-=> Jay Emrie said to Greg Mayman
 -=> about "CHANGING MEDIA FORMATS" on 01-15-03  21:23.....

 JE> 20'!!! Why on earth so terribly long??

In practical terms, a 20ft cord will only just do a room about
10-12ft square from an outlet in one corner, with furniture in
the way, and that will still require that you back up around the
furniture to move from one side to the other.

OTOH if all the furniture is moved out, and if you have a power
outlet in the middle of one wall, the room can be 18ft square and
you can (just) reach all the corners.

The standard length on most appliances seems to have come down to
about 10-12 ft nowadays, which is too short for an average room
unless you have power outlets in several corners. Because of this
I have "permanently" attached 5 metre extension cords to some of
our appliances.

From Greg Mayman, in beautiful Adelaide, South Australia

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