Goodmans box shit?
Dcjtee
bandwagon and are offering a Goodmans box for 99.99 UK.
OK so Goodmans is a piece of shite but HOW MUCH shite is it?
Thanks - Dave
Dave H
>OK so Goodmans is a piece of shite
What makes you say that?
Dr Zoidberg
The goodmans badge.
On some occasions they make stuff thats ok but generally its tat built to a
very low budget.
--
Alex
"I laugh in the face of danger"
"Then I hide until it goes away"
Dave H
<AlexNOOOOOO!!!!!@Drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote:
>Dave H wrote:
>> On 14 Oct 2002 11:11:05 GMT, dcj...@aol.com (Dcjtee) wrote:
>>
>>
>>> OK so Goodmans is a piece of shite
>>
>> What makes you say that?
>
>The goodmans badge.
>On some occasions they make stuff thats ok but generally its tat built to a
>very low budget.
So just like every other brand these days, you get what you pay for.
It always amuses me when people slag off the cheaper brands unaware
that most of their stuff is made by the bigger, more famous
counterparts such as Philips, Mitsubishi etc...
Dave H
Dr Zoidberg
> On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:25:57 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
> <AlexNOOOOOO!!!!!@Drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Dave H wrote:
>>> On 14 Oct 2002 11:11:05 GMT, dcj...@aol.com (Dcjtee) wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> OK so Goodmans is a piece of shite
>>>
>>> What makes you say that?
>>
>> The goodmans badge.
>> On some occasions they make stuff thats ok but generally its tat
>> built to a very low budget.
>
> So just like every other brand these days, you get what you pay for.
And when you drop below the point at which a reliable (insert type of
appliance here) can be made you end up wasting your money.
> It always amuses me when people slag off the cheaper brands unaware
> that most of their stuff is made by the bigger, more famous
> counterparts such as Philips, Mitsubishi etc...
>
And I'm always amused when people try to justify their cheap shite as being
a rebadged Sony etc etc an attempt to convince everyone that their
inferiority complex doesn't matter.
Having run an electrical retailer I'm well aware of the commonality of some
parts and there is a huge difference between having a bottom of the range
philips tube inside a cheap no name tv and a decent well made philips
widescreen.
Looking at the setup codes used for universal remote controls is always a
good clue to where a tv has come from
Dcjtee
>>
>> What makes you say that?
>
I worked with it for years. DISGUSTING stuff!
Dave
Dave H
<AlexNOOOOOO!!!!!@Drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote:
>And I'm always amused when people try to justify their cheap shite as being
>a rebadged Sony etc etc an attempt to convince everyone that their
>inferiority complex doesn't matter.
Having said that, Sony has become "cheaper" over the past few years. A
well known name is no longer a guarantee of quality and all brands are
guilty of building down to a price.
>Having run an electrical retailer I'm well aware of the commonality of some
>parts and there is a huge difference between having a bottom of the range
>philips tube inside a cheap no name tv and a decent well made philips
>widescreen.
That is true but there again a number of cheap set use Philips made
chassis as well!
>Looking at the setup codes used for universal remote controls is always a
>good clue to where a tv has come from
Yup
Dave
Dave H
So buy a pace box then..
John Russell
"Dcjtee" <dcj...@aol.com> wrote in message
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even if the price is lower that the £200+ that was usual for Ondigital
STB's. Electrical Discount Retailers are probably asking for less than £99.
now
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problem
andyguest
> that most of their stuff is made by the bigger, more famous
> counterparts such as Philips, Mitsubishi etc...
Some Goodmans stuff is crap but some is alright, I've got their home cinema
DVD player made by Alco and it does the job very nicely. The new DTV box is
made by Vestel (http://www.vestel.com.tr). I don't know what it's actually
like compared to the other boxes but at least you can see what factory and
company it's from.
Marcin Paszkiewiczcabot.co.uk>
Not much... Used it couple of weeks ant did not crash yet ;)
Found all channels recently w/out any problems...
Marcin
Mark S
Don't know if they still have them.
Dcjtee
In true catalogue style, Freemans want 99.99 for it!
Dave
adam
From the perspective of its interactive capabilities, it is pretty
nifty. It uses the Cabot MHEG engine, which is known to be one of the
fastest around. Much faster that anything else other than the Pace
box, certainally.
Pro: easier to stack than the pace box; arguably better looking;
channel display
Con: Bigger than the pace box; that big red led
Basically, it's currently one of the best two boxes available.
--
Adam