American Exxxtasy 1985-1986
Talk about high prices for XXX !!!
1) In 1985, American Exxxtasy charged 399.00 for their (private decoder box)
2) R+E Magazine in 1985 sold a DIY kit that descrambled their signal for 150.00
3) Less than 1 year has passed and they change encryption to the super secure Videocipher II....cost 350.00
399 +350 =$ 750.00
Of note...the shipping and handling was FREE
Here are some cool links that the old school will remember :
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tRjr6uImXs&NR=1]YouTube - American Exxxtasy Descrambler (1985)[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2-R7bTPsC4]YouTube - Videocipher II advert[/ame]
Talk about high prices for XXX !!!
1) In 1985, American Exxxtasy charged 399.00 for their (private decoder box)
2) R+E Magazine in 1985 sold a DIY kit that descrambled their signal for 150.00
3) Less than 1 year has passed and they change encryption to the super secure Videocipher II....cost 350.00
399 +350 =$ 750.00
Of note...the shipping and handling was FREE
Here are some cool links that the old school will remember :
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tRjr6uImXs&NR=1]YouTube - American Exxxtasy Descrambler (1985)[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2-R7bTPsC4]YouTube - Videocipher II advert[/ame]
