RE: Pronto RU950 First Impresions

["Rob Mouser" <rmouser@xxxxxxx>]

No problem, I live near a place called Bovey Tracey, actually a farm
called Little Bovey. Just on the edge of Dartmoor. I work (When I'm
home!) 2 minutes from the barn in the village.
The view from the front door is my two cars and a field with horses in,
beyond the field is a river....
Today the weather is glorious....

Shall I continue? Or have you heard enough?

Many thanks
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Hallows [mailto:markhallows@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 April 2003 10:09
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Pronto RU950 First Impresions
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> Rob, Paul
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> Where do you guys live and can I move/find a job there ?? Please...
> Besides the obvious "stepford" connotations, it sounds
perfect...
Wanna
> swop
> ?? or howabouts we just swop postmen ???
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> Mark Hallows
> Senior Systems Analyst
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul [mailto:p-gale@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 April 2003 10:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Pronto RU950 First Impresions
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> My postman even signs for packages for me so he (quote) "doesn't
have
to
> get
> me out of bed"!
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> ...very small town - and we're hopefully getting a local council
sponsored
> ADSL upgrade this year!!!
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> Paul.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Mouser [mailto:rmouser@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 April 2003 09:02
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Pronto RU950 First Impresions
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> LOL!
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> My postman even knows where the wife and I work. So he takes mail to
> wherever he can find me.
> The Pronto was actually shipped to my work address (Phil will
> confirm:-)) but the postman knew I would not be there yet so took it
to
> my home :-)
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> One of the joys of a village location! No bloody broadband though :-(
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> Many thanks
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> rob@xxxxxxx
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Abbott [mailto:steve.abbott@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 03 April 2003 08:57
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Pronto RU950 First Impresions
> >
> > What!  That's it... how come you get special treatment :)
> >
> >
> >
> > Gonna have words with my postman.......
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >       -----Original Message-----
> >
> >       From: Rob Mouser [mailto:rmouser@xxxxxxx]
> >
> >       Sent: Thu 03/04/2003 08:31
> >
> >       To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >
> >       Cc:
> >
> >       Subject: [ukha_d] Pronto RU950 First Impresions
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >       Well thanks to Phil's key skills with selotape,  cardboard
and
> > licking
> >
> >       stamps, I have my 950, arrived this morning at 7.30am. Only
had
> > chance
> >
> >       to take a very brief look at it before flying out the door
to
> work.
> >
> >       Initial impressions:
> >
> >
> >
> >       - BUTT Ugly. How can Marantz get is so right in design
terms
and
> >
> >       Phillips so wrong.
> >
> >       - Very poor build quality, the plastic has a cheap tacky
feel
> about
> > it,
> >
> >       NO WHERE near the build quality of the 940. Just remove the
> battery
> >
> >       compartment and you'll see what I mean!
> >
> >       - Nice screen and backlight. Much better Res than the 940.
> >
> >       - No more silly contrast wheel on the side which causes
SWMBO
to
> > change
> >
> >       the contrast in error due to wandering fingers (Ooooh er!).
> Instead
> > you
> >
> >       now have to hold the backlight button in while using the
side
> curser
> >
> >       buttons.
> >
> >       - Pre-loaded screens seemed to take a while to load/change.
Is
> the
> >
> >       increased     res at the expense of processing power?
> >
> >
> >
> >       So first impressions? Not good for =A3250! Perhaps I'll
grow to
> love
> > it?
> >
> >
> >
> >       Many thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >       Rob Mouser
> >
> >       rmouser@xxxxxxx
> >
> >       rob@xxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >       > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >       > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> >
> >       > Sent: 02 April 2003 19:50
> >
> >       > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >
> >       > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] RE: New Pronto RU950 now
available!
> >
> >       >
> >
> >       >
> >
> >       > > > I couldn't be arsed to have a play with it
last night so
I
> >
> >       > > don't know
> >
> >       > > how the
> >
> >       > > > brightness compares with the old units in a
domestic
> > environment.
> >
> >       > >
> >
> >       > > Shame on you - you'll be selling up your HA kit
next and
> >
> >       > > taking up needlecraft ;)
> >
> >       >
> >
> >       > Nah ... SWMBI invariably goes to bed about 10:30 and
until
> then I
> > have
> >
> >       > to sit through mind-numbingly boring soaps and QVC
"Todays
> Special
> >
> >       > Value". Only after 10:30 do I get to spend a bit
of time
> playing
> > and
> >
> >       at
> >
> >       > the moment I'm trying to get this media server stuff
to a
> stage
> > where
> >
> >       it
> >
> >       > might be practical.
> >
> >       >
> >
> >       > Just haven't had time to play with the RU950 yet...
> >
> >       >
> >
> >       > Anyway ... I've noticed a couple of familiar names
crop up
on
> > RU950
> >
> >       > orders over the last day or so so there should be a
few
> > "impartial"
> >
> >       > opinions floating about very shortly! (Obviously a
couple of
> our
> >
> >       > bretheren here have managed to get authorisation from
change
> >
> >       control...)
> >
> >       >
> >
> >       > Phil
> >
> >       >
> >
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