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Old Jun 16, 2011, 1:25 pm
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Originally Posted by cordelli
I always find it funny that the hotels will insist they won't work if used anyplace else but in the hotel, yet every hotel remodeling sale and every hotel liquidation site always has televisions for sale. Like this release a few weeks ago from Universal Hotel Liquidators below.

I have no doubt that some are set so they will only work with the in house system, but I think it's either way fewer than most people think.

Hotels are easy targets for anything that is not chained down. Usually fairly easy access, usually multiple entrances, and usually lax security as they usually don't question everybody coming in. Is somebody is fast enough, they can load a bell cart with the entire business center and be out the side entrance before security makes their pass if they are not watching monitors from a central point.
the marriott dude i spoke with was referring to the newer flat screen tvs, not the above-mentioned relics
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