December 25, 20213 yr Anyone in Houston with a ATSC 3.0/Next Gen TV? I missed the announcement that all of the major channels here started broadcasting with it a few weeks back. I don’t know if I will spend the money on a external tuner now but will look to ensure the next TV has it built-in. Maybe 2023.
December 25, 20213 yr Anyone in Houston with a ATSC 3.0/Next Gen TV? I missed the announcement that all of the major channels here started broadcasting with it a few weeks back. I don’t know if I will spend the money on a external tuner now but will look to ensure the next TV has it built-in. Maybe 2023. My Sony OLED has the 3.0 tuner. I haven't even researched it. What am I supposed to notice is different?
December 25, 20213 yr 12 minutes ago, Okie State said: My Sony OLED has the 3.0 tuner. I haven't even researched it. What am I supposed to notice is different? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATSC_3.0 Quote The standards are designed to offer support for newer technologies, including HEVC for video channels of up to 2160p 4K resolution at 120 frames per second, wide color gamut, high dynamic range, Dolby AC-4 and MPEG-H 3D Audio, datacasting capabilities, and more robust mobile television support.[1][4] The capabilities have also been foreseen as a way to enable finer public alerting and targeted advertising. Quote A U.S. consortium known as AWARN has advocated for the use of ATSC 3.0 features, including datacasting, and automatically waking up devices, in order to provide an emergency alert system with support for embedded rich media and finer geotargeting. These features are defined within the "Advanced Emergency Alerting" portions of the ATSC 3.0 standards.[15][16] Quote Consumer advocates have noted the opportunity in which ATSC 3.0 can allow advertisers to run targeted advertising. The targeted ads would allow advertisers to track more directly viewer ratings rather than indirectly by companies such as Nielsen Media Research. The FCC is expected to defer the decision on targeted ads to be in accordance with Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on privacy.[68] Edited December 25, 20213 yr by Francisco 2.0
December 25, 20213 yr It will also allow localized info/weather crawls like cable TV, and some interactivity like online purchasing, and some limited integration with an internet connection, like viewing web cams.It basically catches OTA TV up with some mild tech that cable has had for a long time.Some of the cooler things I saw on a demo was what they can do with audio. It allows a ton more audio quality and feeds. So you could have several language options for OTA or a choice between home or away play calling for sports.
December 25, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, Okie State said: 4 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Anyone in Houston with a ATSC 3.0/Next Gen TV? I missed the announcement that all of the major channels here started broadcasting with it a few weeks back. I don’t know if I will spend the money on a external tuner now but will look to ensure the next TV has it built-in. Maybe 2023. My Sony OLED has the 3.0 tuner. I haven't even researched it. What am I supposed to notice is different? Not all features will be turned on immediately. I’m sure it’s a station by station decision, and I’ve heard that it’s still being tested out by stations since they don’t expect many viewers to have access yet. The good news is that you don’t need a different antenna than a normal one, and the signal should be even better via 3.0. if you have an antenna, you may need rescan your channels for the tv to recognize an atsc 3.0 signal. But there are few how-to guides out there.
December 29, 20213 yr Who are using amazon firestick, and converted into jailbreak? I read about the Jailbreaking firestick to enjoy the entertainment on free platforms.
December 29, 20213 yr 14 minutes ago, Feric89 said: Who are using amazon firestick, and converted into jailbreak? I read about the Jailbreaking firestick to enjoy the entertainment on free platforms. If they are free….
December 29, 20213 yr 9 hours ago, Feric89 said: Who are using amazon firestick, and converted into jailbreak? I read about the Jailbreaking firestick to enjoy the entertainment on free platforms. Sideload Kodi and then "The Oath" video addon... https://troypoint.com/how-to-install-kodi-on-fire-tv/ Edited December 29, 20213 yr by Grimas
December 29, 20213 yr 12 hours ago, Feric89 said: Who are using amazon firestick, and converted into jailbreak? I read about the Jailbreaking firestick to enjoy the entertainment on free platforms. يرجى التفضل بإرسال رسالة خاصة إلى ديركا حول هذا الأمر المهم. إنه مثل الله في هذا الموقع.
December 30, 20213 yr Jailbreaking a firestick means making changes on amazon firestick to allow access to install third party apps that provides free entertainment. Free is much better than investing on it. Making changes on amazon firestick is legal. This one might be more helpful to understand, where I read about it. But haven't performed it. https://howtofirestick.com/jailbreak-firestick/
December 30, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, Feric89 said: Jailbreaking a firestick means making changes on amazon firestick to allow access to install third party apps that provides free entertainment. Free is much better than investing on it. Making changes on amazon firestick is legal. This one might be more helpful to understand, where I read about it. But haven't performed it. https://howtofirestick.com/jailbreak-firestick/ So if there any use other real use than streaming pirated content? I mean sure jail-breaking a firestick is not illegal, but most of what you do with it after than is illegal. If you are using a VPN with it that's a sure sign. But more importantly, just know the apps you are downloading onto your jail broken firestick almost assuredly have malware embedded in them. Its the digital thief's holy grail... free access to your home network without any recourse.
December 30, 20213 yr Jailbreaking a firestick means making changes on amazon firestick to allow access to install third party apps that provides free entertainment. Free is much better than investing on it. Making changes on amazon firestick is legal. This one might be more helpful to understand, where I read about it. But haven't performed it. No chance in hell I click on that link
January 4, 20223 yr Forgot to in-pause yttv from the Disney fiasco. For about 20 minutes it was unruly around here tonight.
January 6, 20223 yr Any word on when YTTV will restore custom guides?What do you mean TBone? My custom guide is working fine.
January 6, 20223 yr 42 minutes ago, tbone_ said: Any word on when YTTV will restore custom guides? If you're talking about the ESPN/Disney/ABC channels, you have to go to YTTV online and click the box next to each channel to add it back into your guide. While doing this, I realized that pretty much everything that has been added to YTTV over the years hasn't been in my guide because I didn't add it. Seems like added to the guide ought to be the default.
January 6, 20223 yr If you're talking about the ESPN/Disney/ABC channels, you have to go to YTTV online and click the box next to each channel to add it back into your guide. While doing this, I realized that pretty much everything that has been added to YTTV over the years hasn't been in my guide because I didn't add it. Seems like added to the guide ought to be the default.Yeah, this happened to me once, too. I had a WTF moment there.
January 6, 20223 yr When I went in to readd Mouse channels, it goofed up the whole guide...had to redo the whole thing. But so worth it for a custom guide. All sports on top, then locals, than movie cables, then the rest. Kids channels at the bottom because my kids don't watch TV at all. It's 100% YouTube or streaming services.
January 14, 20223 yr Surlies! Help a brother out. What's the cheapest streaming route to receive and record/DVR the LHN? On U-Verse now and simply can't stand to give AT&T my $$ any longer.
January 15, 20223 yr Surlies! Help a brother out. What's the cheapest streaming route to receive and record/DVR the LHN? On U-Verse now and simply can't stand to give AT&T my $$ any longer. FWIW, there are only two basketball games left on LHN this year, KSU and Iowa State. I know baseball is right around the corner.
January 15, 20223 yr The best I can tell, the only streaming services offering the LHN are Vidgo and Sling.
January 15, 20223 yr 29 minutes ago, Eljefeweizen said: The best I can tell, the only streaming services offering the LHN are Vidgo and Sling. Sorry. I meant Sling. Vidgo is the one that doesn't have the DVR, right?
January 15, 20223 yr Just now, dcbc said: Sorry. I meant Sling. Vidgo is the one that doesn't have the DVR, right? Yeah, Vidgo appears to have "partnered" with Stremium to offer some DVR capability.https://www.stremium.com
January 18, 20223 yr New YTTV feature: sort guide by most watched. Also read that Waether Channel is coming. http://The Streamable: YouTube TV Now Allows You to Sort Channels by 'Most Watched'. https://thestreamable.com/news/youtube-tv-now-allows-you-to-sort-channels-by-most-watched
January 18, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, DCLonghorn said: New YTTV feature: sort guide by most watched. Also read that Waether Channel is coming. http://The Streamable: YouTube TV Now Allows You to Sort Channels by 'Most Watched'. https://thestreamable.com/news/youtube-tv-now-allows-you-to-sort-channels-by-most-watched working link https://thestreamable.com/news/youtube-tv-now-allows-you-to-sort-channels-by-most-watched Weather porn? Can't wait!
January 19, 20223 yr YTTV Most Watched is interesting and not super accurate. Stations I've never watched are above stations I do watch. First ten or so are probably correct if DVR activity is factored in, but MTV2 and Hallmark certainly aren't in my top 15. Not aware we've ever watched anything on those channels. And Hallmark hasn't been on YTTV long enough to rank anywhere high even if we had. QVC is above all news channels. Never watched it. Mildly curious what the algorithm is up to and if channel owners can influence the order. The channels also seem to be mildly grouped by type as well. Lots of kids channels, news channels, and sports channels, are sort of lumped together. That's got nothing to do with most watched in my case. I do not recall the last time anyone in the house watched anything on Freeform, but it's top 10 most watched. That's why I think it's looking more at your DVR activity. As as every Marvel movie in Disney movie re-records/tags the latest version on the cloud DVR.
January 19, 20223 yr Looked random as shit when I clicked on it.Wonder if it’s YTTV overall most watched?
January 19, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, DCLonghorn said: YTTV Most Watched is interesting and not super accurate. Stations I've never watched are above stations I do watch. First ten or so are probably correct if DVR activity is factored in, but MTV2 and Hallmark certainly aren't in my top 15. Not aware we've ever watched anything on those channels. And Hallmark hasn't been on YTTV long enough to rank anywhere high even if we had. QVC is above all news channels. Never watched it. Mildly curious what the algorithm is up to and if channel owners can influence the order. The channels also seem to be mildly grouped by type as well. Lots of kids channels, news channels, and sports channels, are sort of lumped together. That's got nothing to do with most watched in my case. I do not recall the last time anyone in the house watched anything on Freeform, but it's top 10 most watched. That's why I think it's looking more at your DVR activity. As as every Marvel movie in Disney movie re-records/tags the latest version on the cloud DVR. The internet of things has probably become self-aware on your network and is watching shows when you're not around
January 23, 20223 yr I negotiated a great price for Dish last year and that finally ran out. They've always been will to negotiate in the past but this time they're making it much tougher. So we finally decided to give YoutubeTV a try. When I called to cancel they offered me exactly what I was paying before the increase, but I'd already made up my mind. Besides, YTTV was a few bucks cheaper. Dish was willing to put a 3 month hold on my account in case I wanted to return so we did that. This first week we've been mostly happy with YTTV. There is one thing I'd like changed....for instance, I'd like to delete individual watched episodes from my Library rather than just have them marked as "watched". But the real test came today, though - recording a football game. I prefer to start it about 45-60 minutes after kickoff so I can skip commercials for at least the first half. However, I didn't get started on the GB-SF game until the game was already over. I keep getting error messages when trying to play it, though. Same thing happened to me with a basketball game a couple of days ago. Is this a common occurrence when trying to watch sporting events? Because fucking around with watching games will drive me right back to Dish.
January 23, 20223 yr I negotiated a great price for Dish last year and that finally ran out. They've always been will to negotiate in the past but this time they're making it much tougher. So we finally decided to give YoutubeTV a try. When I called to cancel they offered me exactly what I was paying before the increase, but I'd already made up my mind. Besides, YTTV was a few bucks cheaper. Dish was willing to put a 3 month hold on my account in case I wanted to return so we did that. This first week we've been mostly happy with YTTV. There is one thing I'd like changed....for instance, I'd like to delete individual watched episodes from my Library rather than just have them marked as "watched". But the real test came today, though - recording a football game. I prefer to start it about 45-60 minutes after kickoff so I can skip commercials for at least the first half. However, I didn't get started on the GB-SF game until the game was already over. I keep getting error messages when trying to play it, though. Same thing happened to me with a basketball game a couple of days ago. Is this a common occurrence when trying to watch sporting events? Because fucking around with watching games will drive me right back to Dish.I've never experienced that one.
January 23, 20223 yr This first week... with YTTV.What device are you using? That would be my blind guess. Try to do the same thing on a phone/tablet/laptop and see if it does the same.
January 23, 20223 yr Firestick. Tried it on my PC and phone, too, with the same result. Well, that exhausts my only suggestion. That's weird. Haven't encountered that and I watch a lot of sports minor delayed for exactly the same reason. Mostly ESPNs and NBCs. But if it's on all devices, that seems to be a YTTV DVR issue.They are pretty responsive if you reach out to customer support.
January 23, 20223 yr 11 hours ago, Burt said: I negotiated a great price for Dish last year and that finally ran out. They've always been will to negotiate in the past but this time they're making it much tougher. So we finally decided to give YoutubeTV a try. When I called to cancel they offered me exactly what I was paying before the increase, but I'd already made up my mind. Besides, YTTV was a few bucks cheaper. Dish was willing to put a 3 month hold on my account in case I wanted to return so we did that. This first week we've been mostly happy with YTTV. There is one thing I'd like changed....for instance, I'd like to delete individual watched episodes from my Library rather than just have them marked as "watched". But the real test came today, though - recording a football game. I prefer to start it about 45-60 minutes after kickoff so I can skip commercials for at least the first half. However, I didn't get started on the GB-SF game until the game was already over. I keep getting error messages when trying to play it, though. Same thing happened to me with a basketball game a couple of days ago. Is this a common occurrence when trying to watch sporting events? Because fucking around with watching games will drive me right back to Dish. No.
January 24, 20223 yr Is it better to use a a built in app on a Roku TV or an external device (Firestick, Chromecast, etc) for picture quality or does it not really make a difference?
January 24, 20223 yr Made difference for me. Picture on the TV app sucked. Roku/Firestick much better.
January 24, 20223 yr 20 hours ago, tbone_ said: Every now and then I have to delete and restart the app Or just reboot the firestick/roku/whathaveyou. YTTV got hung up loading last night. A quick reboot and problem solved. Edited January 24, 20223 yr by dcbc
February 4, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, Goofyboy said: Just ditched Dish after 12 years. Went with fire sticks and YTTV. 17 year veteran here who recently ditched them. The YT DVR has taken a little getting use to, but we've been mostly happy these past few weeks with the switch. The only thing I'm not thrilled about is the lack of the Longhorn Network. I can log into my mom-in-law's Dish to watch it needed, but her internet is so damn wonky that it can be a pain in the ass sometimes. And I have the ESPN+ option, but I'm not always around to watch it live.
February 4, 20223 yr Just ditched Dish after 12 years. Went with fire sticks and YTTV. We had Dish for about ten years. Haven't missed them one bit since leaving. Their prices kept creeping up and their equipment was shit.
February 16, 20223 yr Just canceled U verse. What’s the best streaming for your buck? I need local channels and sports. My wife (no pics) also likes watching cable news sometimes. Most everything else is covered by the various subscriptions my family has added over the years.I know all these have probably been covered, but I really don’t want to read the whole thread. You can also just tell me to fuck off and read the thread.
February 16, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, 1978horn said: Just canceled U verse. What’s the best streaming for your buck? I need local channels and sports. My wife (no pics) also likes watching cable news sometimes. Most everything else is covered by the various subscriptions my family has added over the years. I know all these have probably been covered, but I really don’t want to read the whole thread. You can also just tell me to fuck off and read the thread. For Sling, you'll need their combined package ($50/mo) to get ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and the NFL Network. Then you'll still have to fork over an additional $11 to get ESPN U, ESPN News, MLB, LH Network, , SEC, ACC, Pac 12 (no Big 10 or CBS Sports). That comes with 50 hrs of DVR time. An additional $5 will get you 200 hrs. And their locals are hit and miss...and even when they hit you only get Fox and NBC. YouTube TV has everything listed above minus the LH Network for $65. They also offer unlimited DVR for free. If you've never used it before, they normally have a 30 day free offer to try it out.
February 17, 20223 yr Thanks started the trial with YouTube TV. I think it gets us most of what we want. My teenage son was pissed when he found out due to adult swim and whatnot, so this solves that as well.
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