Thoughts from someone who just returned an HD DVD player

[Blu-Ray Buckeye]

Originally Posted by hmurchison

No offense truly meant mate

The OP returned the HD DVD player and provided sound reasoning why. So I don't think he's that oblivious to the situation.

Agree you meant no offense but "diatribe" is a strong word and I don't feel richteer gave a diatribe.

Also you've again misread or misinterpreted things even in this small comment. I never ever claimed the OP was "oblivious" to anything. He made a decision that works for him and that's good.

Bottom line every customer is different. For me I think it's often silly when people get into these waiting games. If someone truly doesn't care, then they can wait forever until Hi-Def players and content are so cheap they just become the de facto replacement for DVD. For those comsumers the entire war is meaningless. However if you know that you really want HD content then what is your time worth? Everyone answers this for themsleves.

I often have this time-value argument w/ my wife who wishes we had waited to get the PS3 after this $100 price drop. Given that my son & I have played games or watched literally 1000's of hours of PS3 time then WTF do I care about $100? In fact, I could have overpaid by $300 and still it would have been worth it. It all depends on usage and how much you want something. A $60 game is expensive until you realize you've played it over 100 houyrs when it essentially becomes "free" entertainment.