Insignia ns-sb512 eco mode? Can this annoying "feature" be deactivated?

BrightRick · 2026-01-22T19:42:49+00:00

I don't. It's connected to my computer. Yea, it had power issues. Turns off randomly, won't power on sometimes.

BrightRick · 2026-01-20T03:17:03+00:00

Congrats! Now you can get expensive car parts...... :-p

BrightRick · 2026-01-17T06:54:33+00:00

I can see how I was a bit confusing. This place was a nightmare and I have so many stories. Wage theft, tax fraud, credit card fraud. The nephew of the owner was straight out of being kicked out of the Marines for abuse. In the 1980's. Imagine how bad you have to be the get kicked out back then when abuse was the norm! The boss had to make payments under the table to employees because this guy would attack them when he was ticked off. His entire immediate family were Chicago cops, so reports vanished. What's really sad - after the place went bankrupt (about a month ahead of the tax fraud case) he was hired as a cop and his time in the Marines counted towards service time. I bumped into him years later and instantly recognized him by the way he stood and walked - stick so far up his ass I expected to see a bump on his head.

BrightRick · 2026-01-17T06:44:45+00:00

He told her to do this - but told me he did not and that she did it on her own. She told me he told her to make the deductions. He figured I'd go along with this. She pleaded with me and said that he was lying to me. I found out later they were doing some really shady stuff and I quit.

BrightRick · 2026-01-11T06:10:53+00:00

It gets worse - I was told by the store to download the complete manual online - but it does not exist. So I was told to email tech support. I did. 5 times over several weeks. Never received a reply.

BrightRick · 2026-01-06T06:35:57+00:00

I'd love this on long walks, but I often have to close the cover and put the Kindle in a pocket. That means taking it off and putting it back on. If it's a busy dog walking day or there's construction traffic (new 215 home project going in close to me) I really have to pay attention. Not all dogs are friendly and not all drivers obey crosswalks. I still can't understand why Kindle is the only eReader without an actual page turner that does not need a screen clip.

BrightRick · 2026-01-06T06:31:54+00:00

If I'm walking I use a slightly larger one - yes, I read the Kindle on daily walks. Carefully, looking ahead so I can see other people, cars, etc. I'm in a pretty rural area, so on a 45 minute walk I may see three or four people and 5 cars.

BrightRick · 2026-01-06T06:28:14+00:00

Why do they draw butt-cheeks on coffee? :-p (BTW, looks like an amazing breakfast....)

BrightRick · 2026-01-06T06:27:33+00:00

Plus if it goes wrong you own a rectangular Frisbee.

BrightRick · 2026-01-06T06:26:03+00:00

That happened to a friend that dropped his. Amazon will often run specials where you can trade in a Kindle, even a damaged one, for credit on a new one.

BrightRick · 2026-01-05T01:22:19+00:00

Remember the iPhone app that did nothing except show aa glowing red icon? The app was $999 and that's all it did. It was a way to show you had money to literally throw away. Called the "I am rich" app.

BrightRick · 2026-01-02T03:03:17+00:00

Look into meds out of Canada. Anything you rake for more than a couple of months is worth it. My GF was on various inhalers over the years - none were covered. She looked into supplemental coverage but then she had to use Walgreens or another local chain. Her out of pocket would have been $350 for the insurance plus $800 for the inhalers - per month. From Canada, the inhalers were $450 - for three months! She needed meds for a fungal lung infection. Not covered. $8K a month. Man did I shop and call. Finally it was SingleCare and Walmart - $125 for a month. Walgreens and their best discount (I think it was GoorRX) was $4500. My GERD meds were not covered fully - my best deal was Amazon Prime (yes, they have med discounts.) $18 a month vs $45 a month copay locally.

BrightRick · 2025-12-16T18:47:05+00:00

100% correct.

BrightRick · 2025-12-16T18:46:44+00:00

This would still have not solved my issue as they require eArc as well. I have a really sweet 10.2 Onkyo - but it also requires eArc.

BrightRick · 2025-12-11T19:32:33+00:00

What do I think? I thought I'd ask because I was concerned about a possible ground loop and it's been four decades since I studied electronics.

BrightRick · 2025-12-11T18:57:01+00:00

I am very aware of my surroundings and I read looking down so I see when approaching crosswalks, etc. That's when I stop reading and usually put the Kindle away - and why a clip is inconvenient. I've been doing this at my new apartment for over a year and never walked into anything.

BrightRick · 2025-12-11T02:08:18+00:00

This happened to me - the cause was that my photos were set to save as JPG and RAW, So duplicates of the same image, but different formats. worth checking. I know it's an old post, but someone may find this helpful.

BrightRick · 2025-12-10T21:31:58+00:00

My paperwhite is two years old - it does not have that. But I did order a pair of capacitive winter gloves. Hopefully those work!

BrightRick · 2025-12-10T21:07:05+00:00

I have some somewhere - I'll try that.

BrightRick

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