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#238389 - 20/10/2004 13:25 TV-B-Gone
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Turn off almost any TV with a handy keychain device.

I must have one. And it's only $15 (+ $5 S/H).
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#238390 - 20/10/2004 13:38 Re: TV-B-Gone [Re: wfaulk]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
I can see someone having fun and perhaps some form of retribution against a Circuit City that performed a poor empeg install!
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#238391 - 20/10/2004 13:59 Re: TV-B-Gone [Re: wfaulk]
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
You can have almost as much fun with a casio CMD-40 remote control watch and a large shop that has TVs as displays. Tesco, a supermarket in the UK for instance, tends to use all Panasonic units, which helpfully have the same power-off code...

pca
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#238392 - 20/10/2004 14:11 Re: TV-B-Gone [Re: pca]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
All of them going off at the same time is good, but I cannot help think that a second or two stagger time between different brands might add to the amusement of it... Still, the same principle applies.
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#238393 - 20/10/2004 15:20 Re: TV-B-Gone [Re: pca]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
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You can have almost as much fun with a casio CMD-40 remote control watch and a large shop that has TVs as displays.


Yes, because of me that watch was banned at school. I managed to program the off codes of most popular TVs into it so could therefore turn almost every TV at school off, lots of fun. I also managed to unlock my fathers Rover 800 by learning the IR code from his keyfob. The look on his face was a picture. My personal favorite was Dixons. A few key presses later and the trained monkeys are scrabbling round for the remotes.

Come to think of it, there was a Mac at school with a remote, the staff obviously realised it would be abused so they locked it away. Luckily Dixons had one on show, two AAA batteries and a couple of button presses later and I had the shutdown code for the mac. The following week, many people lost work due to unexplained shutdowns.
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#238394 - 21/10/2004 02:42 Re: TV-B-Gone [Re: wfaulk]
gbeer
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Registered: 17/12/2000
Posts: 2665
Loc: Manteca, California
Call me Pliskin!
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#238395 - 13/11/2004 18:22 Re: TV-B-Gone [Re: gbeer]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Dredging up an old thread...

Well, my order of TVBGs arrived today. I ordered four. They sent ten. In a sudden, unaccustomed burst of honesty, I sent them email letting them know the situation and asking where to send the extras.

It works great, but it is really a bit bigger than it needs to be in my opinion. A little too big for stealth use and to keep on your keychain if you have other wireless or USB devices on it.
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#238396 - 13/11/2004 19:56 Re: TV-B-Gone [Re: pgrzelak]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
I expect that with the income from the current order run they will be able to customise it a bit more and reduce the size. Stand by for V2!

Gareth

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