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Just wondering if I'd be gaining anything by getting the 54.1.
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I'm baaaack!!!
Updating the list from the originally-quoted post, I do have a spare 54.3 and a 40.0 available. Take your pick, first come first served. I am only offering one of these remotes, so whichever one goes, I'll keep the other one.
As promised, here is my in-depth review of the 50.0 remote. This is going to be a long one. So, here is your warning to flee while you can!
The trackpad is by far the most divisive feature, so I'll start there. It does take some getting used to, so it is definitely not for everyone. Some people may love it, while others may hate it. Here are my thoughts:
I like how the trackpad makes it very easy to scroll quickly through the guide, without needing to repeatedly press (or hold down) any buttons. This should definitely save on any wear and tear of the buttons, compared to other remote models. You can control the rate of scrolling by doing a long swipe (similar to a page up / page down, or a skip forward / skip back) or a short swipe (similar to an up arrow / down arrow / right arrow / left arrow).
I do find that to have more exact control over the navigation, I tend to use my index finger (the way I would on a smartphone or tablet) rather than my thumb (the way I would normally press the arrow buttons). However, with a little practice, I have learned to be able to use the trackpad either way quite effectively.
To enter numbers, you must first press the "123" button in the upper-right, directly above the trackpad. This causes the number pad to appear both on the trackpad itself, and in the middle of the TV screen. From there, you can obviously press each number directly, if you are looking at the remote. To make it easier to use this feature without looking at the remote, the on-screen number pad cursor tracks your thumb's movement. When the desired number is highlighted, press the trackpad to enter it. As long as your thumb remains in contact with the trackpad, the number pad will wait until you have entered every digit, before acting on the command. There is also a back arrow on the number pad, so you can correct any numbers if you press the wrong one by mistake.
In small print below that "123" button, there is text that says "abc" which to me would seem to indicate that a long press of that button should pull up a text keyboard. That would make sense, considering how the other buttons are labeled. (A long press of the Back button takes you directly to Live TV, for example, and a long press of the skip forward button is a fast forward.) However, I have not been able to get a text keyboard to appear. In fact, a long press of the "123" button does absolutely nothing. This does not appear to be context-sensitive, either, as even in the Search menu (which has an on-screen letter and number pad) a long press of the "123" button does not give any different options for entering text. You simply navigate the existing on-screen keyboard just as you would with any other remote. I have no clue what that "abc" is supposed to indicate. It is not a shortcut to go directly to your local ABC affiliate, either.
The trackpad does have one major difference compared to other remotes, when it comes to navigating through the Menus. With other remotes, you can move the cursor off the left side of the screen to wrap around to the right side of the screen, and vice versa. I call this feature "Pac-Man Navigation" since it reminds me of the way the Pac-Man maze works. With the 50.0 remote, there is no Pac-Man Navigation. However, a long swipe right or left easily gets you to the other side of the screen quickly, with no need to use the wrap-around feature to save on button presses (or swipes). So, this accomplishes the same purpose. It does take some getting used to, though, if you are used to being able to have the cursor wrap around to the opposite side of the screen.
Now, on to some other 50.0 remote features. The size of this remote is just about right. It is as tall as my Roku remote, and as wide and thick as the 54-series remote. This makes the 50.0 the right size to fit my hand comfortably. I also like the placement of the buttons (microphone, diamond, backlight) on the upper-right side of the remote. I am used to pressing buttons in this area of the Roku remote, so I find this placement handy on the 50.0 remote.
I especially appreciate having a button to manually turn on the backlight, as opposed to the motion-sensitive backlight of the 54-series remote. I always felt that was an unnecessary drain on the batteries in the 54, if you are using the remote in a well-lit room, and do not need the backlight. With the 50.0, I can use the backlight when I need it, and leave it off the rest of the time.
Having said that, the placement of the buttons on the 50.0 is laid out well enough that I can easily find which button I want without having to look down at the remote or use a backlight in the first place. I especially like having the channel up/down buttons all the way in the lower-right corner of the remote, which I find quite convenient for channel surfing.
There are also some additional buttons on the 50.0 remote, that the 54-series remotes do not have. Most important among these is the TV Power button in the upper-right corner. (That is also where that button is located on the 52.0 remote.) This makes it very easy to independently turn the TV on or off, without also controlling the satellite receiver, and without needing to put the remote in TV Mode before pressing the single Power button of the 54 remote. I have no idea why the TV Power button was not put on the 54 remote, but it is a major drawback of that series, in my opinion.
The 50.0 remote has a dedicated Apps button, which takes you directly to the Apps Bar (bottom of the screen) with a single press. (If you prefer the full-screen Apps Menu instead, just press the Apps button a second time.) This button is missing from the 54-series. The 54 remotes do make up for that by having two diamond buttons that can be customized for just about any function you may want, including acting as an Apps button. The buttons located in the equivalent place (on each side of the zero number button, at the bottom of the remote) on the 52.0 remote can also be customized. However, they are not labeled as diamond buttons, so that is not as intuitive as the other remotes.
As I mentioned before, the 50.0 remote only has one diamond button that can be customized, and it is located on the upper-right side, between the microphone and backlight buttons. Only having one customizable button may be seen as a drawback of the 50.0 remote. For comparison, the 40.0 remote (which has a lot more dedicated function buttons already) also has one customizable button, the Format (*) button in the lower-left corner.
I really don't have much to say about the voice functionality of the 50.0 remote. This works exactly the same way I expect it to work, from experience with the 54-series remotes. The only difference is the placement of the microphone button on the 50.0 remote, on the right side instead of on top. I find this placement on the 50.0 convenient, to help prevent it from accidentally getting pressed.
That is my review. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Hopefully this will serve as a convenient place for people who may be unfamiliar with the 50.0 remote to find out more about it, and how it compares to the other Dish remotes. Another big thanks to dishdude for letting me play with this, as it is much appreciated! Have a nice day, everyone!
I checked it out just now. The 54 has 5 pages.
They've added a page since the last time I had to beta test this feature, years ago. I remember when the 40.0 only had three pages, and the 54.0 had four pages at that time.I checked it out just now. The 54 has 5 pages.
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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!
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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.
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Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
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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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Didn't see a thread like this so I figured why not start one. This is about natural supplements. If you aren't into supplements, fine, but please let those of us who do want to discuss this discuss it.
The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.
The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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IS Amiko MIRA 3 any good ???
Can you recommend the best to cover all bases. NO BEEPS on certain channels 101w (NEWSMAX ,NEWS NATION), a clock that keeps working STEADY for timed recording ,solid unit with good lifespan. My Amiko died AND my Linkbox has NO Favorites Button and BEEPS on many channels. Picking up 105 west with a NEW SHED IN THE Way with 6 foot Cband ..95 percent quality ...unbelievable.
Can you recommend the best to cover all bases. NO BEEPS on certain channels 101w (NEWSMAX ,NEWS NATION), a clock that keeps working STEADY for timed recording ,solid unit with good lifespan. My Amiko died AND my Linkbox has NO Favorites Button and BEEPS on many channels. Picking up 105 west with a NEW SHED IN THE Way with 6 foot Cband ..95 percent quality ...unbelievable.
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Can't help but wonder if a worker overlooked checking the harness. I rarely ride a roller coaster anymore but when I do I check the harness myself pretty aggressively.
Can't imagine what the son is going through.
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Can't imagine what the son is going through.
Dad levitated and bled then fell to his death from coaster
Eyewitnesses have shared fresh details of the horrific accident that happened at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday afternoon.
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UPDATE: Six Flags is adding seatbelts to all 9 rollercoasters
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Six Flags adds important safety feature after teacher died
Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed at the theme park in Austell earlier this month, after he was thrown from his seat on the Goliath rollercoaster. Four others were injured.
Finally ....UPDATE: Six Flags is adding seatbelts to all 9 rollercoasters
Six Flags adds important safety feature after teacher died
Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed at the theme park in Austell earlier this month, after he was thrown from his seat on the Goliath rollercoaster. Four others were injured.
Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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Love this guy's channel. Looks like Walmart has thrown in the towel when it comes to conventional car batteries.
I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
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I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awe7kY5nvdU
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
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Direct YouTube Link - Larry Ellison's Debt-Fueled Media Bet: Could It Spark a Crash? #shorts
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