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The Gunslinger posted:FWIW my Harmony Smart Control does this already and it was $99 when I bought it. I'll be damned. Thanks man! So the PS4 is even worse to control than the PS3? Mine does fine but I got one of the discontinued IR hub things that plugs into the PS3 for the way over priced amount of $50.96.
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Croatoan posted:I'll be damned. Thanks man! So the PS4 is even worse to control than the PS3? Mine does fine but I got one of the discontinued IR hub things that plugs into the PS3 for the way over priced amount of $50.96. Harmony hub is the best poo poo ever. I use one in my closet. Controls a ps4, xbone, receiver, tivo, and xbmc box. You can even use it as a virtual keyboard for devices that support bluetooth keyboards (via the smartphone app)
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Croatoan posted:I'll be damned. Thanks man! So the PS4 is even worse to control than the PS3? Mine does fine but I got one of the discontinued IR hub things that plugs into the PS3 for the way over priced amount of $50.96. It basically registers itself as a bluetooth keyboard to the PS4. It works fine but like I said, it can't power up the PS4 which is loving stupid. I hope Logitech just says gently caress you to Sony and mimics the calls from their official remote but I suspect nothing will happen because they're busy enough adding support for other poo poo all the time. It controls the Xbox One, Shield and all of my other poo poo perfectly though.
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Don Lapre posted:Harmony hub is the best poo poo ever. 
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The Gunslinger posted:It basically registers itself as a bluetooth keyboard to the PS4. It works fine but like I said, it can't power up the PS4 which is loving stupid. I hope Logitech just says gently caress you to Sony and mimics the calls from their official remote but I suspect nothing will happen because they're busy enough adding support for other poo poo all the time. I just thought about something. Can it learn commands from another remote? All of the ones I've had in the past could. That'd fix your turning on issue.
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The Gunslinger posted:FWIW my Harmony Smart Control does this already and it was $99 when I bought it. That is...the most dickish poo poo. Microsoft gets lots of credit for horrible decisions but every time I peek over at the PS4 it's like "here's a whole new list of stupid bullshit!"
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Croatoan posted:I just thought about something. Can it learn commands from another remote? All of the ones I've had in the past could. That'd fix your turning on issue. The ps4 doesn't have ir
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Don Lapre posted:The ps4 doesn't have ir Well poo poo. I didn't know if it could learn other commands through the hub acting as a receiver. gently caress Sony man.
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You would need the bluetooth poweron command being sent by the official remote, not something you or I could implement with their software. I bet Logitech doesn't bother, they already have rudimentary support and they probably don't want to piss off Sony. Very frustrating because the Bone functions perfectly as a media player with the hub. Oh well, I try to keep a controller handy but Sony doesn't make that easy either, it feels like the PS4 controllers didn't run dry after being used for an hour. Anyways /derail.
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Sep 7, 2016 15:47
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You can download the PlayStation app for your phone and tablet and turn it on that way as well.
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Silly Burrito posted:Just started a trial of PS Vue. Is anyone else using the official PS4 remote with it? It definitely doesn't seem to be very useful for it. Works ok for me. The only really annoying thing is it powers down after a half hour of so of inactivity so you have to hold down the PS button to wake the remote. Beats using the controller.
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There's an IR receiver set to come out for the PS4 in the beginning of November. https://goo.gl/bgI5Aj
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I'm hearing whispers that MLB.tv is starting to crack down on people sharing accounts, so I'm thinking of cancelling my various sports streaming services and switching once hockey season starts. I'd love to go with Sling, but because Comcast are a bunch of dicks, CSN Philly is only available on Vue. I'd rather not buy any other hardware: is Vue serviceable on Chromecast?
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Also vouching for Harmony, best $100 I ever spent, I should have bought one years ago.
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Dropped off cable box today, and ended up chatting how to cut cable with the customer service lady. 
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Pillowpants posted:Is Kodi always incredibly slow? no
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I wonder if a set up like this could see a reduction in cable costs (similar to Sling and Vue) beyond the rental fees. http://www.forbes.com/sites/shelbycarpenter/2016/09/09/fcc-cable-set-top-box/#3c8aee5a14f9
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Farchanter posted:I'm hearing whispers that MLB.tv is starting to crack down on people sharing accounts, so I'm thinking of cancelling my various sports streaming services and switching once hockey season starts. I'd love to go with Sling, but because Comcast are a bunch of dicks, CSN Philly is only available on Vue. I'd rather not buy any other hardware: is Vue serviceable on Chromecast? Does Vue have comparable football packages? Because I need Jim Jackson in my life
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Farchanter posted:I'm hearing whispers that MLB.tv is starting to crack down on people sharing accounts, so I'm thinking of cancelling my various sports streaming services and switching once hockey season starts. I'd love to go with Sling, but because Comcast are a bunch of dicks, CSN Philly is only available on Vue. I'd rather not buy any other hardware: is Vue serviceable on Chromecast? Every year there are whispers of that. The goon sharing thread is half filled with people freaking out at the beginning of every season.
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Am I crazy, or did Sling just raise their Sling Blue sports package to $10 from $5? I was just thinking of going with them after my Vue trial ended, and noticed their webpage this morning.
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jabro posted:Every year there are whispers of that. The goon sharing thread is half filled with people freaking out at the beginning of every season. It actually did happen this year, though. Find the thread and read it. Several goons had their accounts banned.
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Gyshall posted:Does Vue have comparable football packages? Because I need Jim Jackson in my life They offer local terrestrial stations on the same tier as CSN, along with NFLN. There's also apparently a way to add Red Zone, but I have no idea what it is.
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So I was going to try the PlayStation Vue free trial and it asks me to choose a plan. I'm guessing that's just for after the trial if I don't cancel? It won't charge me until the trial is over right?
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Rad Valtar posted:So I was going to try the PlayStation Vue free trial and it asks me to choose a plan. I'm guessing that's just for after the trial if I don't cancel? It won't charge me until the trial is over right? Right but set a reminder on your calendar one day early just in case.
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Anybody have an idea why, while watching live stream sports on Kodi, the stream randomly cuts off and goes back to the stream selection menu and I need to re select the game again?
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Rythe posted:Anybody have an idea why, while watching live stream sports on Kodi, the stream randomly cuts off and goes back to the stream selection menu and I need to re select the game again? Not to sound salty but I'd guess they are unauthorized streams that aren't 100% reliable.
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Not to sound salty but I'd guess they are unauthorized streams that aren't 100% reliable. I kind of figured as much, was curious if anybody knew of a work around to steady the stream, Google search didn't come up with much. I'm not going to complain though, still get to watch out of area games for free for a minor inconvenience of a stream randomly stopping.
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Farchanter posted:I'm hearing whispers that MLB.tv is starting to crack down on people sharing accounts, so I'm thinking of cancelling my various sports streaming services and switching once hockey season starts. I'd love to go with Sling, but because Comcast are a bunch of dicks, CSN Philly is only available on Vue. I'd rather not buy any other hardware: is Vue serviceable on Chromecast? Vue is compatible on chromecast, but it wont work until you set it up on an approved device (ps4, fire TV, or roku iirc).
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Anyone here familiar with antennas? I adjusted mine yesterday and now I can pull in a few more channels (I needed Fox for NFL) but it's weird. It kept having dropouts during the day and I was going to wait until the sun went down to adjust it again since god drat it's loving hot on my roof but as soon as the sun went down the drat thing got perfect reception. I've been googling it and it may happen if you're near a shed or something but it's at the apex of my roof and there's nothing near it. WTH? Maybe I should get a 10' mast?
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The sun ionizes the atmosphere which hurts radio reception. If you have a marginal signal it might do it just enough to hurt reception.
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I have a similar problem with my antenna. The broadcast towers are about 30-40 miles away. I installed the antenna as high as I could with a 14' ladder but not as high as the house itself (around 30'). Without access to a taller ladder for the outside of the house, would it make any difference to install higher in the attic? One concern I read about is the asphalt of the shingles blocking some amount of signal strength.
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Croatoan posted:Anyone here familiar with antennas? I adjusted mine yesterday and now I can pull in a few more channels (I needed Fox for NFL) but it's weird. It kept having dropouts during the day and I was going to wait until the sun went down to adjust it again since god drat it's loving hot on my roof but as soon as the sun went down the drat thing got perfect reception. I've been googling it and it may happen if you're near a shed or something but it's at the apex of my roof and there's nothing near it. WTH? Maybe I should get a 10' mast? Out of curiosity, how are you adjusting your antenna? EDIT: Also, what kind of antennae are you using? Setup? etc.
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Anything in front of the antenna can hurt signal strength. Personally when I aimed mine i just borrowed a 15" lcdtv, plugged it in directly into the antenna and adjusted from there. Also dont be afraid to aim up or down toward the ground.
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Iron Crowned posted:Out of curiosity, how are you adjusting your antenna? I've got this one. https://amzn.com/B01C1YL16Y I uninstalled my satellite dish and ran a new coaxial straight to my TV to the antenna while it's using the satellite's old mast. I was adjusting by turning it until reception seemed best and then tightening the nuts back up. Same thing as the old bunny ears routine just with someone on the roof and hollering to each other. I was thinking about upgrading to this https://amzn.com/B000BSGCSA but holy poo poo that thing's 12" long and $116
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Croatoan posted:I've got this one. https://amzn.com/B01C1YL16Y They dont give any real spec on the antenna so its hard to tell. Is the channel you want VHF? UHF? sometimes that can make a difference. Your antenna just says 80 miles but doesn't break anything down. Also are you running a preamp? I use a boostXT (can get any lowes and homedepot) and it works very well.
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No preamp, just the antenna. I heard that since I'm getting a signal, it's just weak, that a amplifier might end up degrading the signal. Also the one I got was super cheap so I'm pretty sure they just throw up whatever mile they think will sell on the amazon listing. The tower I'm pulling from is 28 miles from me. Oddly enough the other stations I'm pulling from are 27 and 30 miles and they're fine? Apparently the one I'm trying to get is UHF but so are the other two.
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Id try one of these https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-LNA-200-Boost-Digital-Preamplifier/dp/B00DQN3R9O Its what i use on my setup and im roughly 35 miles away. I have a different antenna though. Also again try aiming up down, left right. It takes some work.
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Rythe posted:I kind of figured as much, was curious if anybody knew of a work around to steady the stream, Google search didn't come up with much. I'm not going to complain though, still get to watch out of area games for free for a minor inconvenience of a stream randomly stopping. There's no workaround for pirate sports streams to make them 100% or even 95% perfect, no. Echoing "not to sound salty" but you are getting what you are paying for  And driving the Kodi foundation nuts, as you'll discover if you try to ask this question over on their forums. Live streaming is hard enough to do for companies that put a ton of resources in to it and legitimately license the content. A teenager in Riga running a reflector for the lolz isn't going to compete with that.
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FogHelmut posted:I just want to pay the NFL to let me stream my team's games live. Is that too much to ask? I can't watch them on antenna because I live 2500 miles away. I don't want to buy the whole DirecTV. I don't want to watch the games later that day on replay. I don't really want to sign up and watch through a proxy. Verizon's NFL mobile app?
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