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staxx
03-23-2007, 12:23 AM
WHAT THE !!!!!
The PS3 Launch in the UK, Sony gave out free 46inch HD TVs and a free cab ride home................. DAMN they should have delayed the launch in the states and gave us TVs. I am jealous :(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6474045.stm
Push Upstairs
03-23-2007, 12:48 AM
I am shocked....
they use inches as a unit of measurement in the UK?
Mayhem
03-23-2007, 08:04 AM
Yeah most of us here were too... like considering it's only a couple of miles from where I work, I would have been there like a shot too had it been known until the actual opening!
I don't know what the price of the model is in the US, but it was over £2,000 here I believe.
Nebagram
03-23-2007, 09:20 AM
Dammit, London's only 2 1/2 hours by train for me, I could've cashed in. :( It's about the only tempting PS3 deal so far tbh... would've fun stiffing Sony for a 120 mile taxi ride home too. :)
youruglyclone
03-23-2007, 10:18 AM
I am shocked....
they use inches as a unit of measurement in the UK?
yeah I'm calling shenanigans
but seriously that makes up for the emotion engine chips being removed and that whole 6 month wait.
Oobgarm
03-23-2007, 10:21 AM
The PS3 Launch in the UK, Sony gave out free 116.84cm HD TVs and a free cab ride home
FIXED FOR YOU LOL
>>>>>Push Upstairs said: they use inches as a unit of measurement in the UK?<<<<<
UK went 'metric' like in 1979, but they still don't understand it. I lived in the UK for 20 years, oh the bother I had with inches, miles, pints and that other crap.
Mayhem
03-23-2007, 11:08 AM
We use both sets of units to be fair. Temperatures are given out in C and F usually. Distances are quoted in kilometres and miles. You can buy items in pounds or kilograms. We are though still for the most part an imperial unit country. I guess that makes American tourists more at home LOL
I can use either set perfectly fine and can convert readily between, but I'm sure I'm a freak on such things and most people only seem to be happy with one set or the other...
>>>>>Mayhem said: You can buy items in pounds or kilograms.<<<<<
Are shops in the UK still being fined for selling items in 'pounds'? That was funny at the time!
Mayhem
03-23-2007, 01:16 PM
Only loose weight items such as fruit. If it's ready packed to buy, then selling in pounds is still okay afaik (in fact for example, I believe jam jars are still one pound size).
meancode
03-23-2007, 03:21 PM
So does anyone know the model of HDTV given out?
jajaja
03-23-2007, 03:34 PM
So does anyone know the model of HDTV given out?
Some cheap Taiwan made shit! LOL kidding ;)
Seriously, i mean i read that it was Sony Baravia (or something) TVs.
Mayhem
03-23-2007, 03:51 PM
It was a Sony Bravia W series 46" I believe.
Push Upstairs
03-23-2007, 10:49 PM
We use both sets of units to be fair. Temperatures are given out in C and F usually. Distances are quoted in kilometres and miles. You can buy items in pounds or kilograms. We are though still for the most part an imperial unit country. I guess that makes American tourists more at home LOL
My buddy in England doesn't know squat when it comes to the temp in F...
Then again, I don't know anything when it comes to temp in C.
I know 0C = 32F :king:
If you *REALLY* wanted American tourists to feel at home you could do something about your odd steering wheel placement. :p