Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.

Xander ,'Sleeper'


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megan walker - Aug 05, 2008 9:09:37 am PDT #7319 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I have a question about the Digital-TV changeover. Does this affect you if you have cable?

I ask because I'm thinking of buying the TV and DVD player of my colleague whose apt I'm moving into. He doesn't have cable now, but does it matter how old the TV is if I'm planning on getting cable?

And, how much should I offer him for the (26" or so) TV and DVD player?


megan walker - Aug 05, 2008 9:16:11 am PDT #7320 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Didn't need to be said twice.


Gudanov - Aug 05, 2008 9:21:51 am PDT #7321 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

I have a question about the Digital-TV changeover. Does this affect you if you have cable?

From what I understand, no. The government mandate is for over the air broadcasts, cable service is whatever the cable company wants to do to deliver content.


§ ita § - Aug 05, 2008 9:23:22 am PDT #7322 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

oh, that's cool. My u3 drive crapped out on me the other day, wouldn't let me add any documents to it (it was empty) Nice to know there might be a fix.

I did lose all my apps though, which is annoying--I have to set up 6 or more accounts in Thunderbird as well as find my key for my purchased copy of UltraEdit.


Connie Neil - Aug 05, 2008 9:23:47 am PDT #7323 of 25501
brillig

Can a U3 drive be stripped and made into just a plain drive? I'm not yet so sophisticated that I need a flash drive that can backup my files, boot my computer, and launch the space shuttle.


Tom Scola - Aug 05, 2008 9:27:43 am PDT #7324 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Does this affect you if you have cable?

Cable TV will eventually be going all-digital, too, but it will be on the cable company's own schedule, which may be before or after the over-the-air cutover date of February 2009.

And whenever your cable company does go all-digital, they will be more than happy to rent you a cable box that will work with your old TV, so you won't have to buy a new one.

how much should I offer him for the (26" or so) TV and DVD player?

Not much more than $50-$100.


§ ita § - Aug 05, 2008 9:30:22 am PDT #7325 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Can a U3 drive be stripped and made into just a plain drive?

Yep--they should come with the instructions.


Connie Neil - Aug 05, 2008 9:30:54 am PDT #7326 of 25501
brillig

Cool, thanks, ita.


javachik - Aug 05, 2008 12:30:15 pm PDT #7327 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.

(Megan, you found a new apartment?! Where!?)


megan walker - Aug 05, 2008 12:57:58 pm PDT #7328 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Well, that's in question. A friend is moving out of a a place in what RE agents like to refer to as "Lower Nob Hill", but I'm really not ready financially to move and they are raising the rent significantly from what he pays, so I'm trying to decide whether to take it or not.

According to the agent, places open up quite frequently and it's a big building, so its likely there will be something again before I absolutely have to move.

Has your friend found a place? If not, I think they take pets.