EU survey on appliances and right to repair

[Max Demian]

"When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean ? neither more nor less." And you know what happened to the character who said that.

[Jimmy Wilkinson Knife]

I had to look that up. I didn't realise he'd starred in anything other = than the wall.

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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

[tabbypurr]

well they are

if they're near worn out they can get a bit slow. Otherwise they're impressively quick.

NT

[tabbypurr]

Nowadays they've migrated to cars. There are still lots in use at home though.

NT

[tabbypurr]

No, I was stating fact. I realise that can confuse some.

NT

[tabbypurr]

To the rest of us, valve included thermionic diodes, magnetrons, klystrons & various others as well as triodes, tetrodes, pentodes, hexodes & pentagrids. There was even a valve IC, the Loewe.

NT

[tabbypurr]

lol

Yes we had Russian TVs here.

NT

[Jimmy Wilkinson Knife]

I saw LED on small screens like phones and satnavs well before TVs. Presumably to extend battery life.

[Jimmy Wilkinson Knife]

I was asking what dual standard is. What is it?

What make?

[The Natural Philosopher]

Look how he seeks validation by a prrof by assertion that there is a majority 'us', of which he is but a humble member.

Well no, to the rest of us valve does NOT include klystrons magnetrons and vaccum tube displays.

No doubt you will want to add in Xray machines, crookes tubes, Geiger tubes, decatrons and cyclotrons and linear beam accellerators and indeed anything containing a partial vacuum and an electron emitter.

Oh dear. That probably includes most solid state devices too..

[tony sayer]

Dinky new format ones here!..

and IOT's in digital TV transmitters and TWT's it does go on...

[tabbypurr]

so once again you make some balls up and claim it's my pov. What a time waster.

[Jimmy Wilkinson Knife]

Who keeps deleting the bloody quotations? How am I meant to work out which of you is an idiot if I can't see context?

[tabbypurr]

yes, but at daft price. At least it has come down a good bit.

NT

[tabbypurr]

at daft prices though. At least they've fallen from what they were.

NT

[Jimmy Wilkinson Knife]

Or you could just admit it's last century's technology and use semiconductors?

[Max Demian]

"...delivers the same audio with rich overtones as a conventional valve amplifier ...it even 'glows' like the original."

[Bob Eager]

According to a colleague in the know, they tried them and they are crap.

[Jimmy Wilkinson Knife]

Some people are stuck in the past.

[Jimmy Wilkinson Knife]

Some people are stuck in the past.