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WRAL-TV Showcases Next Gen TV’s Potential

WRAL-TV Showcases Next Gen TV's Potential

Some interesting points from the article:

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"ATSC 3.0's OFDM modulation scheme is so much easier to receive than ATSC 1's 8VSB –even at the comparatively low power WRAL is using—that the new standard will make it possible for broadcasters to reach viewers over-the-air using smaller home antennas, on the road and even in their basements, he said."

"It's a 40kW transmitter that's covering all of Raleigh," he explained. "To put that into perspective, this signal is 40kW; WRAL's main signal is a million [watts ERP]."

Curiouser and curiouser!
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Art7220
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What they should do with ATSC 3 is put on like the old OTA scrambled channels. Here's a YT video about this.

Oddity Archive, Pay TV but not cable or satellite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBbCHpO9UR0
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comfortably_numb
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Art7220 said:
What they should do with ATSC 3 is put on like the old OTA scrambled channels. Here's a YT video about this.

Oddity Archive, Pay TV but not cable or satellite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBbCHpO9UR0
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Please, no.
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Justin Hill
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comfortably_numb said:
Please, no.
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I agree. It's obsolete. The best place for that junk is on cable or satellite TV.
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Justin Hill said:
I agree. It's obsolete. The best place for that junk is on cable or satellite TV.
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Not everyone has cable, satellite or broadband options.

Of course one could make a case that running a lot of the content currently carried on OTA isn't much in the greater public interest.

In terms of whether or not it is possible, Next Gen features conditional access per A/360. DTV has conditional access support (A/70) but I haven't seen it used.
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Justin Hill
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harshness said:
Not everyone has cable, satellite or broadband options.

Of course one could make a case that running a lot of the content currently carried on OTA isn't much in the greater public interest.

In terms of whether or not it is possible, Next Gen features conditional access per A/360. DTV has conditional access support (A/70) but I haven't seen it used.
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...Another option for airing those types of programs on broadcast TV, is to air versions of R-rated movies on digital subchannels that are censored for content and profanity with a TV-14 rating.

As for porn or uncut adult movies...that smut just doesn't belong on broadcast TV at all, even if it does get scrambled and requires a special pay-TV descrambler box to pay for it!
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harshness
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Justin Hill said:
...Another option for airing those types of programs on broadcast TV, is to air versions of R-rated movies on digital subchannels that are censored for content and profanity with a TV-14 rating.
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That becomes an issue of copyright violation if it isn't sanctioned by the owner of the content.
As for porn or uncut adult movies...that smut just doesn't belong on broadcast TV at all, even if it does get scrambled and requires a special pay-TV descrambler box to pay for it!
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You could say the same thing about hip-hop, rodeo (as a venue for animal abuse) or anti-American programming. Just because you may not appreciate it doesn't mean that it doesn't have an audience.

As uses for the airwaves merge with (or are replaced by) those of the Internet, who's to say?
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Whats for breakfast?

Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?

Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
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Dos cackleberrys over easy on top of 2 corned beef hash patties fried in skillet... Chocolate milk.
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Cold morning today, only 32 degrees. Fired up the oven and made cinnamon rolls (from a tube) and a pot of coffee.
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2 egg burrito with bacon and a side of hashbrowns. Coffee.

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Breakfast Quesadillas. Grilled flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, hash browns, chopped green chile, cheddar & Jack cheese and bacon. Coffee.

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Taco omelette. 3 eggs, taco meat from yesterday, diced green chilis, cheddar cheese, chopped red onion, avocado, black olives, chopped tomato, La Victoria Salsa Brava.

This one was really, really good!
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MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Hands-on

Time for another AWESOME video from BoredAtWork!


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sv9Vp1GGpeU


Direct YouTube Link - MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Hands-on
Booredatwork.com Website
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MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Display Hands-on

Time for another AWESOME video from BoredAtWork!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw8hUy_LwSg


Direct YouTube Link - MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Display Hands-on
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Linus Tech Tips
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I was wrong about Augmented Reality

Time for another AWESOME video from Linus Tech Tips!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KxqLC7F0iE


Direct YouTube Link - I was wrong about Augmented Reality
Linus on Facebook
The LTT Store
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iJustine
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New OLED MacBook Pro!!

Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SNXGTWVI8dM


Direct YouTube Link - New OLED MacBook Pro!!
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!
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iPhone Duo Screen Problems

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bpbEsKL3Jcw


Direct YouTube Link - iPhone Duo Screen Problems
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
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osu1991
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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of 'Kate & Allie' and 'McMillan & Wife,' Dies at 80

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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Kate & Allie’ and ‘McMillan & Wife,’ Dies at 80

Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress who starred in "Kate & Allie," died Monday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 80.
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Sorry to hear this. R.I.P.
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My Mom was a huge McMillan & Wife fan.

RIP
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Mcmillan and wife was where I remember her from, R.I.P. ...
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Scott Greczkowski
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SiriusXM announces 25 Holiday Channels for 2026

Some of the channels start next week.

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SiriusXM Delivers the Soundtrack to the Holidays with Its Festive Lineup of 25 Handcrafted Seasonal Music Channels

Lineup features channels produced and presented by celebrated personalities and iconic brands, including Jimmy Fallon, Hallmark,…...
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My favorite is probably Holiday Pops.
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It's not even Halloween yet.
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I like the Jimmy Fallon channel. This will be its third year. I like that it's all fresh each year. Also fun when he pops on live from time to time.
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At least 64 dead in Spanish passenger train collision

Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

At Least 64 Dead After Two High-Speed Trains Collide In Spain<!-- --> | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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dishstaller said:
Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

At Least 64 Dead After Two High-Speed Trains Collide In Spain<!-- --> | ZeroHedge

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They will have to look at the switching sections to determine WHY 2 trains were on the same track ... at the same time.
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Scott Greczkowski
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club

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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Show Don't Tell - Rush
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Show and Tell - Al Wilson
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On with the Show - The Rolling Stones
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The Show Must Go On - Pink Floyd
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If Love Must Go - Dobie Gray
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