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Okay, picked up the H20 while I still could and must say that I agree that OTA seems to be A LOT better. Several stations at a full 100% (I didn't know if went that high
). It might be a 'placebo' effect, but I do think the picture is better as well.
So, a few questions.
1) The manufacturer code is 600, made in Korea? Who is that? And the other boxes were 600 but made in China. Any suspected quality differences?
2) Any thoughts on when this will be interactive? I'm interested in the local
weather information I keep hearing about.
3) Anybody try to set up 'favorite list 1' using the 'channels I get' setting? I do that, then scroll down to deselect a few, and whenever I hit 24, the receiver resets. Happened twice, but otherwise is working great. Not a big deal, just curious to see if its a quirk of my receiver alone or of all of them.
). It might be a 'placebo' effect, but I do think the picture is better as well.So, a few questions.
1) The manufacturer code is 600, made in Korea? Who is that? And the other boxes were 600 but made in China. Any suspected quality differences?
2) Any thoughts on when this will be interactive? I'm interested in the local
weather information I keep hearing about.
3) Anybody try to set up 'favorite list 1' using the 'channels I get' setting? I do that, then scroll down to deselect a few, and whenever I hit 24, the receiver resets. Happened twice, but otherwise is working great. Not a big deal, just curious to see if its a quirk of my receiver alone or of all of them.
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D'oh, meant to put this under the HD forum, if someone can move it for me (I can't figure out how to do it myself).
D'oh, meant to put this under the HD forum, if someone can move it for me (I can't figure out how to do it myself).
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1. LG reportedly makes this box to D* specs. As far as I can tell, the only mfg. code out there is 600. Also, I did some web surfing on another issue about a month ago. The short answer is no difference in quality among So. Korea, China, Taiwan, etc. They are all contract factories making various electronics brands.
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bigpro said:Okay, picked up the H20 while I still could and must say that I agree that OTA seems to be A LOT better. Several stations at a full 100% (I didn't know if went that high
So, a few questions.
1) The manufacturer code is 600, made in Korea? Who is that? And the other boxes were 600 but made in China. Any suspected quality differences?
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1. LG reportedly makes this box to D* specs. As far as I can tell, the only mfg. code out there is 600. Also, I did some web surfing on another issue about a month ago. The short answer is no difference in quality among So. Korea, China, Taiwan, etc. They are all contract factories making various electronics brands.
Dana
bigpro said:
D'oh, meant to put this under the HD forum, if someone can move it for me (I can't figure out how to do it myself).
Here is a little more info on the differant H-20 receivers and a web site started on AVS forums just for the H-20 it really helped answer a lot of my ???????`s.
From 1994 - 2003 every manufacturer designed their own DIRECTV receivers from the ground up. But when News Corp took over their vision was a standard user interface and remote control for every box, so customers and their CSR could more easily support the products.
So LG, Philips, Samsung, Thomson and Humax all build the same box to DIRECTV's specifications.
Yes you are correct, LG made the Sony and Zenith DIRECTV receivers. In fact, LG owns Zenith. Sony actually built their first box, the HD100, but the HD200 and HD 300 were LG manufactured. LG made H20's and they are manufacturer code -600.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=598538&page=1&pp=30
Code:
2) Any thoughts on when this will be interactive? I'm interested in the local
weather information I keep hearing about.
3) Anybody try to set up 'favorite list 1' using the 'channels I get' setting? I do that, then scroll down to deselect a few, and whenever I hit 24, the receiver resets. Happened twice, but otherwise is working great. Not a big deal, just curious to see if its a quirk of my receiver alone or of all of them.Read that forum,I know its a lot of text but both your questions 2 and 3 are covered there.Like I said I had the same questions as you and learned a lot about the receiver from these posts.Hope this helps.........
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The following is from Reddit. -
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There appears to be a new DIRECTV Gemini OTT box, the C81KW-650.
The FCC listing is partially available, and a Geekbench entry confirms it uses an Amlogic S905X5, a solid SoC for a set-top box.
I also see 4GB of RAM, and the manufacturer is SEI Robotics.
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Ok found a picture of the Box too on Reddit:
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There appears to be a new DIRECTV Gemini OTT box, the C81KW-650.
The FCC listing is partially available, and a Geekbench entry confirms it uses an Amlogic S905X5, a solid SoC for a set-top box.
I also see 4GB of RAM, and the manufacturer is SEI Robotics.
DIRECTV C81KW OTT Box - Android TV Guide
Ok found a picture of the Box too on Reddit:
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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 was reading this article
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022
The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
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And again, 15 months in a row, streaming wins-
Cable and Broadcast added together-36.4%
Streaming with a massive 49.6%, 13.2% higher than Broadcast/Streaming.
Cable and Broadcast added together-36.4%
Streaming with a massive 49.6%, 13.2% higher than Broadcast/Streaming.
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Now that I'm retired, obviously I have different health care insurance. I take 2 prescriptions. With my old insurance I didn't have to pay for either of them, now I do. It's not a huge amount but it led me to dig a little into the cost of prescription medications. I have been using Walgreens for the longest time. But what I found was that Walgreens price is 4.8 times more for one of my prescriptions and the other is 2.3 percent more compared to the lowest price pharmacy. If you pay for prescription medications you might want to have a look at trumprx and see if you can get a lower price.
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Actually I take just 2 prescriptions, Atorvastatin and Lisinopril. They cost me $6 each for 100 pills. Next year that will be nothing.That's ok. I probably take enough for the two of us.
God knows what Bobby takes. Maybe so much they count as a meal?
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Don't know if any of you have watched this series yet, it would be interesting to see if you feel this review was accurate. It was very humorous to listen to however.
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