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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #30 on: January 20, 2008, 09:38:50 PM »
1988ish here.....when Cantore had hair  :happy: I was 8 at that time
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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #31 on: January 21, 2008, 11:04:50 AM »
the 4000 started to degrate around december 1997

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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #32 on: January 21, 2008, 11:20:44 AM »
the 4000 started to degrate around december 1997
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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #33 on: January 21, 2008, 11:52:01 AM »
i was replying to derek's post from november 17th

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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #34 on: January 21, 2008, 12:01:18 PM »
i was replying to derek's post from november 17th
i think it would be clearer if you quoted his post though.

Also the 4000 degraded in 97? Wow that's early!

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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #35 on: January 21, 2008, 12:09:41 PM »
i was replying to derek's post from november 17th
i think it would be clearer if you quoted his post though.

Also the 4000 degraded in 97? Wow that's early!

ya i remember when mine did on december 10th that year

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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #36 on: January 21, 2008, 12:14:20 PM »
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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #37 on: January 21, 2008, 03:21:56 PM »
i was replying to derek's post from november 17th
i think it would be clearer if you quoted his post though.

Also the 4000 degraded in 97? Wow that's early!

ya i remember when mine did on december 10th that year
my 4000 became badly degraded in September 1998, at one point i couldn't view the Extended forecast :wacko:

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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #38 on: January 21, 2008, 03:28:02 PM »
Mine never degraded at all. AFAIK, it was still in flawless shape when it was yanked for the XL.

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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #39 on: January 21, 2008, 03:32:23 PM »
Ours degraded sometime in the late 1990s or early 2000s, I can't remember exactly when. It wasn't horrible degradation, just the background gradient was messed up, like this 4000's was:


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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #40 on: January 21, 2008, 04:14:51 PM »
Our 4000 never had any problems like that
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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #41 on: January 21, 2008, 10:14:11 PM »
I don;t even remember my 4000. :cry3:
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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #42 on: January 21, 2008, 10:15:10 PM »
Our 4000 never had any problems like that
I don't recall mine having degradation either. It was replaced in early 1999.

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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #43 on: January 22, 2008, 10:24:31 AM »
Our 4000 never had any problems like that
I don't recall mine having degradation either. It was replaced in early 1999.

thats about the time ours was repaleced also
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Re: When did you first discover TWC?
« Reply #44 on: January 22, 2008, 08:40:06 PM »
I remember the first time I watched the Weather Channel I was fascinated with the v1 XL. It was Christmastime, foggy, and 10 degrees. The music was playing and I was enamored with the technology. TWC's peak I say would be during the '05 Hurricane season, where IMHO they delivered sincere and quality coverage. It started going downhill with the more seasoned OCMs going to odd timeslots and Ms. Dangly-Jewels replacing Jennifer Lopez on EE. The only good addition that has happened recently is A&B, but it's like saying it's got the highest ratings on the DuPont channel.