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We get about 150 ATSC 1.0 stations (mid-size city) and get 12 ATSC 3.0 stations. ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and two independents are encrypted, the others not. Personally I do not see any difference between the ATSC 1.0 vs 3.0 picture quality. ATSC might provide better reception in the fringe areas...

The HDHomeRun does support ATSC 3.0 but does not support DRM encrypted channels which many networks are using. Although SiliconDust and others that make these tunners are attempting to support encrypted channels, the FCC and others have other ideas. If the push to turn off ATSC 1.0 happens, then...

I have the ClearStream 2V outside and get about 150 stations. I'm maybe 40 miles from the transmitters that are all located on the same mountain. Its quite directional but not super picky.

No TV antenna will work at 200 miles from the transmitter, because of the curvature of the earth. If you can get 35 - 40 miles, your doing quite good. There is a great guy called Antenna Man on Youtube. He reviews antennas and provides lots of good info.

I've had two Creality printers. One was the Creality CR-6 SE. It was a Kickstarter printer but I bought mine after Kickstarter. It never worked and support was always a joke. "Send us a video," do this, do that. Really stupid things that were just delay tactics. Eventually I got my money back...

I think it depends on what you are looking for. If you want cheap multicolor just for PLA, a Bambu Lab A1 or A1 mini is a good choice. If you want enclosed so you can add other "engineering" materials like ABS, then the Bambu Lab P1S with AMS is a good choice. I have 2 of these, and 2 Bambu Lab...

If these are small, you will probably be OK, as they get bigger, then the problems will start.

PEI isn't the greatest choice for an unheated bed, but there are some newer beds that work well with PLA on unheated beds, like the BIQU CryoGrip Pro Frostbite.

I started 3D printing when someone here talked about it many years ago. Many 3D printers later, I now think I have 6 of them now.

It depends on if you want the best way or the cheapest way, and how big the house is. There is an Autohot system made for this that is a few hundred dollars. A few proprietary cheap systems, or maybe best would be Zigee. You can get cheap small battery buttons, a relay module, but then you would...

What is "Snaplink for Widow?" Is that for when the home automation guy dies, his wife can still turn on the lights?? :)

If you have Wemo/Belkin switches/outlets that are NOT using HomeKit, they will stop functioning next January. I believe these are WiFi switches and outlets. If they are Homekit capable, switch them over to Homekit before January, or you are are out-of-luck. These "end-of-life" products are...

To fully reset to press the on and off for 3 seconds, like you are. All LEDs should blink. Then press the A and D for 3 seconds. Then all LEDS should go out. You will need UPSTART to reprogram it, or you can reprogram it with the panel. I have 6 or 7 of these. The only problem is the rubber...

You should look at Home Assistant. Open source, but you can buy pre-build systems. You might want to consider that over Homeseer, which is not open source.

Last year I pre-ordered 5 new Zigbee Inovelli switches, and they finally arrived. Haven't tried then yet. You should check them out Inovelli They have 3 lines of switches, Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Thread/Matter. The switches I purchased have humidity sensors but others have presence sensors. They...