Should I go to local stores and ask?

**SportsFan** · 04-26-2006, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by raresvx

Depends on who you get at RadioShack. I had a 45 year old that didnt know much.

If you get someone young like 20's they know their stuff.

Well, in general and in theory...yes and no. Yes, it depends on "who you get"......and no, it doesn't always mean that the 20 year old know more than the 45 year olds. I think it mainly depends upon the individual's knowledge, experience, and DESIRE to be informed and informative.

For example, I found the employees at the Radio Shacks in the greater Cincinnati area to be (for the most part) very honest. One guy in his early 20's flat out told me he really didn't know anything. He suggested to contact another store, which I did. I spoke to a guy in his mid 30's, and he was "helpful"...but he didn't know a lot either. To his credit, though, he would look up and TRY to find answers...but his knowledge was somewhat limited. But then, he suggested that I contact a particular individual at ANOTHER store in the area who he said was very knowledgeable about RDs....and when I tolked to that person, a man in his mid 40's, he WAS very knowledgeable. I saw why he came recommended once I talked with him. No BS, just facts...and what little he didn't know, he admitted he didn't know, then he looked it up, and if he found the answer great...but if he didn't, he would tell me that he couldn't find it and then recommend that I contact the customer service department for the detector which I had the question about.

So yeah, it does vary....but not necessarily due to age....although in general, I'd agree that younger people are more in tune with and care more about electronics equipment than older folks. I have a feeling the older folks are more in tune with what sells...cause they are probably more interested in the $$$ than in what "interests" them

BTW...my choice was "Just Yes"....because I think it would be just as interesting to see how much they actually DO know, as how much they don't!

**Slinky** · 04-26-2006, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by carlito

man i hope you do it outrun.once back in tulsa,ok at a cartoys this guy told me that the x50 can detect SWS

which he said in texas in so forth that they used this type of safety system lol.

Sorry to be off-topic but the X-50 DOES detect SWS, as noted on the Escort site in the FAQ...

Due to the limited nationwide usage of the Safety Warning System (SWS), the Passport 8500 X50 does not spell out SWS messages, but will give a K-band alert if a Safety Warning Signal is encountered.

Nice audio Outrun, good stuff.

**outrun** · 04-26-2006, 05:29 PM

Thanks for the input guys. I did another one today and actually went to 2 stores but the guy from the second store was just boaring. He just said he didn't know about everything so I just gave up on him.

I will get the audio ready in about 30 min or so.

**outrun** · 04-26-2006, 05:52 PM

Ok here is the store that I hit today. Now this guy new his stuff. He had to be in his early 20's or 18 or so. Spiked and highlighted hair. Now when I walked in I went right over and turned the radio down. There was no way I could get audio with that cranked up. But no one said anything.

http://www.jasonsvideoproductions.co...tore042606.wav

**SportsFan** · 04-26-2006, 06:04 PM

Yeah, not bad, Jason....he was a little better and more knowledgeable than the first guy, that's for sure. The first guy was trying to make a sell, this guy was mainly just talking about the different detectors. Only a couple of blunders that I noticed that stood out....one was when he referred to ValenTEEN? LOL...I could have sworn it was pronounced ValenTINE! And at first, he almost took the bait when you asked him if the detectors "JAMMED"! LOL...."a little bit"...he thinks! Glad he corrected himself later. Good stuff.

**thestaton** · 04-26-2006, 06:28 PM

Jason so you care if I convert these to mp3 and rehost so they are 56k friendly. For those poor souls

**outrun** · 04-26-2006, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by thestaton

Jason so you care if I convert these to mp3 and rehost so they are 56k friendly. For those poor souls

Yeah, I was going to put it as mp3 but it was set as wav for default. I am using cool edit pro and it ask me what I want to capture it as. How do I shrink? During capture or when rendering.

**thestaton** · 04-26-2006, 06:48 PM

Hey, I'm not sure which app is best for windows but I know on my Mac I just use iTunes to convert them to mp3. Just drag the wav files into iTunes and right click on one at a time and then it will give you an option to convert to mp3

**outrun** · 04-26-2006, 06:50 PM

Well it gave me an option but I just chose default of wav. I will make the rest mp3. I will try to make them smaller also.

Anyone know of some better mics. I would like a battery powerd lavalier. I think I have seen those before.