In my home we don't have a TV! We have one with a 14" screen in the cabin
though. We usually watch the news over internet, but that is not often. We
quite often rents dvds, putting the PowerBook on the coffee table. The last
TV went when I upgraded to Anna...
/Johan
Den 06-04-24 22.51, skrev "ScottGee1" <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> Good to hear about Netflix.
>
> Years ago I tried to buy a television set WITHOUT a tuner. My plan
> was to hook it up to a simple high-quality VHS player (yeah it was
> THAT long ago) and watch only prerecorded tapes of my choosing. They
> treated me like I was some sort of alien and I never did find one.
>
> Yeah, when I hear That Crowd talk about doing something for my benefit
> I batten down my wallet and head for the basement. Lying is becoming
> institutionalized and rewarded in more than a few professions.
>
> Ahem./ScottGee1
>
>
> On 4/24/06, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> A smart used TV dealer should be able to get rich, unless people just
>> give it up entirely. Mine is mostly a display for my DVD player these
>> days. Except for CSPAN it is difficult to find anything that is
>> informative or even mildly diverting. I replaced HBO with Netflix a
>> while ago which turned out much better move than I realized it would
>> be at the time.
>>
>> There has even been talk from time to time of enabling the set to
>> monitor the audience, all in the interest of more engaging programs
>> (ads) of course.
>>
>>
>>
>> Winsor
>> Long Beach, California, USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2006, at 12:32 PM, ScottGee1 wrote:
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>>>
>>> Anybody else remember the scene from Clockwork Orange involving the
>>> Ludovico Technique?
>>>
>>> http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/archive/2006/04/21/10152.aspx?
>>>
>>> We ain't there . . . yet.
>>>
>>> Big surprise. Even though subliminal advertising is supposedly
>>> illegal, it's pervasive and nothing is done about it. This new
>>> technology is just another step toward the restraint chair and
>>> eyes-forced-open tools.
>>>
>>> What did Alex say? "Turn it off! Turn it OFF!!!"
>>>
>>> FWIW/ScottGee1
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