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Category Archives: Television
Westinghouse LCD Repair
After seeing the repair I made on the Samsung LCD monitor, a friend gave me a few-years-old Westinghouse LCD/TV that had quit working – it wouldn’t power on anymore. It’s a Westinghouse SK-19H210S, 19″ LCD accepting VGA or HDMI up … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Photos, Projects, Television
Tagged capacitor replacement, cost engineering, fried electronics, HDTV, LCD, Monitor, power supply, recycling, repair, SK-19H210S, soldering, Westinghouse
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The Amazing Shrinking Netflix Catalog
Following up on my complaint about Netflix streaming not having enough content, I’ve discovered something even more annoying: apparently content that’s previously been there is rotated or otherwise phased out. I’d been working on translating the Greek text from the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Internet, Television
Tagged cable TV, content, DVD, last exile, netflix, streaming
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Antique Radios in “Babylon 5”
In Season 2, Episode 7 of television program “Babylon 5” (1994-1998), you can see a few antique radios in the space station’s Earth History Exhibit. With the help of some other radio hobbyists, I’ve identified the interesting ones. On the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Photos, Television, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, Babylon 5, earth history exhibit, emerson, GE, wave magnet, wilcox-gay, zenith
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Netflix Needs More Content
There’s a lot of uproar about the Netflix price increases lately. I ditched my Cable TV subscription about 6 months ago and haven’t looked back, relying on Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and television network sites to watch the shows over the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Internet, Television
Tagged cable TV, content, DVD, netflix, streaming
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Don’t like 3D, but still want to watch 3D movies in the theater?
There’s a fix for that! I don’t like 3D movies. I can feel the amount of work my eyes are doing to focus on the movie the instant I put them on, and it gets tiring after only a few … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Television
Tagged 2D, 3D, Glasses, IMAX, Movie, Pirates of the Caribbean, Polarized
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Comcast Needs Zip Code to End Emails
I usually just click the “delete” button, but I remembered to actually Unsubscribe from Comcast XFINITY e-mails when I received another one trying to sell me on watching on demand movies or the Oprah Winfrey Network. I’m not sure why … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Internet, Television
Tagged comcast, privacy, privacy invasion, spam email, xfinity, zip code
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Antique Radio in “Firefly” Episode 2
I was watching Firefly the other day, and noticed something interesting. Firefly is set in the year 2517 centered around a small smuggling ship named Serenity manned by a crew of mercenaries, former freedom fighters, a pair of escaped convicts, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Radios and Tubes, Television
Tagged 10-s-464, antique radio, firefly, old radio, serenity, space station, tv props, tv trivia, zenith
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How Television Benefits Your Children [Vintage Ad]
Motorola, leader in television, shows how TV can mean better behavior at home and better marks in school! Own a Motorola and you know you own the best. Does that clown look terrifying to anyone else?