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I first read about this on Reddit and did a ton of research before buying the Homatics version, (there are others).
First, the specs.
OS - Android 12 (update to A14 Beta is available)/Android TV
2Ghz Quad Core processor
32Gb Storage
4GB Ram
HDMI 2.1
WiFi 6 (I use Ethernet connected) w/Gigabyte Speeds
Supports
4K
Dolby Vision
Dolby Atmos
DTS
AV1
I have been using a Nvidia Sheild Pro for some years now on a Sony X900H TV with a 2013-model Sonos Playbar system connected to the TV by Optical (no HDMI Out on this bar)
I usually use the TV for YouTube, since the Sheild Pro doesn't support YT HDR and the Sheild for everything else, due to the AI Upscaling.
Ethernet connected to an 8-way Gb/s switch showing 538 Mb/s Up/440 Mb/s Down on Analiti
I am a junkie for settings so I have everything as tweaked and calibrated as it could be.
So first, the mistake I made.
I use a 500GB SSD for storage and apps on the Sheild and out of habit moved to the Box 4k, BIG mistake. Installing apps, and getting the Box to even recognize it at times was impossible to get around. FWIW, that drive may be having problems, but with 32GB, there's no reason to use an EHD for apps and Data, unless you record IPTV.
Running everything on the device's memory is much better.
Using YouTube HDR videos, the clarity is much sharper than on the TV itself, but there was a bit of jutter so I turned the Motion COntrol on and played with the levels until it smoothed out.
The first thing I noticed is on Kodi/Umbrella, my Girl Friend and I are binging Lost, the picture was MUCH better. Colors looked more real and the details stood out. This was the 4K picture I've been waiting for.
Then I went to YT and started again playing high-resolution HDR videos that looked spectacular. I changed over to YT on the TV and ran the same video and the picture was drastically worse than on the Homatics Box. I mean, I couldn't believe how much better the picture was on the Homatics box than the Sony TV, playing the same video.
The extra memory makes everything much faster, as well. Very smooth. I feel like I made a nice upgrade from the Sheild Pro.
First, the specs.
OS - Android 12 (update to A14 Beta is available)/Android TV
2Ghz Quad Core processor
32Gb Storage
4GB Ram
HDMI 2.1
WiFi 6 (I use Ethernet connected) w/Gigabyte Speeds
Supports
4K
Dolby Vision
Dolby Atmos
DTS
AV1
I have been using a Nvidia Sheild Pro for some years now on a Sony X900H TV with a 2013-model Sonos Playbar system connected to the TV by Optical (no HDMI Out on this bar)
I usually use the TV for YouTube, since the Sheild Pro doesn't support YT HDR and the Sheild for everything else, due to the AI Upscaling.
Ethernet connected to an 8-way Gb/s switch showing 538 Mb/s Up/440 Mb/s Down on Analiti
I am a junkie for settings so I have everything as tweaked and calibrated as it could be.
So first, the mistake I made.
I use a 500GB SSD for storage and apps on the Sheild and out of habit moved to the Box 4k, BIG mistake. Installing apps, and getting the Box to even recognize it at times was impossible to get around. FWIW, that drive may be having problems, but with 32GB, there's no reason to use an EHD for apps and Data, unless you record IPTV.
Running everything on the device's memory is much better.
Using YouTube HDR videos, the clarity is much sharper than on the TV itself, but there was a bit of jutter so I turned the Motion COntrol on and played with the levels until it smoothed out.
The first thing I noticed is on Kodi/Umbrella, my Girl Friend and I are binging Lost, the picture was MUCH better. Colors looked more real and the details stood out. This was the 4K picture I've been waiting for.
Then I went to YT and started again playing high-resolution HDR videos that looked spectacular. I changed over to YT on the TV and ran the same video and the picture was drastically worse than on the Homatics Box. I mean, I couldn't believe how much better the picture was on the Homatics box than the Sony TV, playing the same video.
The extra memory makes everything much faster, as well. Very smooth. I feel like I made a nice upgrade from the Sheild Pro.
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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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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Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
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Had no idea there were that many redundancies built into those restraints.Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…
It makes sense, however, I would want more types of restraints, so if one doesn't work, the other does ... the restraints coming over the shoulder I would have expected ... with a Seat belt as last resort.
Fwiw, I inquired with what they use on Coasters at Cedar Point, various Coasters, different restraints according to what the car and track requires ...
NONE of the Coasters at CP use THAT particular system
I'm glad to see ...
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Ok the update is complete.
I have been optimizing the site the past few days... and got us here now. We are rocking now!
We are rocking now!OTHER Mini Multiswitch
I just received 6 receiver 2 port mini Multiswitch and it work great, no external power need it, and you can connect 6 receiver instead of 4 on most Mini Multiswitches... If anyone is interested in where they can get one PM me....
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
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I bought the fixed color version of these bulbs for my store several years ago...work great and no more replacing ballast. Finally had one go out and when I went back to Amazon I saw that now they come in selectable versions so no more guess work as to what color light would do best in a certain area. They are now double OR single ended...used to be strictly one way or the other. If any of you are looking at replacing the old style 4 or 8 ft bulbs, you might want to give these a try. The 8 footers are BRIGHT. I put 5 in my shooting/target shed and you can get a decent tan if you are in there long enough.
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