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| Topic: | "What's a custom installer?" This thread has 55 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 30. |
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| Post 16 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 15:58 |
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I'm the guy who understands how to make all the stuff work so you can enjoy a movie after work.
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| Post 17 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 16:33 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 15:58, Rob Grabon said...
I'm the guy who understands how to make all the stuff work so you can enjoy a movie after work. No way man! True, you may understand it. Lots of people could probably make it "work" without understanding it. Hopefully you are the guy who understand it AND can make it work right....and to the end result of maximum performance and enjoyment. But that does not roll off the tongue as well as say "sandwich artist". Everyone knows what you mean when you use that term. I would not agree with the statement literally, but I guess art is in the eye of the beholder. I just know the meatballs will wreak havoc. I am not sure about the market segment you are catering to. Those bastards who have time to sit down and watch a movie after work do not really work much at all. Those people can be some of the biggest pains to deal with in my experience. I only wish I had time to watch a movie after work. If I did have that kind of time, I surely would not spend it watching a movie. :)
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| Post 18 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 16:42 |
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We install very High Performance Music & Media systems...
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"If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger."
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| OP | Post 19 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 16:43 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 15:34, Trent@AVocation said...
I almost get annoyed when someone asks me what I do these days...in a kind of "here we go again" sort of way. It doesn't seem to matter what I say. I usually get a quizzical look in return, which is typically accompanied with the word "cool" and a bobbing head. You nailed it!
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why have a nice system if you cant operate it, program the remote the right way the FIRST time! |
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| Post 20 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 19:26 |
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A CI is a moron, a gluton for punishment, a poor man, a battered man, a beaten man. A man who claims to love this stuff, but then go homes and dry heaves at the thought of working on this stuff at home. A CI is someone who spends a week making a closet look perfect, but his own rack at home looks like someones intestines exploded. A CI is a 30-40 year old man that feels like a 60-70 year old man, and usually has the gray hair to match. A CI is the, "hey the tv guy, or the speaker guy, or GULP, the cable guy is here". That is what a CI is.
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| Post 21 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 19:48 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 19:26, goldenzrule said...
A CI is a moron, a gluton for punishment, a poor man, a battered man, a beaten man. A man who claims to love this stuff, but then go homes and dry heaves at the thought of working on this stuff at home. A CI is someone who spends a week making a closet look perfect, but his own rack at home looks like someones intestines exploded. A CI is a 30-40 year old man that feels like a 60-70 year old man, and usually has the gray hair to match. A CI is the, "hey the tv guy, or the speaker guy, or GULP, the cable guy is here". That is what a CI is. Ha ha ha and a guy who used to not drink, but fell, no swan-dived off the wagon!!! How many times at a bar or party do people say: "Oh yeah? I have this new Samsung TV, wanna come over this week end and help me set it up? I 'll give ya a beer".
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"If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger."
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| Post 22 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:01 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 19:48, Mr. Stanley said...
Ha ha ha and a guy who used to not drink, but fell, no swan-dived off the wagon!!!
How many times at a bar or party do people say: "Oh yeah? I have this new Samsung TV, wanna come over this week end and help me set it up? I 'll give ya a beer". Judging by your stories, I'd say it happens all the time to you. AND you actually go and do it :-)
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| Post 23 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:04 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 19:26, goldenzrule said...
A CI is a moron, a gluton for punishment, a poor man, a battered man, a beaten man. A man who claims to love this stuff, but then go homes and dry heaves at the thought of working on this stuff at home. A CI is someone who spends a week making a closet look perfect, but his own rack at home looks like someones intestines exploded. A CI is a 30-40 year old man that feels like a 60-70 year old man, and usually has the gray hair to match. A CI is the, "hey the tv guy, or the speaker guy, or GULP, the cable guy is here". That is what a CI is. Dude, this is epic.
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| Post 24 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:07 |
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| Post 25 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:09 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 09:23, longshot16 said...
I just say custom home theaters. What we do is so much more but O equate what we do to what any super specialized trade does. We all know a painter but few know the ones that do faux or mural work. Anyone who works on high-end homes knows someone who does these, although they might not be aware of it. One of the painters on a couple of the jobs I have spent a lot of time on did Venetian Plaster in the sun room of one house and the finish on the powder room door looks like it was sprayed, but it was brushed on. They're out there. The owner of the other house calls him a Prima Donna.
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| Post 26 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:10 |
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Starting off in the electrical field, you can't imagine how many times I got, "so your an electrician" comment! It's like meeting a doctor at a party and there will be somebody that will eventually bring up a boil they've had for sometime now. I want to crawl in a hole and die when they want to start talking about something they need help with or how amazing they are because they were able to wire their basement all by themselves. Of course with the help of a drunk uncle and the Home Depot guide to electrical.
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"Just when I thought you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!" |
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| Post 27 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:16 |
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I went to my cousin's for Thanksgiving and got to connect their TV to the network. Never did that before with a Samsung before, either. Her husband asked if there was a way to show some of the stuff he watches online, using the TV as the display, and I didn't even know it was network-enabled. I was just looking for information but when I opened the menu, I scrolled down and saw the Network icon, so that made it easier.
I felt like a star. Oh, yeah. A freaking star. OTOH, his genius sons couldn't do it, so that does give me some cred.
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| Post 28 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:21 |
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Seriously, THis is all i say now...
Them- What do you do?
Me- Im in the consumer electronics field.
Them- Ohh cool, That must be awesome
Me- Not as fun as you think it might be
Them - yeah i hate technology, why did you get into the field?
Me- IDK, There used to be money in it, now i feel like im paying people for the privelidge to work in their homes
Them- Huh? theres no money in electronics?
Me - No, None, Zero Zilch...amazon and online took away the margins, best buy cant even compete
them - Wow, thought there was tons of money in this
Me- Used to be, Not any more
ANDD that usually ends the conversation right there...This goes back to my thread about everything being our fault..I think there is still this enigma of there being TONS of money in this crap and everyone thinking were loaded.
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The Bitterness of Poor Quality is Remembered Long after the Sweetness of Price is Forgotten! - Benjamin Franklin |
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| Post 29 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:23 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:10, drewski300 said...
I want to crawl in a hole and die when they want to start talking about something they need help with or how amazing they are because they were able to wire their basement all by themselves. +1, Romex is one thing, but I always think of that clear, shitty silver and copper speaker wire when people DIY it. I tell people I am a Licensed Contractor (yeah like on DIY or HGTV!) and I own my own small TV business. I leave it bland. If I ever thought I would want the other person in the conversation as a client I would say more, or even ask them a couple questions if it came to that.
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"There's a big difference between winging it and seeing what happens. Now let's see what happens." ~MacGruber |
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| Post 30 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:26 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:21, 3PedalMINI said...
Seriously, THis is all i say now...
Them- What do you do?
Me- Im in the consumer electronics field.
Them- Ohh cool, That must be awesome
Me- Not as fun as you think it might be
Them - yeah i hate technology, why did you get into the field?
Me- IDK, There used to be money in it, now i feel like im paying people for the privelidge to work in their homes
Them- Huh? theres no money in electronics?
Me - No, None, Zero Zilch...amazon and online took away the margins, best buy cant even compete
them - Wow, thought there was tons of money in this
Me- Used to be, Not any more
ANDD that usually ends the conversation right there...This goes back to my thread about everything being our fault..I think there is still this enigma of there being TONS of money in this crap and everyone thinking were loaded. Do you have this conversation while pulling two seadoos in a new jeep :-)
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