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OMG. What the hell are they thinking over at MeTV ??
This morning I tried to watch an episode of Family Affair but it was in full blown 16x9 S-T-R-E-C-H--O--V-I-S-I-O-N !
HORRIBLE! They zoomed and stretched the video to fill the entire 16x9 screen, there were no black bars on the side at all. Everyone's head was chopped off and everyone's face was so zoomed in they were popping out of the screen like a bad 3D movie.
Other shows are not as severely distorted but are still horrible to watch. EVERYTHING MeTV airs was filmed in 4:3 and was meant to be seen that way. Displaying it any other way is an abomination and an insult to the creators of that original content. It's horribly distracting and extremely annoying. When they zoom in content is lost. Who in the world would ever think this is a good idea?
KBMT 12.4 is now transmitting an actual 1280x720 picture but they leave the content distortion to MeTV.
KFDM 6.3 (GRIT) is transmitting a 704x480 but in 16:9 format. KFDM themselves are the ones that are mangling the video and in my opinion, what they are doing is a far greater crime than what MeTV is doing.
Is this where we are going? S-T-R-E-C-H--O--V-I-S-I-O-N ?? Are there that many whiny babies about black bars on their screens that everyone else has to suffer?? I would rather have black bars on screen and see the content in it's original format than some adulterated, mangled up garbage. I suspect it's the whiny little millennials bunch, the same ones that think it's a good idea to have a TV that WATCHES YOU and LISTENS to your home 24/7 and uploads everything it sees and hears to Korea. "Oh, it's too much work to push buttons on my remote, I want to give voice commands to my TV. I want to wave my arms at the TV to change channels." (But pressing buttons is more work than waving your arms?)
I suspect within a few years MeTV will stretch ALL content to 16:9 and to hell with black bars.
It's time for me to start buying up my old favorites on Blu-ray and just quit watching TV. I despise commercials anyway. And all the logos and watermarks and promotional animations.
The world is going to hell in a walmart hand basket and that's as good as it gets, that's where it belongs.
Oh yeah, and GET OFF MY LAWN !!
Disclaimer: Today's rant has been brought to you by Too Much Coffee ?
This morning I tried to watch an episode of Family Affair but it was in full blown 16x9 S-T-R-E-C-H--O--V-I-S-I-O-N !
HORRIBLE! They zoomed and stretched the video to fill the entire 16x9 screen, there were no black bars on the side at all. Everyone's head was chopped off and everyone's face was so zoomed in they were popping out of the screen like a bad 3D movie.
Other shows are not as severely distorted but are still horrible to watch. EVERYTHING MeTV airs was filmed in 4:3 and was meant to be seen that way. Displaying it any other way is an abomination and an insult to the creators of that original content. It's horribly distracting and extremely annoying. When they zoom in content is lost. Who in the world would ever think this is a good idea?
KBMT 12.4 is now transmitting an actual 1280x720 picture but they leave the content distortion to MeTV.
KFDM 6.3 (GRIT) is transmitting a 704x480 but in 16:9 format. KFDM themselves are the ones that are mangling the video and in my opinion, what they are doing is a far greater crime than what MeTV is doing.
Is this where we are going? S-T-R-E-C-H--O--V-I-S-I-O-N ?? Are there that many whiny babies about black bars on their screens that everyone else has to suffer?? I would rather have black bars on screen and see the content in it's original format than some adulterated, mangled up garbage. I suspect it's the whiny little millennials bunch, the same ones that think it's a good idea to have a TV that WATCHES YOU and LISTENS to your home 24/7 and uploads everything it sees and hears to Korea. "Oh, it's too much work to push buttons on my remote, I want to give voice commands to my TV. I want to wave my arms at the TV to change channels." (But pressing buttons is more work than waving your arms?)
I suspect within a few years MeTV will stretch ALL content to 16:9 and to hell with black bars.
It's time for me to start buying up my old favorites on Blu-ray and just quit watching TV. I despise commercials anyway. And all the logos and watermarks and promotional animations.
The world is going to hell in a walmart hand basket and that's as good as it gets, that's where it belongs.
Oh yeah, and GET OFF MY LAWN !!
Disclaimer: Today's rant has been brought to you by Too Much Coffee ?
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Thanks to Fitch Ratings ( who gives the ratings on Credit and debt, as approved by the SEC, so they have accurate numbers) we have the totals.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
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Recently came back to DirectTV Satellite service and have two boxes, Gemini and a main HR54.
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
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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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I feel like this was discussed in another thread, but I can't find it. I have T-Mobile and my last iPhone upgrade was in 2020. I want to get a new iPhone, but what is the best way to go about doing it? Should I order the iPhone from T-Mobile directly, or should I buy from the Apple Store? I feel like there are pros/cons to each option.
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I have a Hopper with Sling. (Don't know exact model.) A couple nights ago, I went into the DVR screen, and noted that it was recording three programs. Yet I was able to view live TV (that was not one of the channels being recorded.) Did something change? In the past, it would only let me watch one of the channels being recorded, or any recording in the DVR menu. Maybe it was streaming, although there was no indication of that?
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YJjxjYvmQ8s
Direct YouTube Link - Good Bye, Tim! Last WWDC
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!
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WANTED DirecTV LCC
Anyone have a DirecTV Local Channel Connector that you'd like to get rid of at a reasonable price? DirecTV is currently in a contract dispute with owner of my local ABC affiliate.
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I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
Could be out of them I guess ... I'd keep trying, every 3-4 days.I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
If they are not out of them as them WHY you can't get one, seeing Your in a Dispute. Thats what they are for.
I would make them give you a real answer, don't let them off the hook.
I had one, and it worked well, but I believe I gave it to another D* friend (also had a AM21), I know I gave them away ...
According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
I'm not sure your going to find any Refurbished ones as D* doesn't ask for them back.According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
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Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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House of the Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones, premieres on HBO Max on 8/21. I will be warching
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The wait’s felt a little like watching for a dragon egg to hatch, but HBO’s hugely anticipated Game of Thrones prequel series finally has a release date. House of the Dragon will debut the first of its initial 10-episode season this summer, the network revealed today in a series of tweets that...
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