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Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« on: January 12, 2006, 08:59:31 pm »
I was visiting my local Target store today and noticed a cool light toy that was on clearance.  It was one of those plasma type screens that are normally inside of a globe, but this one was on a flat glass panel.  In addition it also could be made sound activated.  I picked up two and will mount them on each side of my marquee panel.  It is a nice blue light and the best part is that it runs off 12 VDC.



I will get some photos up when I have them mounted and installed.  Oh it was only $6.

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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2006, 10:23:20 pm »
yeah, Kneavle has one on his jukebox.
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2006, 11:19:27 pm »
How much was it?
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2006, 11:47:29 pm »
Looks like he said it was $6.
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2006, 04:33:12 am »
very nice price I may have to pick one up.........
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2006, 08:13:15 am »
Quote from: Jabba on January 12, 2006, 11:19:27 pm
How much was it?

So those new glasses aren't really working out for you, hey?  ;)
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2006, 10:43:44 am »
So how much was it?  ;D
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2006, 10:48:28 am »
Isn't that the gadget the borg hang over their recharging chambers?
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2006, 11:05:36 am »
no.  theirs is green.
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2006, 11:50:03 am »
These appear "solid" by the pics, but just to verify...They wouldn't work as speaker covers would they?
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2006, 12:58:31 pm »
they are solid (normally glass)
wish I was there to get one... they cost about
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2006, 01:33:59 pm »
Quote from: DrewKaree on January 13, 2006, 08:13:15 am
Quote from: Jabba on January 12, 2006, 11:19:27 pm
How much was it?

So those new glasses aren't really working out for you, hey?
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2006, 02:10:10 pm »
I went to Target today and they did not have it.....bummer.
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2006, 03:09:52 pm »
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no.  theirs is green.

beat me to it.  ill check the targets near me theres like 4 of them so one should have them.
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2006, 03:51:31 am »
Plasma plates can also be found on ebay and Amazon. And I agree, they would make a cool addition to the marquee or, using 10" or 12" plasma plates, to larger panels.
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2006, 04:49:36 am »
You could not use it as a speaker cover as it has a base to it underneath and it is solid.  It is like three pieces of plexi stuck together with the middle one hollowed out.  That is where they put all the fireworks.  The larger panels are pretty expensive, in the hundred dollar variety.  I found a website where a company makes custom stuff like a bar top, but anything and everything was crazy expensive.  They are called plasma discs I believe.
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2006, 09:42:08 am »
FWIW,
If anyone is looking for a larger plasma disc, our local Walmart carries the 12" versions for $26.00
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #17 on: January 14, 2006, 02:19:32 pm »
No kidding?  I couldn't find them on the web for cheap anywhere.  Thanks.
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Re: Cool addition to your marquee - Cheap
« Reply #18 on: January 14, 2006, 11:30:38 pm »
they were sold out at my Target too....
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