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Main Decks => Star Trek => Topic started by: Riskygodfather on November 20, 2005, 09:25:19 AM

Poll
Question: Do you like the communicator from the Original series(like a cell phone) or the one from TNG(the one on the shirt).
Option 1: TOS votes: 11
Option 2: TNG votes: 10
Option 3: Didn't Like Either votes: 0
Option 4: Loved Both votes: 4
Title: Which do you like better...
Post by: Riskygodfather on November 20, 2005, 09:25:19 AM
So which communicator do you like?
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Post by: Sentinel on November 20, 2005, 01:14:45 PM
The whole shirt thing is a little too slick for my tastes.  I like my devices old school.
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Post by: Rico on November 20, 2005, 01:19:08 PM
Quote from: Sentinel on November 20, 2005, 01:14:45 PM
The whole shirt thing is a little too slick for my tastes. I like my devices old school.

I'm with Sentinel.  I'm a sucker for the old style comms.  I loved how they made very similar ones on the "Enterprise" series too!   :)
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Post by: Riskygodfather on November 20, 2005, 01:31:05 PM
Ya. I like the way they "flip up" the old ones. Gene Roddenbery must've been like a fortune teller to know that cell-phones would one day look like that!
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Post by: spock on November 20, 2005, 02:48:41 PM
TOS it is pretty cool and a little more realistic. How can that small badge function as a universal trans and communicator?
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Post by: the_wasd_man on November 20, 2005, 05:41:58 PM
Quote from: spock on November 20, 2005, 02:48:41 PM
TOS it is pretty cool and a little more realistic. How can that small badge function as a universal trans and communicator?
People in the 60s were probably wondering the same thing about the TOS comunicator. ;)

Personally, I like the TNG-style one better. :P For the same reasons mentionned above.

And I thought the UT was a chip inserted in the ear?

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Post by: spock on November 21, 2005, 10:35:31 AM
i thought it was incorporated in the badge solely
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Post by: Riskygodfather on November 21, 2005, 03:08:46 PM
Ya it's not in the ear, just in the badge.
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Post by: the_wasd_man on November 21, 2005, 06:38:43 PM
Really?

I remember in an episode od DS9... the one when Quark&gang ended up in the 40s... I think it was called little green men. I remember they were having problems with their UTs and had to go into each others ears or something...  :-\

Plus my TNG TM doesn't say anything about it beeing integrated...
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Post by: spock on November 22, 2005, 07:58:38 AM
It doesnt say anythin in the ST Encyclopedia either but i believe Risky
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Post by: Riskygodfather on November 22, 2005, 06:29:10 PM
Thank you Spock!
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Post by: spock on November 23, 2005, 10:42:46 AM
no prob. Look in the ST Survival Guide. They have detailed info on gadgets
Title: Re: Which do you like better...
Post by: Riskygodfather on November 23, 2005, 01:25:14 PM
You could also check out the startrek website.
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Post by: spock on November 25, 2005, 06:52:58 PM
True
Title: Re: Which do you like better...
Post by: Rico on November 26, 2005, 07:57:33 AM
The UT in the Next Gen, DS9, etc...series was incorporated into the insignia comm. on their uniform tunics.  There's a few episodes where this is pointed out.  It's suppose to be basically automatic as an alien speaks it is translated to the listener.
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Post by: the_wasd_man on November 26, 2005, 08:21:32 AM
Quote from: spock on November 23, 2005, 10:42:46 AM
Look in the ST Survival Guide. They have detailed info on gadgets

Hmmm... I'll be... you can even remodulate it into a jamming device. :P
But the little green men episode still haunts me...
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Post by: spock on November 26, 2005, 01:09:51 PM
Its pretty cool what the book says u can do
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Post by: Darth Gaos on December 16, 2005, 12:58:40 PM
I liked them both.

I think what I liked more than anything about the OS were the sound effects.
Title: Re: Which do you like better...
Post by: Riskygodfather on December 16, 2005, 07:14:13 PM
Definitely. i wanna get a cell phone that looks like the TOS communicator, and can flip open like they do in TOS. ;D
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Post by: spock on December 19, 2005, 04:40:57 PM
I havent seen any of those ever made.
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Post by: Riskygodfather on December 19, 2005, 06:21:39 PM
Then I'll invent one and bring it to bell!!! lol
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Post by: spock on December 20, 2005, 06:17:50 PM
Sounds good. Boy u are a dreamer. ;)
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Post by: Riskygodfather on June 06, 2006, 11:37:08 AM
Quote from: the_wasd_man on November 21, 2005, 06:38:43 PM
Really?

I remember in an episode od DS9... the one when Quark&gang ended up in the 40s... I think it was called little green men. I remember they were having problems with their UTs and had to go into each others ears or something...  :-\

Plus my TNG TM doesn't say anything about it beeing integrated...
Ya, I am watching this episode right now, and I am wondering the same thing about the UT. I'm thinking that only the Ferengis have it in their ear. That's the only explanation I can think of.
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Post by: Picard_delta_5 on June 07, 2006, 04:55:45 PM
i think it would have been cooler if they used headpieces on away missions... i liked both... i voted TOS though...
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Post by: Jen on March 02, 2007, 06:35:17 PM
At one time the TNG com badge did not incorporate this feature. I guess that change occurred well after the Star Trek The Next Generation Technical Manual was printed...its copyright 1991, so I'm sure its out of date. It says nothing about it being a UT as well as a personal communicator. They even incorporated a diagram to illustrate its features and functions. That detail was added later I guess.
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Post by: Picard_delta_5 on March 04, 2007, 04:42:29 PM
hmmm.... so i guess everybody just spoke english for a while during early TNG then... lol

besides, u cant blow up mountains with the tng comm badges (Friday's Child)...

actually, u probably could, they just chose not to in TNG cause they realized how hokey it was
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Post by: Poodyglitz on March 24, 2007, 10:26:38 AM
On one level, the badge made sense. On another level, it was ridiculous. It was simply on/off. There were no other controls on it. What if you needed to set up a feedback loop to distract an enemy or cannibalize parts to form a weapon or better communicator? The TOS communicator made sense because the the hinged cover was also the antenna. It also made a great sound. It was better because at least you could have a private conversation with it. I'm sure it had a silent ring mode as well as voice mail. :-)
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Post by: Picard_delta_5 on April 20, 2007, 08:52:53 AM
thats not completely true... i can think of a few instances where they canibalized the TNG / Voy communicators for various reasons... (usually for the "power cell")
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Post by: Poodyglitz on April 20, 2007, 09:03:12 AM
Quote from: Picard_delta_5 on April 20, 2007, 08:52:53 AM
thats not completely true... i can think of a few instances where they canibalized the TNG / Voy communicators for various reasons... (usually for the "power cell")

Power cell? O.K. Repurposing? I'm not so sure. Those things seemed so micro miniaturized that you'd need to tell nanites what you wanted done and have them do it. I guess the badges just seem a little odd to me.
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Post by: Picard_delta_5 on April 20, 2007, 09:12:14 AM
ok, the episode thats coming to mind is ___ (i cant remember the name... its the Voyager with the Slip Drive Ship... They thought it was federation but it turns out to be the alien ploy...)

Janeway and Seven are locked in the brig which is sealed off by a forcefield. Janeway uses the powercell from her communicator and attaches to to one of sevens implants. the powercell activates some borg technology that allows seven to pass through the forcefield. Janeway didn't need any tools or anything to activate it either. She pretty much just plugged it in... quick and painless
Title: Re: Which do you like better...
Post by: Darkmolerman on April 20, 2007, 09:17:30 AM
I SO like TNG well really because thats the one i saw.
Title: Re: Which do you like better...
Post by: Movie Sean on April 21, 2007, 09:01:09 AM
I think it does have to do with which one you grew up watching.

I like TOS a ton, but I did grow up watching TNG so that's where my vote went.
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Post by: Picard_delta_5 on April 22, 2007, 08:28:18 PM
im not so sure i agree with you there... when i was little, i was exposed to way more TNG then TOS but i still voted TOS... but its a hard vote cause i really do like both of em a lot...
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Post by: Darkmolerman on April 22, 2007, 11:17:44 PM
I picked TNG because i thought the look was smooth and not fuzzy and the mic was better (i have tech reasons obviously) that and i like the TNG gang yo! lol
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Post by: Trekkygeek on April 23, 2007, 11:57:00 AM
Well, to me, the TNG communicator makes more sense. Its far more practical and easier to use in a phaser fight, but granted it does not look as cool as flipping up the communicator.
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Post by: Picard_delta_5 on April 24, 2007, 08:55:58 PM
yeah, no doubt... if ur going for practical, then it's TNG all the way... but in terms of coolness / style, i'd have to go with TOS...
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Post by: Movie Sean on April 26, 2007, 10:19:22 PM
I'd always be afraid I'd drop it....kinda like I drop my cell phone!!

Yep, TNG it is!
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Post by: Poodyglitz on April 27, 2007, 03:02:49 PM
Okay, but if you find yourself stranded on a techologically backward planet and need electronic parts, you won't have a communicator that you and your landing party can use.
Title: Re: Which do you like better...
Post by: Picard_delta_5 on May 01, 2007, 09:26:00 PM
thats not entirely true.... sure the TNG communicator is smaller, but that doesn't mean that it's useless...

I'm sure that it's got some valuable components... plus im sure u could use it in a poker game if u were ever short on cash... just tell em ur a Frenchman if they start asking questions...
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Post by: Darkmolerman on May 01, 2007, 11:14:42 PM
lol, also that could be a awsome ninja star! that and It is a symbol of starfleet!