MRO wrote to Nightfox <=-
I'm surprised you've never known anyone watching over-the-air TV. Things like local news & weather, game shows, etc. are often broadcast on such channels, and I've known a lot of people who watch those things sometimes. If you have cable and watch those shows, they're likely on local channels you could also get over the air. There are also a lot of TV series in the
well i wasnt thinking when i said that. what i meant to say was
there were few people who did it back in the day and after the
big bandwidth switch many years ago, i don't know anybody else
that did more than play with it. I don't know anybody who
continued to use over the air.
even in a big city my options are really limited.
most people just prefer to get cable.
Re: Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business
By: MRO to Nightfox on Mon Apr 01 2024 10:21 pm
Well eventually nobody will be buying physical media.
I will, for as long as it is being produced.
And then I'll have to resort to recording it to media myself.
There are other use-cases where cable/streaming doesn't work. Where I live, there can be power/cable outages due to tropical weather conditions. Sometimes an hour, sometimes a week. For $40 at Walmart, you can buy an over-the-air antenna, and hook it to your TV (coax input). With your generator running to power the TV, you can receive OTA broadcasts *IN HIGH DEFINITION* from your local channel broadcasters. This is very useful in these situations, because that's how you can learn about current/upcoming weather, power restoration efforts, food/water distribution points, and similar. Perhaps even a sporting event or sitcom/show. It's FREE.
but like i said, do you NEED it? do you USE it? if not, throw it out.
And when you paid like $20/each for most of those DVDs that watched maybe only one time, you feel like you'd be throwing away something of value. But... not really. Donate them in that case.
There are other use-cases where cable/streaming doesn't work. Where I
live, there can be power/cable outages due to tropical weather conditions. Sometimes an hour, sometimes a week. For $40 at Walmart, you can buy an over-the-air antenna, and hook it to your TV (coax input). With your generator running to power the TV, you can receive OTA broadcasts *IN HIGH DEFINITION* from your local channel broadcasters. This is very useful in these situations, because that's how you can learn about current/upcoming weather, power restoration efforts, food/water distribution points, and similar. Perhaps even a sporting event or sitcom/show. It's FREE.
Re: Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business
By: MRO to Ewing on Thu Apr 04 2024 03:08 am
but like i said, do you NEED it? do you USE it? if not, throw it out.
I actually play my phisical media quite a lot myself.
Internet here sucks, power supply sucks. An VHS or DVD is much more likely to work without issues than the alternatives. If I am throwing a party at home and somebody wants to watch something from streaming or whatever, we give it a try, but if there are any issues we fallback to some DVD from my collection.
there's still people that buy cdrs and floppy disks.
you will be one of the nobodys.
you will be one of the nobodys.
Nope. I will be a somebody. Kinda difficult to be a nobody when you are someone.
you're an AI chatbot.
Re: Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business
By: MRO to Skylar on Thu Apr 11 2024 07:37 pm
you're an AI chatbot.
Wrong again. *That* would make me a nobody.
MRO wrote to Skylar <=-
Re: Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business
By: MRO to Skylar on Thu Apr 11 2024 07:37 pm
you're an AI chatbot.
Wrong again. *That* would make me a nobody.
wrong again? when was i wrong the first time
wrong again? when was i wrong the first time
Re: Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business
By: MRO to Skylar on Thu Apr 11 2024 10:17 pm
wrong again? when was i wrong the first time
When you said I was a nobody.
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