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Public service: IF (I know it's a big if) you can put an antenna within line-of-sight of the broadcast towers, ads-only TV has never gone away. People think the

Public service: IF (I know it's a big if) you can put an antenna within line-of-sight of the broadcast towers, ads-only TV has never gone away. People think they have to pay a cable provider for local channels, but you don't. No, that doesn't replace streaming. On the other hand, most NFL games are still broadcast. PBS is still broadcast. The old sitcoms are still on.

fnordpiglet 3y ago
In the US there are no ad free channels over the air. Even PBS is full of fundraising.
- koolba 3y ago
  Time shifting with a DVR solves that. Watching the 7pm news at 8pm and you can jump over the funding pleas and stories you don’t care about.
- AlbertCory 3y ago
  I said "ads-only." Not "ads-free."
  - fnordpiglet 3y ago
    Doh my bad misread
koolba 3y ago
Amazon used to sell a great product for this called FireTV Recast. You plug your antenna and network cable in, and all local channels show up on your firetv. You could set it to record like any other DVR. Similar products exist, but this was literally plug it in and you’re done levels of setup. They discontinued it, likely cause it was a one time purchase and they don’t make money off what you watch or have an opportunity to present ads.
jawns 3y ago
I got a DirecTV subsidiary to install a powerful OTA antenna on our house. Small and sleek. We are about 40 miles from the metro area where the signals are broadcast, but we get a pretty strong signal. Haven't paid a penny in years, apart from the $99 antenna and $99 installation.
- pierat 3y ago
  If you do Jellyfin and. SiliconDust 4x atsc3 tuner, you can RECORD the shows you want, and watch them later. And since they're now media files, you can also skip over commercials and ilk. And if you look up on this post. I have a complete automated Arrs suite with Jellyfin, VPN, and bt downloader to populate whatever you want. This is the only way to challenge the media wonks going down enshittification on services. Cancel, and pie-rat. Do so until they start behaving. (It's so easy to make a great starting service, and degrade it step by step and rake in money.)
wingworks 3y ago
Get an HDHomeRun or eqv and link it with Plex, record anything you're interested in and Plex auto removes all the ads.
- BirAdam 3y ago
  Had never heard of this, but now I’m gone have to look into it. Thanks m8!
  - wingworks 3y ago
    Yep, it's a thing. Been using it for a few years, works very well here. (it's not free though, you need Plex Pass, though if you're planning to stay for many years, the 1 time fee is worth it, discounted usually 1-2 times a year) https://support.plex.tv/articles/115003944134-removing-commercials/ https://support.plex.tv/articles/115003944134-removing-comme... You can also use something like threadfin / xteve to stream free live feeds (things like public channels, depending on where live you may have many or few options) to Plex, which you can then also record.

fnordpiglet 3y ago

In the US there are no ad free channels over the air. Even PBS is full of fundraising.

koolba 3y ago
Time shifting with a DVR solves that. Watching the 7pm news at 8pm and you can jump over the funding pleas and stories you don’t care about.
AlbertCory 3y ago
I said "ads-only." Not "ads-free."
- fnordpiglet 3y ago
  Doh my bad misread

koolba 3y ago

Amazon used to sell a great product for this called FireTV Recast. You plug your antenna and network cable in, and all local channels show up on your firetv. You could set it to record like any other DVR. Similar products exist, but this was literally plug it in and you’re done levels of setup. They discontinued it, likely cause it was a one time purchase and they don’t make money off what you watch or have an opportunity to present ads.

jawns 3y ago

I got a DirecTV subsidiary to install a powerful OTA antenna on our house. Small and sleek. We are about 40 miles from the metro area where the signals are broadcast, but we get a pretty strong signal. Haven't paid a penny in years, apart from the $99 antenna and $99 installation.

pierat 3y ago
If you do Jellyfin and. SiliconDust 4x atsc3 tuner, you can RECORD the shows you want, and watch them later. And since they're now media files, you can also skip over commercials and ilk. And if you look up on this post. I have a complete automated Arrs suite with Jellyfin, VPN, and bt downloader to populate whatever you want. This is the only way to challenge the media wonks going down enshittification on services. Cancel, and pie-rat. Do so until they start behaving. (It's so easy to make a great starting service, and degrade it step by step and rake in money.)

wingworks 3y ago

Get an HDHomeRun or eqv and link it with Plex, record anything you're interested in and Plex auto removes all the ads.

BirAdam 3y ago
Had never heard of this, but now I’m gone have to look into it. Thanks m8!
- wingworks 3y ago
  Yep, it's a thing. Been using it for a few years, works very well here. (it's not free though, you need Plex Pass, though if you're planning to stay for many years, the 1 time fee is worth it, discounted usually 1-2 times a year) https://support.plex.tv/articles/115003944134-removing-commercials/ https://support.plex.tv/articles/115003944134-removing-comme... You can also use something like threadfin / xteve to stream free live feeds (things like public channels, depending on where live you may have many or few options) to Plex, which you can then also record.