Thu Mar 25 14:58:12 1999 Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 14:57:29 -0500 From: "Marianne C. Crusius" <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Organization: Princeton University To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: #4921.2 Standards Converter References: <[log in to unmask]> Probably everybody knows this, I am only mentioning it because Ed referred to the "late and lamented AGW1": according to "www.wholesaleproducts.com/panasonicconverters.html" there is the AGW2. At a price! Marianne LLTI-Editor wrote: > > --- Forwarded Message from Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> --- > > >Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:32:36 -0700 > >From: Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> > >To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Re: #4921.1 Standards Converter > >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Originator-Info: login-id=derek; server=mail.unm.edu > > I wandered Market Street in San Francisco two weeks ago, and found nothing > to compete with the Aiwa HV-MX100. The best price I was quoted was $649 > (although one guy did say $500, if it is in cash and you come back within > one hour). Half a dozen stores were willing to match the $649 price, but > half of them didn't want to ship or deal with a university check. None > would accept purchase orders. World of Stereo II (415/626-1195) and > Digital Photo Electronic (415/928-6263). were two stores that agreed to > ship after receiving a university check. These are small store front > operations, and I am hesitant to deal with them from a 1000 miles away. > With a shipping charge quoted at $30, there is little saving over the price > that Ed quotes. So, if he has found a reliable dealer that is ready to > work with standard university procedures, I think that is a good way to go. > > How about it, Ed? Where did you get the $711 price quote? > > Derek > > --On Fri, Mar 19, 1999 4:30 PM +0000 LLTI-Editor > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > --- Forwarded Message from Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> --- > > > >> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:39:03 -0500 (EST) > >> From: Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> > >> Subject: Re: Standards Converter > >> In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> > >> To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]> > > > > On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Ed Dente wrote: > > > >> I'm a very impressed by the STATED specs on the AIWA HV-MX100 standards > >> converter. I am assured by the sales people that it does all conversions > >> in color, and costs only $799. I can't see any drawbacks when I compare > >> it to the late, lamented AGW1. Anyone had any experience w/ this model? > >> Ed > > > > MY MISTAKE - the price is actually $711. > > Ed > > > >> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> Edmund N. Dente > >> Director, Language Media Center Ph: 617-627-3036 > >> Tufts University [log in to unmask] > >> Medford, MA 02155 > > Derek Roff > Language Learning Center > Ortega Hall Rm 129 > University of New Mexico > Albuquerque, NM 87131 > 505/277-4804 fax 505/277-3885 > internet: [log in to unmask] -- *********************************** Marianne C. Crusius Manager, Language Resource Center 100 Jones Hall Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 e-mail: [log in to unmask] tel: (609) 258-2114 fax: (609) 258-1897