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[quote user="Chancer"][quote user="louloulaloopski"] On tuesday the CES 2013 begins with connected OLED 4K following on from last year. Perhaps the time to invest in Hue wifi connection programmed from your apple ayepod. A natural match for a Superior connected Life is Good flat screen. http://youtu.be/IT5W_Mjuz5I [/quote] Any chance of the slightest clue as to what you are talking about please? Neither the thread title nor the text makes any sense whatsoever to me [blink] I can only guess that it must relate to television or satellite. [/quote] Sorry about that. connected as in Smart TV, OLED as in organic light emitting diodes and 4K as in HD but 4 times higher definition; all will be popular items at the CES Las Vegas trade fair starting next tuesday. ayepod is an ironic iPod. Life is Good is the verbal jingle used as publicity by LG a korean TV Producer; LG are anticipated to be yet again star performers this year. The Hue refers to a product by Philips to be marketed this year, perhaps it replaces the Ambilight feature on dead Philips flat screen TVs.

Neptune/Poséidon thingamajigs are called "tri-nappes" in french. Here is a useful link http://forum.zonehd.net/viewtopic.php?id=2657 Some of them are active with an integrated ampifier. Some with a reputed gain of 48dbi, cheap metronic and Elap antennas available in most grande surface bricos. The dbi is a logarithmic scale and an active set up adds around 25 dbi extra oomph; this looks like twice the output néeunmoine in fact approximately for each extra 3dbi there is a doubling of output so the incorporation of an amplifier is significant for a modest increase in price.

[quote user="Chancer"] Most villages have an arret municipal banning the burning of rubbish, garden refuse and trees, I bet yours has and he has chosen the holiday period to do the deed, if such an arret (or is it arrêt?) is in place it will be on both the inside and outside notice boards at the mairie. The timing is such that I would also suspect that he isnt actually permitted to fell the trees. Fait accompli being a French word and all that...................... [/quote] Yeah but the fine is the same as for not having an ethylotest....€11....and the hassle of instigating proceedings in the local tribunal de police to get a conviction is remote. And of course the reg applies to fresh green leaves dripping with dioxin.....my leaves are dry and harmless wouldn't hurt a fly........disconsolate look on garde champetre's face.

Trees; dont worry the bank will be covered in grass,weeds and ronces in no time. TV; what I meant was that it was the lower pixel definition,  TNT MPEG2 (SD) id est 1366 x 768 pixels  and not full HD. SAT box; if the TNT aerial does not work out then a french sat box will be a viable option. There are two "free" options Fransat and Tntsat but the boxes are not cheap for an HD box around €100 and for one with bells and whistles €150 or more. There is also BisTV with a small monthly charge giving the TNT plus extra channels. It might be a good idea to check on the net the three candidates to get up your learning curve, there is a lot of "gumph" on their sites to digest. Aerials; not my forte but more gain less hassle, locals say the three pronged poseidon ones work well, I have lent my amplifier to a friend and he now gets TNT HD on two separate TVs.

On tuesday the CES 2013 begins with connected OLED 4K following on from last year. Perhaps the time to invest in Hue wifi connection programmed from your apple ayepod. A natural match for a Superior connected Life is Good flat screen. http://youtu.be/IT5W_Mjuz5I

Sorry to read about the trees, that time of year after the leaves have fallen. Any chance that reception could have improved as a result from the limoges direction. Does any house near you get TNT HD, assuming they have a compatible TNT HD tv set. As if TNT HD is generally not easily received then there is a definite problem, particularly as all TNT channels are scheduled to be HD by the end of 2014. Your TV is  only SD so if you want to watch in HD then a new TV will be necessary but the choice of a TV set would depend possibly on whether you go a terrestrial or satellite route. Arte is available in SD on Astra 1 so a temporary band-aid could be installed, I have 3 large parabolic dishes and 3 SD digital FTA receivers/tuners. A support for the dish does not have to go on the roof or even a wall, a 40 mm pipe stuck in the ground is sufficient. When I went terrestrial after years of analogue by satellite, there was only one house of the 13 actually receiving TNT, so I persevered and eventually with a 5 metre mast got a good signal. If you do finally have to adopt a satellite then the TNTSAT option on Astra 1 would be better due to the amount of music on the german FTA channels . For example this evening I have watched Don Quichotte Ballet, absolutely delightful, followed by a couple oh hours of David Garrett. Thats right the one that got expelled from RCM. Saturday is the eve of three Kings so local infants will be glued to the screen watching the event.

And I also use colgate instead of "paté thermique" @ €8 per tube, when I replace the fan on my CPU after a good clean-up.

 I would rather go with LG which the majority of  experts recommend.. Well at least there is agreement amongst the majority of experts on the inferior products from japan et al. Whether LG or Samsung is better, at any moment in time, is a relatively subjective affair. Subjectively the majority of experts might consider that LG are forging ahead with the introduction THIS WEEK on the south korean market of the very first commercially available large screen OLED model. One might remember that both companies exhibited OLED development models in 4K last spring. Personally I would have bought a Samsung in 2010, an LG in 2011 and a Samsung in 2012. In fact I am more likely to use the Samsung BD Player with a wireless connection to the Freebox for YT viewing rather than the actual TV; as the signal will then reach the TV after tweeting by the Denon 1.4a compatible amplifier. The result is good quality sound a 1920 x 1080i picture. Edit; LG Press release dated 02/01/13. http://www.lgnewsroom.com/newsroom/contents_main.php?category=6&product_code=15&product_type=15&post_index=2819    

On thursday 03/01/13 Free introduced an update to the firmware for the Freebox revolution, the software is in Beta form and the main novelty is the introduction of publicity blocking in default on the ISP's server. Observers today have noted that the blockage of publicity has been particularly effective with connections to the Google website.[:D][:D][:D] There  is apparently some commercial symbiosis between Google and youtube. It is possible that bandwidth will increase between the server and Freebox....... http://www.20minutes.fr/high-tech/1073235-freebox-revolution-bloque-desormais-pubs-internet  

Youtube seems to be more fluid since the tapangoldy bots were taken down. http://www.dailydot.com/news/youtube-universal-sony-fake-views-black-hat/ Although I have a Freebox but rarely use it for youtube viewing. Any serious youtube views are better using the SmartTV application via the Samsung server. The conglomo abuse of the tube also seems to be waning. http://www.latribune.fr/technos-medias/internet/20121228trib000739756/youtube-lance-une-vaste-operation-nettoyage-au-grand-dam-d-universal-music.html

Ahh! Such a relief to learn that your bladder problem has been resolved.

I'll cherish my "pink'un" till 2033; and then file my plastic one ready for the telegram from queenie or charlie.

.[:D] Seems like the finger prints and points will neeunmoine not be included with the plastic card.  http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000026871848&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id

Sorry Sweet, watched news at lunch time today, first time this year. Seems the new permis de conduire are having a breathalyser syndrome hissy fit and the kick off date has been rolled forward from 19/01/13 to 16/09/13. I now understand the 2033 reference as well.[:$] http://goo.gl/PMXUq

[quote user="sweet 17"]Erns, I LISTENED to you and pulled out all the stops to get my new old-style one! Nevermind, I've got it now till 2033........hm, wonder if I'd still be alive by then and still able to drive myself in the beeper? [/quote] Pity about not getting a permis de conduire "rose"[:P]; the rosey one allows me to drive until I fall off my perch! Puzzled a bit by the validity until 2033, I thought the new style ones only lasted for 15 years. Still consider, neeunmoine that you have been mistreated as the reglementation only enters into validity during january 2013; please peruse link at your leisure. Still time to pop in to the local Prefecture and draw attention to THEIR ERROR  and politely request a permis de conduire "rose". http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000024772215&fastPos=1&fastReqId=1051586063&categorieLien=id&oldAction=rechTexte Edit; The preamble implies that documents delivered before 19th January 2013 will NOT include the 15 year proviso.