This will not be possible in an overwhelming majority of motels / hotels.
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Do you know what type of connector they use to input into a tv? Just so I can investigate myself
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Agree with @squee (that rhymes!), most hotel/motel TVs are installed in a way that prevents cables from being easily disconnected, you are better off taking a pair or rabbit ears and finding accommodation that is in a strong TV signal area (using MySwitch as a guide).
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I was considering doing that, any suggestion to a good strong antenna that actually works indoors ? Also I found a motel in the country where the TV is on a table which makes easy access to the cabling
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The below two (total cost $54) is not a bad set up for indoors
https://www.bunnings.com.au/antsig-indoor-uhf-vhf-antenna_p4362123
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Thanks Iāll take them to the country Motel with my pvr and let you know how I went
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Good luck!
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Staying at The Horatio Hotel in Mudgee, which is a lovely hotel BTW. They have the Foxtel Business iQ solution from adb which is an amazing system. All Foxtel channels, on demand video, in built Chromecast (quite literally a Chromecast dongle stuck to the top of the STB) and custom remote control.
Unfortunately not staying long enough to fully enjoy it.
System pics below.
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Does anyone know if casey or frankston hospital have smart TVs and you can use streaming channels
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Do motels use the same aerial cables from the wall output to the tv that anyone uses in their homes ? Or motels have special freeview cables from the wall outlet
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I canāt think of a reason why they wouldnāt use the same wall sockets and cables as everywhere else. Theyād either have a PAL (left) or an F-type (right) socket with cable to suit.
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Though i have wondered if/ what they do differently as there is an awful lot of RF noise in most hotel/motel rooms, most evident on FM radios.
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Doing it differently would make the sets more expensive - when they really want the absolute cheapest possible models.
A lot of the issues would come down to cheap implementations of an MATV system - lots are still analogue.
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At The Marriott in Sydney tonight.
Reasonably up to date TV list with 10 Bold and 10 Peach correctly labelled, though no 9Rush. 9Gem and 7mate SD only.
The radio (which was a surprise inclusion) listed āMIX 106.5ā as below but was static. Only two others listed.
Pay channels were FOX Sports 1, 2, 3, Footy , ESPN, Fox 8 and A&E.
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Frankston definitely notā¦
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Staying in a serviced apartment in Surfers Paradise for a few nights and I have an odd complaintā¦ The main TV is too BIG! Itās a 70 inch Hisense monster and the lounge is less than 2 metres from it! I had to turn the brightness down as it was giving me eye strain.
No pay TV channels though, just a straight feed through of all 8 local DTV networks.
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Not exactly on topic but couldnāt think of anywhere else.
Was at a new medical centre last week out past Ipswich and noticed that they had Netflix playing on the TV in the reception area. The only thing I had ever seen before in these situations was FTA or Doctors TV network.
At the time, the previous program had finished so there was some choice of programs listed. Later the receptionist came out with a remote and started a movie playing - with very low sound and subtitles.
I thought it was and odd choice and probably in breach of Netflix agreement but also odd to select a movie. Surely they donāt keep patients waiting that long. Later hat the thought that perhaps they donāt have an antenna so FTA was out.
As an aside - saw another reception room where the TV was on the SD channel 
- for about one second was tempted to change to the HD channel.
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The medical centre I go to does this exact thing. They use Netflix and choose family movies. They had Spy Kids 2 on yesterday and Jumanji The Next Level last month and Sonic the month before. The receptionist picks the next movie after letting the entire closing credits run.
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Iād be finding another medical centre to go to if they were playing Netflix in the waiting room. It would drive me insane if they were playing a title I didnāt want spoiled. Iād rather a table full of eight year old Readers Digest and New Idea magazines as entertainment while I was waiting than a television playing something I didnāt want to watch or couldnāt finish. āCan the doctor wait while I see what happens in this sceneā. Pfft.
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Yeah that would piss me off. Unless itās a practice that caters for children specifically, Iād rather they use YouTube to stream ABC News or even one of the catch-ups for another channel.
It also highlights how dead FTA has become in the minds of the average person. The staff are probably completely unaware that free catch-up streams even exist. Their go-to solution was to use their brotherās mateās Netflix.
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