ken_valyi
04-20-2002, 08:41 PM
Hey Chris, I just went to check it out again, and sure enough www.100inchtv.com is still up and running.
Did a google search and found this NBC4 (?) article. (http://wxnet4.nbc4.com/doesitreallydothatarchive/1161130/detail.html)
100-Inch TV & Copa Hair Relaxer
100 Inch TV
SOMEONE FINALLY DID IT ? FIGURED OUT A WAY TO TURN YOUR REGULAR TV INTO A 100-INCH VIDEO SCREEN. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE WEB SITE PROMISES. BUT OUR SKEPTICAL LIZ CRENSHAW WANTS TO KNOW ? DOES IT REALLY DO THAT? LIZ.
SUSAN, DOUG, THE WEB SITE SAYS THE 100-INCH TV IS SO AMAZING THAT IT COULD EVENTUALLY REPLACE EVERY BIG SCREEN TV SYSTEM IN THE WORLD. WELL, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING IF IT REALLY DOES THAT. LET'S FIND OUT.
Hi.
Hello.
Are you Jerome?
Yes, I am.
I'm Liz Crenshaw with NBC4 and I've got your 100-inch TV.
Wow.
Here it is.
SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT'S TRUE. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE WEB SITE SAYS. THE SECRET TO A 100-INCH TV IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ANYONE.
For how much money?
For $9.95.
Nine dollars, 95 cents?
Nine dollars and 95 cents.
THAT INSPIRED JEROME AMES TO WRITE US TO ASK IF THE 100-INCH TV IS ON THE UP AND UP. SO WE ORDERED IT. FOR $9.95 WE GOT A SET OF PLANS THAT SUPPOSEDLY ALLOWS ANYONE TO TURN THEIR ORDINARY TV INTO A 100-INCH BEHEMOTH. BUT DOES IT REALLY DO THAT?
NOW BUILDING A 100-INCH TV DOES REQUIRE SOME MATERIALS: CARDBOARD, MAGNIFYING LENS, PAINT, TAPE, ETC. BUT WE CAME PREPARED.
Well, here it is. Could they make this any more difficult?
AND JEROME WAS PREPARED TOO. HE HAD A PORTABLE TV SET. AND HIS DAD DAVID STANDING BY. BY THE WAY, DID WE TELL YOU THAT JEROME IS A COMPUTER NETWORK ENGINEER AND DAVID IS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER? THESE GUYS KNOW PLANS.
NOW, THE 100-INCH TV REQUIRES YOU TO CAREFULLY MEASURE AND CUT CARDBOARD, PAINT THE CARDBOARD PIECES BLACK, CONNECT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER WITH TAPE, AND CAREFULLY MEASURE AND CUT A SLIDER TO HOLD A 2-INCH MAGNIFYING LENS.
Hey, that's perfect.
PLUS, THERE'S THE MATTER OF THE TV.
Jerome, the most important step, number 1: turn the TV upside down.
Upside down?
Upside down.
THAT'S RIGHT, YOU ATTACH YOUR NEWLY BUILT PROJECTION UNIT TO YOUR UPSIDE-DOWN TV. BUT FINALLY YOU'RE READY FOR THE VIDEO EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME.
Step 1: turning on the TV. 3-2-1... Blastoff. Where is it?
AND THAT WAS THE LITTLE TECHNICAL WRINKLE WITH OUR 100-INCH TV. THE PICTURE WAS GETTING TO THE LENS. AND THE LENS WAS SENDING IT TO THE END OF THE PROJECTION BOX. BUT NO MATTER HOW WE TRIED, WE COULDN'T GET THE PICTURE TO PROJECT ON THE WALL. WE CONTACTED THE 100-INCH TV FOLKS AT THEIR WEB SITE.
AS IT TURNS OUT, THE COMPANY IS REALLY ONE WOMAN NAMED SAMANTHA WHO SAYS SHE GETS ABOUT 25-40 HITS A DAY. SHE SAYS THE 100-INCH TV IS JUST A FUN PROJECT FOR ADULTS AND KIDS, AND SHE'LL REFUND MONEY TO ANYONE WHO'S NOT SATISFIED. LIKE JEROME.
Jerome, what do you think of the home projection TV?
Not much. It didn't pan out the way we wanted it to.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT: 2 ENGINEERS, 2 HOURS OF HARD LABOR BUT NOT EVEN 1 INCH OF 100-INCH TV.
For $9.95, does it really do that?
No, it doesn't. Absolutely not.
I thought that might interest you... too funny
Did a google search and found this NBC4 (?) article. (http://wxnet4.nbc4.com/doesitreallydothatarchive/1161130/detail.html)
100-Inch TV & Copa Hair Relaxer
100 Inch TV
SOMEONE FINALLY DID IT ? FIGURED OUT A WAY TO TURN YOUR REGULAR TV INTO A 100-INCH VIDEO SCREEN. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE WEB SITE PROMISES. BUT OUR SKEPTICAL LIZ CRENSHAW WANTS TO KNOW ? DOES IT REALLY DO THAT? LIZ.
SUSAN, DOUG, THE WEB SITE SAYS THE 100-INCH TV IS SO AMAZING THAT IT COULD EVENTUALLY REPLACE EVERY BIG SCREEN TV SYSTEM IN THE WORLD. WELL, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING IF IT REALLY DOES THAT. LET'S FIND OUT.
Hi.
Hello.
Are you Jerome?
Yes, I am.
I'm Liz Crenshaw with NBC4 and I've got your 100-inch TV.
Wow.
Here it is.
SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT'S TRUE. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE WEB SITE SAYS. THE SECRET TO A 100-INCH TV IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ANYONE.
For how much money?
For $9.95.
Nine dollars, 95 cents?
Nine dollars and 95 cents.
THAT INSPIRED JEROME AMES TO WRITE US TO ASK IF THE 100-INCH TV IS ON THE UP AND UP. SO WE ORDERED IT. FOR $9.95 WE GOT A SET OF PLANS THAT SUPPOSEDLY ALLOWS ANYONE TO TURN THEIR ORDINARY TV INTO A 100-INCH BEHEMOTH. BUT DOES IT REALLY DO THAT?
NOW BUILDING A 100-INCH TV DOES REQUIRE SOME MATERIALS: CARDBOARD, MAGNIFYING LENS, PAINT, TAPE, ETC. BUT WE CAME PREPARED.
Well, here it is. Could they make this any more difficult?
AND JEROME WAS PREPARED TOO. HE HAD A PORTABLE TV SET. AND HIS DAD DAVID STANDING BY. BY THE WAY, DID WE TELL YOU THAT JEROME IS A COMPUTER NETWORK ENGINEER AND DAVID IS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER? THESE GUYS KNOW PLANS.
NOW, THE 100-INCH TV REQUIRES YOU TO CAREFULLY MEASURE AND CUT CARDBOARD, PAINT THE CARDBOARD PIECES BLACK, CONNECT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER WITH TAPE, AND CAREFULLY MEASURE AND CUT A SLIDER TO HOLD A 2-INCH MAGNIFYING LENS.
Hey, that's perfect.
PLUS, THERE'S THE MATTER OF THE TV.
Jerome, the most important step, number 1: turn the TV upside down.
Upside down?
Upside down.
THAT'S RIGHT, YOU ATTACH YOUR NEWLY BUILT PROJECTION UNIT TO YOUR UPSIDE-DOWN TV. BUT FINALLY YOU'RE READY FOR THE VIDEO EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME.
Step 1: turning on the TV. 3-2-1... Blastoff. Where is it?
AND THAT WAS THE LITTLE TECHNICAL WRINKLE WITH OUR 100-INCH TV. THE PICTURE WAS GETTING TO THE LENS. AND THE LENS WAS SENDING IT TO THE END OF THE PROJECTION BOX. BUT NO MATTER HOW WE TRIED, WE COULDN'T GET THE PICTURE TO PROJECT ON THE WALL. WE CONTACTED THE 100-INCH TV FOLKS AT THEIR WEB SITE.
AS IT TURNS OUT, THE COMPANY IS REALLY ONE WOMAN NAMED SAMANTHA WHO SAYS SHE GETS ABOUT 25-40 HITS A DAY. SHE SAYS THE 100-INCH TV IS JUST A FUN PROJECT FOR ADULTS AND KIDS, AND SHE'LL REFUND MONEY TO ANYONE WHO'S NOT SATISFIED. LIKE JEROME.
Jerome, what do you think of the home projection TV?
Not much. It didn't pan out the way we wanted it to.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT: 2 ENGINEERS, 2 HOURS OF HARD LABOR BUT NOT EVEN 1 INCH OF 100-INCH TV.
For $9.95, does it really do that?
No, it doesn't. Absolutely not.
I thought that might interest you... too funny