Posted by ChairmanOfTheBored on 01/06/08 13:49

On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 06:33:47 -0600, "Mark Jones" <noemail@mindspring.com>
wrote:

>Will wrote:
>> most people I know don't care about HD anything. They are fine with
>> $10 DVD's. They come over and see my stuff and have a hard time
>> seeing the difference. $200-$700 for a player and $30 movies? $1500+
>> TV..forget it they say and laugh their asses off..
>
>I have a 65 inch and 32 inch HDTV and have no plans to buy
>a player in either format for quite awhile. With the upscaling
>capability of my DVD players and the line doubler in my
>65 inch Mitsubishi HDTV, I am getting image quality that
>is close to what I get for over the air HD broadcasts.
>
>Sure, the high definition images are better, but not enough
>better to get me to buy in at the current high price point
>for players and movies.
>
Considering that the first CD and DVD players were far higher, and that
even VHS VCRs with decent audio were far higher in price, I think you
dopes are just pissing and moaning about your tiny bank accounts.

In yesterday's dollars (1982), such a player as seen today would be $50.

Yesterday's VCR at $300 for a decent one, would be $700 or more, in
today's inflation adjusted dollars.

So stop pissing and moaning about the player prices. The damned things
are cheap.

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