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1. Assume v. Presume
  
  Perhaps he misunderstood what was meant by having a mixed diet? :D
  gomezz
  
  Post #5,415
  
  Aug 15, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
2. What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?
  
  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?
  gomezz
  
  Post #63
  
  Aug 15, 2025
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
3. What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?
  
  Not to be confused with the G7 chord. :D
  gomezz
  
  Post #44
  
  Aug 11, 2025
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
4. What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?
  
  Not necessarily pointless in a TV set up where you are actually only streaming/watching from one device at a time.
  gomezz
  
  Post #30
  
  Aug 11, 2025
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
5. What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?
  
  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...
  gomezz
  
  Post #23
  
  Aug 10, 2025
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
6. What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?
  
  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...
  gomezz
  
  Post #14
  
  Aug 10, 2025
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
7. What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?
  
  USB devices always connect initially at 0.5A then negotiate if it is possible to go higher. In this case the TV will tell the switch that 0.5A is all it is getting even if the switch is asking the TV for more juice. So you can always use one of the newer "fast chargers" to power an older...
  gomezz
  
  Post #13
  
  Aug 10, 2025
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
8. Media mistakes
  
  Does that include family members etc?
  gomezz
  
  Post #1,222
  
  Aug 7, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
9. Assume v. Presume
  
  Even if they never get round to plighting their troth.
  gomezz
  
  Post #5,375
  
  Jul 14, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
10. Assume v. Presume
  
  So does a pub landlord debar someone by barring them? :D
  gomezz
  
  Post #5,353
  
  Jul 10, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
11. Assume v. Presume
  
  Only Bath once had a one-legged pigeon on its station platform thought! :D
  gomezz
  
  Post #5,337
  
  Jul 8, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
12. Looks like the end is in sight for old DVB kit
  
  Just checked and my old Digitalstream can cope with this change. :)
  gomezz
  
  Post #25
  
  Jun 25, 2025
  
  Forum: Freeview
13. Assume v. Presume
  
  I always thought it was named after the Lebanese city where it was invented. :D
  gomezz
  
  Post #5,299
  
  Jun 24, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
14. Media mistakes
  
  As long as we still have TV programmes and computer programs. :)
  gomezz
  
  Post #1,198
  
  Jun 23, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
15. Media mistakes
  
  Are you saying it should be "tonnes"?
  gomezz
  
  Post #1,187
  
  Jun 23, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
16. Media mistakes
  
  Just heard a football commentator saying that the two teams had played each other six times before. Team A had never won and Team B had only lost once. I am open to someone explaining to me how that can be.
  gomezz
  
  Post #1,184
  
  Jun 21, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
17. Media mistakes
  
  You wouldn't want to insert a plug into a light socket would you? :D (actually people did use to do that back in the day when houses did not have many wall sockets and easier to plug the iron into the light)
  gomezz
  
  Post #1,166
  
  Apr 30, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
18. Media mistakes
  
  There is the Isle of Man TT and the other road races held in Northern Ireland such as the North West 200. In England Oliver's Mount in Scarborough is used for road racing.
  gomezz
  
  Post #1,160
  
  Apr 24, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
19. Driving and Roads
  
  Wing/side mirrors have the advantage of always working whereas cameras often fail (in my experience of the vans at work). On my car the wing mirrors are best for positioning when when reversing into a parking space with the camera good for telling you when you are reversed up close to the...
  gomezz
  
  Post #655
  
  Apr 15, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
20. Assume v. Presume
  
  "Please do not take trolleys past this point." would seem to get the point across without being unnecessarily abrupt.
  gomezz
  
  Post #5,273
  
  Apr 12, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms

Assume v. Presume

Perhaps he misunderstood what was meant by having a mixed diet? :D
- gomezz
- Post #5,415
- Aug 15, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?

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?
- gomezz
- Post #63
- Aug 15, 2025
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?

Not to be confused with the G7 chord. :D
- gomezz
- Post #44
- Aug 11, 2025
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?

Not necessarily pointless in a TV set up where you are actually only streaming/watching from one device at a time.
- gomezz
- Post #30
- Aug 11, 2025
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?

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...
- gomezz
- Post #23
- Aug 10, 2025
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?

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...
- gomezz
- Post #14
- Aug 10, 2025
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
What max current will the rear USB actually supply 5V at?

USB devices always connect initially at 0.5A then negotiate if it is possible to go higher. In this case the TV will tell the switch that 0.5A is all it is getting even if the switch is asking the TV for more juice. So you can always use one of the newer "fast chargers" to power an older...
- gomezz
- Post #13
- Aug 10, 2025
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Media mistakes

Does that include family members etc?
- gomezz
- Post #1,222
- Aug 7, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Assume v. Presume

Even if they never get round to plighting their troth.
- gomezz
- Post #5,375
- Jul 14, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Assume v. Presume

So does a pub landlord debar someone by barring them? :D
- gomezz
- Post #5,353
- Jul 10, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Assume v. Presume

Only Bath once had a one-legged pigeon on its station platform thought! :D
- gomezz
- Post #5,337
- Jul 8, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Looks like the end is in sight for old DVB kit

Just checked and my old Digitalstream can cope with this change. :)
- gomezz
- Post #25
- Jun 25, 2025
- Forum: Freeview
Assume v. Presume

I always thought it was named after the Lebanese city where it was invented. :D
- gomezz
- Post #5,299
- Jun 24, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Media mistakes

As long as we still have TV programmes and computer programs. :)
- gomezz
- Post #1,198
- Jun 23, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Media mistakes

Are you saying it should be "tonnes"?
- gomezz
- Post #1,187
- Jun 23, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Media mistakes

Just heard a football commentator saying that the two teams had played each other six times before. Team A had never won and Team B had only lost once. I am open to someone explaining to me how that can be.
- gomezz
- Post #1,184
- Jun 21, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Media mistakes

You wouldn't want to insert a plug into a light socket would you? :D (actually people did use to do that back in the day when houses did not have many wall sockets and easier to plug the iron into the light)
- gomezz
- Post #1,166
- Apr 30, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Media mistakes

There is the Isle of Man TT and the other road races held in Northern Ireland such as the North West 200. In England Oliver's Mount in Scarborough is used for road racing.
- gomezz
- Post #1,160
- Apr 24, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Driving and Roads

Wing/side mirrors have the advantage of always working whereas cameras often fail (in my experience of the vans at work). On my car the wing mirrors are best for positioning when when reversing into a parking space with the camera good for telling you when you are reversed up close to the...
- gomezz
- Post #655
- Apr 15, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Assume v. Presume

"Please do not take trolleys past this point." would seem to get the point across without being unnecessarily abrupt.
- gomezz
- Post #5,273
- Apr 12, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms