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d_rob1031 · 12-22-2007, 03:47 PM

Last night at work as SLAMMED. I work in the home theater department and we often get representatives from different companies in touting their TV's or whatnot. Last night about 8pm I see the Toshiba rep here. I though to myself... sweet, time to have fun.

I was walking back from loading a TV up and she was talking to some customers next to a stack of HD DVD players that never seems to get any smaller (literally). She was explaining all the benefits of it and stopped me. She asked me a question she should have known but I saw this as an opportunity and stuck around anyway. The customer then asked me if I preferred Blu-ray or HD DVD. The Toshiba rep looked me square in the eyes, I looked square back and gloriously showed my blu blood and said the blu-ray format was the best format. I though she was going to cry. After loading up their TV and Sony Blu-ray (in front of the reps face) I went back to talk to her. The conversation went about like this:

Her: Why do you like Blu-ray over HD DVD?!

Me: I like a player that works out of the box, has more support and I'm not limited to buying a Toshiba. Oh, and the PQ is a lot better too.

Her: What do you mean has more support?

Me: Do you really work for Toshiba? My 6 year old cousin knows the answer to that.

Her: (Shocked look on her face) No really, what do you mean?

Me: More movies are coming out on Blu-ray. The movies I like, save Bourne and a couple of others, come out on Blu-ray.

Her: That shouldn't be a main selling point for Blu-ray.

Me: So people are supposed to buy boxes they can't use because the movies they want don't come out on that format?

Her: We have a ton of movies that will be release in coming months, you should mention this to people.

Me: So people should buy the box they can't use now over the box they can get a ton of good movies for already? I call that flushing money down a toilet, much like what people did with betamax.

Her: But betamax was a superior technology.

Me: And that has to do with....what?

By this time I had her so flustered I think she went and got an application to work for Sony. She had NO clue what she was talking about. I'm sure I'll have plenty of more fun stories to tell you later. Hope this is a good laugh for some folks out there.

12-22-2007, 03:47 PM	#1
d_rob1031 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007	BB employee (me) vs. Toshiba rep Last night at work as SLAMMED. I work in the home theater department and we often get representatives from different companies in touting their TV's or whatnot. Last night about 8pm I see the Toshiba rep here. I though to myself... sweet, time to have fun. I was walking back from loading a TV up and she was talking to some customers next to a stack of HD DVD players that never seems to get any smaller (literally). She was explaining all the benefits of it and stopped me. She asked me a question she should have known but I saw this as an opportunity and stuck around anyway. The customer then asked me if I preferred Blu-ray or HD DVD. The Toshiba rep looked me square in the eyes, I looked square back and gloriously showed my blu blood and said the blu-ray format was the best format. I though she was going to cry. After loading up their TV and Sony Blu-ray (in front of the reps face) I went back to talk to her. The conversation went about like this: Her: Why do you like Blu-ray over HD DVD?! Me: I like a player that works out of the box, has more support and I'm not limited to buying a Toshiba. Oh, and the PQ is a lot better too. Her: What do you mean has more support? Me: Do you really work for Toshiba? My 6 year old cousin knows the answer to that. Her: (Shocked look on her face) No really, what do you mean? Me: More movies are coming out on Blu-ray. The movies I like, save Bourne and a couple of others, come out on Blu-ray. Her: That shouldn't be a main selling point for Blu-ray. Me: So people are supposed to buy boxes they can't use because the movies they want don't come out on that format? Her: We have a ton of movies that will be release in coming months, you should mention this to people. Me: So people should buy the box they can't use now over the box they can get a ton of good movies for already? I call that flushing money down a toilet, much like what people did with betamax. Her: But betamax was a superior technology. Me: And that has to do with....what? By this time I had her so flustered I think she went and got an application to work for Sony. She had NO clue what she was talking about. I'm sure I'll have plenty of more fun stories to tell you later. Hope this is a good laugh for some folks out there.