a working BUD, in your area, to confirm that the angles on your arc set are correct. They are adjustable, and who knows, maybe smoeone has messed with them.
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I don't know anyone around here with a BUD anymore. I'm sure there's plenty of BUD users here. But I wouldn't know any of them personally. The arc set should be correct, since it agreed with my settings on the other dish at the time. Perhaps my feed is not as centered as I think. Isn't the proper method to measure from 3 adjacent points on the outer edge of the dish to the edge of the feed?
If so, they're all showing the same measurements. This dish has quad legs, and none of them are bent or anything. I have an inclinometer also. My lat is 33.4 or so. The inclinometer was showing between 33.5 to 34 degrees.,,somewhere in there. don't recall exactly, since I'm not outside, but it's pretty much matching my lat for the most part i think. I can't find a good spot on the back of the dish to check the declination with the inclinometer. I guess I could check it on the face of the dish if I had a long straight 2x4 or something. At the zenith, I guess it would need to be showing around 38 or 39 degrees. That's just guessing, since I don't have the chart handy. But if I recall, I would add 5 plus degrees to the latitude. So I haven't checked the declination angle with the inclinometer yet. I only know that it now matches the arc set bubble.
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Check your arc-set with your angle locator and see if the axis and zenith bubbles are declination degrees apart?
If it was put up 20 yrs ago, a dealer most likely installed it, and most likely set the declination. If they didn't, it would probably only work on 2 to 4 sats at best. Analog or digital. Might have used traditional declination chart and not modified. The difference between them is less than 1 degrees Footprints by Dish Size - Latitude Declination Chart - C/Ku-Band Satellite Listing
Here's a sure fire way of knowing if your declination is off, and how to correct it. PDF attachment.
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Wireless Joey4 (Android TV)

I had an old Wireless Joey replaced by a Wireless Joey 4 (Android TV) - still have a Hopper 3 without the Hopper Plus. What do I have to do to get the EPG to show channel logos instead of "Dish"? This is annoying as hell and it's been this way for over a month…
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That kind of crap annoys me to no end.
That is one reason I haven't switched to h3and the same wireless joey 4
Hope you get it resolved.
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Just so you know, my WJ4 (with no Hopper+) shows all the logos. I can't think of why yours isn't. I'll do some digging in the settings.
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They "should" appear after a few days. If not reboot the hopper and joey. Sometimes it needs a kick.
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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 hear complaints from customers each and every day. I chose not to install OTAs with a doggle for a reason.

BTW, I like your user name


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MorCowbell said:
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.
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So, you want the ability to, for example, scan while your antenna is pointed to the east and save those channels to your list. Then, you want to scan again with the antenna pointed to the west, and add some of those channels to the list also while retaining the original channels you added from the east?

How would that work? If you move the antenna and some of your channels are no longer are accessible, there's no point in having them on the list. Unless, you want to re-point the antenna each time you switched from an east channel to a west channel and vice versa.

I suppose you could have one of those remote controlled antenna mast like we had back in the 60's. In that case, I can see your point. I think DISH has just designed the system to fit what the vast majority of users actually have. I'm guessing your situation is a pretty narrow use case scenario. I'm just really happy to be able to have my locals without having to pay the $17 month for them.

I just wish DISH would fix the remote control issue that the last few software downloads screwed up. I use the 54 remote and my Hopper is jumping around from off to on, from live to recording.......................like a Kangaroo.
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The New Toyota C-HR Is NOTHING Like the Old One..Especially In One Way!

Time for another AWESOME video from TFL Electric Vehicles!


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Direct YouTube Link - The New Toyota C-HR Is NOTHING Like the Old One..Especially In One Way!
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USA Healthcare Costs are Ridiculous

:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs

My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.

Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.

After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.

I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.
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My wife and I use the same Medicare Advantage plan from United Healthcare. (Yes I have heard the horror stories about Medicare Advantage plans but we have used it for the last 5 years). We are both pretty healthy so it works for us. It costs $0.00 per month for both of us and it pays part of our Medicare part B premium. Next year it will be paying $170 per month of the $220 monthly part B premium for both of us. We also each get $90 per quarter to use on OTC products. $0.00 copay for Dr. visits and $55 copay for specialists. Includes dental and hearing coverage. Never have had an issue with it although I don't really use mine other than for the dental, Part B payments and the OTC benefit as I am a veteran and use the VA for all of my medical needs. I just had a kidney that had a cancer mass removed last month and they allowed me to use a non VA surgeon at a non VA hospital through the VA Community Care program. For all of the doctors visits, exams, tests, surgery, hospital stay, meds etc…was around $60,000 and the the VA paid for it entirely. I did have to pay $16 for the Oxycodone pain pills when I left the hospital that I got from my local CVS instead of waiting for a week for the VA to ship them to me from the VA pharmacy.
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They're pushing our high deductible plan pretty hard at work, including a couple thousand to seed a HSA. Covering my wife and 4 kids though that feels like a mistake and I'd rather the peace of mind and the potential higher cost via the PPO plan payroll deductions.
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b4pjoe said:
$0.00 copay for Dr. visits
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And THAT is one of the big issues causing a lot of the problems. If the minimum copay for Dr. visits was at least $100 then a LOT of folks would opt out of those visits. If it cost the individual nothing then why should they care. All of my older family members are constantly going to doctor visits.....to them it is an adventure.....an outing that allows them a reason to go out to eat at a restaurant. IF they had to pay one cent out of their own pockets a lot of that crap would stop asap.

Sorry...rant off.
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And THAT is one of the big issues causing a lot of the problems. If the minimum copay for Dr. visits was at least $100 then a LOT of folks would opt out of those visits. If it cost the individual nothing then why should they care. All of my older family members are constantly going to doctor visits.....to them it is an adventure.....an outing that allows them a reason to go out to eat at a restaurant. IF they had to pay one cent out of their own pockets a lot of that crap would stop asap.

Sorry...rant off.
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You're not wrong that some people treat free visits like a social outing. But it has to be a balance. Put a $100 barrier on a doctor visit and people don't just skip the pointless ones, they skip the important ones too. Then the stuff that would've been a cheap catch at a checkup shows up later in the ER, sicker and way more expensive. The shift we need is from sick care to actual healthcare.
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dishstaller said:
And THAT is one of the big issues causing a lot of the problems. If the minimum copay for Dr. visits was at least $100 then a LOT of folks would opt out of those visits.
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And I wonder how many people that can't afford $100 die instead of going to the doctor and getting something taken care of before it gets much worse and more expensive?
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dishstaller said:
And THAT is one of the big issues causing a lot of the problems. If the minimum copay for Dr. visits was at least $100 then a LOT of folks would opt out of those visits. If it cost the individual nothing then why should they care. All of my older family members are constantly going to doctor visits.....to them it is an adventure.....an outing that allows them a reason to go out to eat at a restaurant. IF they had to pay one cent out of their own pockets a lot of that crap would stop asap.

Sorry...rant off.
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My Brother and his wife are like this. They go to the Doctor for everything. They have a great insurance plan where they pay nothing, plus they use the excuse to go out to eat. I better be sick for multiple days before I go to a Doctor.
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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


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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Last reply · posted in Computers and Gadgets

New Laptop?

After having continuing trouble with my eight+ year old Dell Inspiron laptop I am looking to hopefully catch a good deal on new one. My options to buy is Costco and Sam's Club. It seems like a lot of new laptops are 2 in 1 which I do not need. I use the laptop to mainly surf the web and keep up with my finances, money and bills. I would like to have at least a 15" screen and having a touchscreen is a plus. The keyboard would need to lighted also. I don't game any. It would have to be Windows instead of and not Mac. The brands I see the most are Asus, Dell and HP. My two last laptops has been Dell's. Of these brands are there any standouts over the other brands. My budget (hopefully) is $600+-. Also while researching I noticed that do not have ethernet ports.
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EarDemon
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Why not do a CTO directly through the manufacture? Get exactly what you want. Plus It's quite common to find 10%% (or higher) discount codes for Dell and HP.

Backlit keyboards are pretty much standard, and in the constant effort to try to make devices and thin and dainty as possible ethernet ports are becoming rarer, if not a normal ethernet port, you may be able to find a laptop with drop-jaw style one.
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Can't really help with an exact set of suggestions. I can say that if you have a set budget. And $600 these days wont get you much. One thing I can say is check out Dell Refurbished.
I've suggested and even configured, ordered a few for friends who were a bit iffy in deciding what they needed and wanted.
Refurbished doesn't mean that they came back defective and were repaired. Companies and organizations who order quantities of the same computers often cancel or modify their requirements.
Dell builds usually on demand. Their direct refurbished line will be brand new, unused. Perhaps not exactly the "today" specifications of the latest-greatest. And you can get a nice pc for quite a bit less with full warranty.
Just a suggestion.
"I use the laptop to mainly surf the web and keep up with my finances, money and bills. I would like to have at least a 15" screen and having a touchscreen is a plus".

As far as Asus, HP goes. And others you may consider. I'd think $600 (new) would get you a laptop. A quality, long lasting one? Not so sure. Now. If you could get a $1000 lappy for $600. Good deal, don't you think?
Surf the web doesn't need a killer Nvidia graphics chip. Nor a pinnacle, top of the line Intel, AMD processor.
12-16 gigs of memory will get you by just fine.
I'm personally an Asus fan. Brands aside. The one thing is the batteries. We discussed that here someplace else.
I repair these critters. Batteries. Cheap laptops have cheap batteries. Asus suggests that you don't keep the charger plugged in all of the time to make them last. Like you see on phones where 85% vs full charge is suggested to preserve battery life.
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harshness
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EarDemon said:
Why not do a CTO directly through the manufacture?
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Because there are fewer economies of scale with custom products. Savings come from giant contracts with major retailers.

RAM and GPUs make buying a computer now financial suicide. In 2023, I bought two 16GB RAM modules for my lone Windows machine. The cost was under $100. Now that equivalent RAM goes for $260.

One can opt for an on-CPU GPU, but you can't opt out of RAM. While Microsoft goes on and on about Windows 11 eventually being happy with 8GB of RAM, we know how that always ends.
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GB is the new MB (remember when Windows used to be happy with 8 MB of RAM?)

I had great experiences with Dell's Refurbished systems in the past. I ended up getting Business desktops instead of the Home PCs since they didn't come loaded with bloatware and the one Desktop I got for Mrs. Foxbat even had a license for MS Office Professional included.
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arlo said:
Can't really help with an exact set of suggestions. I can say that if you have a set budget. And $600 these days wont get you much. One thing I can say is check out Dell Refurbished.
I've suggested and even configured, ordered a few for friends who were a bit iffy in deciding what they needed and wanted.
Refurbished doesn't mean that they came back defective and were repaired. Companies and organizations who order quantities of the same computers often cancel or modify their requirements.
Dell builds usually on demand. Their direct refurbished line will be brand new, unused. Perhaps not exactly the "today" specifications of the latest-greatest. And you can get a nice pc for quite a bit less with full warranty.
Just a suggestion.
"I use the laptop to mainly surf the web and keep up with my finances, money and bills. I would like to have at least a 15" screen and having a touchscreen is a plus".

As far as Asus, HP goes. And others you may consider. I'd think $600 (new) would get you a laptop. A quality, long lasting one? Not so sure. Now. If you could get a $1000 lappy for $600. Good deal, don't you think?
Surf the web doesn't need a killer Nvidia graphics chip. Nor a pinnacle, top of the line Intel, AMD processor.
12-16 gigs of memory will get you by just fine.
I'm personally an Asus fan. Brands aside. The one thing is the batteries. We discussed that here someplace else.
I repair these critters. Batteries. Cheap laptops have cheap batteries. Asus suggests that you don't keep the charger plugged in all of the time to make them last. Like you see on phones where 85% vs full charge is suggested to preserve battery life.
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Just an edit. I did look on Dell's refurb site. To me I didn't really see anything approaching the six-hundred dollar range that I'd even consider owning. That's me though. Marginally in the $700 range.
Upwards of $1000, sure. Me? I'd save up a little more. I think their warranty is 100 days. Not that you'll need it. Square Trade is a viable option too.
The other guys replies after my first post here are viable. All I can say is that my friends and folks who chose refurbished over new have been entirely happy.

Just beware of cheap. It might just bite you. We do have tariffs now since when you bought your lappy 8 years ago.

Harshness' comment of on-cpu gpu. Intel Integrated Graphics is usually accompanied with and Nvidia gpu also.
Low power drain, good graphics and when needed, the Nvidia kicks in.


2 in 1 goes along with touch screen. Fold the display over and use it as a tablet. They go hand in hand. The keyboard shuts off. Normally open, the touch screen works as is should. I never use the touch screen when opened normally on mine. Kind of clumsy. In tablet configuration, does as it should.
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brittanygarden
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Are you experiencing an issue with your 3rd party remote since the newest Hopper update?

Please post your remote make/model here and any details of your issue. We are looking to collect as many examples as possible. I may reach out to you for your receiver number, but please do not post it here.

If you've already reported this to me, please repost it here so I can track all instances in one thread.

Thanks!
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I have a solution that is guaranteed to work.
All Hopper developers are required to turn in their RF Hopper remotes and use only IR remotes.

I guarantee you that the bug will be fixed in two days!
Try it; it will work! They will work 24 hours a day to fix it when the WAF goes into the toilet!
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bookworm370 said:
I have a solution that is guaranteed to work.
All Hopper developers are required to turn in their RF Hopper remotes and use only IR remotes.

I guarantee you that the bug will be fixed in two days!
Try it; it will work! They will work 24 hours a day to fix it when the WAF goes into the toilet!
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Excellent suggestion.
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GRB1959 said:
Excellent suggestion.
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Yea, I've only been a CIO for the last 30 years! :)
Trust me, when something important breaks, they get to own it!
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Loaded H713 software on my Hopper 3 last week. Have not seen any change in the IR/RF remote issues with my Harmony 700.
Has Dish acknowledged this is a problem and are they committed to fixing it?
I'd be happy to roll back to last July.
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Astroman3427 said:
Loaded H713 software on my Hopper 3 last week. Have not seen any change in the IR/RF remote issues with my Harmony 700.
Has Dish acknowledged this is a problem and are they committed to fixing it?
I'd be happy to roll back to last July. <-----|
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Absolutely!!!---------------------------------------------|
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Astroman3427 said:
Loaded H713 software on my Hopper 3 last week. Have not seen any change in the IR/RF remote issues with my Harmony 700.
Has Dish acknowledged this is a problem and are they committed to fixing it?
I'd be happy to roll back to last July.
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I got 713 a few days ago and nothing has changed concerning the IR/RF remote issues.
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My Hopper 3 updated itself to H713 last week and the IR issue is worse now. On H711, I could be on an SD channel for several hours and the IR side of my H3 would still be responsive without my having to tap the View button on my Pronto Pro every 15 minutes. Now, if I stay even on an SD channel without tapping the View button at least once an hour, it becomes unresponsive to my Pronto Pro without tapping the View button at least 5-20 times, just like on the HD and 4K channels. So, H713 actually made the issue worse. :(

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AMIKO  Anyone watching IPTV on Amiko 4k s52 UHD ?

Anyone watching IPTV on Amiko 4k s52 UHD ?

I put a bunch of *.m3u files in the root of my USB KEY but Amiko won't try to play them?

No INSTRUCTIONS for this.

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Don't mess with Mama's baby....

Dang female lions don't mess around when it comes to their kiddos....aka whelps.


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Apple Event September 2026

Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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harshness
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Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.
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harshness said:
Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.
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Or better yet, innovate something "completely revolutionary!"
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comfortably_numb said:
Or better yet, innovate something "completely revolutionary!"
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when was the last time they innovated something:rolleyes:
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slow_poke_pete said:
when was the last time they innovated something:rolleyes:
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I'd probably say when they came up with their M-series of processors with integrated memory. That allowed Apple to get away from the inefficient Intel CPUs that were limiting their notebook computers.
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