Standard def STB's

[Ext User(lynx)]

are down to $40 now. (DEC catalogue has them)

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[Ext User(Kym Kim \(Noturyulo\))]

"lynx" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
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> are down to $40 now. (DEC catalogue has them)

What, prey tell, is a DEC catalogue?

[Ext User(lynx)]

Kym Kim (Noturyulo) wrote:


>"lynx" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
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>>are down to $40 now. (DEC catalogue has them)
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>What, prey tell, is a DEC catalogue?
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http://www.decelectrical.com.au/


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[Ext User(Duffman)]

lynx wrote:
> are down to $40 now. (DEC catalogue has them)
>

I'll bet you wouldn't even buy a $40 mobile phone,
so why would anyone buy a $40 STB.

[Ext User(Alpha_77DX)]

"lynx" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
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> Kym Kim (Noturyulo) wrote:
>
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>>"lynx" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
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>>>are down to $40 now. (DEC catalogue has them)
>>>
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>>What, prey tell, is a DEC catalogue?
>>
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> http://www.decelectrical.com.au/
>
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> rgds,
>
> Pete
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> 'Somebody up there hates me!' - Capt. Binghamton, Mc.Hales Navy
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>

I was in Melbourne about a month ago and they had these advertised. I went
in and they were sold out. A lot of their gear was "refurbished" warranty
returns, but I don't know if the STB's were.

[Ext User(Oldus Fartus)]

Duffman wrote:
> lynx wrote:
>> are down to $40 now. (DEC catalogue has them)
>>
>
> I'll bet you wouldn't even buy a $40 mobile phone,
> so why would anyone buy a $40 STB.
>

What a ridiculous statement. Surprising as it may sound, many people
buy a mobile phone to make and receive phone calls, and send and receive
the occasional SMS. They do not want a camera, a colour screen or a
PDA so a $40 phone does the job required.

Similarly if someone wants a STB for an older TV, or smaller TV, then
why pay more than absolutely necessary - providing it works of course.

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[Ext User(Kirilenko)]

>I was in Melbourne about a month ago and they had these advertised. I went
>in and they were sold out. A lot of their gear was "refurbished" warranty
>returns,

All of their stock is refurbished warranty returns. That's why they're
so cheap. But they all work, so you may as well buy them.

[Ext User(lynx)]

Oldus Fartus wrote:


> Duffman wrote:
>
>> lynx wrote:
>>
>>> are down to $40 now. (DEC catalogue has them)
>>>
>>
>> I'll bet you wouldn't even buy a $40 mobile phone,
>> so why would anyone buy a $40 STB.
>>
>
> What a ridiculous statement. Surprising as it may sound, many people
> buy a mobile phone to make and receive phone calls, and send and
> receive the occasional SMS. They do not want a camera, a colour
> screen or a PDA so a $40 phone does the job required.
>
> Similarly if someone wants a STB for an older TV, or smaller TV, then
> why pay more than absolutely necessary - providing it works of course.
>

Good answer.



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[Ext User(Spork)]

"Duffman" <Duffman@duff.beer> wrote in message
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> lynx wrote:
> > are down to $40 now. (DEC catalogue has them)
> >
>
> I'll bet you wouldn't even buy a $40 mobile phone,
> so why would anyone buy a $40 STB.
>

Using the same logic, I'll bet you wouldn't buy a $300K car, so why would
anyone buy a $300K bed?

[Ext User(Steffen Kluge)]

Oldus Fartus wrote:
> Surprising as it may sound, many people
> buy a mobile phone to make and receive phone calls, and send and receive
> the occasional SMS. They do not want a camera, a colour screen or a
> PDA so a $40 phone does the job required.

Agreed.

> Similarly if someone wants a STB for an older TV, or smaller TV, then
> why pay more than absolutely necessary - providing it works of course.

With a TV like that, what purpose would a $40 STB serve?

Cheers
Steffen.

[Ext User(Aye Carumba !)]

"Steffen Kluge" <kluge@dotnet.org> wrote in message
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> Oldus Fartus wrote:
>> Surprising as it may sound, many people buy a mobile phone to make and
>> receive phone calls, and send and receive the occasional SMS. They do
>> not want a camera, a colour screen or a PDA so a $40 phone does the job
>> required.
>
> Agreed.
>
>> Similarly if someone wants a STB for an older TV, or smaller TV, then why
>> pay more than absolutely necessary - providing it works of course.
>
> With a TV like that, what purpose would a $40 STB serve?
>
> Cheers
> Steffen.
>

Let's see, they may want to watch ABC 2 or the SBS 2nd channel.

Oh yes and maybe their analogue reception is ghosty and nasty and digital
clears all that up for them..

Wouldn't that be $40 well spent?



Keith

[Ext User(Steffen Kluge)]

Aye Carumba ! wrote:
> "Steffen Kluge" <kluge@dotnet.org> wrote in message
> news:N1m%f.5337$vy1.4703@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>With a TV like that, what purpose would a $40 STB serve?
>
> Let's see, they may want to watch ABC 2 or the SBS 2nd channel.

Fair enough.

> Oh yes and maybe their analogue reception is ghosty and nasty and digital
> clears all that up for them.

I didn't have much fun with stations that gave bad analogue reception
(not ghosts, though, just weak signal) after I got the toppy. Lots of
audio drop-outs, sometimes digital crap in the picture. I had to re-do
the antenna and wiring.

My question was only half-rhetoric, though. A friend of mine wants a STB
for his birthday, but cheap (<< $300) and without harddisk. He's got a
bottom-of-the range Samsung plasma and a $300 Sony receiver. I just
can't see the point in him getting a STB. All it would give him is
wide-screen and DD for a fair chunk of the program. He's certainly not
after ABC or SBS. I'm trying to convince him that he needs a harddisk,
and should go for something like the Humax Smart for $600.

Cheers
Steffen.

[Ext User(Oldus Fartus)]

Steffen Kluge wrote:
> Oldus Fartus wrote:
>> Surprising as it may sound, many people buy a mobile phone to make and
>> receive phone calls, and send and receive the occasional SMS. They
>> do not want a camera, a colour screen or a PDA so a $40 phone does the
>> job required.
>
> Agreed.
>
>> Similarly if someone wants a STB for an older TV, or smaller TV, then
>> why pay more than absolutely necessary - providing it works of course.
>
> With a TV like that, what purpose would a $40 STB serve?
>

The same purpose a STB box serves on a large screen TV.

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