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Posted by Colin McFadyen on 01/06/07 03:00
In <hf0up29ulk9jfhpkkjrtcrrfji336n3up4@4ax.com> JoeBloe <joebloe@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> scribbled on the rubber room walls using his toes:
>On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:48:49 GMT, Ray S <mail@mail.com> Gave us:
>>There seems to be such a huge competition for peoples disposable gadget
>>money these days, that you better be able to make people say. - Wow, I
>>gotta have that! if you expect widespread success. So far, I don't
>>believe there has been much in the way posted here that did a whole lot
>>more than damn the whole HD rollout with faint praise.
> That's the difference between pants down past the asscrack little
>boys and their iPODs, and us big boys, and our bigger toys. Apple
>sure roped millions of idiots in with that one, and the dopes even buy
>all the aftermarket add on crap, spending the same thousand dollars on
>all that utter one function (wallet sucking) crap, when MY purchases
>are for REAL products that have REAL state of the art hardware in
>them.
> Just so you know, Wide HD TV form factors outsold 4:3 this past
>year, and is still kicking far past the Christmas season. Got any of
>your spirited guruery as to why that is, fancy pants?
> You only saw "faint praise" because you only faintly opened your
>eyes. Perhaps before long, a faint clue will whopp you in the
>forehead with reality.
The reason that 16x9 HD TVs are outselling 4x3 TVs is that the price
has dropped drastically in the past 2 years. When plasma and lcd were
first introduced, you could not find a set for less than $5000. Now,
you can pick them up for less than $1000, depending on size and
quality of course.
The first DVD players cost hundreds of dollars. Even a decent DVD player
can be purchased for a little over $100 now. The first DVD player I
purchased cost over $400 and is picky about DVD +/- media. My $100
Panasonic will play almost any video format including showing a disk full
of JPG images.
Blank DVD media cost a fortune a couple of years ago. Spindles of 100
can now be found for less than $20. Before you accuse me of being a
pirate f*ucktard, you may like to know that I create my own home movies
and digital picture slideshows on DVD.
HD DVD may eventually find its way into the mainstream, but it will
only happen once the price drops significantly. Most people don't
even get the proper cables to connect their DVD player to their TV.
They don't even get an HD service. They just connect up the regular
cable or satellite and figure that because they have a widescreen TV,
the picture is great.
Way to go Joe, you are an early adopter of new technology. Most folk
will wait until the price drops. it's just a matter of time.
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