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Posted by Nelly on 11/03/05 03:28
NunYa Bidness wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:39:29 -0500, Nelly <nellyblue@gmail.com> Gave
> us:
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>>I agree. But then there are the real people who actually work hard,
>>budget, scrimp and save, just to buy a nice tv.
>
>
> So too did I. That TV is now my second set.
I only have one. 27". It's 6 years old.
>
>
>> What happens to those
>>people when everything changes over and they're stuck with what they
>>have because of the outrageous prices of hdtv sets.
>
>
> Fucking idiot (you had it coming with that remark).
Let's not get into name calling. There's no reason for it.
They are NOT
> outrageous! The technology is at least three times more costly to
> produce, AND that makes them more expensive to buy. It's called
> cost-of-manufacture. How can you be so clueless as to think they are
> gouging you like the oil companies, cable companies, and power
> utilities do? The price is a bit high, but quite reasonable. So buy
> last year's model... Sheesh!
>
Did I say gouging? I don't recall using those words. I said
outrageous. "Exorbitant.. steep.. usurious" (Look that one up in your
Funk and Wagnall's)
>
>> I'm not talking
>>60". What's the average price? $1000? That's a hell of a lot of money
>>for some people. Especially if you're on a tight budget.
>
>
> That is the same thing my dads said when I wanted my own 25"console
> set in 1970. I didn't get one. The family could only afford the one
> we already have. Myself, however, I now have under my belt at least 5
> old PCs, some of which have several thousand dollars invested in them.
> It turns out that my hobby has the worst depreciation rate known to
> man. I also have plenty of good, high quality video equipment pieces.
> You don't see me pissing and moaning though.
Bragging doesn't become you. I could give a rat's ass if you have 5 or
50 PCs. Whoop de dooooo! I have a PC that's 5 years old. I get by
with it. I have a DVD that was given to me as a gift so you know it's
not a top shelf brand. I like it. It does what it's supposed to. I'm
not a videophile like some people. I like to come home from work and
watch a movie to relax. Period. And no, I don't sit around the house
with a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other. I don't drink or
smoke.
>
> Jeez, the electronics maker do a good job of giving it to us at a
> good price. If you ever worked in a Mfg environment, you might learn
> about COM reduction cycles and price point targets.
>
> Anyway, the point is that the electronics industry has the lowest
> profit margins of nearly any other goods producer in the nation short
> of the farmers!
>
> Get over it! We are lucky they aren't trying to gouge us the way
> Billy will be doing with the Xbox 360. If we could all only organize
> well enough to not buy a single unit upon their release. Watch how
> fast those prices would drop!
>
> It just so happens that you are getting what you pay for with HDTV
> technologies. It's really that simple. Save up and buy, IF you are
> that interested. Otherwise, wait around or do the rental thing to
> determine if it is worth it to you to put it IN your budget.
I don't do rentals. Of any kind. DVD, car, or even an apartment. I
own. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
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