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why would anyone pay close to $125 to repair a set that can be bought
new for around $100 by the way rca and ge are now owned by the chinese goverment and they are sticking the rca-ge names on even cheaper made sets and flooding the market with them I saw a 27" rca flat screen at wal- mart for $167 |
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wrote in message l... Because sometimes repair is the right way to do it. The older TV set might be a nicer one or a more robust design. Especially in this newsgroup most people know or learn how to perform their own repairs, so the cost will be nowhere near 125 dollars. By the way, I thought RCA an GE were still owned by the French? The brands are, (Thompson-Houston IIRC), but IMO they stick the brand on any piece of crap that won't sell otherwise. N |
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wrote in message ups.com... why would anyone pay close to $125 to repair a set that can be bought new for around $100 by the way rca and ge are now owned by the chinese goverment and they are sticking the rca-ge names on even cheaper made sets and flooding the market with them I saw a 27" rca flat screen at wal- mart for $167 The cost to repair a set has nothing to do with what the set costs to buy or is worth. In short, people don't pay to have the cheap junk fixed and that's just fine with RCA, they want to sell you a new set. And if you pay $167 what do you expect? It's a cheap disposable set, when it breaks you throw it out and buy a new one. |
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"Ken Weitzel" wrote in message news:CtHBe.1959056$6l.35510@pd7tw2no... Here I go again... I agree; far far better to continue to needlessly squander more and more of the earth's finite resources. To fill up landfill sites. To make sure that fellow young countrymen have no possible employment futures in the repair business. To further destroy the environment with manufacturing "exhausts". To waste more and more fuel shipping junk halfway round the world. And to send more and more of our dollars off to far away countries. The US aquired their country from the indigenous people with flimsy shiny trinkets. Now China is aquiring North America with flimsy shiny trinkets. Sorry for the sarcasm and the old man rant. Just gets me so mad.... :) I am not unmoved by the arguments in favor of globalization and free imports and exports. However I believe these arguments are based on false premises and that disaster may well ensue as a result. N |
Not Disaster, Opportunity!! Our young were suggested to try and learn
Japanese as a second language since that seemed to be the economic challenge globally, then it seemed to be Contentinental English, French, German, French, Etc. now it may be Chinese. Whet next, Roumlounian, from Space Balls?? Economically we are turning the American Infrastructure into a consumer and service based process. Sure, we have a lot of "New Innovations" created here by our Highly Skilled and Excellently Compensated Engineers, Scientists, Etc only to have these ideas sold to the highest bidder who will produce products at the lowest common denominators for consumption. This seems to include Automobiles, Aircraft, Consumer electronics, Clothing, and even designer foods. Now, enuf of the rant!! WE are considered to be professionals in servicing consumer electronic devices. Therefore we must understand the product, be able to get a relatively secure source of technical information and parts, and then be proficient in diagnosing and repairing these infernal devices. If the customer has a device that they deem serviceable then we are to at least give them a viable chance to have the item returned to useable form, within relevant cost constraints and ability of necessary replacement components. Particular value is the consideration of the consumer and should be respected by the professional technicians servicing them. Some of the older technologies were a bit more robust than what is currently being produced, this is a proven fact. However, the average consumer wants a "Instant Fix" and does not want to be bothered with on-going maintenance. The choice is the consumer's choice as to what will be done, repair or replacement. Fix the old, more reliably designed item or opt for the newer, obviously cheaper and more fragile device. Leave the choice up to the consumer, service the products until it no longer is economically feasible for us to do so, then change your profession to support yourself. Cheers! "NSM" wrote in message news:AiIBe.92287$wr.8708@clgrps12... "Ken Weitzel" wrote in message news:CtHBe.1959056$6l.35510@pd7tw2no... Here I go again... I agree; far far better to continue to needlessly squander more and more of the earth's finite resources. To fill up landfill sites. To make sure that fellow young countrymen have no possible employment futures in the repair business. To further destroy the environment with manufacturing "exhausts". To waste more and more fuel shipping junk halfway round the world. And to send more and more of our dollars off to far away countries. The US aquired their country from the indigenous people with flimsy shiny trinkets. Now China is aquiring North America with flimsy shiny trinkets. Sorry for the sarcasm and the old man rant. Just gets me so mad.... :) I am not unmoved by the arguments in favor of globalization and free imports and exports. However I believe these arguments are based on false premises and that disaster may well ensue as a result. N |
"NSM" wrote in message news:AiIBe.92287$wr.8708@clgrps12... I am not unmoved by the arguments in favor of globalization and free imports and exports. However I believe these arguments are based on false premises and that disaster may well ensue as a result. What false premises, exactly do you see? Leonard |
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ups.com... why would anyone pay close to $125 to repair a set that can be bought new for around $100 by the way rca and ge are now owned by the chinese goverment and they are sticking the rca-ge names on even cheaper made sets and flooding the market with them I saw a 27" rca flat screen at wal- mart for $167 I like fixing consumer electronics because I can, and because I can do it inexpensively and quickly (mostly). I admit that on the surface the economics of the situation would appear to dictate the consumer should trash the older non-working television and rush out to the nearest big box store to buy a new one, but consumers are irrational and they develop attachments to inanimate objects, plus some consumers are actually responsible and prefer to "recycle and reuse" instead of clogging their local landfills with non-biodegradable trash. How you like 'them apples? |
"Leonard Caillouet" wrote in message news:yONBe.37611$up5.8210@lakeread02... "NSM" wrote in message news:AiIBe.92287$wr.8708@clgrps12... I am not unmoved by the arguments in favor of globalization and free imports and exports. However I believe these arguments are based on false premises and that disaster may well ensue as a result. What false premises, exactly do you see? First, a very simplistic analysis of exports and imports and their effects on the economy. It is a far cry from the export of cotton goods from England to France and the import of brandy from France to England, all in the 18th century, to the wholesale export of all manufacturing from the US to China in the 21st. N |
"NSM" wrote in message news:F_TBe.92933$wr.53739@clgrps12... "Leonard Caillouet" wrote in message news:yONBe.37611$up5.8210@lakeread02... "NSM" wrote in message news:AiIBe.92287$wr.8708@clgrps12... I am not unmoved by the arguments in favor of globalization and free imports and exports. However I believe these arguments are based on false premises and that disaster may well ensue as a result. What false premises, exactly do you see? First, a very simplistic analysis of exports and imports and their effects on the economy. It is a far cry from the export of cotton goods from England to France and the import of brandy from France to England, all in the 18th century, to the wholesale export of all manufacturing from the US to China in the 21st. What data are you using for your analysis? Leonard |
"Leonard Caillouet" wrote in message .. . What data are you using for your analysis? Data? I am commenting on the talking heads who tell us how great it will all be when everything is made in China, or some cheaper place. They don't seem to be able to tell us what jobs we are going to do when that happens, or what will happen if there is a major disruption in shipping and the home factories need to be rapidly revived. N |
On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:04:34 GMT, Ken Weitzel
wrote: Ken...I always prided myself, while in the repair business, as being a recycler as well... :-) Tom wrote: why would anyone pay close to $125 to repair a set that can be bought new for around $100 by the way rca and ge are now owned by the chinese goverment and they are sticking the rca-ge names on even cheaper made sets and flooding the market with them I saw a 27" rca flat screen at wal- mart for $167 Here I go again... I agree; far far better to continue to needlessly squander more and more of the earth's finite resources. To fill up landfill sites. To make sure that fellow young countrymen have no possible employment futures in the repair business. To further destroy the environment with manufacturing "exhausts". To waste more and more fuel shipping junk halfway round the world. And to send more and more of our dollars off to far away countries. The US aquired their country from the indigenous people with flimsy shiny trinkets. Now China is aquiring North America with flimsy shiny trinkets. Sorry for the sarcasm and the old man rant. Just gets me so mad.... :) Ken |
One thing you have to give Thompson credit for - they make replacement parts
available much longer than most other manufacturers. I can still get original high-voltage caps for '91-model RCA's...... "NSM" wrote in message news:o_zBe.132806$tt5.62398@edtnps90... wrote in message l... Because sometimes repair is the right way to do it. The older TV set might be a nicer one or a more robust design. Especially in this newsgroup most people know or learn how to perform their own repairs, so the cost will be nowhere near 125 dollars. By the way, I thought RCA an GE were still owned by the French? The brands are, (Thompson-Houston IIRC), but IMO they stick the brand on any piece of crap that won't sell otherwise. N |
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