Which do you like better...

Started by Riskygodfather, November 20, 2005, 09:25:19 AM

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Do you like the communicator from the Original series(like a cell phone) or the one from TNG(the one on the shirt).

TOS
11 (44%)
TNG
10 (40%)
Didn't Like Either
0 (0%)
Loved Both
4 (16%)

Total Members Voted: 25

Riskygodfather

So which communicator do you like?
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Sentinel

The whole shirt thing is a little too slick for my tastes.  I like my devices old school.

Rico

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!   :)

Riskygodfather

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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spock

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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the_wasd_man

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?


spock

i thought it was incorporated in the badge solely
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Riskygodfather

Ya it's not in the ear, just in the badge.
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the_wasd_man

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...

spock

It doesnt say anythin in the ST Encyclopedia either but i believe Risky
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Riskygodfather

"Do a barrel roll" - Peppy, StarFox 64
"Coincidence... I think NOT!" - Bear, Polkadot Shorts
"If at first you don't succeed... you fail" -Portal preview

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spock

no prob. Look in the ST Survival Guide. They have detailed info on gadgets
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Riskygodfather

You could also check out the startrek website.
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spock

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Rico

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.