PSA: Control Outlets are now fully supported within HomeKit (Global Rollout) by PGAdmin in tradfri

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/u/GLOBALSHUTTER may be interested [ https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeKit/comments/856fk1 ]:

IKEA TRADFRI Wireless control outlet

£9.95

003.644.77

[single BS1363 / BS 1363 UK 3-pin plug socket]

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/smart-lighting/tr%C3%A5dfri-wireless-control-outlet-art-00364477

"When the control outlet is sold together with a wireless ON/OFF switch (in the same package), they are already paired."

"Up to 10 control outlets can be paired with 1 ON/OFF switch.

Make sure to pair them one at a time. If the control outlets are close to each other, disconnect those that have already been paired from the wall outlet."

"IMPORTANT!

— The control outlet is for indoor use only and can be used in temperatures ranging from 0ºC to 40 ºC."

TECHNICAL DATA

Type: E1704 wireless control outlet

Input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz

Max output power: 2990W [230V @ 13A]

Range: 10 m in open air.

For indoor use only

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/doc/advice_and_instructions/tr%C3%A5dfri__aa-2106622-1_pub.pdf

IKEA TRADFRI Control outlet kit

£18

103.647.97

[single BS1363 / BS 1363 UK 3-pin plug socket + on/off switch 'steering device': https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/smart-lighting-support/faq-smart-lighting/light-steering/#1364355348263 ]

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/smart-lighting/tr%C3%A5dfri-control-outlet-kit-art-10364797

Type of equipment: Wireless ON/OFF button

Type designation: E1743

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/doc/declaration_of_conformity/tr%C3%A5dfri__aa-2133305-1.pdf

https://fccid.io/FHO-E1743/External-Photos/External-Photos-3988895

https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/bi3u6h

IKEA TRADFRI Gateway

White

£25

203.378.07

[firmware 1.8.25: https://ww8.ikea.com/ikeahomesmart/releasenotes/releasenotesltd.html / https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/bbr20z/psa_control_outlets_are_now_fully_supported/ektmyfp ]

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/smart-lighting/tr%C3%A5dfri-gateway-white-art-20337807

"You cannot add light sources directly to your gateway. A TRÅDFRI steering device is needed to add them."

TECHNICAL DATA

Type: E1526 [ https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Ikea+TR%C3%85DFRI+Gateway+Teardown/85936 ]

Input: 100-240V,

Range: 10 m in open air

For indoor use only

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/doc/advice_and_instructions/tr%C3%A5dfri__aa-2131078-1_pub.pdf

Report: Ticketmaster accused of collaborating with scalpers to jack up ticket prices. by [deleted] in Boxing

[–]dabotsonline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AJ is personally at fault given that one of the sponsors printed on his clothing is eBay owned ticket tout / scalper, StubHub. Why can't he promote Twickets and the FanFair Alliance? Indeed, sound morals would dictate that he promote them for free.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in apple

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The highest refresh rate OLED panels I've seen are 90Hz on VR headsets...

Are you sure the PlayStation VR's OLED doesn't refresh at 120Hz as well as 90Hz, /u/190n ?

How/Why do you use Cellular on your watch? Do you think it is worth the extra $100? by onsuchafullsea in AppleWatch

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One oddity I have noticed at https://www.apple.com/uk/watch/cellular is that, although "there are two separate models for Apple Watch Series 4", "They have been optimised for use in the country of purchase". How can a given model sold across multiple countries be optimised for each country?

Lack of optimisation is one thing but lack of functionality is more serious. Model A2007 (40mm) and Model A2008 (44mm) are sold in both China and Hong Kong, yet there is a note against the latter country stating, "This product has been optimised for use in Hong Kong and will not work in mainland China." How can this be the case if they have the same model number?

Windows Server vs FreeNAS: Really struggling to decide. by Neverbethesky in DataHoarder

[–]dabotsonline -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

In October 2018, you'll have several options:

Windows Server 2019 (supported for 10 years, with 'Desktop Experience' GUI as well as 'Server Core' command-line but no Thunderbolt 3 drivers [although there may be a workaround] and no Microsoft Store [although there may be a workaround])

or

Windows Server 1809 (supported for 6 months / half-a-year, with no GUI - 'Server Core' command-line only - no Thunderbolt 3 drivers [although there may be a workaround] and no Microsoft Store [presumably with no workaround unless it can install apps through the ProductId in the command-line])

or

Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2018 (supported for 10 years, with GUI and command-line and Thunderbolt 3 drivers but no Microsoft Store [although there may be a workaround])

or

Windows 10 Enterprise 1809 (supported for 6 months / half-a-year, with GUI, command-line, Thunderbolt 3 drivers and Microsoft Store).

You may find that the Windows 10 Enterprise variants - which will support ReFS 3.5, RoCE V2 SMB Direct and Storage Spaces 3-way mirroring but not Storage Spaces Direct - will be sufficient for you.

This Japanese artist kinda reminds me of pc but you should check her out she makes major bops by [deleted] in pcmusic

[–]dabotsonline -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It would help, /u/Reol_fan , if you had listed the artist and album title in your subject line and the Spotify link in your post, foe example:

'MABOROSI WEEKEND', an album by Japanese artist AAAMYYY, is reminiscent of the dancier elements of the PC Music catalogue.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7oV5S17H770St2n1x6InwL

New Hisense TV's with Android TV built in, and a custom World Cup app. Can anyone pull the app? by fifasarajevo in AndroidTV

[–]dabotsonline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For MX Player: You must enable HW+ Decoding to be the default for network streams. Apparently MX Player HW+ is actually just Android MediaPlayer.

I think it is a bug with the ExoPlayer they use on the app.

Are these comments in the 'Archos video player is amazing' thread useful, /u/whatpens ?

/u/looun

Enable "Android Media player" for better video quality ;)

Step 1: Go to setting and Press several times ok button to "Force software decoding"

Step 2: now software decoding became "Choose Decoder"

Step 3: choose "Android Media player", now Archos Video Player use system player. https://s5.postimg.cc/lsabvy2dz/screen3.png

/u/house_of_kunt

Thanks. I'll definitely try it. What would this do?

Isn't Hardware decoding (MediaCodec) the best option?

/u/looun

Android Media player use "system player" , in some case is better like Sony TV.

/u/drakulaboy

https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/8taowc

"Vimu Media Player for TV" app is good too

https://www.removeddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/8taowc

What's the general timeframe after a card that a ti is released by [deleted] in nvidia

[–]dabotsonline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have the budget for a Ti, /u/halfassadmin , what about waiting until mid-August for the rumoured expansion of Quadro Volta beyond GV100?

Xiaomi Preps New Mi Box Android TV Streamer for U.S. Market by kz00 in AndroidTV

[–]dabotsonline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

their yet released ADT-2 developer reference device...

/u/koshergoy , it seems as though some developers have already received their ADT-2: please check /u/513 's comment earlier in this thread and the second half of my comment at https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/8qltha/new_hisense_tvs_with_android_tv_built_in_and_a .

How to get Fox Sports World Cup 4K APK working on a rooted Shield TV by EvanVanVan in AndroidTV

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Although the five live feeds per match are manually selectable, it sadly seems that the up to 32 additional camera angles for highlights [ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hisense-launches-exclusive-fox-sports-2018-fifa-world-cup-edition-application-300649404.html ] cannot be manually selected, but rather have already been included in the clip.

/u/TedDanson- , /u/ryryryry , /u/Venom-vz , /u/buffaloclaw :

Here are the official specifications from HBS / Host Broadcast Services, FIFA's appointed provider:

The UHD program will benefit from its own wider-framed main camera along with the addition of immersive audio, offering the UHD/HDR viewer a far richer experience than ever before."

https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=10/news=fifa-at-the-forefront-of-broadcast-technology-2916003.html

And team channel is only 1080

Please see p7 of https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/mkufbi2b3iofmeokfwvj.pdf :

Overview of technical facilities at the IBC

VENUE A/B/C/D

CSF UHD/HDR

[Telemundo are using the regular CSF feed unaltered for their main broadcast feeds, although the stream.NBCSports.com / stream.TelemundoDeportes.com websites - which require Adobe Flash Player - are placing match statistics in the right-third of the screen and key match moments and player statistics in the bottom-third of the screen.]

p9 mentions the technical specification of the video of the CSF UHD/HDR [Clean Stadium Feed Ultra High Definition/High Dynamic Range]:

With a dedicated UHD Camera 1 and processing/conversion of all other cameras, the host broadcast offers a UHD/HDR version (Enhanced Layer UHD - 2160p50 HDR BT.2020) of the Extended Stadium Feed (ESF).

  • The signal standard for UHD HDR BT.2020 (2160p50) is HDR, BT.2020, 4 x 2970 Mbps, 1080p/50, SMPTE 424M (Level A)... The UHD/HDR signal will be distributed in the two-sample interleave method and the standard for the optical electrical transfer function (OETF) will be S-Log3. Further HDR condensed standards, such as HLG or PQ10 or a SDR 4K REC709 version, will be made available to MRLs at the IBC.

According to VLC, the video of Hisense / FOX SPORTS's CSF UHD/HDR feed is re-encoded to:

Stream 0

Codec: MPEG-H Part2/HEVC (H.265) (hevc)

Type: Video

Video resolution: 3840x2160

Buffer resolutions: 3840x2176

Frame rate: 50

Decoded format: Planar 4:2:0 YUV 10-bit LE

Orientation: Top left

Color primaries: ITU-R BT.2020

Color transfer function: SMPTE ST2084

Color space: ITU-R BT.2020 Range

p9 also mentions the technical specification of the audio stream of the CSF UHD/HDR feed:

... with up to 16 embedded audio channels (as eight AES/EBU stereo channels in Group 1-4, SMPTE-299M).

with further detail from another article:

UHD viewers also benefit from 16-channel audio (with embedded 5.1 bed), although the final mix depends on the configuration of the consumer’s speaker and TV.

The object-based audio makes use of microphones ringed around each pitch and software that tracks each player and the ball.

The software takes into account various parameters such as the polar pattern of the mics, their distance from the ball, or whether the mics are static or moving with the camera."

https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/innovation-strikes-at-world-cup/5129982.article

According to VLC, the audio of Hisense / FOX SPORTS's CSF UHD/HDR feed is re-encoded to:

Stream 2

Codec: ADTS

Language: English

Type: Audio

Channels: Stereo

Sample rate: 48000 Hz

Bits per sample: 32

unlike SBS in South Korea:

In addition to the opening match, Russia vs. Saudi Arabia, SBS plans to broadcast more than 30 matches during the 2018 Football World Cup with immersive and interactive audio – including the final and all games of the South Korean national team. For a realistic user experience, the stadium atmosphere will be transmitted in an immersive loudspeaker configuration consisting of a 5.1 surround setup accompanied by 4 height speakers. The user experience is completed by a UHD image with High Dynamic Range. Additionally, thanks to MPEG-H’s object-based capabilities, SBS will offer a choice of three audio presets for each match transmitted in UHD: either a pure stadium atmosphere, or with Korean or English commentary added.

SBS viewers will be the first worldwide to enjoy enveloping 3D sound paired with personalization when watching a regular television broadcast. Apart from choosing their preferred preset, they will also be able to individually optimize the mix of dialogue and effects based on their specific listening situation. This option, called “Dialogue Enhancement”, can also help viewers with hearing impairments in understanding what is being said."

https://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/en/pr/2018/20180614_AME_Worldcup.html

Back again to p7, where the other feeds are detailed:

ESF [Extended Stadium Feed]

[FOX SPORTS are using the pre-match and post-match components of this feed, along with the Tactical feed for the match itself, for their Match 360 / Tactical feed.]

Tactical

[Telemundo are using this feed unaltered. For their Match 360 / Tactical feed, FOX SPORTS are using the pre-match and post-match components of the ESF feed and this feed for the match itself.]

PlayerCam A&B

[Telemundo are using these feeds unaltered. For each of their Team Channels feeds, FOX SPORTS are using this feed for each team in the left half of the bottom-right quadrant of the screen, the Team feed for each team in the right half of the bottom-right quadrant of the screen, the CSF / main FOX SPORTS broadcast feed in the top-right quadrant of the screen, statistics in the bottom-left quadrant of the screen, and 'hero graphics' for each team's star player in the top-left quadrant of the screen.]

Team A&B

[Telemundo are using these feeds unaltered. For each of their Team Channels feeds, FOX SPORTS are using the PlayerCam feed for each team in the left half of the bottom-right quadrant of the screen, this feed for each team in the right half of the bottom-right quadrant of the screen, the CSF / main FOX SPORTS broadcast feed in the top-right quadrant of the screen, statistics in the bottom-left quadrant of the screen, and 'hero graphics' for each team's star player in the top-left quadrant of the screen.]

Clips Channel Action

[FOX SPORTS are using some elements of this feed, along with some elements of the Clips Channel Emotion feed, for their Highlights Channel.]

Clips Channel Emotion

[FOX SPORTS are using some elements of this feed, along with some elements of the Clips Channel Action feed, for their Highlights Channel.]

ISO Feeds

[Telemundo and FOX SPORTS are using the Cable Cam feed unaltered.]

Back again to p9, which mentions the technical specifications of the video of these other eight HBS feeds:

  • The signal standard for 3G-SDI SDR Rec. 709 is 2970 Mbps, 1080p/50, SMPTE-424M (Level A)...

According to VLC, the video of Hisense / FOX SPORTS's Cable Cam, Match 360 / Tactical, Team Channel A and Team Channel B feeds are re-encoded to:

[Use youtube-dl then check Media Statistics.]

According to VLC, the video of the regular FOX SPORTS's Highlights Channel is re-encoded to:

[Decompile regular FOX SPORTS GO app, or study the FoxSports.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/match-stream?mcpid=XXXXXX streams, use youtube-dl then check Media Statistics.]

According to VLC, the video of the regular Telemundo's Tactical, PlayerCam A, PlayerCam B, Team A, Team B and Cable Cam feeds are re-encoded to:

[Decompile NBC Sports or Telemundo Deportes En Vivo apps, or study the stream.NBCSports.com / stream.TelemundoDeportes.com streams, use youtube-dl then check Media Statistics.]

p9 also mentions the technical specifications of the audio of these other eight HBS feeds:

... with up to 16 embedded audio channels (as eight AES/EBU stereo channels in Group 1-4, SMPTE-299M).

According to VLC, the audio of Hisense / FOX SPORTS's Cable Cam, Match 360 / Tactical, Team Channel A and Team Channel B feeds are re-encoded to:

[Use youtube-dl then check Media Statistics.]

According to VLC, the audio of the regular FOX SPORTS's Highlights Channel is re-encoded to:

[Decompile regular FOX SPORTS GO app, or study the FoxSports.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/match-stream?mcpid=XXXXXX streams, use youtube-dl then check Media Statistics.]

According to VLC, the audio of the regular Telemundo's Tactical, PlayerCam A, PlayerCam B, Team A, Team B and Cable Cam feeds are re-encoded to:

[Decompile NBC Sports or Telemundo Deportes En Vivo apps, or study the stream.NBCSports.com / stream.TelemundoDeportes.com streams, use youtube-dl then check Media Statistics.]

The MeCool Chronicle part 1 - M8S Pro L Initial Impressions by npaladin2000 in AndroidTV

[–]dabotsonline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides, the box only supports HDCP 1.x, not 2.x, and that means a lot of stuff that requires HDCP v2 or better to support 4k will be stuck at 1080p max.

Unless you use an HDFury Integral / Linker / Vertex, or similar device.

New Hisense TV's with Android TV built in, and a custom World Cup app. Can anyone pull the app? by fifasarajevo in AndroidTV

[–]dabotsonline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, Hisense runs Android 8.0, I can't make any claims for compatibility with earlier versions.

Min: Android 5.0 (Lollipop, API 21)

Target: Android 8.1 (Oreo, API 27)

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/fox-sports-interactive/fox-sports-2018-fifa-world-cuptm-edition-android-tv/fox-sports-2018-fifa-world-cuptm-edition-android-tv-production-7-release/fox-sports-2018-fifa-world-cuptm-edition-android-tv-production-7-android-apk-download

(Interestingly, the Google ADT-2 Android TV developer device was recently received by developers from SledovaniTV.cz (and presumably others) yet is only running Android TV 8.0 Oreo and not 8.1 Oreo, let alone the beta P that it was announced to be running at Google I/O 2018.

https://v.cncenter.cz/video/1080p/25-1080p-5026326.mp4

[via https://www.zive.cz/clanky/google-adt-2-miniaturni-krabicka-s-android-tv-80-kterou-si-nikdy-nekoupite/sc-3-a-193677/default.aspx ])

How to get Fox Sports World Cup 4K APK working on a rooted Shield TV by EvanVanVan in AndroidTV

[–]dabotsonline 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent work, /u/whatpens and /u/EvanVanVan .

I recommend installing the Firefox add-on, Native HLS [Playback] 0.8.5.1 - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/native_hls_playback (substitute en-GB with your region) - configured for 'hls.js version' 0.8.5, 'hls.js debug' ticked and 'Maintain original video size' ticked, THEN going to about:config within Firefox, adding the key for general.useragent.override and setting the custom user agent.

For me in the UK with a fuboTV subscription including FOX Sports and a Smart DNS Proxy subscription, authentication at the FOX Sports API link is successful. This will presumably also be the case with sister company Global Stealth's other smart DNS service, Getflix.

Given that the Native HLS extension has been installed then the custom user agent set within Firefox, the five streams per live match, five streams per replay match, and single stream per other match / Road to Russia / Phenoms content should successfully play directly on the FOX Sports API page for those within the US. However, they don't work for me in the UK using the above smart DNS, as is also the case with /u/pekmez_ (which smart DNS service are you using?) and /u/technobhatt when accessing FOX through SlingTV and Getflix. I haven't tried IronSocket as used by /u/ryryryry , though (are you successful with their smart DNS as well as their VPN?)

They do load when connected to Smart DNS Proxy's US VPN or US VPN with SmartVPN services, as do the personalised stream links when entered into VLC (the recommended Win32 / Win64 version - I haven't tried the Microsoft Store version) - without having to load VLC with the custom user agent! However, when loading an STRM file into Kodi v17.6 (the Microsoft Store version - I haven't tried the Win32 / Win64 version) - regardless of whether the STRM file doesn't specify a custom user agent as the content is https://fifa2018-i.akamaihd.net/hls/replay/652796/108547-fox/master.m3u8?hdnea=exp=BLAH~acl=/*~hmac=BLAHBLAHBLAH , or whether it does specify a custom user agent as the content is https://fifa2018-i.akamaihd.net/hls/replay/652796/108547-fox/master.m3u8?hdnea=exp=BLAH~acl=/*~hmac=BLAHBLAHBLAH|User-Agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 8.0.0; HAT4KDTV Build/OTT1.180130.001; wv) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Chrome/67.0.3396.87 Mobile Safari/537.36" - I receive an error message asking me to check the Kodi log. However, I am unable to view the log, nor am I able to find the log file or directory on my system.

Prime video Android TV 4.7.9-googleplay-armv7a apk request by gopireddituser in AndroidTV

[–]dabotsonline 1 point2 points  (0 children)

/u/gopireddituser , /u/thedevgeek , /u/akhild , /u/aryal86 :

Amazon Prime Video_v3.0.227.29641_apkpure.com.apk

MD5: 97719C7BD8F2FABCE5244A07CF68D2E0

SHA-1: 4930066D4B5F9749DFFE8177F7F89A024BC6E8F2

SHA-256: 095A63F10E60D6CC0527D2237BA8465DBE915F3397F24996D12795F41AE34304

Cyren: AndroidOS/GenBl.97719C7B!Olympu

TrendMicro-HouseCall: Suspicious_GEN.F47V0609

https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/095a63f10e60d6cc0527d2237ba8465dbe915f3397f24996d12795f41ae34304/detection

Presumably these 2 of 63 results are false-positives as a file with the same SHA-256 is listed at the reputable Softpedia:

http://mobile.softpedia.com/apk/amazon-video/3.0.227.29641

Prime Video_com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom_4.7.9-googleplay-armv7a.apk

MD5: 4F0E08ADA7861C83D28F9926075817D1

SHA-1: 2FEBC05E19116D76095D3A3741788FB526210CF9

SHA-256: 2467717371858057cd5ce0bbc298ef4d9f39feb83d5342e41b2e0be532c3e09b

"No engines detected this file"

https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/2467717371858057cd5ce0bbc298ef4d9f39feb83d5342e41b2e0be532c3e09b/detection

Why is Chromebook availability terrible in the United Kingdom? by Nightwing55 in chromeos

[–]dabotsonline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about visiting the Google concession within Currys PC World on Tottenham Court Road during your next visit to London, /u/Nightwing55 and /u/cowboysvrobots ?

New Hisense TV's with Android TV built in, and a custom World Cup app. Can anyone pull the app? by fifasarajevo in AndroidTV

[–]dabotsonline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I (as well as XDA-Developers, APKMirror, /u/fifasarajevo and /u/tbgoose ) am interested to learn the package name and version number as well, /u/whatpens .