Hi not sure if this is appropriate area. I am looking to get rid of my cable/satellite bill. Does anyone have any suggestions of some easy way to do this?
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Re: Roku/XMBC etc. Something to cut the cable cord
We cut the cord last year and haven't looked back. We kept our internet and got a roku with netflix. I built a four bay antena I saw on youtube and put it outside. We don't live too far from Tulsa and are on top of a hill so we get plenty of channels. The picture quality is very good. We also use a couple of mohu brand antenas in the bedrooms. -
Re: Roku/XMBC etc. Something to cut the cable cord
I "cut the cord" 90%, but still have local basic cable ($11/month) for the OTA air stuff, because my house is completely surrounded by 80+ft tall trees, and I can't really get OTA using even super-good antennas. Every time the wind blows, the signal blips.
I also use an older PC tower (Core2Quad, 8GB, 1TB hdd, HDMI), with Windows 7. I prefer the website functionality of HBOGo/Netflix/Amazon/XFinity to any of their apps, so it was a simple choice. I also use a usb "air mouse" (like a wii controller, with a full keyboard) as the remote.
The only issue we've had is making Windows 7 usable from the couch. Still a little clunky, which is where XBMC/other excel, but the issue I had with XBMC is its lack of support for simple website based streaming (such as XFinity).Comment
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Re: Roku/XMBC etc. Something to cut the cable cord
Hi Guys: i cut the cord long time ago maybe 6 years or so ago and like most folks here i installed an outdoor antenna for locals also installed a 36"satellite dish for free of air FTA most off galaxy 97w i have an HD satellite receiver with HD tuner for OTA local channels, and have A PC Intel I5 with an HD video card and a 42'' LCD TV,and i subscribed for broad band ''Premiumsports.com'',Sporttv Americas for 150bucks a year to watch Portuguese Liga Sagres my favor soccer team from Portugal,
besides that use othe streaming site to watch games from English league,French ,Spanish and so on ,also installed XBMC for movies,.
some people say they get this site and pay 25 bucks for this WOWtv to get all kinds of chan from all over the world, but i don't think this is legit,some people say they've got a Roku box with this WOWtv Channel and subscribe,
http://www.wowtv.com/faq.aspx#answer1Comment
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I have a broken connector (believe it's a 6 pin mini-DIN) on a cable. The metal shroud and all but one of the pins are separated from the cable, and just stuck together for the photo. The other end is an unknown rectangular connector. The cable is for the foot pedals on an Italian made electronic piano, and the company is out of business. Looking for ideas on how to fix it. I have a soldering iron, but I'm not very skilled at soldering, so getting a retrofit for the broken end may be beyond my ability. The other end would be easier to replace, if I could get a mini-DIN cable with the same number...
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Hi guys! I realized you have a lot of knowledge here so i am hoping you could point me in right direction with my odd issue.
The Tv is a Philips 58PUS8545/12, it had no picture but working backlights.
Original T-con:
Opened the Tv and tested to unplug one ribbon cable at a time. With this test i could see that i got fine picture on both halves as long as there was only one ribbon cable connected, with two connected picture were gone.
First replacement T-con:
I thought it might be t-con and ordered new t-con from china(supposedly tested)... -
While at university, I connected my HP-Pavilion x360 14-dw0156ng laptop, running Windows 10, to a monitor using a provided USB-C cable. Immediately after this, my laptop's screen turned black and the device stopped working entirely. There are no signs of life such as fan noise or LED indicators, holding the power button does nothing. I've previously used this same monitor model and cable without issues, the cable typically charges the laptop as well.
I've attempted holding the power button for over 30 seconds, removing and reinserting the battery, and trying to power it on with only the...01-16-2024, 11:35 AM -
Hi all, please
I just want to make a "usb c" charging cable from 5V power supply (have cut cable w/ red black green and white pins connected from factory.... i just want to use 500mah max !
How do I connect this ? if I do not have CC1 /2 physically wired, how to proceed?
NOTE: an identical new (not cut) USB A to USB C cable charges my phone but not the remote control!
here is a picture of the remote, the cable to be used and a picture of what are the factory connected pins
thanks in advance!!
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Hi guys.
I purchased the monitor from the link below:
https://www.hannspree.eu/product/ht-273-hpb/
Since I will be using monitor from bed, I'd need longer usB type A to type B plug cable.
I got one which is 4.5m long, regular one
May I use it without harm to the monitor?
I suppose cable which came with monitor is regular type A to type B,not some speical cable.
I could picture what is labeled on the cable, if it matters for assistance.08-12-2023, 05:28 AM
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