I am learning to hate CBS. You?

[HemiEd]

It started when CBS pulled from Dish and Direct TV so we were unable to watch the Chiefs games on Dish. At the time, Satellite TV was the shit, much like cable was 30 years ago.

Screw the viewer, CBS had an agenda!

The way I saw it, they were doing this to drive people to their streaming. I ended up putting up three antennas, one is dedicated to the FireTv recast box that htismaqe had recommended.

This year, it is my opinion, the local CBS station is reducing their broadcast strength from Springfield during the games. We will get a perfect picture all week from each of the antennas, even for pregame, then at game time, the picture either disappears totally or is crappy, forcing us to watch the game on Paramount.

Then the latest from them, last evening the FireTv recast guide had no information about the CBS evening programming, none, just said unavailable, so I was unable to set it to record Yellowstone!

Our Paramount didn't show anything past season one for Yellowstone being available, and even that was for purchase. Only Peacock was showing streaming of Yellowstone. But the local CBS station was broadcasting it after Tracker.

Is CBS out to get us?

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by gh4chiefs

Interesting. I haven't had that issue. At least not recently. Now that i think about it, when I first started with Paramount+ I think I had some similar issues. But even then it often seemed to be related to specific shows (I had issues trying to stream the original Frasier for example) But I haven't had any issues in a long time. However in fairness, I don't use P+ as much anymore since I gave up on Star Trek. In fact it just renewed for a year and even though they gave me a deal, I probably should have just cancelled it.

I used to watch Ghosts but it reset my progress so many times I gave up. I've used Paramount 3 times in the last few months, all Chiefs games.

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I am all Roku here. What I'm talking about is shit like you're 50 episodes into a series and all of a sudden, the app just forgets that you watched them and resets to season 1, episode 1.

It's not about performance. It's just glitchy interfaces. Netflix, for example, is slow but flawless. Peacock's interface is slow as hell and half the time graphics don't load all the way. Paramount is the worst though. Scrambled watch lists and the like.

I guess I've been lucky. I really haven't had any issues with the Paramount + app on my FireTV 4K Max stick or on the Google TV dongle I use on another RV.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I am all Roku here. What I'm talking about is shit like you're 50 episodes into a series and all of a sudden, the app just forgets that you watched them and resets to season 1, episode 1.

It's not about performance. It's just glitchy interfaces. Netflix, for example, is slow but flawless. Peacock's interface is slow as hell and half the time graphics don't load all the way. Paramount is the worst though. Scrambled watch lists and the like.

I have had that issue a few times, very frustrating. Oddly, sometimes lately it will say the wrong episode on the prompt, but if you go to it, it is the right one.


Netflix keeps suggesting series that I have already watched as well. If you pause it for just a few minutes, it goes away.

Max is probably the best one we have, but the selection is kind of weak. I can pause it for quite a while and it will still be there.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

I am in one of those HOA neighborhoods where they don't allow an outside antenna save for a Dish or DirecTV one....and all of the new "inside the house" antennas are doing nothing to help the signal.

I have even tried the amplifier for the inside antenna's and they don't do crap.

Sorry about your HOA. I can see the upside to them but the downside is huge. Our eldest daughter can't have a garden shed unless it is brick like their home.

Have you considered an outside antenna in your attic?


I have had great luck with it.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Sorry about your HOA. I can see the upside to them but the downside is huge. Our eldest daughter can't have a garden shed unless it is brick like their home.

Have you considered an outside antenna in your attic?


I have had great luck with it.

I have never had an issue with HOA until we moved here to this neighborhood....just like your daughters HOA no one can have a Shed unless it matches the look of the house. That's just one of many pains here....

As for the Attic Antenna...tried that and put it near the only vent in the attic....still got no strong signal. Part of it is that I live outside of Jacksonville in a country neighborhood with a lot of tall pine trees around.

[UteChief]

Didn’t they use to have antennas you can put on the Dish/Directv dish? So you can fake having satellite.