Recent content by gomezz

So I am not alone in using this as my standard start up channel to avoid spoilers and to wait for me to choose what channel or recording I actually want to watch. :) I have noticed too that it occasionally stays blank or takes a long time for its banner to display. Switching away from then...

I have heard of something like that but I think it was baseball.

You can still sync the pictures and sound using modern technology. Actually DAB radio is about two seconds ahead of satellite TV which is ideal for following the cricket. looking up from the crossword as you hear the ball being bowled. Otherwise chase-play TMS on BBC Sounds and the pictures on...

Indeed. Corrected.

Curiously, TMS commentators are unique in describing the delivery, the shot and the result of each ball bowled. Something other cricket commentators on the radio neglect to do. These others often do not even make it clear a wicket has fallen!

Semi-retired pensioner. The delivery job keeps me active.

Though as a stereotypical IT nerd with limited social skills I draw the line at having to talk to my radio to tell it what to play. :D

Though I am somewhat older than both of you I guess my personal experience is coloured by my main career being in IT.

The same older generation that was responsible for developing technologies that younger generations take for granted today? 🙄

Perhaps he misunderstood what was meant by having a mixed diet? :D

Not really. I have seen someone from the OED say that it is a faux distinction propounded by language snobs. Or was it something I heard Susie Dent say on the radio?

Not to be confused with the G7 chord. :D

Not necessarily pointless in a TV set up where you are actually only streaming/watching from one device at a time.

So many problems I have seen reported down the years with wireless/powerline connectivity with TV equipment. Wired ethernet all the way for me. Most recently by adding an ethernet to USB adapter to my Chromecast dongle plugged into the switch along with all my other TV boxes. Previously had...

For the OP I would suggest offering to give their dad a fiver a month which should be plenty cover the increased electricity usage. In fact it would likely not cost that much over a year or several. Edit: From the AI summary of an online search A 7.5W appliance running for a year in the UK...