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Question: Went and saw a house yesterday (couldn't afford it anyway) but the owner of the house had an Oregon Scientific weather station that cost around $2000 and was broken. Anyways, despite not knowing what was wrong with it, how much do you think it would cost  (Voting closed: October 22, 2009, 03:26:04 PM)
<$200 - 3 (50%)
$200 - 0 (0%)
$500 - 2 (33.3%)
$700 - 0 (0%)
>$700 - 1 (16.7%)
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Chris H.
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« on: August 23, 2009, 03:26:04 PM »
The questions speaks. And though I don't think it connects to a PC, this would be a nice change from the Acu-Rite/Chaney Instruments junk sitting on my roof.
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2009, 03:44:18 PM »
If this were the price is right... I would bet one dollar... cause the other person went over...

Has OS ever made a station worth/cost $2000.  I know they were double back when Anthony bot his 968... but that is around $600.
Was it a Campbell Scientific?

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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2009, 03:52:46 PM »
If it did really cost $2000, it is so old that parts will no longer be available for it.  Spend $500 for the the most expensive new OS ( or the same amount on a great Davis)
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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2009, 05:14:27 PM »
 Very Happy  I voted >$700, because that represents what you'll spend on a new Davis!
That's what I would do, if I was starting over...
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2009, 05:35:07 PM »
  I went for $500 for the same reasons as have been given in the other replies.  Don't know if I would ever pay $2000 for anything from OS Exclamation
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2009, 10:45:01 PM »
Quote from: tomcj2 on August 23, 2009, 03:52:46 PM
If it did really cost $2000, it is so old that parts will no longer be available for it.  Spend $500 for the the most expensive new OS ( or the same amount on a great Davis)

He said Oregon Scientific, but I thought it looked more like a Rain-Wise or Davis, though I saw an Oregon Scientific screen on the wall, and something else in one of the bedrooms. Weird. Confusing. Still I believe it's either of what I said above, plus what I thought it could be.
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2009, 06:43:07 AM »
Is he from the carribean? 

1 Jamaican dollar = 0.01137 U.S. dollars
So J$2000 equals u$22.74   Laughing

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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2009, 06:57:29 PM »
Quote from: mackbig on August 24, 2009, 06:43:07 AM
Is he from the carribean? 

1 Jamaican dollar = 0.01137 U.S. dollars
So J$2000 equals u$22.74   Laughing

Andrew


When I was there in 1991 it was about 1 Jamaican Dollar = $0.10 US Dollars.  That is a lot of devaluation in 15 years or so. 
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