Watch TV COMERCIAL FREE!!!!!!!!

S04E06 The Watch (2)retroJan 13, 1994, 7:22 PM ET16 months later6 posts by 5 posters

Fans joke about a commercial for a commercial-free TV device by mocking its high price and offering absurd alternative services.

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The other one

I have some great news for TV fans who record their favorite programs on VCR to watch later. Would you like to watch all your recorded programs withouth any commercial interruption? If the answer is yes, continue to read.

There is a new device that you hook up to your VCR, and when you watch the pre-recorded video tapes, it skips over the commercials. Instead you will see a pleasant blue screen for 1-2 seconds and then immediately back to the program. The VCR does record the commercial, but on the play back skips the commercials entirely. The device is called Commercial Brake and retails for $199 but for a limited time it can be obtained for $179. If you are interested in getting Commercial Brake, drop me a line and I will tell you how to get it.

Gosh that is certainly more convenient than pushing the fast forward button and for only $179, my gosh, what a bargain and ...help me. --- [email]
Glenn Larson↩ The other one

[email] writes in article :

How about this deal? For only $99 I will come to your home (anytime except during Seinfeld) and push the fast forward button for you. Problems with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? I'm your answer. Call now!

Glenn A. Larson, Jr. Imaging Automation, Inc. [email]
Jacques Pomerleau

Greetings Earthling,

What kind of a waranty do you have on this thing ?

Captain Jerk

  • JABBER v1.1 * (Ice rocks hitting hull) - "Captain, we are being hailed"
* Origin: Cervo-Pro-Gramme, Montreal, Qc 514-744-6963 (1:167/126)
Jacques Pomerleau

Greetings Earthling,

What kind of a waranty do you have on this thing ?

Captain Jerk

  • JABBER v1.1 * (Ice rocks hitting hull) - "Captain, we are being hailed"
* Origin: Cervo-Pro-Gramme, Montreal, Qc 514-744-6963 (1:167/126)
Michael O. Brandt

In article [email] (Marc A. Runkel) writes: [regarding the gizmo for people who are too lazy to hit fast-forward]

AND he writes:

Take it to rec.humor.funny

Now back to Seinfeld...

Dan Mick

No, clipping the sound wave is "clipping". Pretty intuitive, eh? The effect you describe is indeed termed compression. Take a look at sound-reinforcement/recording gear called "compressors".