Re: coin operated TeeVee

["BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Amun, AMEN!

From:Amun
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> "Craniac" <Craniac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1114442598.753609.246990@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I've been thinking of trying to make a coin operated tv to limit its
>> use by the kids, or at least compell us to think about how much tv we
>> watch.  I've got full spousal backing on this, so it occured to me
>> that I could use an x10 controller hooked up to our pc to do this,
>> with some sort of script that would let us put "time" in someone's
>> tv account, etc.
>>
>> Just wondering if anyone has done this, or something like it, and if
>> the minimal startup costs would be less than the cost of an
>> off-the-shelf coinbox, about $80.
>>
>> Thanks for tendering this n00b question.
>>
>
> If your kids are like most.
> They will figure out how to get around the system as fast a you can
> put it in.
>
> This definitely sounds like a case for  a quick backhander to their
> heads if they insist on watching too long.
>
>
> Amun