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| lady wakasa |
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Melody wrote: So since Earth and, presumably, we who inhabit Earth will be around for a few more weeks, you should also check out Deep Discount DVD: Buy 1, Get 1 Free, even on boxed sets, from Warner, e.g. Barbara Stanwyck Collection, Bogie & Bacall: The Signature Collection, and the Thin Man Collection.
Stockin' up for Armageddon... because you can never have enough Good Stuff to Watch. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:42 pm |
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| As the bombs fall, I'll begin my triple feature of Heaven's Gate, One From the Heart and Ishtar. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:35 pm |
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| That would be an interesting game--instead of a desert island, what would you watch before the world ends? ("The Road Warrior" comes to mind--but I'd probably go for an Alan Bates fest.) |
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| Terese |
| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:35 pm |
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Melody wrote: Question about a Reburbished LCD TV
I found a ViewSonic 42" LCD TV for $700, factory refurbished.
Should I or shouldn't I? Pros and cons? I can't seem to find any reviews about refurbished LCD TVs.
Thanks.
Hi Melody
Not sure if this is any help, but here goes:
http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/refurbished-electronics.html |
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| Melody |
| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:58 am |
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Thanks, Terese, that was very helpful, especially the difference between refurbished and reconditioned TVs.
It's just scary spending that much money on something sight unseen.
On the other hand, with a 30-day return policy, there's not much to lose.
But then again, I should probably send that $700 to the IRS for self-employment taxes.
However, wouldn't it be nice to place a nice big TV on that nice new entertainment center/table thingy I just bought?
(I'll go on like this all night. Don't mind me.) |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:35 am |
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carrobin wrote: That would be an interesting game--instead of a desert island, what would you watch before the world ends? ("The Road Warrior" comes to mind--but I'd probably go for an Alan Bates fest.)
Dr. Strangelove, of course. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:00 am |
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| That's a good one. |
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| Terese |
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Melody wrote: Thanks, Terese, that was very helpful, especially the difference between refurbished and reconditioned TVs.
It's just scary spending that much money on something sight unseen.
On the other hand, with a 30-day return policy, there's not much to lose.
But then again, I should probably send that $700 to the IRS for self-employment taxes.
However, wouldn't it be nice to place a nice big TV on that nice new entertainment center/table thingy I just bought?
(I'll go on like this all night. Don't mind me.)
Bugger the tax man buy the new telly  |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:36 am |
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| I wouldn't go for a second-hand or reconditioned plasma or LCD screen, but because everyone is moving to these type of TVs, you can get some very good bargains for second hand tube-type wide-screen TVs, though you need to know whether they are digital/HD etc. and if that's important to you. |
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| McBain |
| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:44 am |
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| HDTV's are incredibly cheap these days. And no, I wouldn't buy one second hand. |
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| tirebiter |
| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:03 pm |
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| If the world was going to end tomorrow, I might watch a film that's going to be on TV tonight: Trouble in Paradise. Sheer genius. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:15 pm |
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| Thanks for the heads-up, Tire--I want to see that. But it's opposite the Obama-McCain debate. No doubt that'll be replayed on the news, though... |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:21 pm |
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tirebiter wrote: If the world was going to end tomorrow, I might watch a film that's going to be on TV tonight: Trouble in Paradise. Sheer genius.
I love the opera scene, where the soprano sings "I love him I love him I love him...," then the pages of the libretto turn (time passes) and she sings, "I hate him" - then the chorus, hushed: "She hates him."
Heck, I love the whole movie. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:26 pm |
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Terese wrote: Bugger the tax man buy the new telly
I don't think the tax man around here accepts that form of payment.  |
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