Comments on: Geeky Clocks – The SCRA Scope Clock http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/geeky-clocks-the-scra-scope-clock/ Gadgets, Geek Gadgets, Cool Gadgets, Technology News, Gadget Geeks Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: xsjadohttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/geeky-clocks-the-scra-scope-clock/#comment-2129 xsjado Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:14:54 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=3049#comment-2129 Thats the second counter so its likely that the number just changed as the photo was taken so the two was partially exposed as well.WrKrB needs to stop applying his own opinions as definitions on what art is. I consider this a piece of art. I also consider a finely tuned engine or pedal bike to be a piece of art. Engineering all these things takes a lot more work than you apparently give them credit for. Thats the second counter so its likely that the number just changed as the photo was taken so the two was partially exposed as well.

WrKrB needs to stop applying his own opinions as definitions on what art is. I consider this a piece of art. I also consider a finely tuned engine or pedal bike to be a piece of art. Engineering all these things takes a lot more work than you apparently give them credit for.

]]> By: rebshttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/geeky-clocks-the-scra-scope-clock/#comment-2126 rebs Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:17:10 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=3049#comment-2126 In the last image it seems the '2' remains burned on. In the last image it seems the ’2′ remains burned on.

]]> By: Dwindlehttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/geeky-clocks-the-scra-scope-clock/#comment-2118 Dwindle Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:45:44 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=3049#comment-2118 @WrkrB: Get a grip, man. Retro? Certainly, this is a 1920's technology - it works in the way of a technology that never happened. This device is nothing like a tv, which is what you're expecting. This technology was designed to display messages, not images. Boring? Come on, really. It's all glass and 19th century electronics, unique in a way few things are. It's like a person in 2120 walking around with a minidisk player. Expensive to run? Na, about the same as a boombox. Certainly wasteful as a clock, but won't cost you more than $5 a year to run. If a crt tv costs 1/10 of a major appliance, why would this little guy cost anything close to as much? The price tag? Dear God, what the hell. @WrkrB: Get a grip, man. Retro? Certainly, this is a 1920′s technology – it works in the way of a technology that never happened. This device is nothing like a tv, which is what you’re expecting. This technology was designed to display messages, not images. Boring? Come on, really. It’s all glass and 19th century electronics, unique in a way few things are. It’s like a person in 2120 walking around with a minidisk player. Expensive to run? Na, about the same as a boombox. Certainly wasteful as a clock, but won’t cost you more than $5 a year to run. If a crt tv costs 1/10 of a major appliance, why would this little guy cost anything close to as much? The price tag? Dear God, what the hell.

]]> By: Brennahttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/geeky-clocks-the-scra-scope-clock/#comment-2102 Brenna Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:49:01 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=3049#comment-2102 That's cool. I'd want one, but I'm too cheap to buy one. That’s cool. I’d want one, but I’m too cheap to buy one.

]]> By: WrkrBhttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/geeky-clocks-the-scra-scope-clock/#comment-2101 WrkrB Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:26:03 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=3049#comment-2101 Geeky gadget? Only slightly. Artistic? Uhm...maybe, but only in a "techno" sense. It isn't 'retro' enough to be truly artistic.Twice you used the adjective "amazing". Once you used "stunning". Is it? No. Not at all. In fact, it is quite boring. There is absolutely nothing about this clock that could be considered 'extraordinary' in anyway. Which negates the use of the adjectives you chose.It uses a CRT, so it will use more electricity than your refrigerator.The bottom line is this is a THOUSAND DOLLAR clock that isn't "artistic", has no "bells and whistles", and costs more to operate per year than a large home appliance. It has no redeeming reason to exist. It's not even good enough for a conversation piece. Geeky gadget? Only slightly. Artistic? Uhm…maybe, but only in a “techno” sense. It isn’t ‘retro’ enough to be truly artistic.

Twice you used the adjective “amazing”. Once you used “stunning”. Is it? No. Not at all. In fact, it is quite boring. There is absolutely nothing about this clock that could be considered ‘extraordinary’ in anyway. Which negates the use of the adjectives you chose.

It uses a CRT, so it will use more electricity than your refrigerator.

The bottom line is this is a THOUSAND DOLLAR clock that isn’t “artistic”, has no “bells and whistles”, and costs more to operate per year than a large home appliance. It has no redeeming reason to exist. It’s not even good enough for a conversation piece.

]]> By: Gadget5http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/geeky-clocks-the-scra-scope-clock/#comment-2100 Gadget5 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:11:25 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=3049#comment-2100 Geeky gadget indeed but I'll say its a waste of power, running a cathode ray tube just for time piece is not economical. Geeky gadget indeed but I’ll say its a waste of power, running a cathode ray tube just for time piece is not economical.

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