Posted by thanatoid on 04/23/06 23:13

"MOSFET" <ntanner@whidbey.com> wrote in
news:ZeKdnVzHX75GWtbZnZ2dnUVZ_sednZ2d@wavecable.com:

>
> ">I guess we're very different... see below...
>> AND PLEASE don't get offended even though I will be a
>> little harsh.
>
> I don't know you so of course I'm not "offended", but I am
> a bit surprised at how rude you are. But of course I will
> not stoop to your level and make personnel attacks.

Don't assume that just because I am expressing my opinions I am
at a "low level" of whatever, I am quite cultivated and
intelligent, just very straightforward. BION, I talk EXACTLY the
same way in 4-D life. (I tend not to keep jobs for very long...
;-)

Of course, I do not know you either, and I said not to take it
personally, I just happen to be one of those people who always
say what they think, and whose thoughts often do not coincide
with society's accepted standards especially as it applies to
consumerism.

And being polite is something I actually miss, wish I were, but
IMO it pretty much disappeared during the 1960's, if not the
1920's. And it's a lot more work than just saying what you
think.

> Audio and video equipment (as well as movies and music) are
> my hobby, just like any other hobby. There are those
> people who spend tens of thousands on things (like boats)
> that I think is a TOTAL waste.

Point well taken. I totally agree.

> My post was really in response to this year's CES. There
> appears to be new screen resolution standards on the way
> like Quad HD at 3840x2260. So to my it seems like if
> someone went out and bought a $6,000 57" LCD 1080p monitor,
> in two years they may find that their technology is out of
> date. Also, this HD DVD format war with Blue-Ray and HD
> DVD only confuses consumers. You don't want to be stuck
> with the losing format, i.e. Beta vs. VHS. It just seems
> like the rate of change when it comes to video technology
> has become EXCESSIVE! It's a bit like buying a new
> computer, you just have to admit the fact that in six
> months your processor will be old-news.

It's a farliy complicated subject. In the good old days when
technology was moving slowly (BTW did you know the first audio
CD was released in 1977, Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells"),
obsolescence was something not everyone even believe in let
alone dictated by the rapid development of science.

Now, with what is happening with the 5 DVD formats, and the
other things you mentioned, I think it is simply a symptom of
corporations becoming like politicians and CEO's of oil
companies. If they make it, someone will buy it, zillions of
them, and make them even richer. I would REALLY like to know
what people who have 5 billion dollars do with their money.

Because of where I currently live, all I have seen of HDTV are
some screen caps in a.b.t.shaggable-babes etc. VERY impressive.
Is it worth all the hassle and money? I'm not sure. I have the
sound on my TV switched to MONO because the stereo is too weird
(partly because of the idiots running cable etc here)..

> IMHO, manufacturers could do more to A) make their products
> "future-proof" by incorporating software that can be
> upgraded and B) work out standards BEFORE going to market
> (like this HD DVD thing). That would help eliminate some
> of these "early adopter blues".

They don't care about your blues. The care about their green.

I know I'm very opinionated etc etc etc. Many people hate me
like the plague. You can Google Group for my posts if you want
to see what I am capable of.

Best wishes.
t.

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