The great "walkie-talkie" wars .... who will win?

Larry W4CSC wrote:


> Mine had a horn relay. I'd have probably gotten a phone call. I got
> a wrong number in the middle of the night, after I'd forgotten to turn
> off the horn. Woke up the whole neighborhood as the guy was REALLY
> persistent.....before I could get to it to shut it up.

Mine had one too, but after leaving it engaged several times while
driving in traffic, I didn't want that to happen while behind a herd of
Hell's Angels, so I had a small lamp added to remind me. Sure enough,
the very next day, there they were.

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Enjoy the CNN logo on every station too. One of our customers has
Panasonic Plasma Tvs all over their building. The oldest one in the
building is 2 years old with some being just 6 months old. Every single
one of them has a burned image on them. The one at the lobby that displays
the weather channel has a burned on weather channel logo while the others
that display company info have their company logo burned. I guess that's a
good thing if someone ever steals one. They will be able to identify it as
theirs.


"Jer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:50:42 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> said:
> >
> >
> >>Name withheld by request wrote:
> >>
> >>>Who cares.......the walkie talkie feature, unless you are in
> >>>the construction business etc, is nothing but a gimmick aimed
> >>>at kids. Like the camera phone, realtors might be a good market,
> >>>but other than kids, it's a gimmick. The quality of the picture
> >>>is horrible.
> >>
> >>
> >>Anyone reading the fine print at the bottom of all the TV adverts will
> >>notice the images presented are simulations - not the real deals. Which
> >>should tell you something about their confidence in their own product's
> >>capability.
> >
> >
> >
> > I guess you haven't noticed that every single ad for a TV always says
> > that same thing, too...even the ad from which I bought my Sony Wega,
> > which is by no means something Sony has no confidence in.
>
>
> And now you know why I lend no credence to adverts - anyone's adverts.
>
> You actually spent money on a wega? Poor soul, next time, get a Panny
> plasma - then the truth will set you free.
>
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> jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273
> "All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of
> what we know." -- Richard Wilbur
>

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:40:42 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> wrote:

>Larry W4CSC wrote:
>
>
>> Mine had a horn relay. I'd have probably gotten a phone call. I got
>> a wrong number in the middle of the night, after I'd forgotten to turn
>> off the horn. Woke up the whole neighborhood as the guy was REALLY
>> persistent.....before I could get to it to shut it up.
>
>Mine had one too, but after leaving it engaged several times while
>driving in traffic, I didn't want that to happen while behind a herd of
>Hell's Angels, so I had a small lamp added to remind me. Sure enough,
>the very next day, there they were.
>
Hmm.... musta been wired wrong. The horn turned off when you turned
on the key in mine.....



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

[email protected] wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:47:17 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> said:
>
>
>>You actually spent money on a wega? Poor soul, next time, get a Panny
>>plasma - then the truth will set you free.
>
>
> and spend what, about $3000-$4000?? No thanks, a little out of my
> price range, and almost triple what my Wega cost.


42" widescreen in the wrapper, $2.1K including 3 annual at-home
calibrations - and it blows the socks off my old Wega.

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BoBaFett wrote:

> Enjoy the CNN logo on every station too. One of our customers has
> Panasonic Plasma Tvs all over their building. The oldest one in the
> building is 2 years old with some being just 6 months old. Every single
> one of them has a burned image on them. The one at the lobby that displays
> the weather channel has a burned on weather channel logo while the others
> that display company info have their company logo burned. I guess that's a
> good thing if someone ever steals one. They will be able to identify it as
> theirs.


Mines not quite a year yet, and the typical image on mine actually moves.

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Larry W4CSC wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:40:42 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Larry W4CSC wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Mine had a horn relay. I'd have probably gotten a phone call. I got
>>>a wrong number in the middle of the night, after I'd forgotten to turn
>>>off the horn. Woke up the whole neighborhood as the guy was REALLY
>>>persistent.....before I could get to it to shut it up.
>>
>>Mine had one too, but after leaving it engaged several times while
>>driving in traffic, I didn't want that to happen while behind a herd of
>>Hell's Angels, so I had a small lamp added to remind me. Sure enough,
>>the very next day, there they were.
>>
>
> Hmm.... musta been wired wrong. The horn turned off when you turned
> on the key in mine.....
>

Considering the beast I was driving back then, I think the entire car
was wired wrong - including the driver.


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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:54:39 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> said:

>[email protected] wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:47:17 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> said:
>>
>>
>>>You actually spent money on a wega? Poor soul, next time, get a Panny
>>>plasma - then the truth will set you free.
>>
>>
>> and spend what, about $3000-$4000?? No thanks, a little out of my
>> price range, and almost triple what my Wega cost.
>
>
>42" widescreen in the wrapper, $2.1K including 3 annual at-home
>calibrations - and it blows the socks off my old Wega.


36 inch Wega + matching entertainment center/tv stand + service
contract = $1200.

[email protected] wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:54:39 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> said:
>
>
>>[email protected] wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:47:17 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> said:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>You actually spent money on a wega? Poor soul, next time, get a Panny
>>>>plasma - then the truth will set you free.
>>>
>>>
>>>and spend what, about $3000-$4000?? No thanks, a little out of my
>>>price range, and almost triple what my Wega cost.
>>
>>
>>42" widescreen in the wrapper, $2.1K including 3 annual at-home
>>calibrations - and it blows the socks off my old Wega.
>
>
>
> 36 inch Wega + matching entertainment center/tv stand + service
> contract = $1200.


Correction.... 34 inch Wega + matching entertainment center/tv stand +
service contract = $1200.

Oh well... it's true you only get what you pay for.

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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 19:06:56 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> said:

>[email protected] wrote:
>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:54:39 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> said:
>>
>>
>>>[email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:47:17 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> said:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>You actually spent money on a wega? Poor soul, next time, get a Panny
>>>>>plasma - then the truth will set you free.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>and spend what, about $3000-$4000?? No thanks, a little out of my
>>>>price range, and almost triple what my Wega cost.
>>>
>>>
>>>42" widescreen in the wrapper, $2.1K including 3 annual at-home
>>>calibrations - and it blows the socks off my old Wega.
>>
>>
>>
>> 36 inch Wega + matching entertainment center/tv stand + service
>> contract = $1200.
>
>
>Correction.... 34 inch Wega + matching entertainment center/tv stand +
>service contract = $1200.
>
>Oh well... it's true you only get what you pay for.


I got the 36 inch.
They also gave me a free WebTV box (it was some kind of dual
promotion). It's still in the box...I couldn't even give that away.
LOL