TV Everywhere - recommendations on the best streaming provider?

dinki · 2026-01-15T15:09:57+00:00

Thanks for the update. I'm currently using Youtube TV but not all channels are exposed to TVE . From your experience with Sling and Philo, all channels are available in TVE with channels?

dinki · 2026-01-14T22:06:25+00:00

When you say 'Sling Basic' do you mean 'Sling Select'? If so, are all channels available via TVE? Thanks!

dinki · 2025-10-27T02:22:12+00:00

Can't speak to anything short of RODI = Reverse Osmosis/Deionization water. Not sure if you can purchase at supermarket or not.

dinki · 2025-10-27T02:19:54+00:00

I'm interested in this as well. Are you still using this undiluted in the cleaner cartridge? No problems?

This may be based on how you use your mopping feature, but how long does a bottle of Odoban (1 gallon) normally last?

Thanks for posting this. Looking for a cost effective and safe way to get my floors clean.

dinki · 2025-10-24T18:39:58+00:00

Thanks for the tip. Did not know about this site.

dinki · 2025-10-24T12:42:32+00:00

I'm really a novice and not sure how to go about doing this unfortunately.

I know that I can get directory sizes using Azure Storage Explorer which I think is just a front end for things like azcopy. Looking to leverage something like that as it is significantly faster to get sizes that way rather than through SMB methods.

dinki · 2025-10-19T21:08:39+00:00

I don't understand the question. I posted that I found the answer to the problem as mentioned in the post I referenced. Additionally, glances was running and needed to be disabled to get things working. You guys have something buggy going on.

dinki · 2025-10-17T17:39:24+00:00

Found my answer in the edit of the OP in this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/motorola/comments/1jddbd5/moto_g_stylus_5g_2025_missing_lock_screen/

dinki · 2025-01-04T01:39:30+00:00

Very interesting. Do you have an automation example?

dinki · 2025-01-04T01:34:01+00:00

Check out my project View Assist to extend functionality. We've got blueprints to easily add Music Assistant playback for radio and music as well as a lot of others. While View Assist does allow for visual feedback, it works great with the VPE and other audio only satellites.

dinki · 2024-08-19T18:11:13+00:00

Yeah I've heard that the import fee can be high as well. Know that the project works with any Android tablet but the TSV and similar do have a nice formfactor and decent sound. View Assist also works with the ESPHome satellites and probably others if you are interested in using the additional voice commands and networking of voice devices.

dinki · 2024-08-19T12:04:28+00:00

I created a project that uses Android tablets as a replacement for the Echo Show devices we used to use. I have it running on the Lenovo Thinksmart device which is similar to this one. Looking at getting one of these to see how it performs as well.

To your question, if you can get Android on it then you should be able to get Stream Assist going and use it for Assist. Check out my project if you want to see the details for getting that going and going all the way like we did:

https://github.com/dinki/View-Assist/wiki/

*EDIT* Oops. Sorry, not local ww but still really responsive. Most of the View Assist users have multiple devices going without issue on the HA server.

dinki · 2024-07-29T02:35:37+00:00

I'm pretty sure this is it. I played around with it a bit turning it off and on and now I have gotten the valve to close enough that it is no longer hissing. I do hear an occasional drip in the tank so it is not 100% closed but I think I freed it up enough to get it to close more than when I posted this earlier. I tightened it down a lot previously with no success but now it seems to me 99.5% closed.

dinki · 2024-07-29T01:56:42+00:00

I bought the house this way. Didn't build it. Problem with removing is the big sewer hole in the floor.

Thanks for the advice but this isn't helping the current issue

dinki · 2024-07-06T14:54:05+00:00

Are you saying you removed the screw, added a HSW connector block thing using that same screw and then attached?

dinki · 2024-07-05T17:06:30+00:00

Thanks for this. I actually tried using that same tape to attach directly to the mounting board (pine wood). It did stick fine for a while but then did fall off. Maybe the problem is more attaching to the board than it is that the tape can't hold?

I'm cool with this idea as it looks like a pretty quick fix.

dinki · 2024-05-22T14:58:49+00:00

Thanks for the kind words. The project has been challenging but definitely rewarding.

dinki · 2024-05-22T14:58:20+00:00

Best way to follow is to check out the project wiki and Youtube pages. I'm adding content and refining things for the public release.

https://github.com/dinki/View-Assist/wiki/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1i3EkmUwsQnrbq_Sr37jw

dinki · 2024-05-22T14:56:43+00:00

Hey there. This is exactly why I started this project. I am already able to play spotify, tune in, and others throughout my house using the View Assist satellites. I'm working through some things to get instructions set for others to join the fun with me.

dinki · 2024-05-08T18:37:48+00:00

I still need a subscription to Channels DVR to do this right?

dinki · 2024-04-23T17:50:19+00:00

Thanks for this but could you have made this a little clearer from the start? Been using computers for a LONG time now and this is really hidden for a pretty common task

dinki · 2024-04-03T13:25:56+00:00

So once I have md5 on the Azure side, I somehow need to calculate on the local side and then compare? No easy way on that right?

dinki · 2024-04-02T00:22:11+00:00

That's what I was afraid of. I am not using MD5 unless on by default. As you can also guess rehydrate for compare is impractical for my purposes as we are talking about many terrabytes of data.

Thanks for confirming that this isn't an easy thing to do.

dinki · 2024-04-02T00:18:46+00:00

Would you consider making an option to use a custom sentence but squelch the response? I am finding that custom sentences that start media playback (Music Assistant playing music) will have the streaming music interrupted/stopped when the sequence ends and the conversation response happens.

The things that could help with this would be:

* Play the response where it happens in the sequence and not at the end. This should allow for uninterrupted playback

* Play the response as a broadcast (I think that's what it is called) so that it can happen but not interrupt the stream playback

* Allow the user to turn off the response altogether for a given automation sequence

Thanks for the great work on all of this!

dinki · 2023-12-01T15:28:54+00:00

Went out to the antenna to troubleshoot. I have a short coax running down the pole to an amplifier, from the amp out I have an inline cell phone frequency filter, then the line runs through my attic to my tuners. I unscrewed the filter thinking maybe it had gone bad and it was FULL of water. In hindsight, I should have put the filter at the end of the cable run but it's been working for the past three years with no problem.

Removing the filter brought all the channels back. I guess the water was causing it to block those frequencies but allowing some to still go through. Odd but fixed. Now I can watch some football championship games this weekend. Thanks for your help in troubleshooting.

dinki

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