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Re: Should I keep my amp cool?
I can see where heat build up would be a concern if one had their amp in a closed cabinet or tight confines in some piece of furniture, but when the amp is out in the open...well, you just bought into fear mongering.
F1nut
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Re: NextGen TV?
Jesus ! we just want to watch TV ! I do not need "interactive" features or "targeted ads". Seriously that in a nut shell is what has ruined the internet and clogging up everything. Click on something and 700 things are trying to get in the door with it.
I agree. ATSC 1.0 is fine with me.
It's easy to fix on the internet though, it's called Ublock Origin. I haven't seen an ad on my PC in over a decade, maybe longer. Not even on YouTube.
WilliamM2
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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
I always thought Brian Stelter bore an uncanny resemblance to Leonard Private Pyle…
daddyjt
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Re: NextGen TV?
Interesting, how so? There is a lot of folks out in the sticks that do not have internet capability outside of a cell phone and even then it is hit or miss.
For the interactive features they tout, since your TV cannot broadcast to them. There are also 3.0 tuners that require internet to decode the DRM. And last, for targeted ads, which I think is the main reason they want 3.0.
Jesus ! we just want to watch TV ! I do not need "interactive" features or "targeted ads". Seriously that in a nut shell is what has ruined the internet and clogging up everything. Click on something and 700 things are trying to get in the door with it.
pitdogg2
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Re: NextGen TV?
I don't pay for TV service and I don't watch commercials. That's the beauty of free OTA and the whole reason I shared those videos in the original post in the first place. The NextGen should not have DRM, or if it does, it shouldn't be some version that requires an Internet connection to decode. Gateway/DVRs should also be allowed. That's the crux of my comments to the FCC.
billbillw
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Re: New TV recommendations
skipshot12 wrote: »Have never had a hiccup with either of our viera plasma’s.
Why is it that once they perfect something it has to be discontinued?
Well they had many more they were going to introduce BUT new energy standards were adopted and they dropped the line because they would never be able to meet the new energy standards.
The Panasonic Plasma was my favorite TV panel, I've had 3, still have a 50" ST. Closest to the old CRT yet hi-def. The motion artifacts in LED panels was something I couldn't unsee. My only LED has been a Sony XBR-65X950G, very very little motion artifacts and the viewing angle does not change even extremely off axis. I'm very happy with it.
I also think that the plasma panel technology didn't scale down in pixel size enough to reach a 4K resolution in an affordable manner. 4K was where the market was heading in the late 2010s. OLED was becoming cheaper and for the most part, has most of the advantages of plasma, but with lower power, smaller pixels and even better blacks. Plus, they can be made much thinner, which was also a market preference. Plasma had better motion though. That part still hasn't been matched, but they have come up with tricks like black frame insertion, to make it better.
billbillw
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Re: NextGen TV?
Well simply, broadcasters must retain at least one channel of free, over-the-air broadcast programming. ATSC 3.0 has NOTHING to do with the receivers end it has EVERYTHING to do with the broadcasting end. They will more than likely have a bunch of nonsense that will come along with the 3.0, like DRM. Realistically there is no piracy on OTA so no need to clamp down on it with DRM, they're creating a problem where a statistically there was none.
While they must retain a free channel, they will eliminate ATSC 1.0 completely which has everything to do with receivers, the stream is different. That means you will have to upgrade equipment for FREE tv. The advanced features also require internet. They will lose many viewers. It really makes no sense to me.
FCC needs to require 1.0 to continue.
WilliamM2
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Re: Can I fix a mark Levinson 33 Monoblock thread
Some of you guys are truly mad men, I love watching stuff unfold as you guys do work like this, I for one wouldn’t get this deep, I probably would be the one to touch the wrong area, and knock myself to the ground. LOL!!
Great thread Trey..
Great thread Trey..
Toolfan66
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