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by . ._ » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:42 pm
Has this affected anyone here?
Did you have to buy a little box to hook up to your rabbit ears?
In Sudbury, my rabbit ears are still working fine.
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by Expat » Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:30 pm
That is what a color TV is in Sudbury?
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by . ._ » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:34 am
Pretty cool, eh?
I wish I had one like that. Mine's a lot more boring.
Kinda looks like this:
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by Geko » Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:48 am
ITT: istp doesn't care if his electronics are dusty.
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by Expat » Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:58 am
What? No 42 inch LCD HD 3D TV?
You must be a cojo...
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by Beefitarian » Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:45 pm
Geko wrote: ITT: istp doesn't care if his electronics are dusty.
On the top. I bet he watches TV in one sock if the screen needs a wipe.
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by . ._ » Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:21 pm
That's not my actual TV. Just got the pic off the interwebs.
In reality though, I dust my TV once a year whether it needs it or not.
So no one here uses an antenna to get TV?
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by iflyforpie » Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:02 pm
Nope. I only watch DVDs and Netflix on mine.
I've got a 27" Toshiba tube TV I got free brand-new out of an RV that somebody wanted a flat screen in. I've never paid for a television in my life.
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by dashx » Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:53 am
So now they know.
and they will cut off the signal. Way to go.
Hold on there's someone knocking at my do
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by mdscientist61 » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:58 am
We don't have cable, and the rabbit ears seem to work fine with the little converter box. Since we are saving money each month from not having cable, we use the money to help pay for a meal at our favorite restaurant.
The only problem with this new extra box is to remember which remote is needed to control which device.
Unfortunately, I don't watch that much TV so I get out of practice with the remotes, and I'm too cheap to buy one of those big master one-remote-controls-all-devices remotes.
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by Expat » Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:58 am
If they have their way, they will discontinue using the air waves, and force you to stream your TV signals on the cable, via the internet.
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by Beefitarian » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:01 am
We are ahead of the curve with IFP here. Netflix and Digital Variety Disks.
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by . ._ » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:04 am
What is IFP? Wikipedia gives many definitions.
Is it free?
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by Beefitarian » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:15 am
Sorry, I mean this guy. I didn't want to type his whole Screen name.
iflyforpie wrote: Nope. I only watch DVDs and Netflix on mine.
I've got a 27" Toshiba tube TV I got free brand-new out of an RV that somebody wanted a flat screen in. I've never paid for a television in my life.
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by Beefitarian » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:21 am
I am setting the digital channels on the DVR right now. I'll report back later.
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by Beefitarian » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:24 am
YYC in my area it is a significant upgrade over analog.
The stuttering and pixelation is funny but may get annoying.
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