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I know I do. Hell, I even prefer VHS and Laserdisc to streaming. I like media I can own and have my hands on. Although if you look at my other thread here, you can see I subscribe to A LOT of streaming services.
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Prefer physical media - yeah just a bit! We still stream though (at least until we can acquire the physical media). Our LPs, 45s and cassettes are not pictured but there are a few open reels in there by the CDs. And yes, I have hardware for all of it including Sony and Toshiba VHS recorders, a Sony 200 CD changer, a Sony 400 DVD changer, a Sony dual cassette recording deck, two Webcor vacuum tube open reel players, a Channel Master 8 track recorder and a Zenith drawer loading linear tracking turntable. 
You're like me, the den is overloaded with Beta/VHS/DVDs/CDs. I go to Goodwill a lot as I like Disney films. You never know what you might find there.Prefer physical media - yeah just a bit! We still stream though (at least until we can acquire the physical media). Our LPs, 45s and cassettes are not pictured but there are a few open reels in there by the CDs. And yes, I have hardware for all of it including Sony and Toshiba VHS recorders, a Sony 200 CD changer, a Sony 400 DVD changer, a Sony dual cassette recording deck, two Webcor vacuum tube open reel players, a Channel Master 8 track recorder and a Zenith drawer loading linear tracking turntable.
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Yep, we have purchased many used discs, usually from eBay. We only get those that are listed as very good, excellent, like new or new. Some great bargains on there and a nice way to build your collection at a reasonable price.
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Edit: Just some advice... if a user has 100% positive feedback on eBay, make sure that it's the same number as the total amount of feedback left for him altogether. Just my two cents.
I may be a little or very OCD, but I like to buy my crap new. Although an eBayer last year tried to get by selling me a set of Christmas VHS tapes he labeled as "new" but when I received them they were CLEARLY RESEALED. The Rudolph tape even needed rewinding. I reported him to eBay and PayPal and sent the tapes back and got my money back. He tried also to put a negative feedback in the positive feedback of my profile (since sellers can only leave positive feedback for buyers) and I reported him on that and they removed it. I left negative feedback for him, but then it no longer showed up the next day. I notice that he has 100% positive feedback left for him, but the fishy thing about that the amount of feedback left for him it types is larger than his actual score. And if it's actually 100% positive, the amount of positive feedback left for him would be the EXACT SAME as the number of all the feedback left for him. Clearly some neutral and negative feedbacks are not showing. I recently looked and that seller is still on eBay. I'd like to post his username here to warn you guys not to buy from him, but I have no idea if that's allowed here. And no, I'm not making this up.Yep, we have purchased many used discs, usually from eBay. We only get those that are listed as very good, excellent, like new or new. Some great bargains on there and a nice way to build your collection at a reasonable price.
Edit: Just some advice... if a user has 100% positive feedback on eBay, make sure that it's the same number as the total amount of feedback left for him altogether. Just my two cents.
We get most of our media new from places like Amazon, etc and probably about 90% of the media we buy on eBay is brand new and sealed as well. There are just some things that are now out of print and if you want them you must buy used. Being on eBay for over twenty years we have pretty much learned what to look out for. The key for us is to buy from those selling off parts of their personal collections or established individual sellers with excellent reputations that they want to retain.
We now totally avoid buying from large sellers who appear to be basically online pawn shops. They often do hundreds or even thousands of transactions a month and some do not check their merchandise very carefully. There is one group that does business on there that we bought an item from quite a while back and will never do business with again. They brag about how the items they receive are all meticulously inspected and only the highest quality ones are listed which is total bull$hit. The particular item we ordered was described as like new condition but used stock pictures to show it. We knew better but the price was great and we foolishly bit. It arrived with wear and fraying on every corner, divots in the cover, front was actually sticky and had a piece of dried food stuck to it and the discs were scuffed and scratched.
Reported them and got our money back - lesson learned. Only buy items that show detailed clear pictures of the actual item for sale so you know exactly what you are getting. You can't avoid every shady deal out there but, in general, our track record is very good.
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IWe get most of our media new from places like Amazon, etc and probably about 90% of the media we buy on eBay is brand new and sealed as well. There are just some things that are now out of print and if you want them you must buy used. Being on eBay for over twenty years we have pretty much learned what to look out for. The key for us is to buy from those selling off parts of their personal collections or established individual sellers with excellent reputations that they want to retain.
We now totally avoid buying from large sellers who appear to be basically online pawn shops. They often do hundreds or even thousands of transactions a month and some do not check their merchandise very carefully. There is one group that does business on there that we bought an item from quite a while back and will never do business with again. They brag about how the items they receive are all meticulously inspected and only the highest quality ones are listed which is total bull$hit. The particular item we ordered was described as like new condition but used stock pictures to show it. We knew better but the price was great and we foolishly bit. It arrived with wear and fraying on every corner, divots in the cover, front was actually sticky and had a piece of dried food stuck to it and the discs were scuffed and scratched.
Reported them and got our money back - lesson learned. Only buy items that show detailed clear pictures of the actual item for sale so you know exactly what you are getting. You can't avoid every shady deal out there but, in general, our track record is very good.
I've found a lot of decades old stuff that was still sealed. As I pointed out earlier, at least in person if not online, I can tell if it's the original seal. Yes, sealed stuff is slightly higher but most of the time of what I've bought wasn't terrible. But yes, there are occasions where you have no choice but to buy used. I wanted to replace my 3D TV last year, and yes, I had to buy a used copy.We get most of our media new from places like Amazon, etc and probably about 90% of the media we buy on eBay is brand new and sealed as well. There are just some things that are now out of print and if you want them you must buy used. Being on eBay for over twenty years we have pretty much learned what to look out for. The key for us is to buy from those selling off parts of their personal collections or established individual sellers with excellent reputations that they want to retain.
We now totally avoid buying from large sellers who appear to be basically online pawn shops. They often do hundreds or even thousands of transactions a month and some do not check their merchandise very carefully. There is one group that does business on there that we bought an item from quite a while back and will never do business with again. They brag about how the items they receive are all meticulously inspected and only the highest quality ones are listed which is total bull$hit. The particular item we ordered was described as like new condition but used stock pictures to show it. We knew better but the price was great and we foolishly bit. It arrived with wear and fraying on every corner, divots in the cover, front was actually sticky and had a piece of dried food stuck to it and the discs were scuffed and scratched.
Reported them and got our money back - lesson learned. Only buy items that show detailed clear pictures of the actual item for sale so you know exactly what you are getting. You can't avoid every shady deal out there but, in general, our track record is very good.
I get a lot used DVDs in very good to new condition from Amazon and on occasional off ebay. But Goodwill and thrift stores are great sources.Yep, we have purchased many used discs, usually from eBay. We only get those that are listed as very good, excellent, like new or new. Some great bargains on there and a nice way to build your collection at a reasonable price.
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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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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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