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26 Inch Plasma

Hey guys, I am planning on purchasing a 26 inch plasma tv that is high def ready. Can someone recommend a good set. I saw the Samsung LN-R269D and read some good reviews on it. There is also the dell 26inch W2606C . I havent read any real reviews on this set. If anyone can recommend a set or point me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Hey charper1, budget is around 1000 to 1300 bucks. 26" because it gonna be located in a bedroom. It may also be connected to a laptop(big maybe, not to sure yet). Thanks for any suggestions.
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lol, to most of these guys, if you can't see the TV from the next state over, it's too small. ;) (joking)
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All are under $1000 and 16:9

Toshiba 34HF83 34"
Toshiba 34HFX83 34"
JVC AV-32S575 32"
LG 30FZ4D 30"
Samsung TX-R3075WH 30"
Zenith Z23LZ5R 23"
Zenith Z26LZ5R 26"
Sharp Aquos LC-26GA4E 26"
Sharp LC-26GA5U 26"
ViewSonic NextVision N2750w 27"
Sceptre Naga III X27SV 27"
Westinghouse LTV-27W2 27"
Sharp LC-26DA5U 26"
Hewlett Packard LC2640N 26"
Sony BRAVIA KLV-S26A10 26"
Sharp Aquos LC-30HV4U 30"
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Thank

Hey charper1, nice list there bud. What do you guys think about the Sharp Aquos LC-26GA4E compared to the Sony BRAVIA KLV-S26A10. Is there any important i should look for in the spec's such as contrast, pixels and stuff like that. I'm sorta newbie at all this LCD and plasma stuff. If i had my way i'd stick a samsung 60" dlp in there :).

I ran across this on @mazon.

sharp

amazon.com/gp/product/B000AQFZCW/sr=1-8/qid=1141917099/ref=sr_1_8/104-2013154-7859929?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=electronics

sony

amazon.com/gp/product/B000A2K40E/104-2013154-7859929?v=glance&n=172282
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The best bang for the buck right now is the HP LC2600N. It is made by Sharp for HP. Has both DVI and HDMI inputs, i.link and digital optical audio outputs, C.M.S. (color management), ATSC, clear QAM, cablecard, NTSC turners. AVS forum has an official thread if you're interested in knowing more. Check streetprices.com for current price. This is a LCD not plasma.
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Scott Greczkowski
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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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Rag Mama Rag - The Band
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Mama I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne
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Untitled Linux Show 279

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


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New Apple TV Review ! 4th Generation - 2026 / 2027

Time for another AWESOME video from Lon Seidman of LON.TV!


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Dish now OUT of Bankruptcy - Business as Usual

Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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MikeD-C05
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Wow ,who would of thought there was this much to talk about when it came to phone companies?
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MikeD-C05 said:
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Wow ,who would of thought there was this much to talk about when it came to phone companies?
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there's a forum called howard forums. It's all about phone companies ;)
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slow_poke_pete said:
there's a forum called howard forums. It's all about phone companies ;)
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I agree that's where this phone company discussion probably should be. I've been visiting howardforums twice a day for over 20 years, discovered lot's of really good deals and info there. However, whereas they used to have hundreds of contributors daily, it's now down to less than a dozen regulars and a couple of negative moderators. The site is on it's last legs. I think most participants have moved to reddit.

Just saying.
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slow_poke_pete said:
there's a forum called howard forums. It's all about phone companies ;)
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Yes and people will usually call it HoFo. For Internet, it was dslreports which I believe finally disappeared as there is nothing newer than January 2025 as the site was running on it's own for years.
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rvvaquero said:
I agree that's where this phone company discussion probably should be. I've been visiting howardforums twice a day for over 20 years, discovered lot's of really good deals and info there. However, whereas they used to have hundreds of contributors daily, it's now down to less than a dozen regulars and a couple of negative moderators. The site is on it's last legs. I think most participants have moved to reddit.

Just saying.
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Yes, that's true. I haven't visited it for quite some time and it seems like while US Mobile seems to be famous elsewhere, it's not on HoFo as people there seem to question if it's really as good as people claim it is. I forgot if DSLReports which is valuable for internet service providers and also to a certain extent, at least with XFinity mobile included wireless phone company discussions as well.
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Almighty1 said:
US Mobile seems to be famous elsewhere
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I use US Mobile and it's fabulous, option to use any of the Big 3 and the customer service is outstanding.
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comfortably_numb said:
I use US Mobile and it's fabulous, option to use any of the Big 3 and the customer service is outstanding.
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Yeah, it seems like it's the best choice and one does not have to regret picking a carrier and be stuck to one network when they have access to all the networks out there.

One of these days when I have more time, I will have to learn what QCI is and what the number translates to as that seems to be something in US Mobile discussions on both reddit and HoFo and even from the CEO himself.
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QCI = Quality of Service Class Indicator.
The lower the number the better.

Each provider makes up their own QCI structure. It's generally first responder, post paid, pre paid, MVNO in that order from highest priority to lowest, but there are a ton of caveats and scenarios. As far as I know, there is nothing definitive put out by the providers themselves on this, only what people have been able to piece together. Basically outside of First Responder plans, the more you pay the higher priority you have. There's a reason that super cheap plan on an MVNO exists, because you are getting the table scraps and a neutered network experience versus those who pay more. You get what you pay for. T-Mobile implements network slicing for Business Plans and T-Priority, which is a whole different topic.



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osu1991
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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CBS gives the go ahead for Captain Pike, Spock, Number One and The Enterprise to return in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds


deadline.com

Spock Is Back As ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Gets CBS All Access Series Order; Rebecca Romijn & Anson Mount Co-Star

You've had Discovery & Picard & now a new Star Trek series with Spock, Cap. Pike & Number One is coming to the Viacom CBS streamer
deadline.com deadline.com


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More eye candy at the expense of a story.

I couldn't get over seeing a Gorn crewman in the shuttle bay of the future Enterprise. The cat-faced girl was baffling.
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The cat-faced girl was baffling.
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That was M'Ress from "Star Trek - The Animated Series" who was a member of the Enterprise crew in the last two years of Kirk's command.
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This season would be awesome if it were 22 episodes long and these were intermixed in the season. Weird, kookie is okay... but it is so disconnected. This isn't a season as much as a small collection of virtually independent episodes that have very little to do with anything.

They are also abusing Deus ex Machina. Feels more like a 50s cinema serial than a decently serious show. There are almost no consequences to any actions. Lower Decks did a much better job with plot than this season.
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Yespage said:
This season would be awesome if it were 22 episodes long and these were intermixed in the season.
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In that few (if any) of the storylines were worth doing (or hadn't already been visited), it might be worth doing more. As it was, it was time to stick a fork in whatever entity was running the show.
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Just watched a season 4 episode, and got "Event Horizon" lol... Though it seemed better done than how the movie itself was hacked up before release.
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battery for aim 1.5 meter

cant find anywhere t get replacement order meter from ebay would power up or charge sent it back
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How to Download Apps on Linux

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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DsvAYzKOfBU


Direct YouTube Link - How to Download Apps on Linux
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Echostar 11 - End of Life

EchoStar 11 is at 110W operating at an inclined orbit as a backup.

They have filed to extend it's license through 2027 and expect it likely run out of fuel and require deorbiting sometime in mid year 2027.

ICFS Application Summary - ICFS Portal

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nelson61 said:
EchoStar 11 is at 110W operating at an inclined orbit as a backup.

They have filed to extend it's license through 2027 and expect it likely run out of fuel and require deorbiting sometime in mid year 2027.

ICFS Application Summary - ICFS Portal

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Last reply · posted in The Sports Section

2026-27 NCAA College Football

Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Honestly, I would rather see an expanded bracketed playoff system than the current Conference Championship Game + playoff model we're using right now. The Conference Championships essentially allow two teams to beat up on each other, and then both typically are going to end up in the playoffs anyway unless it is one of the weaker or smaller conferences. Let them play it out on the field against others.
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Honestly, I would rather see an expanded bracketed playoff system than the current Conference Championship Game + playoff model we're using right now. The Conference Championships essentially allow two teams to beat up on each other, and then both typically are going to end up in the playoffs anyway unless it is one of the weaker or smaller conferences. Let them play it out on the field against others.
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Until the Big Ten changed thier alignment, (a couple years ago) ... it was not like that at all, the East side won most years the west side represented the Big Ten, but they may have been the team with the 4th best record ...
They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...

The biggest issue with the Conference Now is the Number of TEAMS .... WAY to Many.
It would take 2-3 YEARS to do a round robin where everyone would play one another ... How do you know how good a team is when teams don't play the same teams ?
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Jimbo said:
They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...
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Surprised you haven't made this claim yet.


View: https://x.com/RedditCFB/status/2119843536439005342?a=pI0NYBONwLj4vjRrQWo&s=20
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meStevo said:
Surprised you haven't made this claim yet.


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That'd be more than the FA Cup! Over 700 teams. It is also the most glorious tournament in the world.

Maybe it is time to get rid of the College Football season and just go to a tournament. 128 teams, fill in the bottom end with the lower division. Random draw (except the top 10 teams are in one bucket to draw from in the first and second rounds to avoid OSU v Alabama in the first round), go from 128 to 8. 4 games. Then the 8 remaining teams play 7 games against each other. Then the top two play for the title.
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So OU gets screwed and has to move the game under threat of forfeiture, because Ole Miss didn't want to take a 7hr bus ride or find another crew for a chartered flight. When did the crew time out? A 10pm flight cancellation should have had the crew flight ready again around 8am and in Norman by 10am. Everyone else figured this out. The sec better be reimbursing OU for this BS. The weather will be 15 degrees colder in the high 30's low 40's and raining Sunday, I'm sure Ole Miss will be complaining about that too.


View: https://x.com/Oklahoma_AD/status/2121486368454885445?a=T5DkBYl8kG2ZSFPMQb8&s=20


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If I were OU I'd have called their bluff and said OK, we forfeit. OU isn't going to the SEC Championship game or College Football Playoffs so it really wouldn't have mattered in the grand scheme of things.
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My Datacenter Evicted Me

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