People buying Blu-ray w/o HDTV!!!

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Originally Posted by Tru-way

Did it ever cross your mind that this so called "usefull idiots" could be buying future proof movies for there PS3 because there shure theyll be buying an HD TV in the future?

Ive read in a few forums about people that have dozens of Blu-ray movies yet have no Blu-ray player, they said they bought the movies because they were shure they would buy a blu ray player in the future and didnt want to miss out on the sweet deals Blu has been getting lately, can you also call this people idiots or wise thinkers?

I don't understand the reasoning behind this "future proofing." Why on earth would you buy expensive BDs if you're not gonna be able to use them? Sure you might plan on buying a player in the future, but then the prices of the BDs will be cheaper, thus it would be smarter to wait. As for the sweet deals, c'mon it's not like the marketers are gonna stop having these promotions and price discrimination tactics once the format war is over.