So... Whats for lunch?

Van · Mar 25 08 03:22

It seems if you get an extended warranty, nothing ever happens!?

I am off to deke out traffic. later.

49er · Mar 25 08 03:24

purelife wrote:
I heard that next year, old tv's will become obsolete...something about a change in cable output?

TV stations will only broadcast only in high definition (HD) beginning in 2009. Old tvs will need converter boxes to convert HD signals back into old analog signals in order to work. Converter boxes are going to cost $40-$60 each.

For US residents ........ $40 coupons (2 per household) are being handed out towards purchasing these boxes. [A href="https://www.dtv2009.gov/"]https://www.dtv2009.gov/[/A]

Russ · Mar 25 08 04:51

Van wrote:
Its like printers. It is cheaper to buy a new printer than to replace cartridges. Sad!![/DIV]
Dont talk to me about this. This is a sore subject to the Russ and Starfishie. Especially to Russ.

Hey, um... I know its kinda too late but I have all my electronics plugged into powerbars with surge protection. I had this happen to an old TV, and decided that never again for the cost of a surge protected power bar.

What about house insurance.

P.C. · Mar 25 08 05:25

Hey, um... I know its kinda too late but I have all my electronics plugged into powerbars with surge protection. I had this happen to an old TV, and decided that never again for the cost of a surge protected power bar.

What about house insurance.

We DID have the surge protector.....$200 worth of protection.... the Super Duper Monster Bar they insisted we should have for the TV.

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I'm wondering about house insurance too Russ. I've never had a claim in my life....the one and only time I did...it was something they wouldn't cover. So I'm not holding my breath on that one.[/DIV]

Sportsdude · Mar 25 08 06:03

nobody has house insurance around here? *gasp*

purelife · Mar 25 08 06:48

Uh-oh...we've got power surges too, even the ones that has a guarantee of up to a million dollars or something. I don't want to look behind the tele...

Lil Me · Mar 25 08 07:22

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P.C. · Mar 25 08 07:38

nobody has house insurance around here? *gasp*

If you have a mortgage...you have house insurance. You don't have a choice.

Sportsdude · Mar 25 08 07:42

okay, I was worried, everyone was talking about not having house insurance or something. lol
you have earthquake right? blasted midwest you've got to have earthquake, fire, flood, tornado/severe weather insurance, only thing we don't have is hurricane. lol

P.C. · Mar 25 08 07:57

People who rent have a different set of circumstance. You have to insure your contents on your own. The owner/landlord of a house has to carry insurance if he carries a mortgage....but the tenant is required to insure themselves. I believe it's the same if you rent and appartment etc.

Lil Me · Mar 25 08 08:21

Can't get flood insurance in the swamp where I live.

Sportsdude · Mar 25 08 08:25

did they classify you as a flood plain lil me?

Lil Me · Mar 25 08 08:42

Yup. I live in a bog.

Sportsdude · Mar 25 08 08:51

is it an older building? most places you'd have to build on stilts.

Van · Mar 25 08 09:33

49er wrote:
purelife wrote:
I heard that next year, old tv's will become obsolete...something about a change in cable output?

TV stations will only broadcast only in high definition (HD) beginning in 2009. Old tvs will need converter boxes to convert HD signals back into old analog signals in order to work. Converter boxes are going to cost $40-$60 each.

For US residents ........ $40 coupons (2 per household) are being handed out towards purchasing these boxes. [A href="https://www.dtv2009.gov/"]https://www.dtv2009.gov/[/A]

Same thing is coming in Canada, but I think in 2011?