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Hi,

a friend is in the market for a 42 inch LED / LCD TV - however, he is very annoyed that all the stores all seem to use Blue Ray players and animation to demo the screens. It sure sucks all the toddlers in.

" I wanna see how it looks on standard, digital TV " he says.

Be easy for stores to do just that, of course, but they don't.

The high variability of broadcast SD and HD picture quality is one reason - especially true of programs broadcast during daylight hours. Sad fact is, big screens make crummy pictures look WORSE !

The best pic quality in Sydney is from recent movies shown on HD channels and some digitally produced programs broadcast in SD are pretty close.

Maybe stores could record a few of these and use them for demos - or is there a copyright issue ??

Do they pay for the right to use all that animated stuff ?

DVDs all warn you against public showings and commercial use.

.... Phil

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Phil Allison
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**Some do. I asked the guy at Good guys to demo the little tellie I wanted for the kitchen with FTA stuff. He grumped a lot, but finally did it for me. The picture was crap, so I didn't buy it.
**Locally produced HD sports transmissions are very, very good indeed.
**Very likely, yes. I regularly recieve mail from the copyright people demanding money for music I demo with. I no longer use my own music. I insist that people bring their own.
**Probly.

**Those copyright people are downright sneaky. For many years, I used be called up by someone I didn't know, asking me if I would dub LP/CD/Beta/VHS/DVD to whatever. My answer was always the same: "Sure. Bring the material around and I will dub it for you. BTW: Make certain you accompany the material with proof that you own the copyright." Never seen anyone actually turn up. 
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Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
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Trevor Wilson

** QED.

** What channel are they on ?
** You mean the "perfroming rights " people or " APRA " ?
** Thought so.

** No " Reds under the Beds "where TW lives ....

BTW:

What ever happened to Peter Stein and that weird box stuffer guy from Adelaide ?

.... Phil

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Phil Allison

Well he'll need to come to terms with if he wants to evaluate the quality of the TV he is looking to purchase, or to critique the quality of daytime TV broadcasts .

Yes, they could hasve a set of two receiving an HD broadcast - they could even tune it to a 'good' channel.

geoff

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geoff

You didn't buy the TV, or didn't buy the crap broadcast ?

geoff

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geoff

**I bought a better TV. I required a specific size. The Good Guys only had one that fitted my requirements. Once we saw how bad the picture was, the guy plugged the antenna into another, larger, set. The FTA picture was fine. I purchased elsewhere. 
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Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
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Trevor Wilson

**It varies. Channel One sometimes broadcasts local stuff. There's lots of foreign stuff on there.
**APRA, I think. I just bin their letters now.
**Peter resides, with his partner, an accupunturist, in Kuranda (near Cairns) and supports all the products he has ever manufactured. He rides his bicycle many km each day and is an extremely fit 60 year old. In fact, I received a box of spares last Friday from him. "weird box stuffer guy"? Dunno what you're talking about. Refresh my memory. VAF? Krix? 
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Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
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Trevor Wilson

** I meant that the "performing rights people" = APRA.

"weird box stuffer guy"? Dunno what you're talking about. Refresh my memory. VAF?

**Yes, Phil VAF with the bald head a giant ego.

... Phil

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Phil Allison

**Still building speakers. In fact I listened to his i93-II speakers awhile back. Very, very good indeed. I haven't spoken with Phil in awhile, but I think his speaker business represents less than 50% of his business interests. He is also heavily involved in Solar energy:

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Dunno about his ego. Every time I've dealt with Phil, the transaction has gone smoothly, without a hitch and, unlike many people I've run across over the years, Phil has always kept to his word (from my experience anyway) and is very generous with his time and experience. Giant ego, or not. I like the guy and I hope his business goes well for him.

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Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
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Trevor Wilson

"Trevor Wilson"

** Building wooden boxes, you mean.

And stuffing cheap drivers in them.

** OMG - the old solar energy scam.

.... Phil

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Phil Allison

**The i series of his speakers utilise very decent quality drivers. They ain't cheap. The cheaper VAF models may use "cheap drivers". Personally, I have no knowledge either way. What "cheap drivers" do VAF use?
**Dunno. Who is being scammed by Zen Home Energy and how are they being scammed? 
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Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
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Trevor Wilson

** Blah, blah blah.

You have missed the point - fool.

** Lets leave it at that.

Cos you dunno anything.

.... Phil

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Phil Allison

"geoff"

** My naive friend fondly imagines that a 42 inch big screen SHOULD make everything look better than it does on his 26 inch Panasonic.
** I strongly suspect the stores know exactly what they are doing.

Using animated DVDs offends nobody, fascinates the kiddies and looks good in a brightly lit store.

IOW - it sells flat screens best, something they discovered by trial and error.

If you want a good demo of a flat screen, the only way is to visit someone who has one at home.

... Phil

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Phil Allison

Just as well they've given up show 4:3 stretched out to 16:9, and not comprehending that something wasn't quite right.

geoff

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geoff

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