Allan wrote:<<the 30 year old furnace with the standing pilot in my parents house continues >>
Unfortunately that's what everything is going - plastics and electronics - both can be difficult or impossible to repair. a 50 year old Leica will keep on snapping - while a newer Minolta gets a electronic bug and refuses to do anything. Only can be repaired at the Repair Center and only by replacing stuff - nothing is repaired, only replaced. When they decide to stop making the replacement electronic gizmos the whole camera becomes a paperweight. And if you look in your furnace you will see the same thing - wires and black boxes. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT HDTV > Yeah, we have an HD set in the living room (not my choice...). I > don't play video games, I think 90% of what's on TV is not worth > watching, and what I do watch I looks fine to me in standard def. > > The HD is nice for sports, but I could easily live without it > vs. having to deal with stupid technical arcania like "firmware > problems" causing "lock ups" in a TV for which I probably just spent > the better part of a thousand dollars (the anecdote at the start of > the thread). > > It's weird, the older I get the more annoyed I am with technology. > Last night I'm fighting with my 5 year old "high efficency" furnace, > trying to get the burner to light so it will actually produce some > heat (kinda necessary when its zero degrees out), while the 30 year > old furnace with the standing pilot in my parents house continues to > provide trouble-free service as it has done for decades. > > Allan > -- > 1983 300D > 1966 230 > > John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Allan Streib wrote: >>> I think plain old NSTC is just fine. >> >> Have you seen actual HDTV sources on an HDTV? For some things its not >> really noticeable at all, but on others the difference is very >> noticeable (action movies not much difference, but PBS nature/travel >> programs are amazing). If you play video games it is also a noticeable >> difference. >> >> John >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: 1/2/2008 > 11:29 AM > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
