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World's Worst Television Picture

Posted on: Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 07:10 CDT

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A new burglar-deterrent device boasts the world's worst television picture. "FakeTV" is not really a television at all, but produces the exact light output of a real television set. So, FakeTV fills a room with shifting, pulsating, fading and swelling light in thousands of possible shades of color. When a would-be thief views this light from outside the home, it looks like somebody is home watching TV. That is the point: FakeTV makes a home look occupied.

Everybody, including burglars, is familiar with putting a light on a timer to make a home look occupied. FakeTV(TM) takes that idea to a completely new level, because it looks "alive." When you see the light from a television coming from your neighbor's window, you automatically assume they are home watching TV. Burglars make the same assumption, and few burglars will target an occupied home. Police departments stress that giving your home that lived-in look whenever you are away makes it less likely to be burglarized.

FakeTV is an effective burglar deterrent because it makes a home an unappealing target. A sophisticated alarm system can cost as much as a hundred times the under-$40 price of FakeTV. Alarms do little to prevent a smash-and-grab robbery. A FakeTV is thus a natural addition to an alarm-equipped home. Nosy neighbors remain the best defense against a daytime break-in. FakeTV works at night, when neighbors are unlikely to see mischief afoot on your property.

Now about that horrible television picture: The truth is, the light from FakeTV is almost hypnotic to watch. You can picture in your mind what sort of program it might be simulating. News programs tend to be more static, and action adventure movies are usually dynamic. Dramas more often than not have many dark passages. Situation comedies are monochromatic and animated films are vividly colorful. Commercial breaks light up a room like fireworks. FakeTV simulates all of these, serves them up at random, and never repeats.

FakeTV has a built in light sensor and timer, so it turns on at dusk and runs for a selectable number of hours. It produces as much light as a typical television set, but consumes just the power of a night light. Some people leave the TV on whenever they leave home because they know it is a great burglar repellent. FakeTV offers a far greener alternative, and does not use up the life of the television. One woman says she needs a television on to fall asleep, and she now uses her FakeTV! The lack of a real picture is no downside in her case.

FakeTV is available through Internet retailers and directly from the manufacturer, Opto-Electronic Design, Inc. FakeTV costs $24.99 if purchased from http://www.faketv.com using the coupon code PICTURE. FakeTV is a trademark of Opto-Electronic Design, Inc. FakeTV is covered by issued and pending US and international patents. For more information, visit http://www.faketv.com or call 1-888-621-5800.

For high-resolution images, visit http://www.faketv.com/pressrelease

Contact: Rein Teder President Opto-Electronic Design, Inc. 888-621-5800 info@faketv.com

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com.

SOURCE Opto-Electronic Design, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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