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Posted by Doug Robbins on 09/23/06 13:21
Great, a lawnmower that crashes repeatedly and informs MS about your lawn
daily. :)
"dorno" <dorno@whitehouse.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.09.21.13.48.27.51531@whitehouse.com...
> After spending about two hours in a search for no sound, I have finally
> decided that I have far too many cables behind all the gear.
>
> So I planned on a pleasurable day of exploring the shops for a new
> tuner/amp unit that will also electronically switch video between the
> satellite, DVD player, and so on.
>
> I found a fairly topend Pioneer and it was on sale, and was just
> about to tell the salesman to haul one out when I saw a very familiar and
> very unwelcome logo on the front. It said "Windows Media Enabled."
>
> When I asked the guys what that meant, he assured me that it enhanced all
> the Media Center capabilities "just like on a PC". When I asked him if
> it phoned home, refused to channel non-MPAA approved videos, and logged
> playlists in supoena format, of course he didn't know what I was talking
> about and didn't recognise the sarcasm.
>
> Anyway, I noticed several units from two or three manufacturers had the
> same decal. So I will ask on here. What is the significance of the logo?
> Just something to sell units or does it actually mean something.
>
> dorno
>
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