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This is what I did in the military and this is a good explanation of how the signals work. You also get much further range at night usually due to the atmosphere.
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This is what I did in the military and this is a good explanation of how the signals work. You also get much further range at night usually due to the atmosphere.
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The old tv finally died so I bought my mum a cheap 50 visio. It REALLY didn't like my current setup with a hdhomerun->libre le potato with plex->hdmi to tv. At any screen transition, from guide to channel, changing channels, anything, it would just turn itself off.
The tv has a built in tuner though so I gave it a try and it is about 100 times better than the hdhomerun I was using. It handles bad signals better, changes channels almost instantly, and frees up the le potato box for my own nefarious projects.
I really didn't want to give it internet access though. I don't want that chinese piece of obvious spyware rummaging around in my lan, but without any internet access the home button freezes on a black screen for a good 10 seconds, and you get no tv guide information. I eventually just made sure the wifi (which I never use) is isolated from the lan and hooked it up.
If the tv ever gets out of antenna mode, and it is really easy to do, it is quite difficult to find again. They put it at the very bottom of a very long list of crap. I think they really don't want you using antenna as it is easier to sell your info with the internet crap they offer.
The tv has a built in tuner though so I gave it a try and it is about 100 times better than the hdhomerun I was using. It handles bad signals better, changes channels almost instantly, and frees up the le potato box for my own nefarious projects.
I really didn't want to give it internet access though. I don't want that chinese piece of obvious spyware rummaging around in my lan, but without any internet access the home button freezes on a black screen for a good 10 seconds, and you get no tv guide information. I eventually just made sure the wifi (which I never use) is isolated from the lan and hooked it up.
If the tv ever gets out of antenna mode, and it is really easy to do, it is quite difficult to find again. They put it at the very bottom of a very long list of crap. I think they really don't want you using antenna as it is easier to sell your info with the internet crap they offer.
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No, but you could make an account and then have someone else download the Prime video app. Then you log into the prime video app for them. They won't have your account number and they can then use only prime video.
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Only if you live in the same house. My GF and I tried to figure this out a while back and there was no way to share it without them being able to see what you bought them for Christmas or whatnot. If you both have the same address though, you can merge the accounts and you both still have your accounts but they can both access prime video with one fee.
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I'm not positive, because I've never tried to buy a video via the app, but if you did that they might be able to rent/purchase anything they want on your account, which wouldn't be ideal. Even people you trust might have kids that don't know better or something.
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Im pretty sure you can still set up a pin code MFA for all movie/tv purchases. I had to do that when my kid was younger. Just dont give them the code.
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My father in law signed ME up for some old fart British TV series network bullshit, then denied it, then we realized he didn't know 2 fucks about how tv's work . You CAN do this but keep in mind they will be able to spend your money for you.
Amazon can also make it very difficult to tell what is free, what costs, etc.
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That's crazy. Back when I used a required pin for any purchases it stopped my kid from doing it. Maybe it had a free trial and since it was free to begin it bypassed the requirement. Wouldn't surprise me with Amazon.My father in law signed ME up for some old fart British TV series network bullshit, then denied it, then we realized he didn't know 2 fucks about how tv's work . You CAN do this but keep in mind they will be able to spend your money for you.
Amazon can also make it very difficult to tell what is free, what costs, etc.
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Think that is what it was, I got an email reminding me my trial of 'old fart british bullshit channel' expired on blah blah and I would be charged $$$$. In laws are British so I assumed (turns out correctly) that they signed up for it. I was like hey no problem if you want the channel/app it was only a few bucks. Was more concerned they did it without giving me a heads up. First they say no, then looking at it we realize 'oh yeah I wanted to watch that movie' & didn't realize it automatically signed you up for $$. Keep in mind my FIL didn't realize Youtube was on the internet since his TV could play it. Prime is annoying that way, the commercials were the last straw, not I use it as a reminder to go steal the show/movie. Except Thursday Night Football, that I watch live.
Sorry for the derail, Whomever originally asked, just keep in mind you can get signed up for shit you don't want really easy.
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