What IS this left-over from a rental house? Cable, modem, router, alarm system, what? (3 Viewers)

[BlueSpruce]

Go outside and take pictures of them and their license plate, send to @moke123

The police already intervened with them and made them leave since I live in a gated community and they don't reside in it. They were warned of trespassing arrest if they return.

 

[moke123]

Go outside and take pictures of them and their license plate, send to @moke123

Please do. It'll only cost @ $250 with the forum discount.

 

[BlueSpruce]

Please do. It'll only cost @ $250 with the forum discount.

Police already took care of them. They have their ID's in case we experience any identity theft, or other nefarious damage.

 

[Isaac]

I've been streaming for couple years. YouTubeTV provides all the local networks I need and I have not experienced any interruptions or lagging.

I tried YTTV for about 6 mo. and just recently turned it off. Overall I would say it was pretty good, the only thing is I think the interface / GUI could use some improvements - but then again, I feel this way about ALL streaming services that claim to provide a TV-like experience:
If you want to provide a true TV-like experience, then allow the user to get to a screen where a simple Up or Down on the remote will INSTANTLY change the channel, so we can channel-surf, as we did in days past.
The only streaming service who gets this right is the Roku channel's Live Tv, which does exactly that

 

[Isaac]

Nice to have a choice. In our area we have one, spectrum. We still have areas without service. Years ago a friend wanted to get cable and they wanted something like $6,000 to run a cable to his house. I think he wound up with satellite but didn't like it.

I bet you're not running out of hot degrees and water, tho - Phx has its pro's (limitless expansion and annexing, cheap land, limitless possibilities for incoming businesses like TSMC), and its cons (water shortage, saudi arabian farmers, heat and too little rain).

last I heard tsmc is becoming so huge they are building basically a small town around the 6th facility, it will become like a google-town for employees. i don't know how the $ factors work out with cooling requirements, but somehow it must

 

[BlueSpruce]

I tried YTTV for about 6 mo. and just recently turned it off. Overall I would say it was pretty good, the only thing is I think the interface / GUI could use some improvements - but then again, I feel this way about ALL streaming services that claim to provide a TV-like experience:
If you want to provide a true TV-like experience, then allow the user to get to a screen where a simple Up or Down on the remote will INSTANTLY change the channel, so we can channel-surf, as we did in days past.
The only streaming service who gets this right is the Roku channel's Live Tv, which does exactly that

YTTV allows me quickly toggle through channels while watching the current channel. I can also use MultiView mode to simultaneously view 4 channels and toggle through them quickly.

To get the same YTTV channel line up I have with regular Cable TV it costs over $140/month, and they keep repeating the same old crappy movies. Not worth it anymore.

 

[pbaldy]

I tried YTTV for about 6 mo. and just recently turned it off. Overall I would say it was pretty good, the only thing is I think the interface / GUI could use some improvements - but then again, I feel this way about ALL streaming services that claim to provide a TV-like experience:
If you want to provide a true TV-like experience, then allow the user to get to a screen where a simple Up or Down on the remote will INSTANTLY change the channel, so we can channel-surf, as we did in days past.
The only streaming service who gets this right is the Roku channel's Live Tv, which does exactly that

We have YTTV and can use the up/down buttons on the TV's remote to change channels. There's also a last channel feature, though it's a bit hidden.

 

[Isaac]

yes, someone here actually notified me about long pressing the OK button to go last. funny, on one tv it works dreadfully poor, on another tv it works almost instantly. the former is actually a roku tv (you'd think it would be the better one); the latter is a roku box

so you're saying you're watching a given channel, right - just watching it along, and suddenly you press DOWN on the remote and it instantly switches channels? not so for me, down just goes literally down to the cc, options, etc. for me to change channels I have to go Back and then Select a new channel...nothing like the experience of channel surfing

 

[Isaac]

YTTV allows me quickly toggle through channels while watching the current channel. I can also use MultiView mode to simultaneously view 4 channels and toggle through them quickly.

To get the same YTTV channel line up I have with regular Cable TV it costs over $140/month, and they keep repeating the same old crappy movies. Not worth it anymore.
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I'm lucky, I have almost zero interest in tv sports, hence I can skip the costly stuff. But still, at 90+ per month it just wasn't quite functional enough for me and all I could find to watch on a given night was big bang theory and that charlie sheen men show

 

[pbaldy]

yes, someone here actually notified me about long pressing the OK button to go last. funny, on one tv it works dreadfully poor, on another tv it works almost instantly. the former is actually a roku tv (you'd think it would be the better one); the latter is a roku box

so you're saying you're watching a given channel, right - just watching it along, and suddenly you press DOWN on the remote and it instantly switches channels? not so for me, down just goes literally down to the cc, options, etc. for me to change channels I have to go Back and then Select a new channel...nothing like the experience of channel surfing

Keep in mind I mentioned we use the TV's remote. In addition to the up/down/left/right buttons around the OK button, it also has channel and volume up/down buttons. Those are the ones that work to change channels.

 

[BlueSpruce]

Keep in mind I mentioned we use the TV's remote. In addition to the up/down/left/right buttons around the OK button, it also has channel and volume up/down buttons. Those are the ones that work to change channels.

My TV's remote also changes the channels with the up/down button. It works the same for YTTV, Netflix, Disney, and Prime.

 

[Isaac]

Keep in mind I mentioned we use the TV's remote. In addition to the up/down/left/right buttons around the OK button, it also has channel and volume up/down buttons. Those are the ones that work to change channels.

Interesting I'm not sure I have a remote to this TV other than the Roku one otherwise I would try it

 

[moke123]

Interesting I'm not sure I have a remote to this TV other than the Roku one otherwise I would try it

I have 4 TV's with Rokus and I'll be damned if I can find the original remotes for any of them. I think the dog took care of a couple of them.

 

[Isaac]

My TV's remote also changes the channels with the up/down button. It works the same for YTTV, Netflix, Disney, and Prime.
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My goodness @BlueSpruce and @pbaldy I'll have to see if when I use a generic remote with the tv (the only tv remote i have is the roku consolidated one as it's a roku tv), it will do that for me too - thanks 4 the info

 

[BlueSpruce]

My goodness @BlueSpruce and @pbaldy I'll have to see if when I use a generic remote with the tv (the only tv remote i have is the roku consolidated one as it's a roku tv), it will do that for me too - thanks 4 the info

I don't think a universal remote will work. The remotes that come with most Smart TV's are setup to work with popular streaming providers, like my Sony XR-55A80K Google TV. For a reasonable cost, you can buy a used remote for your TV online.

 

[Isaac]

But my roku tv is relatively new, and it only came with a single remote - the roku remote, which controls the entire tv.
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