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Reader Poll Replies:
* I went to Vegas for three years before I even noticed my
room had a television. To me, a TV is a waste of money in a Vegas hotel
room. Dominic T
* I like looking at a TV that
I will never own. Gives me a slight pleasure and adds to the
mystic of all the things in Vegas that I cannot have back home. Angela
S.
* There are televisions in
the hotel rooms? I've been to Vegas several times and I've never turned
on the tv in the room. There's too much to see and do while in Vegas to
spend any time in the room watching televison. In my opinion, HDTV in
Vegas hotel rooms is not necessary. Sandra Thetford
* It is not important at all
to place Plasma TV's in hotel rooms. I rarely watch television while in
Las Vegas - only the news in the morning while I'm dressing and that's
it! Any TV will do for that. June Greenhow
* Short and Sweet...I'm not
going to Vegas to watch TV. However, it is a nice touch to have a plasma
tv, just not something I am looking for when making a decision on where
to stay. Bring back the cheap Vegas of the 90's! David
Schaefer
* I really like to watch TV
but if I am only arriving for 3 or 4 days not interested. Very
good for families that have kids keep them in the room at night.
When staying for a week a large TV is a must so that we can amuse
ourselves with the show we watch each week, So short trip no kids
no TV. Longer trip or with younger children a must. Thanks. Doug
* I am going to Las Vegas
next week for the first time and I know I won't be turning on the TV at
all.... the only thing I plan on doing in my hotel room is sleeping and
showering. When your in Vegas who really wants to watch TV... Its
Vegas... Go out and have some fun... it wouldn't matter to me if there
was a 13 inch black and white tv or a 50 inch plasma tv because either
way... I won't be watching it! Yahhhh Vegas! Jill Chant
* As a traveler it is nice
perc to have the plasma TV in your room. No we do not go to Vegas to
watch TV but it sure is nice when you want to that you have that type of
TV. Bonnie McKinnon
* You have to focus on the
entire Las Vegas "experience", of which real-time information is a big
part. Local and national news, sports, and weather, a movie during your
"down-time", in-room gaming, an internet connection through the TV, all
are conveniences we have become accustomed to recently. The next step in
the evolution is to remove the big power-wasting "tube" and install
space-saving low-energy Plasma Screens with HD capability. Premium
in-room movies, and pay-per-view sporting events with room service.
Watch
your stocks and get the KENO game picture-in-picture. The value-added
conveniences are endless, and with a big high-def screen, the marketing
presentations will need to bump up the quality a big notch. Don
Bartley
* No! I don't go to Vegas to
watch TV. I go there to see the sights and sounds of this wonderful city
of lights. Do a little gambling, see things that are not found in most
other places. Why on earth would I want to sit in a hotel room and watch
TV no matter what state of the art type it is. That is my opinion!
emgldymay
* Don't need any TV in my
room. I'm out having fun. who as time to watch TV. if you are
going to watch TV stay home and watch it. G. J. Smith
* Over the years I've seen
the evolution of the TV in the hotel rooms. 13in. with local channels,
the 19in. with cable to now with the 27in.movies on demand, the Internet
all in your room! Wow! HD and Plasma TVs is just the next step in
room entertainment. I know after hours of losing my pants on the casino
floor, and had a Little to much to drink I can go up to my room, turn on
a new HD TV, pay $9.00 for a movie and after five minuets fall asleep.
That's about how much TV I watch while I'm in Vegas. If room rates are
not high enough, now we have a $500 TV to pay for too. How about softer
beds and coffee pots! Douglas Mitchell
* For most of us it makes no
real difference what TV is in the room or even if there is a TV at all.
Some visitors need to have a TV. Some will Really need a TV that is
state-of-the-art in order to having bragging rights back home. The
logistics for the hotel are another matter. the flat panel TV is easier
to handle. It takes up less space - thus making the room "bigger". It is
a selling point for the hotels with them. And is a negative for those
hotels which don't have them. The downside is that most hotels seem to
have a limited number of free channels and few or none that would really
take advantage of the Big Screen. Another thing is that I usually start
the day with a coffee and pastry at the table by the window and if the
TV is bolted to the wall then I wouldn't be able to turn it so that I
could see Katie and Matt. So, yes it would be nice to have a big
screen but if all I'm watching is the morning shows or whatever happens
to be on when I' m in the room changing clothes etc then I don't really
need it. Keep in mind that most of us are there for things other than
watching TV. In fact if that was what we wanted to do we could not go to
Las Vegas but stay home and spend the money on one of those flat TVs. Adrienne
& Bill Sheneman
* I usually visit Vegas
Sunday through Friday. three times a year. if I watch a total of like
four hours of TV. I'm watching a lot. usually catching sporting scores,
checking the weather channel for what's going on back home and if my
luck it going bad I'll watch one of my regular prime time series. that's
it. so nice sets in the room really doesn't matter to me. who comes to
Vegas on vacation and spends time watching the tube?? people with
children of course but not the average visitor. Ralph
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