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Post by User Unavailable on Nov 24, 2013 16:54:32 GMT
Okay, I am having a major brain cramp.
I can't recall the name of a piece of equipment that I need to get for my tv.
I need one of the "strips" with multiple Red White Yellow RCA Jack (A/V Plugs) so that I can plug more than device requiring RWY plugs to my tv.
I have an older tv and it only has one set of RWY plugs, which was fine for a long time, until we upgraded to DVR which took over those plugs. Now our Wii is useless unless we get behind the tv and swap out the plugs to use it, which is getting ridiculous.
So I need to get one of the "adapters" so we can plug multiple items in to the one set of plugs on the tv.
I just can't remember what they are called. My searches have not brought up what I want.
I need some help, please!
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Post by ponytail61 on Nov 24, 2013 22:45:27 GMT
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Post by the light works on Nov 24, 2013 23:23:19 GMT
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Post by User Unavailable on Nov 25, 2013 3:20:03 GMT
Input selector/switch! That's what I couldn't think of! Thanks guys!
Yep, we do have a radio shack and I may go the route of that piggy back cable as that would solve the problem and eliminate the need for switching between the cable box and Wii console.
I seriously doubt anymore components will ever be hooked to this ancient tv.
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Post by the light works on Nov 25, 2013 4:57:45 GMT
I know the feeling. it's why I had to pull my TV off the wall and fish in a second HDMI cable about 6 months after I got it.
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Post by User Unavailable on Nov 25, 2013 5:21:48 GMT
I know the feeling. it's why I had to pull my TV off the wall and fish in a second HDMI cable about 6 months after I got it. Yeah, I've still got an old 34 inch Sanyo, one of those big old fat suckers that weighs a ton. It still works great and has a great picture, so I'll use it until gives up the ghost, then hope I can find a reasonably sized flat screen that will fit in the hole of the nice real wood Entertainment center as it holds all my components, movies and so on, Though if we can not find one that fits the hole, we could relocate the stuff on the top, center shelf, remove it, then remove and replace the center cabinet that the TV sits on, and just use the end shelving units of the original entertainment center. I sure would hate to do that though. I didn't know about those piggy back cables. Rather, I guess I should say that RWY piggy back cables never occurred to me for TV use. I've seen some piggy back cables before, for another usage. |
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Post by the light works on Nov 25, 2013 5:57:02 GMT
I know the feeling. it's why I had to pull my TV off the wall and fish in a second HDMI cable about 6 months after I got it. Yeah, I've still got an old 34 inch Sanyo, one of those big old fat suckers that weighs a ton. It still works great and has a great picture, so I'll use it until gives up the ghost, then hope I can find a reasonably sized flat screen that will fit in the hole of the nice real wood Entertainment center as it holds all my components, movies and so on, Though if we can not find one that fits the hole, we could relocate the stuff on the top, center shelf, remove it, then remove and replace the center cabinet that the TV sits on, and just use the end shelving units of the original entertainment center. I sure would hate to do that though. I didn't know about those piggy back cables. Rather, I guess I should say that RWY piggy back cables never occurred to me for TV use. I've seen some piggy back cables before, for another usage. problem is, back when they made those entertainment centers, TVs were more square. of course, depending on how tall the entertainment center is; the center of my TV is 6 feet off the floor, and it is a nice viewing angle from the couch. |
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Post by User Unavailable on Nov 25, 2013 6:48:30 GMT
The center of my current 34 inch old type square tv is about 4 feet from the floor.
I'm hoping I'll be able to find a wide screen, flat tv to fit, when I need one and set it up with one of the pedestal mounts in the hole and keep it about the same level.
I'll probably have to get a slightly smaller screen, but that is fine. If my tv were much bigger than it is, I couldn't see the whole screen at one time, due to my restricted field of vision.
I have my chair set "just so", where I can have my field of vision on the screen without problems.
If I had a wider screen, I would have to sit further away and that isn't possible as my tv and my chair are far apart as possible in the living room.
My father-in-law has a 54 inch wide screen in his den. His den is 30 feet long. The tv is on one end, the chair I try to always sit in is on the other end and I can just barely get the whole screen in my field of vision, but I have to hold my head "just so".
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Post by the light works on Nov 25, 2013 14:36:00 GMT
well, that works out for your needs, then. your biggest challenge will be persuading the salesmen that you want a TV "that small"
one thing I found when I was shopping for mine is that the horizontal measurement of the entire TV is essentially the same as the "screen" measurement on many models. that makes it more convenient to shop for them.
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Post by OziRiS on Nov 25, 2013 14:55:19 GMT
well, that works out for your needs, then. your biggest challenge will be persuading the salesmen that you want a TV "that small" Yup. The days of salesmen actually trying to meet the needs of the customers rather than just trying to sell them whatever's most expensive are close to over. Which I don't get... Helping a customer leave with a product that meets their exact needs, making them feel like they got what they wanted without paying too much or too little (despite popular belief, there is such a thing as too cheap) should be the goal of any salesman who'd like repeat customers. |
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Post by the light works on Nov 25, 2013 15:08:09 GMT
well, that works out for your needs, then. your biggest challenge will be persuading the salesmen that you want a TV "that small" Yup. The days of salesmen actually trying to meet the needs of the customers rather than just trying to sell them whatever's most expensive are close to over. Which I don't get... Helping a customer leave with a product that meets their exact needs, making them feel like they got what they wanted without paying too much or too little (despite popular belief, there is such a thing as too cheap) should be the goal of any salesman who'd like repeat customers. "you get what you pay for." |
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Post by OziRiS on Nov 25, 2013 17:01:02 GMT
And, apparently, service isn't included in the price anymore.
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Post by User Unavailable on Nov 25, 2013 17:50:01 GMT
well, that works out for your needs, then. your biggest challenge will be persuading the salesmen that you want a TV "that small" one thing I found when I was shopping for mine is that the horizontal measurement of the entire TV is essentially the same as the "screen" measurement on many models. that makes it more convenient to shop for them. Generally, when I go shopping for items like a tv or computer or whatever, I go in knowing what I want and when the sales person approaches, I just move them along with a "I'm just looking", then I find what I want, then ask for help getting the one I want. I have no qualms about telling a sales person, I have selected what I want and don't need to listen to the spiel of "bigger and better". |
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Post by the light works on Nov 26, 2013 3:10:49 GMT
well, that works out for your needs, then. your biggest challenge will be persuading the salesmen that you want a TV "that small" one thing I found when I was shopping for mine is that the horizontal measurement of the entire TV is essentially the same as the "screen" measurement on many models. that makes it more convenient to shop for them. Generally, when I go shopping for items like a tv or computer or whatever, I go in knowing what I want and when the sales person approaches, I just move them along with a "I'm just looking", then I find what I want, then ask for help getting the one I want. I have no qualms about telling a sales person, I have selected what I want and don't need to listen to the spiel of "bigger and better". when I bought mine, I comparison shopped on Crutchfield.com, and then bought it from Amazon. (Crutchfield posts better specs) |
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 26, 2013 7:56:16 GMT
HDMI, I bought a switch that does them separately into one switch.
It also "Senses" when you turn on a piece of kit and switches to that automatically, whilst remembering the last one, so it can switch back if you turn it off again.
Much easier than having to find the right button on the remote then selecting through the multitude of different inputs to find the one you think you want....
Great line from a golf game I play...
"Its like putting it exactly where you want it, and then finding that isnt where you wanted it to go...."
Sometimes technology doesnt do things the easy way.
I have three HDMI inputs on the TV, getting it to change to the right one is just stupidly complicated...
Having a dongle that does that automatically...knowing when you turn something on, the chance is you probably want to watch it... priceless.....
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Post by the light works on Nov 26, 2013 15:11:46 GMT
my TV actually talks to my bluray player, so I can open the player and drop in a disc while I am up, anyway, and then once I am done watching the TV show, I can tell the player to load the disc and THEN it will tell the TV to switch over.
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Post by User Unavailable on Nov 26, 2013 16:03:32 GMT
HDMI, I bought a switch that does them separately into one switch. It also "Senses" when you turn on a piece of kit and switches to that automatically, whilst remembering the last one, so it can switch back if you turn it off again. Much easier than having to find the right button on the remote then selecting through the multitude of different inputs to find the one you think you want.... Great line from a golf game I play... "Its like putting it exactly where you want it, and then finding that isnt where you wanted it to go...." Sometimes technology doesnt do things the easy way. I have three HDMI inputs on the TV, getting it to change to the right one is just stupidly complicated... Having a dongle that does that automatically...knowing when you turn something on, the chance is you probably want to watch it... priceless..... That's a good set up! I'll try and remember that when I get a new tv and components with HDMI hook ups. |
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Post by Cybermortis on Nov 26, 2013 16:28:31 GMT
well, that works out for your needs, then. your biggest challenge will be persuading the salesmen that you want a TV "that small" one thing I found when I was shopping for mine is that the horizontal measurement of the entire TV is essentially the same as the "screen" measurement on many models. that makes it more convenient to shop for them. Generally, when I go shopping for items like a tv or computer or whatever, I go in knowing what I want and when the sales person approaches, I just move them along with a "I'm just looking", then I find what I want, then ask for help getting the one I want. I have no qualms about telling a sales person, I have selected what I want and don't need to listen to the spiel of "bigger and better". I recall several years ago going to buy a new PC. When the sales man came over I rattled off a long list of specifications I wanted, which were moderate for the time, and the guy literally took a step backwards in shock. He was so shocked that I was able to not only get the exact PC I wanted, but an ex-demonstration machine (in fact the one that was sitting in the display when I walked in) for 2/3rds of the full price. Then, seeing that he was clearly still not recovered from the horror of dealing with someone who knew more about computers than he did, I also managed to get him to give me the exact same deal for a new printer as was normally only available with brand new PC's. The moral here is that if you are shopping for any electrical goods it is well worth the time to do your homework. If you know exactly what you want/need and understand the language well enough you have an automatic advantage. The more unscrupulous sales people, who tend to try and confuse customers with technical jargon they themselves don't really understand, will get thrown off balance because their usual sales tricks will not work. Another 'trick' is being willing to consider buying ex-demonstration/display goods, and asking about these when talking to the sales person. Such machines are not technically new, may well have been handled by a large number of people but are also cheaper and you know they they will (or should) work because they were working when in the shop. Retailers have to get rid of these items anyway, and you can sometimes manage to get very good deals (as I did) if the item in question is an older model/design. Sales people tend to work on the not unreasonable assumption that the majority of customers have neither the time or inclination to learn about electrical goods, and are only willing to buy something that is bright, shiny and new out of the box. If you buck this trend you can get some wonderful deals. |
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Post by OziRiS on Nov 26, 2013 20:57:07 GMT
I once walked into an electronics store with a buddy of mine who's a real computer geek but also the meanest haggler you'll ever meet. He told the salesman he needed a new desktop PC and what he needed it to be able to do and just went: "Show me what you've got." What the salesman didn't know was that my buddy knew the store just got a new PC home that completely lived up to the specs he wanted and he was expecting the salesman to show him that exact model. Which he did... The salesman brought him over to the machine and immediately startet into the whole technical jargon. Less than two minutes in, while the salesman was trying to impress my friend by talking about the graphics card in technical terms that clearly didn't belong around a graphics card, my friend took out a notebook and wrote something down. The salesman stopped for a second and asked what he was doing. "Just taking a few notes. Please, continue.", my friend said, and the guy kept going. This went on for 15 minutes. Salesman rattles off something that sounds smart and my friend takes notes while nodding his head. When they finally get to the part where the salesman wants to close the deal, he gives my friend a price and the following exchange takes place: Salesman: "So, what do you think? Should I go get one for you?" My friend: "That depends... Are you going to sell me the one we've looked at, or the one you've been telling me about?" Salesman: "What do you mean?" My friend: "Well, for the past 15 minutes you've been showing me a PC with *rattles off the actual specs of the machine*, but you've been talking about this other wonderful machine that apparantly has *rattles off list of things he's written down during the sales pitch*, which I didn't even know existed. So it depends..." Salesman, obviously flustered at this point: "Depends on what...?" My friend: "On which machine I get for the price you just told me. If you have the one you've been telling me about, I'll gladly pay what you're asking, but if what you've been telling me was supposed to be about the machine you've actually showed me, then you've lied it better than it actually is and then it's not worth what you're asking for it. At this point I'll say we're looking at about a 2000 Kroner (about $350/£220) discount. So... Do you have the machine you've been telling me about?" There was a long exchange back and forth that can basically be summed up to this: Salesman: "I'm not lying!" My friend: "So you have this machine you've been talking about?" Salesman: "It's the one I've been showing you." My friend: "So you ARE lying, in which case you now have two options. You either give me the discount I've told you is appropriate, or I go find your manager and get you fired for lying to a customer. Your choise." My friend left the store with a brand new PC and $350 more in his pocket than he was expecting to have. That salesman's lies bought us both dinner and a movie that night  |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Dec 2, 2013 20:21:38 GMT
I wouldn't say the salesperson lied. I would say he was pulling tech specs out of his (donkey). I'd blame it on poor training & misinformation on the store's part as well as a lack of support from the PC company's store reps. I've been a supervisor in retail tech sales and, anytime I received a new model on the sales floor, I informed the manufacturer's rep that HE was going to make sure the sales staff was informed about it.
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