With this I agree.
While I could reach these with my satellite receiver..I naturally cannot
do so without all the nifty tools you helped uncover.
With appreciation,
Kare
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023, Scott Allen wrote:
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023 at 13:50, Karen Lewellen wrote:
I was able to watch sd
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023 at 13:50, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> I was able to watch sd channels, labeled as such by bell, until I moved in
Yes, sorry, I have to correct myself. It's analog broadcasting that
has gone away. Digital broadcasts (ATSC) can carry both standard and
high definition resolutions.
Hi Evan,
A small correction.
the shift has not gone from platform to content at all.
That is because one must use the platform, and the tools connecting with
that platform to reach existing content...and there is tons of it.
The ability to say turn on and off audio description via cable boxes,
| From: Evan Leibovitch via talk
| Synopsis: I think you've just re-complicated something that took a while in
| this thread to simplify.
| And buying a new TV is not considered an option, the roughly $100 solution
| being proposed is expensive enough.
Yeah, if the problem is JUST to get OTA
Hi again,
On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 12:40 PM Karen Lewellen via talk
wrote:
> First, I am not 100% certain that all analog or standard definition channels
> are gone, unless that has happened since 2022.
>
Looking at TV Fool data for postal code M1M, your closest analog signal is
channel 22,
Scott,
I was able to watch sd channels, labeled as such by bell, until I moved in
February 2022.
Using my satellite however.
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023, Scott Allen wrote:
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023 at 12:39, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
First, I am not 100% certain that all analog or standard
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023 at 12:39, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> First, I am not 100% certain that all analog or standard definition
> channels are gone, unless that has happened since 2022.
Yes, standard definition analog broadcasts have been gone from
anywhere in the GTA, and most of Canada,
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023 at 12:59, Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote:
> Such a solution (as an alternative to coaxial) requires a triple-RCA AV cable
> with yellow, red and white RCA connectors on each end.
However, the Mediasonic tuner includes the required cable and Karen's
TV supports it. It might
One thing I miss about above all is the wisdom of its owner.
ages ago I brought high quality triple cable, and adapters for them in
case I needed to run things from across the room.
I also have lots of high quality coaxial cable..that is the least of my
worries.
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023, Evan
>
> The connection from the ATSC box from Karen's TV can be done either by
> coaxial cable (and both devices will need to agree on Channel 3 or 4 using
> physical switches) or by an RCA-to-RCA video cable.
>
Clarification. The RCA-to-RCA solution works but it's more than just a
video cable. That
Let me simplify.
First, I am not 100% certain that all analog or standard definition
channels are gone, unless that has happened since 2022.
I say this because although bell does not in any way shape or form provide
accessible set top boxes at all, In fact David Lepofky has a federal human
Synopsis: I think you've just re-complicated something that took a while in
this thread to simplify.
And buying a new TV is not considered an option, the roughly $100 solution
being proposed is expensive enough.
On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 11:19 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <
talk@gtalug.org>
I have some concerns, but am somewhat uninformed.
I've run out of time to edit this. I apologize that it so is long and
disorganized.
General concern: the complex chain of devices has many points of
failure. Getting it to work might be difficult. Keeping it working might
be difficult.
There are some very extensive video courses available, starting with this
single six-hour video on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWbUDq4S6Y8
Just searching for "Linux masterclass" there will reveal multiple playlists
of videos from which you can choose what suits you best.
As for
Good day to everyone,
Quick question I just love Linux bt been at it for awhile kind of on and off
thing for me will you recommend I get a class for something say system admin?
Or should just use google etc to gain the knowledge and seat for certification?
I will appreciate diverse view
Here's a review I found for the Mediasonic HW130STB ATSC box I
mentioned earlier:
https://www.disablemycable.com/blog/mediasonic-homeworx-digital-converter-box/
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On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 09:29:25PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> well, shaped the same is not an issue really for me, speaking personally.
> for me it is having the button actually do something other than put me in a
> menu with choices the button does not impact.
> One can mark creatively, if
well, shaped the same is not an issue really for me, speaking personally.
for me it is having the button actually do something other than put me in
a menu with choices the button does not impact.
One can mark creatively, if large enough, and my memory is understandably
quite good.
Scott's
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 06:33:42PM -0500, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> make that atss..spelling is everything.
Assuming there is signal where you are, you would need an ATSC tuner box
(many exist at $50 or so price, and they tend to have HDMI, composite
and RF outputs) as well as an antenna
make that atss..spelling is everything.
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 5:01???PM Karen Lewellen
wrote:
Okay Evan,
Let me walk through this completely.
1, because my television does not include either digital, or HDMI built in
will I also need an HDMI
Ah...I need both.
as shared I am going to be certain I do not already have an acts converter
box, Scott's idea with its record and media play sounds like there may be
access barriers to the technology.
I do like Channel master as a brand, the thing about the less expensive
model is that
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 5:01 PM Karen Lewellen
wrote:
> Okay Evan,
> Let me walk through this completely.
> 1, because my television does not include either digital, or HDMI built in
> will I also need an HDMI to RCA adapter to connect say this last antenna?
>
The antenna has a coaxial cable
If location makes a difference I am on Kingston road in Scarborough.
Trees translated to no satellite dish outside, hopefully this will work
instead.
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Scott Allen wrote:
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 17:15, Karen Lewellen wrote:
You are speaking specifically of the channel
I respect it is a gamble, all the more reason to buy it from a place with
a solid return policy.
The logistics involved in checking would take me longer than buying the
item plugging it in, and testing it out.
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Scott Allen wrote:
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 17:15, Karen
..and that answers my question.
If the channel master is a one solution fits all item, this is easy.
No need for longer cable, can mount it at the top of my large picture
window for height..and rock & roll hall of fame special here I come!
Thanks everyone,
Kare
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Scott
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 17:15, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> You are speaking specifically of the channel master Evan just recommended?
Yes. You would have to check if a cable is included with other antennas.
Keep in mind that the ability to receive acceptable Over The Air (OTA)
signals from your
Scot,
You are speaking specifically of the channel master Evan just recommended?
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Scott Allen wrote:
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 17:01, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
3. if I do not also need the HDMI adapter, is it because the antenna option
has its own ability to connect?
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 17:07, Scott Allen wrote:
> and perhaps a coaxial cable (as are used with Rogers cable, etc.)
The Channel Master FLATenna antenna that Evan linked to includes a 12
foot cable. If you need a longer one you would have to obtain it
separately.
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 17:01, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> 3. if I do not also need the HDMI adapter, is it because the antenna option
> has its own ability to connect?
You don't need anything except the TV and the antenna, and perhaps a
coaxial cable (as are used with Rogers cable, etc.)
Okay Evan,
Let me walk through this completely.
1, because my television does not include either digital, or HDMI built
in will I also need an HDMI to RCA adapter to connect say this last
antenna?
2. it might? result in my getting High definition TV channels as well as the over the
air
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 4:25 PM Scott Allen via talk
wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 16:13, Don Tai wrote:
> > Your TV is NTSC. Sadly you will need a new TV.
>
> Or, as I said, an ATSC tuner box. The average price seems to be about
> $50. Best Buy has one on sale for $43.
>
>
Hi Scot,
Not necessarily.
I have a great deal of conventional equipment I use for production,
everything is labeled for my experience of blindness etc.
A more current models tend to lack actual buttons, or use menus that either
do not speak, or speak in a way that does me harm.
In fact, I am
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 4:06 PM Scott Allen via talk
wrote:
> As for an antenna, many stores that sell TVs will also sell antennas. Walmart
> has them. Best Buy has them.
This is not my experience. Off-the-air tabletop antennas are a niche
product.
The only one that Best Buy has in stock
Thank you sir. Scott!
sayar may be the ticket, I need an adapter for an older talking calculator
too.
Kare
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Scott Allen wrote:
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 15:48, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
for the record, my set is a Toshiba 32af43.
The Toshiba 32af43 is an old CRT
Don..you are making me laugh!
Please please please stop giving me the giggles.
yes, I know exactly where the Antenna jack is.
yes, I have no doubt this TV will do a fine job of managing over the air
stations.
What I require is where to buy an antenna to connect to the port for the
antenna on
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 03:56:15PM -0500, Don Tai wrote:
> https://usermanual.com/support/toshiba/document/32af43-36af43-manual
>
> page 19, "CH PROGRAM": how to automatically scan for new channels. Your TV
> can receive over the air OTA channels.
>
> page 7, "ANT"L The antenna jack is very
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 16:13, Don Tai wrote:
> Your TV is NTSC. Sadly you will need a new TV.
Or, as I said, an ATSC tuner box. The average price seems to be about
$50. Best Buy has one on sale for $43.
Good that I have one, since your link does not work from the keyboard..or
not with my screen reader.
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Don Tai wrote:
https://usermanual.com/support/toshiba/document/32af43-36af43-manual
page 19, "CH PROGRAM": how to automatically scan for new channels. Your TV
can
yes Don, I have the manual.
What I do not have is the very very specific location to buy an antenna.
To connect an antenna, I must secure one.
yes I can make no, but prefer to buy one instead.
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Don Tai wrote:
agreed, Scott is correct. Your TV is NTSC. Sadly you will need a new
TV..sorry
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 16:05, Scott Allen wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 15:48, Karen Lewellen via talk
> wrote:
> > for the record, my set is a Toshiba 32af43.
>
> The Toshiba 32af43 is an old CRT based analogue
Hi Karen,
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 12:44 PM Karen Lewellen
wrote:
> While I do have personal and professional interest in Boston and Detroit, that
> you are getting Buffalo might make this a worth while experiment, even if
> it just gets me through the Holidays.
I do occasionally find this of
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 15:48, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> for the record, my set is a Toshiba 32af43.
The Toshiba 32af43 is an old CRT based analogue TV. It is only capable
of tuning NTSC analogue signals, which are no longer being broadcast.
You would need an ATSC capable TV or an ATSC
I have a Toshiba 32L1350UC TV from 2013..and have done OTA for 10 years.
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 15:48, Karen Lewellen
wrote:
> Is the walmart.ca link for an antenna?
> for the record, my set is a Toshiba 32af43.
> My goal is swiftness. If I can walk into a store, buy an option, try it
> out,
https://usermanual.com/support/toshiba/document/32af43-36af43-manual
page 19, "CH PROGRAM": how to automatically scan for new channels. Your TV
can receive over the air OTA channels.
page 7, "ANT"L The antenna jack is very prominent
you can do OTA tv..
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 15:48, Karen
Is the walmart.ca link for an antenna?
for the record, my set is a Toshiba 32af43.
My goal is swiftness. If I can walk into a store, buy an option, try it
out, and return it if it fails, I prefer this.
the investment is worth it, especially as I have nothing at all right now.
On Wed, 29 Nov
you may, of course, buy an antenna and try it. Of all your tech issues, the
antenna will be, by far the easiest to do. It will either work or not. You
will get channels to watch or not. It is also reversible, so there is very
little risk.
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 15:34, Karen Lewellen
wrote:
>
Don,
Let me be forthright,
between not being able to use a phone in my house in spite of paying for
it, losing access to my main gmail account, fighting bell for an
accessible phone, not being able to work fully because I have no land line,
falling behind on rent, as a result, and fighting
first hook up a temporary antenna, put it near your window, scan your TV
and see how many channels you can get.
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 15:20, Karen Lewellen
wrote:
> I still have the box, but have not been a rogers customer since 2017 or
> so.
> you are suggesting that I can use the box for
I still have the box, but have not been a rogers customer since 2017 or
so.
you are suggesting that I can use the box for the digitization process?
plugging things into the rogers box?
or use the port for cox to plug in this antenna?
if so that will be magical, as I have both cable, and know
There should be a specific port just for "antenna" or "ANT", a coax cable
port, or the port that you plug in your Rogers cable. Unplug your Rogers
cable and plug in your antenna. It should not affect your other ports. You
should not need to change anything else.
On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 13:13,
what? as in their NPR station?
For the record, my stereo has an audio / video option. My TV, VCR, and
DVD player are connected to a splitter. this allows me to project sound
from my set through my stereo speakers, things like surround sound for
films, and wonderful sound quality for other
Don,
Can you be more specific about the digital TV side?
My Toshiba is quite fancy, however I have a number of converter units
that may bridge the gap.
have wondered if I connected an antenna to a spot for one on the set if that
would do the trick.
or if I reconnected one of the existing
Note that over the air OTA TV also provides the Buffalo FM classical
station sans picture. You can listen to classical music through your TV.
https://www.wikihow.com/Build-Antennas "
- Create a simple TV antenna using a coaxial cable and tinfoil or a
jumbo-sized paperclip.
- Make a HDTV antenna
Hi Evan,
granted as said, the watching over my DOS computer, or my flip phone is a
firm no.
While I do have personal and professional interest in Boston and Detroit,
that you are getting Buffalo might make this a worth while experiment, even
if it just gets me through the Holidays..I am
It looks like this:
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/hdmi-to-rca-cable-hdmi-to-rca-converter-adapter-cable-1080p-hdmi-to-av-3rca-cvbs-composite-video-audio-supports-for-amazon-fire-stick/PRD700H6NJLEWBM
will convert a digital HDMI to an analogue signal that could be used for a
VCR or old TV.
../Dave
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 08:23:10AM -0500, Don Tai via talk wrote:
> I've been using Over the Air OTA TV for 10 years now, and have been happy
> with the free service. The digital signals are uncompressed, providing
> visibly higher quality images than Rogers (My Mum's service). I receive 17
>
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 12:22:22AM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Hi,
> If I could get the digital box, without having to use a modem, I would
> likely be fine, because the digital box would tap into the existing blanket
> internet wireless wise would it not?
> In fact that was my landlord's
I've been using Over the Air OTA TV for 10 years now, and have been happy
with the free service. The digital signals are uncompressed, providing
visibly higher quality images than Rogers (My Mum's service). I receive 17
digital channels, Southern Ontario and Buffalo, despite my neighbour's
large
One option available to some cord cutters is going back to the antenna.
I have one on my rooftop and it does quite a good job of picking up Toronto
and Buffalo channels, which I find preferable to the Robellus options for
two reasons:
- The off-air signal is not compressed so it can be
Hi,
If I could get the digital box, without having to use a modem, I would
likely be fine, because the digital box would tap into the existing
blanket internet wireless wise would it not?
In fact that was my landlord's idea adding an extra receiver to his
account, for which I would pay the
On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 08:09:47PM -0500, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> Hi folks,
> before simply saying you avoid television, Part of what I do professionally
> means accessing a great deal, news channels and other things for example.
> And for me, the, I will just watch it on my computer is
Hi folks,
before simply saying you avoid television, Part of what I do
professionally means accessing a great deal, news channels and other
things for example.
And for me, the, I will just watch it on my computer is a nailed shut
door.
This entire property is Bell fibe saturated which while
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