Interactive new user tutorial - Posts about nothing :) now with polls

This is a wonderful thing indeed :exclamation: We all know how hard you’ve been :construction_worker_man: working, day after day after day… to become an Aficionado

…and to be recognized for it :medal_sports:! :exploding_head:

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What negatively impacts your OTA reception most - pick all that apply

  • Nothing, my reception is rock solid with no variation
  • Very little, my reception is very good but not always perfect
  • I’m not sure, I’m still looking for the culprit
  • Seasonal foliage
  • Dense foliage, regardless of season
  • Signal interference - electrical, cell tower, etc.
  • Multipath signal
  • Weather
  • Distance to antenna tower(s)
  • Antenna towers in mutliple directions
  • Geographical obtructions
  • Human built obstructions
  • Time of day
  • Insufficient antenna deployed
  • Almost anything will impact my reception

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What is the best part of fall? (pick up to 3 choices)

  • New network shows
  • High school football
  • College football
  • Pro football
  • Anything but football
  • Kids go back to school
  • Leaves changing color
  • Cooler weather
  • Better reception because the leaves drop
  • Halloween
  • Thanksgiving

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I almost wanted to :heavy_check_mark:

but… are they really? Maybe - kind of - sort of, but not really… well there’s that one

I totally missed post-season baseball / World Series :thinking:

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How about:

Seasonal polls ?

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@discobot roll 5d6 Yahtzee

:game_die: 1, 2, 3, 3, 3

What is your OTA guilty pleasure?

  • Reality TV
  • Daytime Soaps
  • SciFi
  • Home & Garden Shows
  • Daytime Talk Shows
  • Cheesy / Over the Top Drama
  • Something Else - please tell us in the comments…

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local news

Classic TV - even the cheesy stuff

Occasional network sit-com

1 or 2 late evening network drama

cheesy sifi

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Classic TV
Network comedies
Network dramas - NCIS, The Rookie, MacGyver, Bull, SWAT, God Friended Me, etc
BBC dramas on PBS - Father Brown, Death in Paradise, Endeavor, Unforgotten, etc

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Other’s reaction when I share my cord-cutting experience and OTA setup (choose all that apply)

  • Interested / Curious
  • Jealous
  • Indifferent
  • They think I’m nuts
  • Other (explain in the comments)

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Many are technically challenged. Just 3yrs ago I was working with someone using RedBox DVDs, no wanting to know about on demand from their service provider or streaming in general.

DVR? [without commercials] I’d never get my stuff done.

The biggest is “someone told me…” So I"m out.

@discobot quote

:game_die: 6, 6, 5, 5, 3

Have you recently been, or will you be, impacted by the following? (check all that apply)

  • Gaining new channels :grinning:
  • Losing channels :frowning_face:
  • Repacks currently causing grief :anguished:
  • Repacks in my area have completed successfully :relieved:
  • Pending repack(s) :fearful:
  • None of these apply

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I’d recently had a scare I’d loose MeTV, but some deal was negotiated with a different local station. YEAH! Instead of bumping out one of their sub-channels, I guess they’re doing compression magic? Now have 13.1 - 13.6 (one of them is still “TEST”)

In place of MeTV, the first added Justice TV. I haven’t found anything worth watching, actually noting current. But that’s not to say there isn’t some audience.

They also quietly added Quest. Some of the show look as though they may be interesting… when there were current a decade or more ago. A cable re-run station?

I’m waiting for the guide and even online listings to catch up with this. I have a feeling, eventually I’ll end up un-:heavy_check_mark: ing one or two. Channels I never watch I don’t have set in my TV, ones I know I’ll never record I don’t bother my tablo with.

I haven’t had a repack since 3rd quarter 2018, have one coming 1st quarter 2020

Tablo Heat :hotsprings:

How often to you check your tablo’s tempture?

  • Hourly - I have a fire extinguisher next to the TV. :fire_extinguisher: :
  • Daily - I’m going to prove it’s too hot for it’s own good. :chart_with_upwards_trend:
  • Weekly - just in case “they” are right. :hot_face:
  • When I smell it burning. :fire:

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@discobot quote

Never. I own 2 x 2-tuner Tablos with drive sitting on top. Heat, not an issue.

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