Look to the Horizon?

We signed up for a new service with our TV, Phone & Internet provider UPC.  It's called Horizon and it means that the TV Box and modem are all combined in to one box.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIveZIbT3t4hrovp4TIfLkQAOxOHh88-yOnMtfU8TglEz_Op2WrUBpXiDRreK5xTQ8DkRZu6UuEgdT43OeTmDtdFjYIXDKgQM3bS8HP83AsfyPUV12BdwZnaxEfJeaPScROY6isp-utTsT/s640/blogger-image-19164203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIveZIbT3t4hrovp4TIfLkQAOxOHh88-yOnMtfU8TglEz_Op2WrUBpXiDRreK5xTQ8DkRZu6UuEgdT43OeTmDtdFjYIXDKgQM3bS8HP83AsfyPUV12BdwZnaxEfJeaPScROY6isp-utTsT/s640/blogger-image-19164203.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The box is far more sleek and modern looking than our last one.  </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqV_NMoZ9ZLMJ42N_rKbr3SrfuKLf_PQSxDwohTf9pZwjgEELzqHhEOsd6vnZCyl_Qs_niexGXEpFret9GqhQYh412da_Fj2Qm3rPtn1IyMCmaDqZL8xzdoaOq6dtR6-Y1bQmYpeVGF8T/s640/blogger-image--1095451249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cAWGsA_wGFRrIujocb4vArLsiUzQpAcP7NG7DrV9SZMfmZYiZu7KjL8K0tghCYNIda_wXpS8eBfgWudWq-88Okvth9ABNfqhJkWrAtI6UJv9cjpypvXg8jKzlvHkC_rJj6k7pMgE0Iks/s640/blogger-image-1946465520.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I quickly went on the YouTube app - watching Lady Gaga on a 50" screen is pretty cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The other thing that we give a thumbs up to us that the remote does not need to be pointed at the box to change channels (it uses Radio Frequency).  therefore we were able to hide the box behind the TV cabinet doors - way neater and tidier then the last box!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEija-CxSyoZfj-0ZKOeNPn-Y9J1kF_HeJKbP7GLBJ3GG5AAWmxl6N2Ml_IGj-vVJu6YjqYM4iOnQXhDMfvF2QEORWLW-vl4Gc8YV4mO8w5PK7r-Lq91J35aI78RmfgTecLUJFTCvoBRwyan/s640/blogger-image-1975500926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Look to the Horizon?

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