I don't disagree with your definitions of legality, but I do disagree fundamentally that ripping a movie should be under the same umbrella of piracy if the intent is not to distribute.
Even blurays that offer a bonus "digital copy" are redeemed through a third-party that packs it with DRM so you can't use it for your own media server. How are they even supposed to enforce this absolute assanine law that I can't watch the damn movie that I bought on my own terms?
I could see a case made for the test units having much better heat transfer and once mass produced the silicon lottery inevitably made some chips run hotter. But those variances are not massive, so it would've already had to run pretty hot. IDK
EmpLemon has a fascinating video on this topic. His research suggested that original plots are 60% less present since the turn of the 21st century.
https://youtu.be/k-tFYMzxi8Q?si=zhQCleagYetkzJX1
With ATSC 1.0 channels this is generally true, with some exceptions, but ATSC 3.0 channels use OFDM to circumvent a lot of interference. There's no real way of knowing whether or not it would work but Amazon has a 30-day return policy.
If you're talking about more than a 50 mile radius, then yeah it's probably not realistic. But I'm watching and recording from stations 50 miles out with no issues.
There is no definitive profitability number. Do you remember how the quote said profitability, and not profit? Companies scale their costs based on revenue. https://ycharts.com/companies/NFLX/stock_buyback
I didn't realize people can't do a 10 second google search on their own. 🙄
Net income isn't the whole story anyways, especially when this article points out that one of their costs is lobbying for a cause that isn't necessary. They're raking in billions of dollars every year.
This is also why tipping culture grinds my gears