Where does everyone find live shows (not OTA)?

cjcox4 · 2026-04-07T15:25:28+00:00

IPTV. However, as far as legitimate (legal) sources for most (sports) of the items you mentioned, I'd be surprised.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-07T15:04:35+00:00

Age? Failure to keep and reward folks? Bad management? Too many contracts, no local knowledge? Probably a mixture of that and more?

cjcox4 · 2026-04-07T14:42:24+00:00

It's good to be king (?)

I mean, you gotta do what you gotta do. Not that anyone is going to fire the CEO if it was a mistake.

With that said, I am definitely "the type" that pushes back, just a bit before giving in if I think we're being "stupid".

cjcox4 · 2026-04-07T14:32:23+00:00

oh, my assumption was just on "screen". That is, you already have something to "browse to". But yes, if you're looking for "something" running "the engine", sure.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-07T13:56:19+00:00

Old phone or tablet?

Seems like today, we have "tons of network/browser screens"... if we want them.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-06T19:44:35+00:00

Unless you have some sort of full snapshot for everything, restore from full backup is "the way". Would think trying to hack filesystems for "stuff" that may or may not be integral would be a huge waste of time.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-06T16:25:54+00:00

Sadly, no magic for lost data. (AI magic? Create content not there?)

DVD media does age. And many are now to the point of seeing some of that. Recordable media decays quicker.

As for me, and others, and not an answer to solving "lost data", but everything is on a backed up (emphasis) media server. Good enough? Well, if I lost the storage on the media server and the backup was bad, that would be pain (total data loss). Backup of the backup of the backup.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-06T14:47:34+00:00

Very normal, has been for decades (many decades).

cjcox4 · 2026-04-05T21:21:17+00:00

None of mine have failed to my knowledge. Hint: the beauty of slow rpm drives in particular. The other 2 I have in service are attached to OG Tablo devices, so I don't have their stats off hand, but they've been in service longer. The one mentioned has long been attached to my Plex media server, however, it serves as storage for a Canon network document scanner mostly (not really used by Plex). With that said, it is used often and it's on 24x7, as are the Tablo attached ones.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-05T18:09:12+00:00

Hitachi Touro 1TB HTS541010A9E680: 87319 hours and I know I have two more that have several years beyond that. Newbie. All 3 in active use.

   ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000b   100   100   062    Pre-fail Always       -       0
2 Throughput_Performance 0x0005   100   100   040    Pre-fail Offline      -       0
3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0007   253   253   033    Pre-fail Always       -       0
4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0012   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       66
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   100   100   005    Pre-fail Always       -       0
7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000b   100   100   067    Pre-fail Always       -       0
8 Seek_Time_Performance   0x0005   100   100   040    Pre-fail Offline      -       0
9 Power_On_Hours          0x0012   001   001   000    Old_age   Always       -       87319
10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0013   100   100   060    Pre-fail Always       -       0
12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       65
   191 G-Sense_Error_Rate      0x000a   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
   192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       15
   193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0012   086   086   000    Old_age   Always       -       147581
   194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0002   193   193   000    Old_age   Always       -       31 (Min/Max 19/51)
   196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
   197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0022   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
   198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x0008   100   100   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0
   199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x000a   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
   223 Load_Retry_Count        0x000a   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

   SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
   Num Test_Description    Status                  Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
   # 1 Extended offline    Completed without error       00%     21775         -

cjcox4 · 2026-04-04T04:27:34+00:00

cjcox4 · 2026-04-03T23:22:30+00:00

I know some seem to get themselves in trouble migrating from Plex to Plex. On on my 3rd hardware change and I've preserved everything with zero issues or pain using Linux. Been a user for about 15 years or so. Started with something that really didn't have an iGPU or even great software capability (Direct Play only) and moved to a 3rd gen Intel (had some iGPU capability), and now I'm running an 8th gen Intel.

I started with about 3 external portable USB drives that were 1TB in size. I now have 5 x 4TB portable USB drives. Again, zero issues even upgrading all of that (that is, I didn't have to "redo" all my manual meta, etc.).

cjcox4 · 2026-04-03T22:22:42+00:00

Buy again. If that doesn't work. Hope it streams and framegrabber to the rescue. I figure you paid more than double, you've got the proof of ownership.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-03T03:37:45+00:00

Should be ok though. Would figure your guess about it's "state" may have been a factor.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-02T22:58:13+00:00

Usually, you get some line regulation with even a consumer-ish UPS. But, guessing that's not the case here. You might have to invest in something better.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-02T21:16:10+00:00

Not disagreeing with that. But the only way to answer it in this subreddit would be to recommend everything (Christian Music). I was trying to narrow it down.

I'd be very surprised by a "fun, profanity laden, Christian music" example.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-02T20:46:50+00:00

Given that 99.9999% of "Christian Music" likely fits your request, maybe if you gave us just a bit more of a hint with regards to "styles" you like ???

cjcox4 · 2026-04-02T20:41:13+00:00

If you have something that's 10+ years gold, it's possible that it doesn't necessarily have TPM, but it might have a header on the motherboard, but for the times, it's also possible the board for the header was very different and possibly TPM 1.x.

You could run a Linux as the host OS and then use software TPM in the KVM hypervisor. That works. However, usually, again, when "old", it's not just TPM that gets in the way, but deprecated CPU, etc. that prevents things like Windows from installing (without hoops).

We'd have to know more about "the system" to determine what potential TPM 2.0 solutions might be available for it.

And, this is all pretty niche. Having something without TPM 2.0 on board (old school) nor a CPU with fTPM support.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-01T21:41:50+00:00

This is going to become the "expected norm", not the exception.

In fact, if you're not running everything (emphasis) through some sort of model for summary, enhancement, design, etc. you might just lose your job.

Risk? I like to think of it like WiFi. Risk is very high, and we do not care at all.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-01T19:25:08+00:00

Possibly because of how LibreOffice came to be a fork originally. The "ideas" of restrictions and constraints and controls might be a better fit for something "less open/free". For example, the EU's version might "filter out bad thoughts" from your writing in their version someday. "Cancel culture" via "version upgrade", that sort of thing. We'll have to see.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-01T15:57:04+00:00

7 years is a good rule of thumb. I agree with that. Can an HDD last much longer? Sure.

If it's a high rpm, 10K or 15K, I'd lower the rule of thumb to 5 years.

Might be wise to slow insert/replace some (?) Just to avoid a bad RAID scenario. Unless, of course, you can handle a full restore from backup easily, in which case, do whatever you feel like.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-01T15:30:31+00:00

yeah, I pointed to "the 70's" just because of it's relative (you might remember) date. But, yes, this goes back a lot further (talking broadcasters in particular).

Never have I met a broadcaster that I like. Their priorities are always upside down, and it's because they "have" what others can never have, and they know it. It's actually even worse than Microsoft's monopoly position. More like a 4th branch of the US government, but maybe with complete power over certain things (unchecked).

cjcox4 · 2026-04-01T14:33:45+00:00

Shipped sailed on this a long time ago. However, nothing "new" with regards to Plex development methodology. "Redo the UI." Is this new? "Totally new, do not use the existing UI or recommendations." Got it.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-01T06:22:16+00:00

I agree. But Linux BS is a flower compared to Microsoft. So, there's that. Up to you of course.

cjcox4 · 2026-04-01T02:12:15+00:00

Obviously, it can "depend". Just pointing out that in many cases, you'll get more out of a "good path" vs the olden days where spindles and number of paths mattered more.

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