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"Steve" wrote:

Yes, I was watching an old episode if the Andy Griffith show and if
you've ever watched it you know that there's some radio gear on top
of
the desk next to Sheriff Taylor's, right where Barney Fife normally
sits. One of them looks sort of like a Drake R-4C, but the
particular
episode I watched didn't offer a good shot.

Does anyone know what this gear is?

And by the way, what a classic show! Still in wide syndication forty
years after it aired. Compare it to the crap that's aired nowadays
and
it really makes you think.

I recall that the radios were used as a prop and a character used it
in
one or two episodes. You should get a bette look at it then. Could be
a
false memory though.

I have not owned a TV since around 1980 but I have been rethinking
that
as there are news channels and Discovery, History channels that I have
watched when visiting relatives.

The sitcoms and weekly TV shows are awful and I can't spending time
watching them.

I use television for 3 basic functions, news, some sports and all the
movie
channels cable has to offer. I love movies, but I will not go to a movie
theater. I have a fine movie collection, and I do enjoy football season.
So, I have a couple of nice TV's, other than that, regular broadcast TV
is
not worth watching, IMO.

My computer has a DVD player and a big LCD display so that is what I use
to watch movie rentals or I go to the theater.

I have a DSL connection here and have been considering cable for a
broadband connection instead. I could add a TV video card and the
computer could also be the TV. Actually I have two LCD displays so I
could have the TV displayed on one and work on the other.

That's not a bad idea. The LCD display is what all the TV's are going to
now anyway.
I'll have say, the project of installing the vid-card and hooking up would
be a fun project too. I could not find any fault in that idea. Actually if
you watch movies on your LCD display now, may as well watch TV on it too.
That could prove to be a verstile hookup, with a DVD writer. Sounds like fun
to me.

I use the cable internet service, their cable TV and their digital phone
system too. It's all on one bill, a big bill, but I like it, and thats all
that matters. Everything is fast, clear and audio is wonderful.

The broadband is fast, even on my old computer. Although, I was thinking
about buying a new computer this fall. The prices at Comp USA are pretty
good. I was looking at a new Gateway with the Athlon processor. DVD writer,
all the goodies. All I'll have to buy is the PC, I already have a fine
monitor and all the peripherals

Oh, one other thing about TV/Video. I always taped my movies on VHS untill
about a year ago, I bought the Panasonic DMR-E55 DVD recorder. I love it,
and it has the new DVD Ram Tech. But here's the interesting thing. They make
some of the DVD recorders with hard drives, and you can just store movies
right on the drive in the machine. I thought that would be terrific, but
out of my price range. I just love electronics hobbies. I cant get enough,
and when I get started talking about it, I can't stop myself. So, please
bear with my protracted posts. I bought a new scanner last week, but I
don't want to get started on that, not now...But it's great :-)


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Telamon
Ventura, California