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How I made an HDTV antenna so I could watch Jeopardy last night

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qq66 wrote: post #58
mkr-hn wrote: post #56

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This is like buying an expensive car for the lifetime warranty. I could buy a 300k supercar, or I could buy 20 economy cars and rent out all but 1. Like with the cables, neither makes sense. I could just buy one cheap cable from a reputable brand and probably not need another for 30 years. And if I do? I'll just buy another. Because they're cheap and work perfectly.

A place not to do this is with R/C helicopters. Best to buy them from Brookstone with the 1-year no-questions-asked warranty -- you WILL destroy them and you can go through your 3-6 choppers for the price of one.

Nice tip. I've always wanted to get one of the R/C helicopters and was always planning on getting it from one of the aisle mall shops - but this advice is helpful.

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Post by JoeAltmaier »

ygd wrote: post #68
paulgerhardt wrote: post #52

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I used to think Monster cables were a complete joke too until a musician friend pointed out that they have a lifetime warranty and very generous terms of exchange. One can essentially walk into any music store in the country and swap out the splinched cables for new ones, no questions asked. It's an interesting pricing model, and the $20-$60 cables more than paid for themselves after a single tour. Probably not appro…

I used to think Monster cables were a complete joke too until a musician friend pointed out that they have a lifetime warranty and very generous terms of exchange. One can essentially walk into any music store in the country and swap out the splinched cables for new ones, no questions asked. Is he doing it right? Should the cables fail after every show? Shouldn't he just get better cables?

Chaotic environment; hookup and unhooking frequently stresses connectors; people trip over them.

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