[ILUG-Social] home appliances help needed!

[Noel Carroll]

> Philips stuff is usually not all that reliable.. I reckon you 
> could be 
> needing that 10 year warranty! I'd rather pay the extra for 
> an appliance 
> that lasts longer. In fairness though, there is far worse than Philips
> stuff....

True but their whirlpool stuff really isn't as bad at all as you'd normally
expect Philips stuff to be.

> 
> A particular pet hate of mine is those no-brand or crap brand 
> TV's that
> a lot of people have. Nasty roundy screens, all black being 
> rendered as
> a really poxy grey and the sort of plastic quality you find 
> in the toys
> in kinder eggs - yuck! 
> I think until plasma screens become reasonable money I'd 
> stick with Sony's
> Trinitron stuff. I should also win lotto.. I have expensive tastes.

Well I reckon I watch more TV than I do washing so I'd sooner forego a Dyson
if I could buy me a Trinitron widescreen big bastard TV.  That'll happen
sometime but it won't be this year anyway!

> 
> My granny had a cool fridge - a Westinghouse from the late 1940's and
> it worked well up until a couple of months ago. I was a tad 
> traumatized
> when she dumped it and bought a new cheapy fridge. I'd have got the
> old one repaired for her myself if i had known she was going 
> to get rid of
> it.

Bummer!  Its a shame to see something that old being dumped.  I'm sure it
was fixable and all!

> 
> G.
> 
> ___________________________
>  Graham Smith,
>  Network Administrator,
>  Department of Computing,
>  Institute of Technology,
>  Tallaght, Dublin 24
>  Phone: + 353 (01) 4042840
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Noel Carroll [mailto:Noel.Carroll at CardBase.com]
> Sent: 12 February 2002 11:25
> To: 'Smith, Graham - Computing Technician'; ILUG Social (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: [ILUG-Social] home appliances help needed!
> 
> 
> Dyson products are great but way too overpriced for the 
> average homeowner.
> They're a luxury item.  Whirlpool washing machines are 
> excellant - and they
> come with a 10 year free parts warranty.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Smith, Graham - Computing Technician
> > [mailto:Graham.Smith at it-tallaght.ie]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 11:11 AM
> > To: ILUG Social (E-mail)
> > Subject: RE: [ILUG-Social] home appliances help needed!
> > 
> > 
> > Just buy decent brands - Miele and Bosch and other quality
> > brand stuff that wont have poor uptimes.
> > 
> > If you are filthy rich or a tad nerdy you could get one
> > of those internet fridges (they cost as much as a small car)
> > 
> > I'd be happy once a fridge/freezer can hold plenty of beer,
> > frozen pizza and a selection of goodies from Marks & Spencer's 
> > food department (Although if you can afford a lot of M&S food you
> > could probably afford the internet fridge).
> > 
> > I kinda wouldnt mind one of those ice maker things on the 
> front also.
> > 
> > Washing machines... hmm only one choice really - Dyson - their
> > stuff is cool - expensive too but they look the biz and use lots
> > of innovative technology and ideas etc.
> > 
> > I presume in a few years when IPV6 is commonplace everything will
> > be networkable. A toaster however will still come with only 2 
> > settings:
> > untoasted and cremated.
> > 
> > G.
> > ___________________________
> >  Graham Smith,
> >  Network Administrator,
> >  Department of Computing,
> >  Institute of Technology,
> >  Tallaght, Dublin 24
> >  Phone: + 353 (01) 4042840
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Desbonnet [mailto:joe at galway.net]
> > Sent: 11 February 2002 18:05
> > To: social at linux.ie
> > Subject: [ILUG-Social] home appliances help needed!
> > 
> > 
> > I know this is a little (ok .. lightyears) off topic, but 
> > might make some
> > interesting discussion. 
> > 
> > I've spec'ed lots of interesting things in the past, from 
> > servers to laser
> > parts, but I'm having great difficulty with two home 
> > appliances: Fidges and
> > Washing machines.
> > 
> > The only feature that seems to differenciate washing machines 
> > is their price
> > and the coolness of their consoles. I've found one with a 
> > really flashy
> > console (electroluminescent display with lots of buttons:
> > http://www.galway.net/tmp/washingmachine.jpg ) But what else 
> > should I look
> > out for? Auto-iron does not seem to feature on any of the 
> > models I've looked
> > at :(
> > 
> > Also anything I should look out for in fridges and electric ovens ?
> > 
> > I think I'll manage the toaster on my own :)
> > 
> > 
> > Joe.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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