You so nailed it. I seriously avoid people in places like Best Buy. "Can I help you?" More like can I help them.
I think regardless of whether you need help or not you should be polite. They are just trying to do what their told. It bothers me that some people act like they own the place and are rude.
Yeah, just be glad you don't have the sell those damn things. I feel bad for those media lackeys who have to push magazines, music services and other garbage.
While Rhapsody has a good selection of music I don't care for the service. As for Entertainment Weekly or People, they are abbout the shittiest magazines I've ever had the misfortune of reading.
Not particularly sure myself why Best Buy even cares for iPods. They only make around $20 on an iPod sale anyway so there isn't much money in the units. Granted if you attached a $40 product replacement plan or a $50 service plan that makes the company a little more money, but the profit margins are still quite slim.
Thank you for posting the address of the auction. If for nothing else it is worth looking at because of the photos as you indicated. Now if I only had an extra $100K laying around... hrm...
CableCARD, not worth the additional cost.
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Yes, I am familiar with CableCARD. I few weekends ago I attended a Comcast training and learned more about the system. Right now there aren't many TVs with the CableCARD slots. By a certain date all HDTVs will need to be compliant with CableCARD. But something you should know is that with Comcast if you use CableCARD you will NOT have an interactive guide, you will not be able to get video on demand when it is introduced, you will not be able to use a cable DVR/PVR and you will probably miss out on some other nice things as well. CableCARD is really a pretty lousy idea and I wouldn't go out of my way to buy a TV with CableCARD compatibility.
As for what HDTV is available in Utah right now, with a terrestrial antenna you can receive ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, PBS, KJAZZ (soon) and the WB (soon). Through cable you can get several channels of HBO, Starz, and Showtime, ESPN, INHD1, INHD2 and some others I forgot. In addition to that Satellite offers Discover, HDNet and maybe some others. Check titantv.com for a full listing of what is available in your area.
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You so nailed it. I seriously avoid people in places like Best Buy. "Can I help you?" More like can I help them. I think regardless of whether you need help or not you should be polite. They are just trying to do what their told. It bothers me that some people act like they own the place and are rude.
Yeah, just be glad you don't have the sell those damn things. I feel bad for those media lackeys who have to push magazines, music services and other garbage. While Rhapsody has a good selection of music I don't care for the service. As for Entertainment Weekly or People, they are abbout the shittiest magazines I've ever had the misfortune of reading.
Not particularly sure myself why Best Buy even cares for iPods. They only make around $20 on an iPod sale anyway so there isn't much money in the units. Granted if you attached a $40 product replacement plan or a $50 service plan that makes the company a little more money, but the profit margins are still quite slim.
I was able to load a lot of the images but many didn't load even after multiple attempts. So it goes.
Thank you for posting the address of the auction. If for nothing else it is worth looking at because of the photos as you indicated. Now if I only had an extra $100K laying around... hrm...
Yes, I am familiar with CableCARD. I few weekends ago I attended a Comcast training and learned more about the system. Right now there aren't many TVs with the CableCARD slots. By a certain date all HDTVs will need to be compliant with CableCARD. But something you should know is that with Comcast if you use CableCARD you will NOT have an interactive guide, you will not be able to get video on demand when it is introduced, you will not be able to use a cable DVR/PVR and you will probably miss out on some other nice things as well. CableCARD is really a pretty lousy idea and I wouldn't go out of my way to buy a TV with CableCARD compatibility. As for what HDTV is available in Utah right now, with a terrestrial antenna you can receive ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, PBS, KJAZZ (soon) and the WB (soon). Through cable you can get several channels of HBO, Starz, and Showtime, ESPN, INHD1, INHD2 and some others I forgot. In addition to that Satellite offers Discover, HDNet and maybe some others. Check titantv.com for a full listing of what is available in your area.