Sony Vega or Wega?

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Originally posted by: CheapArse
pronounced Vega, spelled Wega...

Yup.

Their logo seems to confuse the slow among us, it is not two V's it is a single W.

Go look at their web page if you don't believe me.

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NL5

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Originally posted by: CheapArse
Originally posted by: NL5
Vega - the W is actually two V's

Look at this site -

http://www.sony.com.hk/Electronics/theatre/

The "W" is a light and dark V

To emphasize the pronunciation...It is spelled with a W

In the manual it says it's pronounced Vega. (VVEGA) At least in my older manual (I got a 36" when they first came out - like a dumbass. :) Although it did have an awesome picture.
 

nakedfrog

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Well, it's fairly close, but Googlefight says it's Vega
I have one and we've always called it a Wega, though.
 

ChrisIsBored

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It's not two V's, it's just a W. They've changed the coloring of the W to more resemble V's because so many idiots aren't aware that in other languages W sounds like a V and vice-versa.


/two years in Germany taught me well
 

brigden

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Originally posted by: ChrisIsBored
It's not two V's, it's just a W. They've changed the coloring of the W to more resemble V's because so many idiots aren't aware that in other languages W sounds like a V and vice-versa.


/two years in Germany taught me well

Exactly. The name "Vega" is derived from the star, which is spelt either with a "V" or a "W," depending on your location.

Both spellings are pronounced with a "vee" sound.

In the case of the television made by Sony, it's properly spelt "Wega."

End of discussion.
 

nater

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I always wondered how it was pronounced but I saw a Sony commercial not too long ago that described their "Vayguh" line of TVs