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FS: OTTAWA: AntennaDirect DB8 antenna

tmp31416 — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:11:24 GMT

Selling an antenna that was used for testing reception in an attic.
It is still assembled. Comes with its shipping box and accessories.
Don't have the space to keep it and I already have one antenna on the roof.

Asking 55$.

Local buyers preferred.

PM me if interested.

Name the highest paid person in TV?

magnet — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:35:54 GMT

They work just 52 days a year
Make $45 million (outearning her nearest competitor by $17 million) and have 3 times the audience of Leno.

Judge Judy http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2...-of-judge-judy

Converting saved PVR content to pc

rdtek — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:58:28 GMT

Hello. I've browsed through some threads here, but never seen anything for converting saved HD content on an external HDD to pc, then to MKV, AVI, etc. This HDD is connected to a 6131 ird.

Is it possible to do this with any of the converting s/w's available?:)

Thanks

Nexus 7 locator, track, find etc

Jake — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:21:47 GMT

I have been reading up on the various app to install BEFORE anything happens to your Nexus but all the popular ones report as being incompatible. So what are you using to track the location of the Nexus should it ever go missing?

Incompatible List
Wheres My Droid
Plan B

Antivirus Security list it as compatible but I don't want a virus scanner just a tracker that will only report its position when I ping it.

XM Free preview their lineup until June 3/ 2013

magnet — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:54 GMT

For the next two weeks your XM radio will sound even better. We're pleased to tell you that if you turn on your XM radio now, you'll find 59 channels waiting for you at no cost until June 3rd.

http://www.siriusxm.ca/comeback249/D...XM1C_FTA_05_13

http://www.siriusxm.ca/comeback249/X...neCG_05-13.pdf

Star Trek: Into Darkness

rfielder — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:02:51 GMT

Wow!

Seen on Sunday, 4:00PM, Colossus IMAX 3D. Seated in row F, which is the first row above the walkway.

Wow!

Excellent movie, many many great references to the original series, great use of 3D, Cumberbatch is amazing and (almost) fits his character perfectly, great special effects, amazing action, and a good storyline for a Star Trek movie.

My one spoiler:

How can someone with the name of Khan Noonian Singh and a heritage based on being born in India, be represented by a white English guy? That was the only (minor) flaw in the movie that I saw, but the actor more than pulled it off.

We made a point of watching the first Star Trek reboot movie a couple of days ahead. That was good, since there are references to events in that movie that we would not have remembered otherwise. Not critical to the story, but they do add depth to the characters.

Overall, well worth the $$$ we spent seeing it.

I am amazed that it grossed less than Iron Man 3, but maybe two such, so close together, has an effect. Also, I think that ST:ID will have legs - a friend just tried to book seats at the same theatre for next Friday, and ALL good seats are already sold!

cost of hearing aids

foggy182 — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:53 GMT

Not sure where to post this, mods please move if you find a better place.
The cost of many hearing aids seems to be exorbitant to me, sometimes in the thousands of dollars. Aren't they really just fancy computer controlled digital headphones? Sure, the cost of auditory exams and precise fitting adds something, but my gut feeling is that something could be built much, much cheaper in this day and age. I would be interested in the general thoughts of others.

FS: Toronto Pioneer HT Amp, Center and 2 Towers $250

Boavista — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:26:14 GMT

Moving next month so im looking to get rid of my second audio system. Have it in the bedroom currently but dont use it much.
The Speakers are Dual 8" precision acoustics towers, a Yamaha center channel and a pioneer VSX D509S Receiver. The combo sounds great no need for a sub.
Everything's in pretty good shape minus the center witch has a few dings and shows signs of wear but sound wise its 100% good. Pictures are available upon request.

Also for anyone willing to pay the asking price ill throw in a matching pioneer equalizer and a kenwood Power amp ( 2 channel/Center and Sub mode)

Im asking $250 obo. Need it gone in the new few weeks so if your interested send me a PM.

Montreal :HD DSR605 x2 for sale or exchange

neuronics — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:53:44 GMT

I have 2 Shaw Direct HD DSR605 in mint condition whit remote controle.
No cable and no manuel.Less then 6 month used.
Price : 100.00 each or exchange.Please submit your proposal.

Digimate 37" LCD from 2006

awebber — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:53:20 GMT

I didn't want to resurrect the ancient thread (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=36808), though it's also an ancient TV. :) Ours is still chugging along with no major problems, sure it doesn't have a digital tuner but I'd use a TiVo Premiere if I wanted HD OTA anyway.

I finally realized/remembered about the VGA connection for PCs. Hooked up my notebook (ThinkPad X220) and it worked great at 1920x1080! I didn't have any HD recordings from my TiVo handy, but I was able to stream video from online. There's what I believe is a 3.5mm audio jack on the TV for sound, but for testing purposes I just used the notebook's speakers.

I recently got Amazon Prime Instant Video working under Windows (a Flash problem, not related to location). It's a pain, it wasn't working in FL either. But in combination with a Unotelly DNS free trial, videos were streaming well. I'm looking forward to watching the final season of The Closer (recently moved to free-with-Prime, and recently rerun late at night in the US OTA) this way. The Unotelly was pretty much seamless and painless.

HD on APIV seems to take a stated 6000kb/s (SD is as much as 2000kb/s) so the recent move by Bell and its competition to offering unlimited internet could could pay off. :)

The picture was a bit soft using VGA; my notebook has a DisplayPort digital output too, and I see a significant difference between analog and digital output on the two monitors I have. I'm planning to get a DP-DVI adapter for about $5 on eBay (or a DP-DVI cable for $10) and will report back on the result.

Is anyone else still using their Digimate TV? Are there any tricks I've missed?

Thanks!
=aw

eudora setup for email.

jdevlin — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:39:21 GMT

I need help setting up Eudora for my new bell internet account. I have entered all the smtp setting and ssl enabled etc. but I still get a time out.

I WILL NOT BE USING OUTLOOK OF ANY VERSION.

Old Sports You'd Like To see Again

MCIBUS — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:58 GMT

There is always old type of sports that either is no longer played or least shown on tv. What are some of these would you like to see again.

I remeber in the late 1980's there was sport called Rollergames. It was like Roller Derby but more modern. Here is an episode from that show

and here's the theme song which is pretty :cool:

Cogeco - Ontario - Modem Type

weehaggis — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:45 GMT

Future user of Cogeco services.
What type of Modem do the use ?(non wireless)

also, is the Pace RNG200N the latest and best PVR I should go for ?

Thanks

LED Strip RGB 5050 lighting

lukadigital — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:54:19 GMT

Anybody have knowledge on this type of lighting? I`m looking to run two 5m strips off one power supply....I need to know how many amps I need for the power (4A, 6A, etc..)

East & West Coast Feeds?

MCIBUS — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:00 GMT

I'm just curious as too how many east & west coast feeds are available?

I'm not talking about CTV or CBC but channels liker Teletoon and such?

I knoiw there are

Teletoon East & West
W Network East & West
History East & West(I think)
HBO East(1) & West(2)

either then that I'm not sure of any other Specialty channels with a east & west feed. Not sure of the french Specialty channels.I'm not counting the Sport Nets as they don't show the exact same programing 3hoursd later.

I know there was Showcase West & Tropical West but they where shut deown by Shaw.