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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    05/08/09

    In reply to Panasonic 103-Inch HDTV Reduced to a Mere $50,000
    Crazy Eddie... They should have buried that thieving douce under the jail.


    Oh and I'll take 6 of those televisions for my imaginary bachelor suite in Dubai..

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    Image of John Brown John Brown
    05/08/09

    In reply to Panasonic 103-Inch HDTV Reduced to a Mere $50,000
    Hmmm....I wonder if Amazon offers free shipping on a 103" TV - [www.amazon.com]
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    05/08/09

    @John Brown: I like how Amazon indicates customers who bought this item also bought...sticky toffee pudding.


    Hmm.

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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/08/09

    In reply to Panasonic 103-Inch HDTV Reduced to a Mere $50,000
    F#$%K!!!!


    What if you just bought it at $70,000?!


    Will Panasonic give you a coupon for $199 or so to apply to another Panasonic product?


    I expect a letter from the Panasonic CEO on their website explaining the price cut STAT! Their forums are already filling up with pissed off early adopters.

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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    02/17/09

    In reply to 103-Inch Panasonic TV Morphs Into a Giant, Multitouch Table Hockey Game
    I'd be pissed of all the smudges afterwards.
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    Image of Brian Lam Brian Lam
    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    Thanks everyone who gave us well wishes and kind advice. Everyone else, put your helmet on.
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    Image of orangebluedevil orangebluedevil
    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    If you read this really cool tech blog called Gizmodo, then you would know it was 220v. See, they talked about it in August right here:


    [gizmodo.com]


    Or, alternatively, Wilson should have told you.

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    Image of Brian Lam Brian Lam
    11/25/08

    @orangebluedevil: Yeah, we assumed we'd be fine with a huge industrial upstepping converter and no one told us otherwise (even when we asked) til recently.
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    11/25/08

    @orangebluedevil: American 220v are usually 2-phase power (notice the 3-prongs, not counting ground wire) unlike other countries' 220v (2-prongs) which is single phase.
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    Image of Sixdust Sixdust
    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    I, myself live in NYC, and am a General Contractor Apprentice to my father, who does know how to do electrical work. However, he said that he is not interested in doing this as we are heading upstate tomorrow and most likely wont be back til past the end of your gallery showing. I also gave a call to a family friend who is a licensed Electrician, but he cited that he is very busy and his business partner would not allow him to work for free under his license. (Being licensed is very expensive, so what a lot of guys do is they claim to be an apprentice to the license barer, whom is responsible for all work done. When work is done, the barer gets a cut of the money for the job and has to inspect the work to be satisfactory under NYC regulations.)


    Also, my father, our family friend and I want to mention the high price of electrical supplies, ie: thick copper cables are a helluva expensive, maybe you may want to mention that you are willing to pay for materials if someone does not want to budge on that. (Labor for free, not materials)


    Sorry Giz, I tried. Hope you get the right guy.

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    Image of Brian Lam Brian Lam
    11/25/08

    @Sixdust: Six, thanks so much for trying. This last minute stuff is ridiculous to request, I KNOW. I mean, why leave this til thanksgiving week?
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    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    You know what's funny? I didnt' find out any of this shit til yesterday. I'm not sure why the parties involved waited this lon to tell us but its pretty much stressing me out to nth degree.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    I need an freebee electrician and its not for charity. I had to decide between heat for my office and the computer being turned on. I have had to reset the breaker 5 times today. As you can see from the fact that I am posting this sad cry for non charitable free help, I chose the computer over heat. BBBrrrrrrr.
    *End of sad sob story since my crocodile tears are freezing on my cheeks.*
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    Image of SleepingMartyr SleepingMartyr
    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    you're gonna need a shit-load of hamsters
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    11/25/08

    @SleepingMartyr: Gerbils have a higher wattage rating.
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    11/25/08

    @Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: Just ask Richard Gere?
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    Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll
    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    not sure if it helps, but I do have my DTV certification to offer


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    Image of will will
    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    hmm.. watts should remain (roughly) consistent across different voltages (since watts=volts x amps), and most halls will have some 240V available, though I guess they might charge extra.


    is this event under IBEW electricians or IATSE?

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/25/08

    @will: The power supplies run at a higher efficiency at 220 than at 110.
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    Image of will will
    11/25/08

    @Lite: yes (which is why i said "roughly"), but there's no way it's going to triple the consumption
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/25/08

    @will: I've seen network hardware where running 110 @ 20 amp will provide far less than 1/2 the power the same PSU can supply at 220 @ 20 amp.
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    11/25/08

    @will: Those are the two places I told Blam to start looking. That and not to touch the TV without the ACORD Certificate of Insurance in hand.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/25/08

    @will: I think he means that he needs a transformer rated at 5000W; the TV will not necessarily consume that much.
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    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    I'd recommend an electrician but all the contractors I know are the ones I sue on behalf of clients.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    11/25/08

    @OMG! Ponies!: So you can recommend an electrician for my Ex?
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/25/08

    @OMG! Ponies!: Hey maybe you could work out some sort of deal.
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    11/25/08

    @Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: Are you hoping she will die in a fire?? ★★★★★
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    11/25/08

    @Lite: No, I never said that. But since the guy she cheated on me with/dumped me for is blind, I would be mildly amused if they lost lights, b/c it wouldn't bother him, and she would be stumbling around. Petty I know, but I'm a bitter, bitter husk of a human. :)
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    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    You have 220. Every building is mandated to have 220 coming into it. I don't know if your panel is rated for 1500 watts, but you do have 220. Now, If it's a commercial building, you have 3 phase coming in, which would probably be to your advantage, assuming that the TV can handle 3 phase. If it can't that's not an issue, since you can draw standard power from it anyways.
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    Image of wikkit wikkit
    11/25/08

    @jkr's bold comment:


    You're correct. What's needed is 12-3 AWG cable running to a double pole breaker (220V). This is the power consumption and wiring of a typical baseboard heater...nothing fancy. At 220V, this 1500W TV is drawing less than 7amps RMS.

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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    11/25/08

    @wikkit: And let's not forget about the requisite NEMA 6-15 jack!
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/25/08

    In reply to At Giz Gallery: 103-Inch Plasma
    Couldn't you guys just get a step-up transformer?
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    11/25/08

    @ripfire: Unless it's a 2-phase 220, yeah you're gonna need an electrician.
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    Image of zifnab zifnab
    11/25/08

    @ripfire: I also highly doubt Panasonic would allow you to connect up a jury rigged power supply to their loaner TV.
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    Image of Brian Lam Brian Lam
    11/25/08

    @zifnab: 208v one phase needed.
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