Yeah! They will give you one with their name on it each time you check out, wheather you want it or not. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 11:30 AM Subject: [TechAssist] The Future? > Wal-Fart will have to GIVE them away,...in order to save face. > They might even have to break into thir "Piggy Bank", or "Petty cash box". > ;-) > > LLW > > LeRoy Westlund > Westlund TV & Electronics > 97 North Main " I forgot,..to remember,.. > Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 to forget " > Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Gaidies <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Saturday, June 25, 2005 5:48 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > > > >Someone's going to make a killing selling and installing Digital/Analog > >converters. > > > > I presume some people would pay 25% of a new HDTV set to get > >them by, for a few years. > > > > Like when Color came in....I wonder how many of those Plastic > >Overlays were sold to watch Bonanza in color...with the Brown/Green/Blue > >overlays.;-) > > > >-Ed- > > > >Tel-Tek Electronics > >Ontario-Canada > > > >teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >teltek@xxxxxxxxx > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerome Silverman > >Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 11:46 PM > >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > > > >Well, somebody better tell all the big box stores to stop selling analog > >tvs! They dont seem to be short on inventory at all. And if they stop > >working while still on warranty because of no signal either the > >manufacturers or the stores are going to have to fix that somehow. I can > >just see the faces on those millions of people sitting on the couch when > >the > >tv screen goes to snow. They wont get upset, they will just run out and > >buy > >a digital tv. > >Jerry Silverman > >Greentron Inc > >4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 > >Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > >greentron@xxxxxxx > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Paul" <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 1:38 PM > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > > > > > >> There was a post 6/10 from Dominic Dileo with a link to the EE Times I > >think, that the date was Mar. 2006 for 27" and above and July 2007 for > >anything under 13" as I recall. That the target date for ending analog > >transmission was Dec 2006. You must have seen it. If you didn't I still > >have > >it if interested. Was this incorrect and if so, who has, or where is, > >the " > >absolute" correct information? > >> Paul > >> > >> J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I think the latest date posted was 2013. > >> Jerry Silverman > >> Greentron Inc > >> 4 Newland Ave > >> Greenville SC 29609 > >> Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > >> mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Kevin's TV Repair" > >> To: > >> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:34 PM > >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > >> > >> > >> > The deadline for HDTV was pushed back from 1988? > >> > > >> > Kevin Wilks > >> > Kevin's TV Repair > >> > Penticton BC Canada > >> > kevintv@xxxxxxx > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerome > >Silverman > >> > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:31 PM > >> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > >> > > >> > I wouldnt get too excited about it. So far the "deadline" has been > >> > pushed > >> > back about 17 years from the original date so who knows when it will > >> > happen. > >> > And maybe by then somebody will have come up with something that can > >be > >> > retailed for a dollar, like the calculators that I recently bought > >at > >> > WalMart. It has photocells that recharge its battery. Had to get > >another > >> > one > >> > because the numbers wore off the keys. And the RFID chips that cost > >> > about a > >> > quarter. I marveled at the calculator technology. When I was in > >college > >> > we > >> > used hand-cranked Frieden calculators that cost several thousand > >1950 > >> > dollars. > >> > Jerry Silverman > >> > Greentron Inc > >> > 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 > >> > Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > >> > greentron@xxxxxxx > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Paul" > >> > To: > >> > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:03 PM > >> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > >> > > >> > > >> > > I guess that is what people with cable will do but what about the > >> > people > >> > with satellite and off the air that may not have the opportunity to > >rent > >> > boxes, also there are always those that are looking for something > >that > >> > they > >> > can own instead of renting. Is there an opportunity here that is > >being > >> > overlooked? > >> > > Paul > >> > > Kevin's TV Repair wrote: > >> > > People will be able to buy or rent digital HDTV boxes from the > >cable > >> > > company that will output both HDTV and NTSC signals. Just like > >many > >> > > people do right now with the digital cable boxes so they can get > >the > >> > > extra digital channels. > >> > > > >> > > There are also off air HDTV tuners only that should be able to > >output > >> > > NTSC as well as the HDTV signal. > >> > > > >> > > Kevin Wilks > >> > > Kevin's TV Repair > >> > > Penticton BC Canada > >> > > kevintv@xxxxxxx > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul > >> > > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:14 AM > >> > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > Subject: [TechAssist] The Future? > >> > > > >> > > As long as we are on this subject already. > >> > > For those that keep up on the latest information on the change > >over > >> > from > >> > > NTSC to HDTV, what is available now or what is under development, > >in > >> > > equipment that can be purchased to allow HD signals to be received > >and > >> > > processed in TV's that are NTSC only. From an "entrepreneurial" > >> > (trying > >> > > to make a living), point of view, is there something that may be > >in > >> > > demand that we can make a buck or two on? I envision mass panic > >and > >> > > pandemonium if this occurs in Dec. 2006 as was posted a week or so > >> > ago. > >> > > People are going to be flooding the big box stores and the supply > >will > >> > > not be adequate for the demand. I am sure others see this > >differently. > >> > > Am interested in comments. If this is something for chat LMK. > >> > > > >> > > Paul > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Paul ,B > >> > > Central TV&Video > >> > > 911W Grand Ave > >> > > Grover Beach Ca. > >> > > (805)481-8084 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > > ----- > >> > > This Email List is Public. 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