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Re: Re: Web-surfing in the bath...




OUCH!

P.


>From: "baker_darren" <darren@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Web-surfing in the bath...
>Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 19:28:50 -0000
>
>That would have been me then. Here is the link I posted before
>www.tilevision.tv . Prices that I was quoted ranged from £895 for a
>6.4" slave unit (no tuner) upto £2145 for a 15" with tuner.
>
>Regards,
>Darren
>
>--- In ukha_d@y..., "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@h...>
wrote:
> > Mark,
> >
> > Whan I was refurbing my main bathroom a month or two ago, someone
>sent me a
> > link (which I've subsequently lost, sorry), to a website of a
>company that
> > specialise in bathroom tiles with screens in them.
> >
> > Would whoever sent it to me be kind enough to chip in here
>please...
> >
> > Incidentally, what do mean that most loft conversions are a waste
>of money?
> > that certainly doesn't seem to be the case in my experience...
> >
> > Paul G.
> >
> >
> > >From: "Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@e...>
> > >Reply-To: ukha_d@y...
> > >To: <ukha_d@y...>
> > >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Web-surfing in the bath...
> > >Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 19:21:15 +0100
> > >
> > >Yes, but this is actually much more cost-effective, and given
>that the rest
> > >of the larger houses round here are already on 3 storeys,
>wouldn't be a
> > >waste of money in the way that most loft-conversions are.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx...]
> > >Sent: 19 May 2002 19:09
> > >To: ukha_d@y...
> > >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Web-surfing in the bath...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Have you considered just buying a bigger house? ;-)
> > >
> > >Phil
> > >
> > > > It is surprisingly high-pitched... Obviously, we'd need
to
> > > > move the water-tank, and change the W-frame to
something that
> > > > didn't cut out 50% of the space, but most of the other
houses
> > > > in our road are 6-beds, and have 2 bedrooms plus a
bathroom
> > > > in the roof-space.
> > > >
> > > > M
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx...]
> > > > Sent: 19 May 2002 18:58
> > > > To: ukha_d@y...
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Web-surfing in the bath...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > As some of you may be aware, certain members of
UKHA have
> > > > > been known to use their computers in the bath to
surf/IRC.
> > > >
> > > > Erm ... I think that would be me...
> > > >
> > > > > Now, we are considering a loft conversion (running
out of
> > > > > space at Harrison), and, if we decide to go ahead,
the plan
> > > > > is to make the loft space a master bedroom suite
with a big
> > > > bathroom.
> > > >
> > > > I've been in your loft ... There's not *THAT* much room
> > > > unless you're into limbo dancing!
> > > >
> > > > > What should I be building in to facilitate using
the PC in
> > > > > the bath? Should I be having a wall-mounted
screen, and an IR
> > > > > keyboard on a swingout shelf, with the PC itself
elsewhere in
> > > > > a "dry" room? Should I have a
"laptop shelf", with the PSU
> > > > > mounted in another room, so only 12v runs into the
bathroom?
> > > > > Is this basically a stupid idea?
> > > >
> > > > Go for RF rather than IR simply as I find the IR
keyboards
> > > > and mice are not half as pleasant to use.
> > > >
> > > > *MYSELF* I would like to stick a 17" LCD monitor
behind a
> > > > perspex panel mounted in the wall with the monitor
behind and
> > > > then stick in the ceiling a couple of in-car speakers
(use
> > > > anything without a pulp or paper cone and you'll be OK
with
> > > > moisture) and just do that.
> > > >
> > > > In reality I take the laptop in there and stick it on a
> > > > little "bridge" I knocked up to go over the
bath!
> > > >
> > > > > If I have a wall-fitted screen, it would be nice
to have it
> > > > > so it can play movies as well :-)
> > > >
> > > > Not a problem there..
> > > >
> > > > > What do people think?
> > > >
> > > > Well they think I'm sad, mad and dangerous to know...
> > > >
> > > > Not sure what they think about you.
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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