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TERK HDTVLP HDTV antenna

Not to crap on your thread,I live in a tough signal area and screwed around with several Terk antennas. Even a DB2 on a bad day will outperform the Terk. If you need a little more range a DB4 (or a Lacrossefor more money) will beat anything from Terk. The Silver Sensor is not a bad...
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- Post #19
- Nov 24, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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RCA HDTV tuner-only $110 at buy.com

High definition video uses about six times the bandwidth of SD video. There is limited band width on cable systems and sat transponders. So compression must usually be employed. I have tried both cabe, satellite and OTA sources of HD Over the air video is dramatically more vibrant and...
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- Post #46
- Jan 9, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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HOT! HDTV Receiver with HDMI Output Jack $89.98

Over the air digital is the best quality signal you can get right now - Virtualy no compression. Even standard def digital looks amazing. The icing on the cake is there is no monthly fee. The majority of the digital signals in the US (93%) are on the UHF band. Usually upper VHF channels can...
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- Post #76
- Oct 7, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Gateway Canceled the pre-ordered X800XT/PE's

Sorry to hear that. I wonder if this is an isolated incident or if this company is having more fundamental problems. I thought it was funny when my wife, (who is a programmer) recently asked me, "What ever happened to Gateway, do they still make computers?"
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- Post #2
- Aug 3, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Circuitcity Inventory Clearance Sale up to 60% off!

The reason I don't buy the extended warranties is that there are so many "weasel clauses" that allow the store of back out of actally making good on a claim. In fact they pretty much exclude the things that are most likely to go wrong. If they offered no questions asked coverage with the...
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- Post #28
- Jul 18, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Crown 900 w THX Power Amp 439.99 Shipping $1

This is a fine professional amp, but remember this not really meant for home use. This is intended for public address systems, churches, schools, theaters, night clubs and such. It is extremely durable, will last 1000 years, and deliver lots of power. But if esoteric high fidelity is what you...
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- Post #4
- Jun 23, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Sony DCRIP55 MicroMV 1.0 MegaPixel Camcorder $699.00 shiped free No taxes

dohh! deal must be dead. The current price is $1200
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- Post #2
- Jun 15, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Firesale at Gateway stores !!!

The morale at that place has been pretty low for a while and the employees have little opportunity for transfers elsewhere in the organization. So they will loot anything that isn't nailed down (heck their managers are getting fired too) You can bet that not much makes it back to the warehouse...
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- Post #11
- Apr 2, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot!!! Free Land in Kansas!

What makes this a good deal is not just the free lot, but that it includes sewer and water hook ups. When I built my house I spent over $25,000 just on a well and a septic system. So factoring the value of the lot and utilities, this is like getting about $25,000-$35,000 towards the cost of the...
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- Post #41
- Mar 25, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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42" Plasma HDTV Ready @ Fry's $2499

The burn in on these sets has been exaggerated. Read the plasma section on the AVS forum and you'll find more than you'' ever want to know about burn in. AVS forum thread on burn-in Basically, you can burn an image into a screen but it will take several months (at least) of watching the same...
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- Post #11
- Mar 22, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Samsung 42" plasma for $3499 plus 200$ gift card @BB

Don't mean to thread crap, but the Panasonic 42" ED is a better panel and about $600-$800 less expensive. Check out Visual Apex Panasonic 42" or 1-800 Plasmas Panasonic 42"
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- Post #2
- Feb 27, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Panasonic PT-AE500U (PT-L500U) High Definition LCD Home Theater Projector - $1780.68

As someone who has owned both CRT front projectors and digital projectors, I much prefer the digital projectors. While the CRT can produce a stunning image with darker blacks and a more film like appearance, it is a pain in the a** to care and feed. When it is calibrated and converged, things...
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- Post #17
- Feb 24, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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GOOD DEAL or NOT? Dish Network HDTV package for $999

Over 80% of primetime network television in broadcast in HD. and yes most local stations are passing the signal along. Like sat4fun said, just get an inexpensive UHF antenna, Antennas Direct , and you are set to receive the locals. There are currently over 1100 digital stations in the US...
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- Post #9
- Dec 23, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Dell PowerEdge 400SC Server $299 AR free shipping 2.26Ghz, 40Gb, 128MB

Sorry for such a newbie question, but these deals involve ordering the Dell server with out an operating system. Where are you guys getting your OS? or are you using an OS from an existing machine, r using Linix or Warez? I was thinking on using an SC sever as my desktop PC, but I don't want...
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- Post #5
- Dec 12, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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An Example of a SCAM -- Zenith 50" Plasma Flat-Panel HDTV TV for $2500

"Deeply discounted" plasmas today are one of the most frequently used scams. The market for Plasmas is very efficient, If you look at the reputable online sellers such as plasmaextreme.us and Visual Apex, there usually isn't more than 10% price difference between them. So when you see a plasma...
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- Post #30
- Nov 5, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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