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How many of you have two FTA receivers hooked up to one TV using the "LNB Output" on the primary receiver?
I've had my Openbox S9 receiver sitting next to my Optibox Anaconda receiver now for many months and sometimes swap receivers when performing experiments, dish alignments and product reviews. For some reason I "assumed" that the LNB Output would only be active if the receiver was powered on and even then the polarity would be determined by the primary receiver.
This afternoon after waiting 30 minutes for my Optibox Anaconda to perform a blind scan after performing a LNBF adjustment I decided to try connecting the LNB Output of the Anaconda to the LNB Input of the Openbox and have each receiver on their own TV Input. Having the Optibox Anaconda powered off I powered on the Openbox S9 and was surprised to see that the signal was being passed through. Motor control and polarity switching worked great on the second receiver. No longer do I need to swap out receivers disconnecting and reconnecting coax and video cables.
The only problem I've seen was an occasional white horizontal line across the screen while performing a scan and an occasional red horizontal line across the screen when switching channels when using the Openbox S9. Could this be caused by using the LNB Output of the Optibox Anaconda or does the Openbox S9 receiver have a problem when using the component outputs?
I'm now thinking of the benefits of using two receivers on one TV. Perhaps one receiver for C band and the other for KU band. Perhaps one receiver for testing and the other for primary viewing. I could also use the Openbox for fast blind scanning to find feeds and then input those into the Optibox.
I must admit the Openbox S9 still offers an awesome picture and has a fast blind scan. I also like how the SD channels automatically format to 16:9 to fit the TV screen.
Questions:
1) What is the best firmware version to use on the Openbox S9? I've never upgraded the firmware on the S9 since purchase several years ago and wonder if some of the problems (clock, timers, green output, etc) have been corrected and if new features / improvements have been made.
2) Could any harm be done to the primary receiver having the output connected to a secondary receiver during operation?
3) How many receivers could be daisy chained like this? For example could I possibly hookup 5 or more FTA receivers in my communications room for testing using only one receiver at a time? Up until now I was simply swapping the LNB Input, but if I could have them all connected at the same time that would be awesome.
I've had my Openbox S9 receiver sitting next to my Optibox Anaconda receiver now for many months and sometimes swap receivers when performing experiments, dish alignments and product reviews. For some reason I "assumed" that the LNB Output would only be active if the receiver was powered on and even then the polarity would be determined by the primary receiver.
This afternoon after waiting 30 minutes for my Optibox Anaconda to perform a blind scan after performing a LNBF adjustment I decided to try connecting the LNB Output of the Anaconda to the LNB Input of the Openbox and have each receiver on their own TV Input. Having the Optibox Anaconda powered off I powered on the Openbox S9 and was surprised to see that the signal was being passed through. Motor control and polarity switching worked great on the second receiver. No longer do I need to swap out receivers disconnecting and reconnecting coax and video cables.
The only problem I've seen was an occasional white horizontal line across the screen while performing a scan and an occasional red horizontal line across the screen when switching channels when using the Openbox S9. Could this be caused by using the LNB Output of the Optibox Anaconda or does the Openbox S9 receiver have a problem when using the component outputs?
I'm now thinking of the benefits of using two receivers on one TV. Perhaps one receiver for C band and the other for KU band. Perhaps one receiver for testing and the other for primary viewing. I could also use the Openbox for fast blind scanning to find feeds and then input those into the Optibox.
I must admit the Openbox S9 still offers an awesome picture and has a fast blind scan. I also like how the SD channels automatically format to 16:9 to fit the TV screen.
Questions:
1) What is the best firmware version to use on the Openbox S9? I've never upgraded the firmware on the S9 since purchase several years ago and wonder if some of the problems (clock, timers, green output, etc) have been corrected and if new features / improvements have been made.
2) Could any harm be done to the primary receiver having the output connected to a secondary receiver during operation?
3) How many receivers could be daisy chained like this? For example could I possibly hookup 5 or more FTA receivers in my communications room for testing using only one receiver at a time? Up until now I was simply swapping the LNB Input, but if I could have them all connected at the same time that would be awesome.
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I agree and disagree.
The Openbox picture fills the screen, but doesn't look stretched. We even have our Dish Network VIP722K receiver setup to "fill the screen" on SD channels. I guess it also depends on the programming and the user's preference.
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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For the naysayers who did not think this service would make it, just added another 4.9M subscribers and that was after the removal of 1.2M Russia subscribers.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
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So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
Paramount+ has always had the CBS shows on the CBS local channel and yes with commercials. What they are doing now is releasing the OnDemand versions of the show which I believe they don't release until after the shows air on the west coast. And they will be commercial free if you subscribe to the ad free version of Paramount+.So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
I wasn't up at 3:00 am to check but they are there at 8:00 am today.
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
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Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
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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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