[TheForge] UMBA TAPES

Tue Dec 9 07:26:01 2003

Hey Roger -

    I have had the same type of response from Hewlett-Packard.  I bought a
printer which had problems, and finally stopped working a day after the
warranty ran out.  I had called them and got no results during the warranty
period, but the day it ran out, I was told I needed to go to the 900 number
for any help.  When I got there, (paying for help) I was bantered with,
generally time wasting, and finally hung up on.  I won't expect anything to
last past the warranty period from now on.  The people there could not tell
me what was wrong with the printer, so I think they hung up on  purpose to
end the conversation.  He just cut off in the middle of a sentence.  Maybe
they (manufacturers) are all going this way, but we don't have to like it.

Even if you're on the right track,
you'll get run over if you just sit there.
                          Will Rogers

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
in the middle of Northern Illinois
email = [email protected]
http://www.smokyforge.com
http://www.rafterlazyc.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger R Degner" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] UMBA TAPES


> Unfortunately the UMBA library is still not in operation.
> I purchased a Sony 510A DVD burner for my computer, transferred all the
VHS
> material to digital only to find out the DVDs will only play on that
machine
> and not in any other DVD home type player.   Sony also cheated me by
> advertising it as a 4X burner but in order to use it you have to put ing
> firmware that restricts it to 1X speed.  Now the 90 day tech service has
> expired and Sony says too bad.  They will not even play in another Sony
> player.  This week I am ordering a Panasonic recorder and will start the
> process over but with over 100 hours of tape this will be a few more
months
> wait.
> The VHS masters were giving me problems making copy after copy so that is
> why we planned to go to DVD
> So please don't mail requests.  Saturday I got a check for $50 that I need
> to return.
> Needles to say I will never buy another Sony product or recommend it as
they
> have NO customer support worth mentioning.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Smolen" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 12:29 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] UMBA TAPES
>
>
> > This is a note to Roger Degner. I cant find his address. I would like to
> buy
> > tapes (preferably) or DVD's of UMBA meetings. Do you have any I can
> > buy/rent. The last 3 get togethers would be fine, or any other 3
available
> .
> > Please let me know. Thanks,
> > Bob
> >
>
>
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