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Last reply Sep 25, 2019 · posted in TV Shows

Country Music: A Ken Burns Film

Over a decade in the making, Ken Burns new film began airing last night on PBS. Presented in 8 parts, it covers the history of Country music. Episode 1 focused on the origins with roots in soul, gospel, European folk, etc., and ended with the Carter Family and death of Jimmie Rodgers. Very well told and presented.

S~

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NYDutch

Sep 16, 2019

We watched last night, and have the rest of the parts set to record so we wont miss any of it.

teachsac

Sep 24, 2019

Just finished the series. What a show and ending. Brings a lot of clarity.

S~

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SamCdbs

Sep 25, 2019

Typical of Burns' work. Much like "Baseball" it started out great when dealing with the distant past, but then turned political and racial when it got closer to the present. Still good, but turning the guilt-o-meter down a few notches, particularly when dealing with a subject where 90% of the white stars' biography begins "Born into abject poverty in (Appalachia) (the Mississippi Delta) (The Central Valley of California) etc." would be appreciated.

KAB

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Last reply 1 minute ago · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum

Looks like Netflix/Warner Bros. is happening. (or maybe not.)

Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery, Will Start Exclusive Deal Talks

Netflix has emerged victorious with what appears to be the highest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and the two sides are set to start exclusive talks.

deadline.com

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Foxbat

Feb 27, 2026

Will Paramount+ now include all the Warner Brothers content? Don't suppose we'd be lucky enough that it would include all the HBO content…

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savarese04

Mar 1, 2026

Foxbat said:
Will Paramount+ now include all the Warner Brothers content? Don't suppose we'd be lucky enough that it would include all the HBO content…

I'm sure eventually there will be a super bundle or they will go the Disney+-Hulu route where P+ is one price and then HBO Max is an add-on (or something)

Yespage

Mar 2, 2026

savarese04 said:
I'm sure eventually there will be a super bundle or they will go the Disney+-Hulu route where P+ is one price and then HBO Max is an add-on (or something)

And HBO Max to join together with Paramount+. (paywall)

article said:
Paramount Skydance will combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streaming service, David Ellison, the company's CEO, said on a Monday call with investors.

"As we said, we do plan to put the two services together, which today gives us a little over 200 million direct-to-consumer subscribers," Ellison said. "We think that really positions us to compete with the leaders in the space."

A la carte is dead! It was killed by corporate bundling.

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comfortably_numb

Monday at 9:13 PM

Judge Orders Paramount To Temporarily Pause Warner Bros Acquisition

California and 11 states sued on July 13, arguing the deal would create a media behemoth with the power to raise prices in film and television.

www.huffpost.com

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MikeD-C05

Today at 12:00 PM

comfortably_numb said:
Judge Orders Paramount To Temporarily Pause Warner Bros Acquisition

California and 11 states sued on July 13, arguing the deal would create a media behemoth with the power to raise prices in film and television.

www.huffpost.com

Paramount will have to pay Warner Bothers/ Discovery $650 million "ticking fee"for every quarter, or $7 million per day, if they go past the original merger assured date they put in their contract, which is in September 30th.

Paramount is also on the hook for $7 billion reverse termination fee paid to Warner Brothers/Discovery if the merger doesn't go through period. This could make the merger not worth their money or especially their time. Especially since I heard that Warner Brothers /Discovery is losing billions each month. They have till June 4, 2027 to fight out the deal with regulators and lawyers before the deal completely expires.

So the longer they stretch this out in Court the better for killing the merger. The A.G.s of 12 blue states are using the 1913 bill passed and signed in to law in 1914 - Clayton Antitrust Act - to stop the merger. I would love to see someone in D.C. not get what he wants in the merger in the first place, which was the destruction of CNN and the firing of the anchors he personally doesn't like. :biggrin

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Jimbo

Today at 1:54 PM

Yespage said:
And HBO Max to join together with Paramount+. (paywall)

A la carte is dead! It was killed by corporate bundling.

Hmmm ... Isn't that WHY we started Streaming in the first place ?
(People cried for Ala Carte)

meStevo

Today at 1:59 PM

Not I. I started streaming for better control of what programming I chose to pay for and because of the $40-50 in extra fees on my bill that I haven't had to pay for more than 10 years now.

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ncted

20 minutes ago

I started streaming because that is where the content was, specifically content that didn't come with a bunch of franchise fees, equipment fees, and a bunch of expensive sports that I didn't think was worth the cost.

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Jimbo

1 minute ago

ncted said:
I started streaming because that is where the content was, specifically content that didn't come with a bunch of franchise fees, equipment fees, and a bunch of expensive sports that I didn't think was worth the cost.

I don't think the Sports is worth the cost, but I still buy the NFL and MLB.

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply 34 minutes ago · 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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ClarkGable

Today at 5:17 AM

King Of The Road - Roger Miller

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harshness

Today at 9:16 AM

On the Road Again - Willie Nelson

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Bobby

Today at 11:35 AM

Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton

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gms49ers

Today at 11:43 AM

Here Again - Rush

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Try And Love Again - The Eagles

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osu1991

Last reply 35 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

EV News

America’s Fastest-Growing EV State Isn’t California—Not by a Long Shot

New data shows electric vehicle adoption is increasingly driven by state policies, electricity prices and charging access—not federal incentives

www.autoweek.com

The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.

:eek

It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 10:53 PM

When I had my Ford Escape, I counted on getting lower MPG due to a number of factors, mostly the increased rolling resistance caused by snow on the road, lower tire pressures due to lower air temperatures, higher drag due to increased air density and frozen precipitation on the car's body, and increased electrical power required by lighting and accessories like wipers. Since ICE are not as efficient as an EV, the energy they normally waste means these impacts are not as significant as when you drive an EV.

The Volvo PHEV I drive now will drop to its EPA range in the Winter (35 Miles Electric range) while I am seeing 50 miles of EV range in the summertime. I don't have a heat pump, but a resistive heater which uses a Watt of electricity to produce one watt of heat energy. It's better to heat the seats and steering wheel (still resistive, but targeting the contact points with less power). ICE is so bad at converting gasoline into forward motion that all that heat can be used to heat up the cabin. That's great when it's cold, but wasted when it's hot out.

Same thing with braking, ICE just heats up the air by rubbing friction material against steel disks (or drums). EV captures the kinetic energy and puts most of it back into the battery.

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Jimbo

Today at 1:41 PM

Foxbat said:
When I had my Ford Escape, I counted on getting lower MPG due to a number of factors, mostly the increased rolling resistance caused by snow on the road, lower tire pressures due to lower air temperatures, higher drag due to increased air density and frozen precipitation on the car's body, and increased electrical power required by lighting and accessories like wipers. Since ICE are not as efficient as an EV, the energy they normally waste means these impacts are not as significant as when you drive an EV.

The Volvo PHEV I drive now will drop to its EPA range in the Winter (35 Miles Electric range) while I am seeing 50 miles of EV range in the summertime. I don't have a heat pump, but a resistive heater which uses a Watt of electricity to produce one watt of heat energy. It's better to heat the seats and steering wheel (still resistive, but targeting the contact points with less power). ICE is so bad at converting gasoline into forward motion that all that heat can be used to heat up the cabin. That's great when it's cold, but wasted when it's hot out.

Same thing with braking, ICE just heats up the air by rubbing friction material against steel disks (or drums). EV captures the kinetic energy and puts most of it back into the battery.

Wait a minute ....
I dis agree with your 1st paragraph. In a Gas vehicle running the Wipers is Not making less Miles Per Gallon (or per Volt in your case) running things on electric isn't effecting the MPG

2nd paragraph ...
You just pointed out that you lose travel distance in the Winter (Cold) 35 -50 ...

3rd Paragraph
You mentioned that Ice rubs your disks to stop , which it does ....
However, are you trying to say that the EV doesn't rub its disc together to stop ?
Yes it does, your comparing 2 different things, yes the EV kinetic energy, but that kinetic energy is doing what, its making the brakes work.

Both vehicles stop using Brake system, but when you break it down, its still using pads and Drum or rotors to Stop.
They just do it a different way.

Ronnie-

Today at 1:56 PM

Jimbo said:
Both vehicles stop using Brake system, but when you break it down, its still using pads and Drum or rotors to Stop.
They just do it a different way.

Actually, EVs stop the majority of the time using regenerative braking via the electric motors. You can also use the friction brakes, but id say 80-90% of the time I do not, and most EV drivers would be the same.

This is one reason your regular brakes last so much longer on an EV.

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Jimbo

Today at 1:57 PM

Ronnie- said:
Actually, EVs stop the majority of the time using regenerative braking via the electric motors. You can also use the friction brakes, but id say 80-90% of the time I do not, and most EV drivers would be the same.

This is one reason your regular brakes last so much longer on an EV.

Well, thats pretty damn scary ...

Ronnie-

Today at 1:59 PM

Jimbo said:
Well, thats pretty damn scary ...

Out of curiosity, what is scary about it?

Jimbo

Today at 2:04 PM

Ronnie- said:
Out of curiosity, what is scary about it?

Not Knowing your brakes are going to function.
With an Ice Car I Know when I use the brakes, they work .... you sound like they don't use them.

Then again when I had my 4 speed, i'd often times use the engine to slow as well, but never intentionally not use the brake.

Curious, do the EV's and Teslas have a Manual option when you buy them ?

Ronnie-

Today at 2:15 PM

Jimbo said:
Then again when I had my 4 speed, i'd often times use the engine to slow as well, but never intentionally not use the brake.

I would not really equate it to engine braking like you are accustomed to.

Honestly, from the passenger seat you cant tell the driver isnt using the brake pedal.

For the driver it is a much smoother experience.

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Scott Greczkowski

Today at 2:19 PM

GM has problems with their EV's I hope since they are not announcing new models that they are working on making their EV's more solid and figure out the bugs many people (myself included) have had with their EV's.

dishdude

Today at 2:23 PM

Jimbo said:
Well, thats pretty damn scary ...

Why? You have two methods to slow the vehicle down instead of relying solely on the brakes.

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Jimbo

35 minutes ago

Ronnie- said:
I would not really equate it to engine braking like you are accustomed to.

Honestly, from the passenger seat you cant tell the driver isnt using the brake pedal.

For the driver it is a much smoother experience.

I have never been able to drive an EV, so at this point ... I'm just not sure how it all works ...
Thats why I have been asking questions ... so I can learn

I take that back, I did drive an EV once for about 30 minutes, it was a Ford Maverick I believe.

navychop

35 minutes ago

And THEN, there's the Fred Flintstone method….

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Van

Last reply Today at 2:27 PM · posted in What's Cooking?

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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TRG

Saturday at 2:26 PM

Oatmeal and an apple. Coffee.

TRG

Sunday at 2:02 PM

Sometimes I get a hankerin' for Waffle House. Today was the day. I know some people think I'm weird, I don't care.

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Yesterday at 8:25 AM

Honey Nut Cheerios

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Yesterday at 8:55 AM

TRG said:
Oatmeal and an apple. Coffee.

I need to get some more oatmeal...
Scrambled egg and sausage bowl topped with pico de gallo, 1 strip bacon, whole milk...

TRG

Today at 2:27 PM

Corned beef hash and eggs. Coffee.

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clucas

Last reply Today at 1:00 PM · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion

YTA - Nostalgia TV

If you have been in the hobby as long as I have, you may remember watching Nostalgia TV on C-Band. Our local station started carrying YTA which is Your Television America and is distributed on SES11 at 105W. I don't find too much of interest on it but my research came up with their website: YTA Television Network | Your Television America and it states: "Founded in 1985 as the Nostalgia channel, YTA (Your Television America) has a long history providing classic americana programming to audiences across the country." YTA is not the same as the old Nostalgia but I thought I'd stir up a few memories.

Also, at the bottom of the page is galxy.tv link which states it pays you to watch their channel.

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Corrado

Today at 12:35 PM

I remember the original C band channel of that name. It wasn't the same as the over the air channel of the same name today. I received that locally until earlier this year and it aired mainly movies. Perhaps I'm wrong but I thought that became American Life TV, but it's been a long time.

Seems like they were the forerunners of airing older classic programming that began around the time of Nick at Night or TV land. The days before the original RTN, RTV channels from Equity TV and later from Luken that I loved watching. Thanks for sharing.

telstar_1

Today at 1:00 PM

And it wasn't scrambled!

Dish Fan

Last reply Today at 10:21 AM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Question about a dual Hopper 3 installation...

In a dual Hopper 3 installation, does Signal Protector failover remain limited to three receivers across the account, or does each Hopper independently provide Signal Protector to its own Joey clients?

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HipKat

Yesterday at 8:22 PM

Dish Fan said:
In a dual Hopper 3 installation, does Signal Protector failover remain limited to three receivers across the account, or does each Hopper independently provide Signal Protector to its own Joey clients?

Good question. Now I'm curious about that, too

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Jim5506

Today at 10:21 AM

Dish Fan said:
In a dual Hopper 3 installation, does Signal Protector failover remain limited to three receivers across the account, or does each Hopper independently provide Signal Protector to its own Joey clients?

Heavily edited and redacted answer.

IMHO since the joey clients are not receivers, just clients, the Hopper does all the work and just sends a signal to each Joey.
However, each signal to a Joey occupies a tuner on the Hopper and AFAIK the Hopper can negotiate three ethernet streams at a time.
With dual Hopper installation that number should apply to each Hopper, so you might be able to have 6 signal protection instances in that case.
My best guess.

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