Yup, can't ask for better than that. haha

ah, maybe this game has issue with Next? I thought it was kinda fun actually. Oh well. haha

@@MacSociety The Next defaults to stereo sound. This causes problems with 128K games where the AY sounds will play from the left and right channels or from one channel only (the 128K Spectrum did not have stereo sound). To fix this go into the NMI menu when a 128K game has loaded and change the three AY mono settings to Yes.

ah good to know. I don't remember any other 128k games I have played to date have sound issues but they very well could have and I would know no difference unless no sound came at all like this video showed.

@@MacSociety Do not Worry. I still have an original 128K Toast rack, 48K Rubber keyboard, +2 and +3 Spectrum. I played a lot of games on those things and i will always remember as much as i still can. I also love my Amiga A500 too :)

@@Igoryoufool Great Tip :). But if i never played a game before just like TJ did how would they know a difference?. I am lucky to still have my Original Spectrums and my memories too.

It not a bird but a mole. Yes with a key press it can drill holes into some walls - mole is your friend.

I have 3. lol

here. I'll try to help you. >> DRM (Digital Rights Management) Encrypted TV Station's signals. Why? DRM sucks. no question. we need to force the FCC to make the broadcasters remove it. >> Some 3.0 tuners at this time require you stay on the internet to decode DRM 3.0 TV Stations. Why? They use the internet to get the decryption keys. Some products have the decryption key embedded in the product. Word is these expire in 10 years and will need to be updated. >> 3.0 Currently no 4K and you only get the Simulcasted main channel and no sub channels. Correct. Its going to take a bit of time to start receiving 4K OTA broadcasts. There are no subchannels because you can only fit so many channels on a single tower, which is how ATSC 3.0 is currently being delivered to most markets. In heavily congested markets, there are no free RF channels. >> Channel Crawling = super slow channel changing (DRM 5 + seconds slow). Agreed. >> No sound because of Dolby AC4 audio codec does not have a legal open source license to decode legally on many devices. certified ATSC 3.0 products have the AC4 codec. this is going to be a problem for products like Plex and Channels DVR, even though the latest version of FFMPEG will modify AC4 to AC3. >> Some 3.0 tuners have Out of sync audio to video problems. Yep. I understand these issues are with the broadcasters. >> Private Home Networked OTA antenna tuner boxes like (Tablo TV box) can not get official certified approval for DRM ATSC 3.0 NEXTGEN-TV. Why? getting certified is expensive. the price needs to come down so Silicon Dust and Tablo can build a certified home gateway. >>. You may need non OTA home pay internet for updates and to unlock DRM encrypted ATSC 3.0 tv channels. If the hardware manufacturers require internet for their product to work, then don't buy it. Pretty simple. >>. Possible DRM restrictions on DRM ATSC 3.0 recordings and no viewing anywhere on any device with no sound. Yea, they are still working on the DVR issues. >>. Emergency alert messages can not be received if DRM is blocking them. True. But these things will be worked out as the standard matures. Still in the very early stages. >>. OTA DRM ATSC 3.0 TV will fail because the FCC is not going to turn off ATSC 1.0 TV stations for many years if not enough people buy 3.0 TVs and 3.0 boxes. Roll over to ATSC 3 is voluntary. We'll see how it goes. >>. No one has solve the problem of no government money for free DRM 3.0 TV tuner boxes because 1.0 TV turners and recorders will not work after that TV Station switches to 3.0 TV broadcasts. Sounds like somebody just wants free stuff. The price. of ATSC 3.0 tuner boxes still needs to come down a bit. I believe the cheapest is around $100? >>. (Range and signal error correction) OR (more sub channels and near 4k picture) trade off problem. not familiar with what you are talking about here. ATSC 3 is a more robust spec and allows better pictures at lower reliablity. >>. FCC is not forcing any 1.0 TV Stations to move over to 3.0 TV. So some TV stations will be on 1.0 and others will be on DRM 3.0. so? >>. The FCC is only allowing OTA Simulcasts of the ATSC 1.0 main channel at this time on DRM ATSC 3.0 NEXTGEN-TV. There are internet stations, in Miami I believe, that broadcast their station info, and when you select the channel its comes in as a streaming channel. But right now, for the initial rollout, why would I want anything other than the main channel? As mentioned earlier, the spectrum is full, and sub channels will come in time as stations fully move to ATSC 3. >> DRM ATSC 3.0 is a not finished product and is a work in progress mix of unproven ideas that has never gotten full FCC approval at this time. The main portion of the specification is complete, otherwise, they wouldn't be rolling out. DVR and home gateway is still a work in progress. www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-authorizes-next-gen-tv-broadcast-standard-0 >>. Software updates for 3.0 tuner boxes may be needed for changes made to the unfinished and future added new official ATSC 3.0 standards modules. Beyond receiving and decoding ATSC 3 signals, everything else is third party. >>. Patent License problems. LG no longer sells TVs with ATSC 3.0 tuners. Yea, that sucks and is just stupid. I personally don't mind paying a little more for the cost of the patents. >>. Some 3.0 TV tuners companies may go out of business or stop updates leaving you with no DRM or software updates. ATSC 3.0 is in its infancy. Jump in early at your own risk. My ATSC 3 product supports ATSC 1.0 just fine. >>. OTA ATSC 3.0 is better but is not perfect and still can be affected by weak tv signals: (distance, weather, planes, trees, buildings, trucks, poor antenna, etc). So? Every RF signal can be weakened and interrupted. Has nothing to do with ATSC 3. >>. FCC rules that 5 percent of old ATSC 1.0 coverage area does not need to be covered anymore = (SHORTER RANGE). ATSC 3 supports simulcast and is not affected by multipath interference. Thus allowing stations to increase their coverage with cheap repeaters. >>. Viewing zone outside of your 15 minute city or town could be blocked. How exactly is that supposed to happen? are they going to put the town in an RF blocking bubble? >> Your TV viewing habits could be tracked by your serial number or IP address. Agreed. I think ATSC 3 may be tracking viewer habits if the device has an internet connection. >>. ATSC 3.0 is updatable until it is not updatable without new hardware tuners (ATSC 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0......). True of any piece of new hardware/software. Although once it becomes ubiquitous, it tends to take on a life of its own. >>. Some of these 3.0 TV issues may be fixed over time. Agreed. Its early! and I'm an early adopter :) >> This is only some of the mess with DRM ATSC 3.0 TV. >> This is my opinion why DRM ATSC 3.0 TV will fail. Very well may fail, but like I said, my TV does ATSC 1.0 just fine. >>. IMO. Stay on OTA 1.0 TV until DRM is removed from OTA ATSC 3.0 by law. I was curious if the FCC has to have a law requiring this transition or if its already within their power to do so.... >>. It is the people versus the hostile takeover by private DRM 3.0 TV stations for control over the USA public airwaves. The public airwaves belong to the American people, who license the RF frequencies to companies at auction. What a lease is secured, the company's can do what they want with it within FCC guidelines. What can be given can be take away.

the broadcasters want DRM to help prevent the pirating of their products. forgot to mention that :)

I do like the idea of 4 tuners for sure.

What drove me to prefer ZapperBox over the other options is the amount of activity and help from the team at ZapperBox. They have a good presence on various social media outlets and answer customer service questions quickly. So far they have been good to deal with and I like that. I also like the frequent drive for updates and new features as well, and for me the ZapperBox just seems like a better product. Everyone's mileage can vary but for me that helped me decide. My guess both brands have their pros and cons but not having used a HDHomeRun, I have no 1st hand experience. Maybe watch other folks videos on KZbin to see what they are like? My guess both work for what they are designed for and can get the job done. I can only say I am a fan of ZapperBox as that is the route I took. Good luck with whatever direction you go.

@@MacSociety Thanks for your reply. After some research, most reviews give high marks for Zapper Box's customer service. Since the company stays on top of resolving issues via firmware updates and improvements, it seems like to way to go long term.

@@joe10117 yeh can’t throw more money at this. Will live with what I have. I ain’t gonna go on the steep roof, lol, as I would flip off so probably would cost me $500 here to get one installed. I’ll live with the periodic reception issues. Haha

I installed a Televees databoss its a miracle antenna. Live in the foothills and pickup channels 85 miles away.

Nice! yeh my Towers are 65 to 70 miles away while the San Francisco are 125. My main is the Sacramento. Some channels are always rock solid. Some have issues during the day. If I ever get more $$, I may explore that Televes.

Been super busy with work so no immediate plan to make another video but here are my findings so far. The magnet seems fine but not super tight when on a tripod. Fine for basics but I would not lift up tripod and move around with phone on it if using the magney tripod device. But overall it seems tight enough for basics. I think the controls only partially work for a couple things. I have only used with the Fjorden app though so don't have much data there. Overall the grip is nice but I only use when on trips and such, not every day use. Even though it is small, the grip still adds weight and girth so I tend to not leave it on for every day use. Is nice when we are on vacation walking around and we want to take pictures. That seems the best time for us to use ours.

@@MacSociety Thank you for taking time to provide this helpful feedback.

@@genisvel yup, saw that, and I look forward to getting an M3 to enjoy upstairs.

@@stephenmalley3729 good idea on T.

@@retrotechnerd no idea. Maybe website issue. Best ask them to see. Hope you can get it.

@@MacSocietyit will be put back on sale Sunday

cool. Hard as nails game for me. haha

Yeh, and its use is quirky too. For me Atari or Amiga with mouse use just makes sense. Easy 3.5 floppy access and no convoluted command line like the QL. Just seems harder to use than it should be and why I tend to not use much. Maybe one day I will have more time to explore it.