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dnworrell
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I've been posting feedback on the dish anywhere site complaining that full screen on the PC is not full screen. Maybe it's acceptable on an 80" monitor but most people are viewing on their laptop or desktop on something less than 24". That's a lot of real estate that's not being utilized on a smaller monitor not to mention burn-in potential. The video player for their on demand content is truly full screen and also their android app. So why not the pc player? It was truly full screen at one time. I'm using Internet at home to view content (mostly sports) so I can view it in full screen and don't really like using up bandwidth for this purpose. Is anybody else troubled by this?
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I've been posting feedback on the dish anywhere site complaining that full screen on the PC is not full screen. Maybe it's acceptable on an 80" monitor but most people are viewing on their laptop or desktop on something less than 24". That's a lot of real estate that's not being utilized on a smaller monitor not to mention burn-in potential. The video player for their on demand content is truly full screen and also their android app. So why not the pc player? It was truly full screen at one time. I'm using Internet at home to view content (mostly sports) so I can view it in full screen and don't really like using up bandwidth for this purpose. Is anybody else troubled by this?

I have noticed that if you double click on the video window (instead of using the "full screen" maximize button in the top right hand corner), it will make the video truly full screen, however, you don't have playback controls when you full screen this way.
Ryder
Has anyone found a solution to this
Ryder
Choppy and not full screen burn in worries
KAB
KAB
Choppy and not full screen burn in worries
Are you using a plasma TV as a monitor?
T
I have complained about this before in this forum. If you have a 16:9 screen, and you are using a PC (I have only tried IE and Firefox), even when you select the "full screen" option (symbol in upper right corner) you do not get full screen. When you are full screen, moving the cursor to the bottom of the screen invokes the playback controls at the bottom of the screen, and some status info at the top of the screen. When you move the cursor away from the bottom of the screen, the playback controls and the status information disappears, leaving huge black bars at the bottom and top of the screen.

Wouldn't it be more sensible if Dish Anywhere would show a 16:9 video filling the entire screen of a 16:9 display? The playback controls could overlay the full-screen image when you move the cursor to the bottom of the screen, thus leaving the main video full screen. The way it is now, full screen wastes a lot of screen real estate for the pop-up playback controls which are not being displayed most of the time.

Edit: I missed this post:

I have noticed that if you double click on the video window (instead of using the "full screen" maximize button in the top right hand corner), it will make the video truly full screen, however, you don't have playback controls when you full screen this way.

I never knew that you could do this! Thanks caedmon59!
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FWIW, the TiVo app (for remote viewing) has the same business with the black bars so that viewing on a mobile device is not filling the entire screen (although using the Fire app is full 16:9 screen filled). I know this is not a TiVo forum, but now that a solution is said for DishAnywhere may mean something simialr for TiVo. Point being that Dish Anywhere isn't the only one with this annoyance. I just thought I had to live with DishAnywhere not filling the screen. Thanks for the tip, I will certainly try it the next time, and then search the TiVo forum for a solution there.
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ewindowman
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Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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nelson61
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SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.
Scott Greczkowski
Washington Post

SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.
Can't remember where or who I saw predict this. :D

It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.
Bruce
It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.
Again, why would Musk want a TV Service, specially one that is losing over a million subscribers a year.

Phone service…maybe, but not TV.
Scott Greczkowski
Again, why would Musk want a TV Service, specially one that is losing over a million subscribers a year.

Phone service…maybe, but not TV.
I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.
Bruce
I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.
Again, if so, why would he want Dish/Sling of all the providers?

He could deliver anything without actually owning, for example, watching the Lions game in my Tesla Y on it's screen via the YT app, while on the way to my future in-laws on Sunday.
Bruce
Bruce
Washington Post

SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.
If Musk really wants to buy Boost, he might get a great price once Dish Wireless is out of Chapter 11.

Boost just lost 182,000 subs in the 3rd quarter-

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Is Dish like Iran in one way...they both will totally collapse by end of week :)
Foxbat
Other than the price, my experience with Boost is not that different than what I experienced with my years with Cricket. I will be curious to see what happens if SpaceX takes the reins.
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Again, if so, why would he want Dish/Sling of all the providers?

He could deliver anything without actually owning, for example, watching the Lions game in my Tesla Y on it's screen via the YT app, while on the way to my future in-laws on Sunday.
dish has new sats dtv does not
Scott Greczkowski
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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....
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Shooz - Styx
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Too Much Time on My Hands - Styx
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Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers
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No Time - The Guess Who
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TIME Won't Let Me-The Outsiders
dishstaller
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dishstaller
Sorry for posting the wrong link. Just corrected it.
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dfergie
I loved it when Rodney was on the Tonight Show...
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Foxbat
Sorry for posting the wrong link. Just corrected it.
Thanks, I wasn't sure if you had the wrong Subject or the wrong YouTube link.
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osu1991
Was a Don Rickles fan. I've dvr'd most of his appearances on Carson from the antenna tv replays.

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dishstaller
More Dangerfield rapid fire on Carson.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scEQFHQHHhU
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dishdude
Rodney Dangerfield is great. One of his best one liners - "My wife likes to talk to me during sex, last night she called me from Florida!"

Jackie Gleason is another one of the greats.


View: https://youtu.be/ciUV77AzIB4
dfergie
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!
Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
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primestar31

Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One
Bruce
Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One
At theaters, only in Japanese, on Disc and Netflix, available in English.
Foxbat
New trailer has dropped:
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long_time_Dish
Looks good! I'm interested...