WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:03.359 The following program is produced by the Tech Talk Radio Network. 2 00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:07.480 Welcome to another episode of tech Talk Radio. I'm Andy Taylor. 3 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:09.320 Everybody was tied up this week. 4 00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:10.519 It's been a busy week. 5 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:12.519 For so many people, and we thought, you know, what, 6 00:00:12.519 --> 00:00:14.199 what are we going to do this week for the show? 7 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:14.599 You know? 8 00:00:15.279 --> 00:00:18.600 And we decided where has tech gone in the last 9 00:00:19.079 --> 00:00:21.719 twenty years? Tech Talk Radio has been on the year 10 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:25.280 since nineteen ninety six, and we went back. We found 11 00:00:25.280 --> 00:00:29.079 a show from this week twenty years ago. Now this 12 00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:32.880 is interesting because we cover a lot of technology that 13 00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:38.920 was just beginning twenty years ago became enormous and again 14 00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:41.240 a lot of it is still using. Some of this technology, 15 00:00:41.560 --> 00:00:44.399 some of it not being used anymore. Some that didn't 16 00:00:44.439 --> 00:00:48.280 really make the mark, like Adobe Flash that was kind 17 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:51.799 of big. But we got a chance twenty years ago 18 00:00:52.119 --> 00:00:55.920 to talk on the grand opening of Magnolia Home Theater 19 00:00:56.039 --> 00:00:59.560 at best Buyden you've probably seen them, well, they opened 20 00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:03.200 twenty years ago. This week they have their big grand 21 00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:05.640 opening and what's cool about it. We talked with a 22 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:07.400 couple of members of best Buy that came into the 23 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:10.040 studio when we were doing the show to tell us 24 00:01:10.040 --> 00:01:12.200 all about what they had going on, and it's neat 25 00:01:12.239 --> 00:01:16.280 to hear where that technology was twenty years ago, with 26 00:01:16.359 --> 00:01:20.280 plasma screens, the size of speakers, the whole bit to 27 00:01:20.359 --> 00:01:22.719 where we are today. Oh well, he d we think 28 00:01:22.760 --> 00:01:25.840 about it. So many changes and all of these changes, 29 00:01:25.959 --> 00:01:28.359 all of this stuff that we have today happened because 30 00:01:28.359 --> 00:01:31.319 of what happened back then. Also, a little later on, 31 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:34.400 we're going to hear a discussion that I had with 32 00:01:34.480 --> 00:01:38.079 Blake Crekorian. Now, sadly Blake passed away back in twenty 33 00:01:38.120 --> 00:01:40.120 sixteen at the very young age of forty eight. But 34 00:01:40.680 --> 00:01:43.920 Blake was just so well loved in the world of technology, 35 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:47.120 an entrepreneur, and Blake was one of the co founders 36 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:51.840 of Sling Media, and that technology is still being evolved 37 00:01:51.879 --> 00:01:54.959 and used today, and what that company came up with 38 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:58.640 was just amazing. So again they were at the forefront 39 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:02.920 of that. Also Email Google, you know Google Mail, It 40 00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:06.359 was a normal enormous and we were one of the 41 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:09.680 people that were hanging hanging out the invitations for people 42 00:02:09.680 --> 00:02:12.560 to get Gmail accounts back then twenty years ago. So again, 43 00:02:12.719 --> 00:02:15.960 sit back, relax, listen to a twenty year visit. The 44 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:19.719 twenty year look back with tech Talk Radio and Technology 45 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:22.800 here with tech Talk Radio, and we begin the show 46 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:26.000 with co host Randy Malick. So, how was the week 47 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:26.280 for you? 48 00:02:26.560 --> 00:02:29.960 It was good, A lot of stuff going on. Microsoft 49 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:31.879 found another vulnerability. 50 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:35.560 Magine that this was like a nasty one too, Windows 51 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:36.199 two thousands. 52 00:02:36.199 --> 00:02:37.840 It was taking Windows two thousand. A lot of people, 53 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:41.199 especially corporations, are still using Windows two thousand, and it 54 00:02:41.319 --> 00:02:43.080 just went one after it. I mean. 55 00:02:44.439 --> 00:02:44.879 Wow. 56 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:47.400 And that's one that took them a long time to 57 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:50.759 find apparently, but it's there. And they said something like 58 00:02:50.840 --> 00:02:54.319 forty percent to fifty percent of corporations now still use 59 00:02:54.400 --> 00:02:55.319 Windows two thousand. 60 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:59.280 Oh absolutely, And there's some limitations. You know, some companies 61 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:01.159 that may want to do that. Their software is only 62 00:03:01.159 --> 00:03:04.400 written to specifically work with two thousand and investing in 63 00:03:04.439 --> 00:03:07.400 it to getting to work with XP or server. You know, 64 00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:09.960 suddenly you've got a whole different ball of wax and 65 00:03:10.000 --> 00:03:13.520 a lot of money exactly. And Windows is named their 66 00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:17.759 new operating system, Yeah, Vista Visa. It's going from Longhorn 67 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:18.639 to Horn was. 68 00:03:18.639 --> 00:03:21.080 The code name for what the past couple of years 69 00:03:21.159 --> 00:03:22.159 or so, keep it Longhorn. 70 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:24.919 I kind of like that kind of that Texas appeal. 71 00:03:25.919 --> 00:03:27.400 I could get into that but. 72 00:03:27.360 --> 00:03:29.919 It's gonna be called Windows Vista and it should come out. 73 00:03:29.960 --> 00:03:32.039 They said late next year that it's in beta testing 74 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:34.360 with ten thousand beta testers right now. 75 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:35.479 Have you had a chance to take a look at 76 00:03:35.479 --> 00:03:36.120 it yet. 77 00:03:36.199 --> 00:03:37.960 No, I haven't been able to. I'm not on that 78 00:03:37.960 --> 00:03:38.599 beta test. 79 00:03:38.800 --> 00:03:41.159 I've got the sixty four bit. We still. We're gonna 80 00:03:41.159 --> 00:03:43.080 get the board this week, I guess, and we're going 81 00:03:43.159 --> 00:03:45.840 to be trying Windows XP sixty four to see how 82 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:48.919 that operates and what the difference is. So that should 83 00:03:48.960 --> 00:03:49.879 be kind of fun. 84 00:03:50.120 --> 00:03:51.919 Well, it'll be nice once they get actually software out 85 00:03:51.919 --> 00:03:54.719 there were running at sixty four, and I mean, for 86 00:03:54.759 --> 00:03:56.719 all intents and purposes, just going to double the speed 87 00:03:56.719 --> 00:03:57.719 of everything, right. 88 00:03:58.159 --> 00:04:02.159 Hopefully, I mean hopefully to sixty four. I've seen it, 89 00:04:02.199 --> 00:04:04.120 you know. But then now you're gonna need a new memory. 90 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:06.319 You're gonna need, you know, a better graphics card. Of course, 91 00:04:06.360 --> 00:04:07.000 at least that's what. 92 00:04:06.960 --> 00:04:08.879 Our peripherals won't work with it necessarily. 93 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:10.800 And I'm trying to tell my wife that's why I 94 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:13.560 need a new graphics card so that my computer will work. 95 00:04:14.759 --> 00:04:17.240 Yeah, you can come up with something better than that. 96 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:19.639 I'm trying. I want to show you something you can 97 00:04:19.639 --> 00:04:21.639 find out more information about this little puppy, I'm holding 98 00:04:21.720 --> 00:04:23.600 my hand. For those of you listening on the radio 99 00:04:23.920 --> 00:04:27.560 not watching the video version of this, yeah, you may 100 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:28.959 have a hard time seeing this, but this is the 101 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:33.160 Logitech V five hundred. Have you seen these? No, once again, 102 00:04:33.199 --> 00:04:35.839 we have a full review on our website, but this 103 00:04:35.879 --> 00:04:38.959 is available from Logitech. It's for those those that want 104 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:43.160 to have a cordless, wireless mouse optical mouse for use 105 00:04:43.160 --> 00:04:46.240 with a laptop. Blue ten is a blue tooth USB 106 00:04:46.319 --> 00:04:48.600 two point zero. Well, I'd like to be able to 107 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:50.600 say it's Bluetooth, but this is the nice thing. It's 108 00:04:50.759 --> 00:04:53.399 very small, fits in the palm of your hand, and 109 00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:56.240 it has a a what, I don't know what you 110 00:04:56.240 --> 00:04:59.279 would call this. It's kind of a virtual scroll button. 111 00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:02.160 You can press the button up, press the button down, 112 00:05:02.199 --> 00:05:04.160 but there's no button. It just kind of works with 113 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:06.480 the movement of your finger. You can also go left 114 00:05:06.480 --> 00:05:08.560 and right, which is also very cool if you're looking 115 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:11.879 at spreadsheets and that type of stuff, like using Excel. 116 00:05:12.160 --> 00:05:13.639 But it's a little button on the back. You push 117 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:17.399 that button and then a little USB key comes out, 118 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:21.120 plugs into your your your laptop and you're ready to go. 119 00:05:21.199 --> 00:05:22.879 I was just gonna ask you what you're plugging to 120 00:05:22.920 --> 00:05:24.839 the laptop and it fits right into the mouse. It's 121 00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:26.480 just a little jack sit right out this right out 122 00:05:26.519 --> 00:05:26.959 the end of it. 123 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:28.959 If you're tired of using that little touch pad that's 124 00:05:29.000 --> 00:05:31.360 on your you know, laptops or notebooks, or maybe you 125 00:05:31.360 --> 00:05:35.319 want something small for a desktop computer as well, this 126 00:05:35.399 --> 00:05:38.680 is an excellent replacement. Long long battery life on this too, 127 00:05:38.720 --> 00:05:41.319 I think from what I've heard, it's almost a. 128 00:05:41.319 --> 00:05:44.199 Year and the review is on tech talk radio dot com. 129 00:05:44.279 --> 00:05:44.480 Yeah. 130 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:46.600 Check that out there and comes a nice little carrying 131 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:48.040 case and that's kind of cool. 132 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:50.439 And that was your demo, right, this was, Yeah, they 133 00:05:50.480 --> 00:05:52.519 sent that to you and you have mine in the 134 00:05:52.519 --> 00:05:55.800 cars working on it. Yeah, I see. He gets all 135 00:05:55.800 --> 00:05:56.360 the toys. 136 00:05:57.079 --> 00:05:59.079 Well, you know what, I would love to get this toy. 137 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:01.839 I would love to be able to get a huge 138 00:06:01.839 --> 00:06:04.519 plasma screen. And my you know, because we had a 139 00:06:04.560 --> 00:06:07.399 new house built a couple of years ago and we're 140 00:06:07.399 --> 00:06:09.439 living in it now, but we have speaker holes but 141 00:06:09.519 --> 00:06:12.279 no speakers. We know what kind of what we want 142 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:14.000 to put in there, but we haven't been able to 143 00:06:14.360 --> 00:06:17.439 fully one hundred percent make the decision yet and sometimes, 144 00:06:17.519 --> 00:06:19.959 you know, finding how you're gonna put all that together 145 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:21.600 can be kind of a challenge, and us, being the 146 00:06:22.199 --> 00:06:25.040 gear heads that we are, we could spend hours upon 147 00:06:25.160 --> 00:06:27.920 hours in stores looking at stuff, whether it be computers 148 00:06:28.040 --> 00:06:30.480 or audio visual. Well, there's now a new place you 149 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:33.319 can go for audio visual. It's in Best Buy and 150 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:36.360 it's called the Magnolia Home Theater and its stores. And 151 00:06:36.399 --> 00:06:39.279 we've got with us a couple of representatives from best By, 152 00:06:39.319 --> 00:06:42.439 Sergio Rodriguez, who's a manager for Magnolia Home Theaters, and 153 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:45.120 Brandon Kelly, a sales professional, to tell us a little 154 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:48.160 bit about it. Welcome to the show, guys. Hello, thanks 155 00:06:48.199 --> 00:06:50.759 having us, Good to have you. This is something I 156 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:53.079 wouldn't say, this is something new for best Buy because 157 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:55.759 best Buy for years has had you know, large screen 158 00:06:55.800 --> 00:06:59.759 TVs and stuff. What separates this from maybe the traditional 159 00:06:59.800 --> 00:07:02.240 just walk in and look at a TV? How is 160 00:07:02.279 --> 00:07:04.920 my Magnolia Home Theaters different sur jail? 161 00:07:05.199 --> 00:07:07.439 Okay, Well, thank you very much. Actually it's a very 162 00:07:07.439 --> 00:07:09.839 good question. I know out there there's a lot of competitors. 163 00:07:09.879 --> 00:07:11.920 But one of the big things about Magnolia at the 164 00:07:11.959 --> 00:07:15.319 store within a store that offers home theater enthusiast state 165 00:07:15.360 --> 00:07:17.519 of the art experiences in the home like environment. 166 00:07:17.959 --> 00:07:20.079 Now, when you say that this way, you'll be able 167 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:22.879 to walk in and not only see how it'll look, 168 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:25.639 but here maybe the sound that would come out of that, 169 00:07:25.839 --> 00:07:27.879 or maybe some speakers that you would want to get 170 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:28.519 as well. 171 00:07:28.439 --> 00:07:31.560 Exactly precisely depending on for example, you said that you 172 00:07:31.560 --> 00:07:33.920 had a home with hose, you want the speakers in 173 00:07:33.959 --> 00:07:36.199 the wall. We have both the speakers in the wall 174 00:07:36.240 --> 00:07:38.120 that are ready to demo as well as maybe floor 175 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:40.279 standing or even speakers that hang on the wall. 176 00:07:40.399 --> 00:07:42.439 So, now do you also have this set up so 177 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:44.399 that when somebody comes in, they're going to be able 178 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:48.199 to kind of almost replicate what their home environment would 179 00:07:48.199 --> 00:07:51.319 because not everybody has a home theater. Some have smaller 180 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:55.879 living rooms, maybe some have brighter rooms, some have track 181 00:07:55.959 --> 00:07:58.120 lighting put in. Can they kind of see how that 182 00:07:58.160 --> 00:07:59.639 looks inside the Magnolia home theater. 183 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:04.839 Well, you can't do everyone's house because it's almost impossible. 184 00:08:04.399 --> 00:08:05.319 To bring your house down. 185 00:08:06.600 --> 00:08:09.160 But we have in our speaker room, we have different setups. 186 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:11.040 I mean, you can move stuff around if you really 187 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:12.879 need to to find out try to replicate what you 188 00:08:12.920 --> 00:08:13.600 would have in your home. 189 00:08:13.639 --> 00:08:15.639 Also, now, Randy, I don't know what kind of system 190 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:17.720 you have. Did you go for the plasma? 191 00:08:19.040 --> 00:08:21.279 We'll see. We're in the midst of a little remodeling 192 00:08:21.319 --> 00:08:24.079 project at home. Unfortunately, the wife does not consider a 193 00:08:24.079 --> 00:08:27.000 plasma screen part of a remodeling project. 194 00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:29.319 Although when you get the refinancing you always throw that in. 195 00:08:30.480 --> 00:08:33.000 It's like, we came out about Oh, I think we 196 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:35.519 came out four or five thousand dollars under what we 197 00:08:35.519 --> 00:08:37.279 thought it was going to be, so I thought, wow, hey, 198 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:41.360 that's certainly justification, right exactly. Unfortunately, she has this thing 199 00:08:41.399 --> 00:08:43.480 about like saving the money or something. I have some 200 00:08:43.679 --> 00:08:45.360 crazy scheme like that. 201 00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:49.720 Brandon, I'm wondering, why are we seeing the huge dropping 202 00:08:49.840 --> 00:08:53.360 prices for some of this home entertainmentertainment type of hardware. 203 00:08:53.679 --> 00:08:56.320 Well, the technology is getting a lot cheaper. They're perfecting 204 00:08:56.320 --> 00:08:58.879 in the art of the plasma, the DLP, all that 205 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:02.200 kind of stuff, so prices are coming down and it's 206 00:09:02.240 --> 00:09:03.720 a lot easier to buy them now. 207 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:06.879 No, Sergio, having a store like this within a store 208 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:10.720 is that kind of a challenge, because now do they 209 00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:13.440 still have the TVs in one section or basically all 210 00:09:13.480 --> 00:09:15.240 of that audio visual is now part of the Magnolia 211 00:09:15.279 --> 00:09:15.679 Home Theater. 212 00:09:16.360 --> 00:09:18.840 It's a well, basically the department is one, but we 213 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:22.600 carry brands for everyone. So if you're an enthusiasts once 214 00:09:22.639 --> 00:09:25.559 it's a particular brand name, let's say Premium and Audio Video, 215 00:09:25.759 --> 00:09:27.320 we have that as well as we have every other 216 00:09:27.360 --> 00:09:28.879 brand and product that we've carried in the past. 217 00:09:28.960 --> 00:09:31.919 So now you would be carrying them the Elite series, yes, excellent. 218 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:33.759 Now tell us about some of the brands that you're carrying. 219 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:36.480 Brandon, Well, we do the audio end, a video portion, 220 00:09:36.600 --> 00:09:39.679 and the video portion. We do Mitchebuc Diamond Vision. We 221 00:09:39.799 --> 00:09:44.519 also have high end plasmas like Fujitsu, Pioneer, Elite, a 222 00:09:44.559 --> 00:09:46.840 lot of different types of speakers. Where we normally carried 223 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:49.759 only Sony Yamaha clips that type of thing, we now 224 00:09:49.799 --> 00:09:55.639 do Vienna Acoustics, Martin Logan, Boston Acoustics, Definitive Technologies, and 225 00:09:55.759 --> 00:09:57.000 also Dennin receivers. 226 00:09:57.000 --> 00:09:59.559 Even now, are these products that you're going to see 227 00:09:59.559 --> 00:10:02.679 adding incredibly? I mean, let's talk Elite system I know 228 00:10:02.919 --> 00:10:05.360 the price point in those can be kind of up 229 00:10:05.360 --> 00:10:07.440 there for the real enthusiasts. Are they still going to 230 00:10:07.480 --> 00:10:09.440 be able to find stuff for people that are budget minded? 231 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:12.159 Well, yeah, I think so, especially when it comes to 232 00:10:12.200 --> 00:10:14.559 like the receivers, the DNA. We have their full line. 233 00:10:14.600 --> 00:10:17.080 We have anywhere from their one of their cheapest stereo 234 00:10:17.120 --> 00:10:18.120 receivers all the way. 235 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:19.440 Up to their flagship model. 236 00:10:19.480 --> 00:10:22.600 I mean yeah, we carry quite a different, large assortment 237 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:24.360 of price points for everyone. 238 00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:27.440 So really what so basically by this being different, it's 239 00:10:27.480 --> 00:10:31.440 basically that you're offering more product and you have professionals 240 00:10:31.440 --> 00:10:34.559 now that are trained specifically, like you, Brendan, you can 241 00:10:34.679 --> 00:10:37.000 answer answer those questions people have, like some of the 242 00:10:37.039 --> 00:10:40.799 misconceptions regarding plasma or what is a better situation DLP 243 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:43.759 versus plasma As a matter of fact, what is the 244 00:10:44.039 --> 00:10:46.639 deal with plasma? We've heard, you know, for years, Oh 245 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:48.200 you want to go to DLP, and now we're finding 246 00:10:48.240 --> 00:10:50.720 out Wait a minute, now, maybe plasma is what you 247 00:10:50.799 --> 00:10:53.720 really want anyways, a better picture, lower costs. 248 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:55.679 And heard things about or I one lasting longer than 249 00:10:55.679 --> 00:10:58.399 the other. And you've heard that a million times. 250 00:10:58.440 --> 00:11:01.200 Right, I mean I've been dealing with plasmas for four 251 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:03.399 years now and there's a lot I mean back then 252 00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:06.720 there it was an untested technology kind of Now they 253 00:11:06.720 --> 00:11:10.960 have TVs that have half lives of thirty four thirty 254 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:14.279 or twenty to thirty years they have. They're a lot 255 00:11:14.399 --> 00:11:16.000 more affordable too, because you can hang them on the 256 00:11:16.000 --> 00:11:18.440 wall older styles where you know, when they first came out, 257 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:21.799 we're fifteen thousand dollars and people were scared that kind 258 00:11:21.840 --> 00:11:25.039 of technology to hang on your wall. It's a little scary. 259 00:11:25.360 --> 00:11:27.279 But now, I mean, the technologies come so far. The 260 00:11:27.320 --> 00:11:28.799 pictures are absolutely amazing. 261 00:11:28.840 --> 00:11:29.120 There. 262 00:11:29.240 --> 00:11:30.879 We have a. 263 00:11:30.519 --> 00:11:32.159 Trained staff that know how to hang them up the 264 00:11:32.200 --> 00:11:35.639 right way. And I mean there were myths out there 265 00:11:35.679 --> 00:11:38.759 that the gas leaks and it's poisonous, all that kind 266 00:11:38.759 --> 00:11:40.240 of stuff that's not really true. 267 00:11:40.559 --> 00:11:43.000 Now, what about HD is can somebody come in and 268 00:11:43.080 --> 00:11:45.200 learn all about HD and maybe even get their home 269 00:11:45.240 --> 00:11:46.759 equipped for this type of technology? 270 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:49.840 Oh yeah, HD is definitely here in Tucson. It's not 271 00:11:49.919 --> 00:11:52.080 as where it could be, but I mean definitely. There's 272 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:53.840 a lot of channels and we usually have high DEF 273 00:11:54.080 --> 00:11:56.200 programming playing at all times at our store. 274 00:11:56.440 --> 00:12:02.440 Oh awesome, I don't know, Randy Celtics mynd Wane, Well, that's. 275 00:12:02.360 --> 00:12:04.600 Kind of what I was thinking. What if what if 276 00:12:06.120 --> 00:12:09.440 let's let's talk costs a little bit? Yeah, okay, let's 277 00:12:09.440 --> 00:12:12.440 say yeah, look, look at the manager. Let's say somebody 278 00:12:12.799 --> 00:12:15.679 somebody comes in and of course not very often do 279 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:17.679 you have people probably walk in and say, yes, I 280 00:12:17.679 --> 00:12:19.639 I was wondering how much I could say, how much 281 00:12:19.639 --> 00:12:22.440 I could actually spend? Uh, What's what's the upper limit 282 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:24.759 I could spend on this? You probably have people come 283 00:12:24.799 --> 00:12:27.360 in saying, gee, I'm on a limited budget, how can 284 00:12:27.399 --> 00:12:28.159 I get into HD. 285 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:31.639 That's a very good question. And we get that question 286 00:12:31.679 --> 00:12:34.039 a lot. Yeah, you know, it is the best buy. 287 00:12:34.159 --> 00:12:36.639 We we do have a price point for everyone. The 288 00:12:36.639 --> 00:12:38.600 biggest thing that I do want people to know is 289 00:12:38.799 --> 00:12:40.559 when you come in here, we'll ask you some questions. 290 00:12:40.600 --> 00:12:42.480 And not everyone's gonna be able to come in here 291 00:12:42.480 --> 00:12:44.879 and buy the whole entire package it once. So we 292 00:12:44.919 --> 00:12:47.600 have expert people as well as installers. They can talk 293 00:12:47.639 --> 00:12:49.399 you to it. We can do consultations when they can 294 00:12:49.440 --> 00:12:51.799 come out to your home see what is uh we 295 00:12:51.919 --> 00:12:53.600 can fit and what's perfect for your home and then 296 00:12:53.639 --> 00:12:54.399 we can go from there. 297 00:12:55.080 --> 00:12:55.399 Okay. 298 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:58.120 Now, one of the other things that people when they 299 00:12:58.240 --> 00:12:59.720 go in they want to be able to do it 300 00:13:00.039 --> 00:13:01.960 one stop. They wouldn't be able to look at you. Well, 301 00:13:02.000 --> 00:13:03.960 they don't want to buy their stereo there maybe get 302 00:13:03.960 --> 00:13:06.559 their their sound system somewhere else. Again do it one 303 00:13:06.600 --> 00:13:08.519 stop and that's what make Nolda a home theater at 304 00:13:08.519 --> 00:13:10.360 best Buy is kind of bringing to them. But also 305 00:13:10.399 --> 00:13:13.080 things like you know, power power is very important, especially 306 00:13:13.120 --> 00:13:15.960 when dealing with plasma. You gonna have power protection on that. 307 00:13:16.120 --> 00:13:18.120 Do you guys carry all of that plus you're cabling 308 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:18.679 and the whole bit. 309 00:13:18.879 --> 00:13:21.759 We do pretty much the whole enchilada. I mean we do. 310 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:23.600 It's one person. 311 00:13:23.759 --> 00:13:26.919 You come in, we can talk to the people and 312 00:13:27.000 --> 00:13:29.799 we can be their their person from from when they 313 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:32.080 start looking all the way till it's they're happy in 314 00:13:32.080 --> 00:13:34.159 their home and everything set is worked up perfectly. 315 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:38.039 So we offer the complete package installation. 316 00:13:38.320 --> 00:13:42.559 Ah good, the Panamax search protectors, all the cabling because 317 00:13:42.600 --> 00:13:45.600 those are extremely important components in that system. 318 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:46.440 Excellent. 319 00:13:46.679 --> 00:13:49.840 You can have a little fourteen inch television and some 320 00:13:49.960 --> 00:13:52.960 killer speakers, still not everything you want to have kind 321 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:56.120 of the combination of it. Yesterday was the grand opening 322 00:13:56.360 --> 00:13:58.679 here in Tuson of Magnoldi, a home theater, which you 323 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:02.159 can find at best Buy. They've expanded these. They have 324 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:06.279 them at in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Hartford, Miami, Philadelphia, Providence, 325 00:14:06.320 --> 00:14:09.639 and again here in Tucson, and Sergio Rodriguez who is 326 00:14:09.639 --> 00:14:12.639 a manager of the Magnolia Home Theater in Tucson, which 327 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:16.480 you'll find on the Broadway location. And Brandon Kelly, who 328 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:19.360 is a sales professional there. Let's let's talk about the 329 00:14:19.360 --> 00:14:22.399 experience when somebody comes in to do their shopping at 330 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:25.679 the best Buy Magnolia Home Theater. What sets out apart 331 00:14:25.720 --> 00:14:28.200 from maybe some of the competition that's out there, is 332 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:30.759 what is Mangoli Home Theater striving to do well? 333 00:14:30.759 --> 00:14:34.399 Our biggest thing is we have the single point of contact. 334 00:14:34.480 --> 00:14:37.440 It's always my guy or my girl. Whoever you deal with, 335 00:14:38.360 --> 00:14:40.879 they go to you for everything we have. We give 336 00:14:40.879 --> 00:14:43.960 out cards of course, with our names, our email addresses 337 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:46.600 if they need any questions and stuff like that. It's 338 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:49.080 one thing that you have to deal with a lot 339 00:14:49.080 --> 00:14:51.720 of different people. You deal with your salesman with installation, 340 00:14:51.879 --> 00:14:53.600 but it all comes down to the one person you 341 00:14:53.639 --> 00:14:56.120 talk to the first time. We can get things done 342 00:14:56.159 --> 00:14:57.519 for you that most people can't. 343 00:14:57.480 --> 00:14:59.320 And you'll kind of carry it throughout the whole sales 344 00:14:59.360 --> 00:15:02.799 process from them helping to decide what system they're gonna 345 00:15:02.840 --> 00:15:05.519 have to maybe after the installation of follow up letting 346 00:15:05.519 --> 00:15:06.320 them know, hey. 347 00:15:06.120 --> 00:15:06.759 How is everything. 348 00:15:06.759 --> 00:15:09.000 Everything's going? Well, that's one thing I've I've liked about 349 00:15:09.080 --> 00:15:11.399 kind of the philosophy. But behind this, what about the 350 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:14.279 technology though? The technology has got to be pretty amazing 351 00:15:14.320 --> 00:15:16.759 because stuff comes and goes, and you know, we hear 352 00:15:16.799 --> 00:15:20.200 about new stuff all the time. TVO has become huge 353 00:15:20.279 --> 00:15:24.159 DVR that capability. Where are we seeing in terms of 354 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:25.279 sound and video. 355 00:15:25.720 --> 00:15:26.440 And sound and video. 356 00:15:26.480 --> 00:15:28.360 We got a lot of new different types of receivers 357 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:30.480 and types of speakers that we normally haven't seen on 358 00:15:30.480 --> 00:15:33.879 a normal best by floor. New speakers by Martin Logan. 359 00:15:33.919 --> 00:15:36.840 We have electrostatics. They're amazing speakers that just have a 360 00:15:36.879 --> 00:15:41.639 great range of sound. We have bipolar speakers from Definitive 361 00:15:41.679 --> 00:15:46.080 which actually do omnidirectional sound, so you put it away 362 00:15:46.080 --> 00:15:48.279 from your wall a little bit and the sound comes 363 00:15:48.600 --> 00:15:50.080 from everywhere because it bounces. 364 00:15:49.840 --> 00:15:50.360 Off the walls. 365 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:53.399 There's drivers on both sides of the speakers. And even 366 00:15:53.559 --> 00:15:56.759 stuff like the new TVs we're getting. We're getting ten ADP, 367 00:15:57.039 --> 00:16:00.639 which is a very high resolution brand new technology just 368 00:16:00.639 --> 00:16:02.879 came out. We only have what two TVs right now 369 00:16:02.879 --> 00:16:03.759 that can even do that. 370 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:07.200 It has been in the past what seven seven eight? 371 00:16:07.320 --> 00:16:10.840 I right, what's what is that? 372 00:16:11.519 --> 00:16:11.919 Uh? 373 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:12.519 Do you get? 374 00:16:12.840 --> 00:16:12.960 Oh? 375 00:16:13.039 --> 00:16:18.440 Dude, the bike Polish speakers get better with prozac? Engineer, Well, 376 00:16:18.480 --> 00:16:21.600 I'll stop to crack the mic legs next time. That's 377 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:21.960 all right. 378 00:16:22.679 --> 00:16:26.399 Yeah, we got a funny engineer here. Ruh. 379 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:30.000 So I was thinking I was good. I was thinking 380 00:16:30.080 --> 00:16:33.240 that I just did ask. So you got all these feakures, 381 00:16:33.279 --> 00:16:36.559 You got this this ten ten eight. Now that gives 382 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:39.120 you a better experience, a better video experience. But really, 383 00:16:39.360 --> 00:16:40.679 can it get any better than that? 384 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:44.200 It will someday virtuality maybe one day. 385 00:16:44.440 --> 00:16:46.399 Yes's what I'm wondering. You never have like three D 386 00:16:46.600 --> 00:16:48.080 type of television down the line? 387 00:16:48.440 --> 00:16:51.120 Possibly, doubt it with the way technology. 388 00:16:50.639 --> 00:16:52.759 Moves now, how about picture size? Screen size? 389 00:16:52.759 --> 00:16:52.919 You know? 390 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:55.120 Because let's face it, you know again, I said, the 391 00:16:55.159 --> 00:16:57.480 guy watching on a nineteen inch television with the great 392 00:16:57.519 --> 00:17:00.600 sound system not getting the best experience. I understand that 393 00:17:00.639 --> 00:17:02.799 the screen sizes now are getting even bigger. 394 00:17:03.080 --> 00:17:05.160 Yeah, depending on the type of technology. I mean, we 395 00:17:05.200 --> 00:17:06.880 have plasma TVs that we can get up to an 396 00:17:06.880 --> 00:17:11.839 eightiance plasma. We have dlps that go sixty one. Sony 397 00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:16.000 even puts out of seventy. Also, projectors. We do in 398 00:17:16.079 --> 00:17:18.240 focused projectors, they can get up to three hundred feet 399 00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:20.319 big for if you really want that big a screen. 400 00:17:20.440 --> 00:17:22.880 Wow. So if somebody wanted to do like a backyard 401 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:25.160