October 17, 2007 7:35 AM PDT

11 weather stations on any TV screen

by Mike Yamamoto
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(Credit: FirstStreet)

See what we mean about personal weather stations? They're everywhere, we tell you. Not only that, but just one isn't enough for some inflicted with OCMD (obsessive-compulsive meteorological disorder).

To wit: The "TV Weather Station" doesn't just provide the usual temperatures and forecasts; it can track up to 11 weather conditions at the same time. You can even get microclimate information up to 200 feet away from any part of your property so you can decide whether it's a croquet or a Slip 'N Slide day.

Unlike the typical standalone devices, according to OhGizmo, this one is a receiver that hooks up to a television set by a cable. Granted, it may not be the highest tech available, but you can get one for every TV in the house and make every room your personal Weather Channel. Then again, maybe it will just become obsolete.

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by dupageweather October 17, 2007 8:48 AM PDT
This weather station looks like junk. First off displaying weather on a tv is silly. You are better off using your pc and collecting data via a real weather station that costs about the same. Also, I would caution people on the actual reliability of this station due to the fact that they do not give you the refresh rates of the data...when a storm approaches it is way better to have data updated every 3 sec opposed to 3 min.

Being a weather junkie and running my own weather website for my backyard personal weather station may have me biased but hooking a suspect weather station up to your tv is a waste ...just turn on weather channel or use your pc if you are into weather .
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