Thoughts from someone who just returned an HD DVD player

[bthuring]

"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."


Don't know how to do the quote thing, but wanted to comment on the above post. I understand the time/value rational thing, but for me it doesn't apply in this situation.

Don't know how to do the quote thing, but wanted to comment on the above post. I understand the time/value rational thing, but for me it doesn't apply in this situation.

In your PS3 analogy your not talking about a console (or software) that's going to be extinct any time soon and I won't have been able to benfit from those 1000's of hours of entertainment. In the high def player category one of these formats (probably HD DVD) is going to be extinct soon. Not only is it a hardware issue, but I wouldn't want to purchase my movies and be stuck with useless movies due to the format war. I understand that those movies technically would not be useless as I could still watch them on the outdated player, but I'm only going to have one high def player hooked up to my HDTV and it will be the format winner.

[bthuring]

It's interesting when I realize I have three TV's. Both are identical Sony rear end projection LCD's except one is a 50" and one is 42". In our bedroom I have an 36" old Toshiba tube behemoth and my laptop is a Toshiba. The Toshiba laptop replaced an old Sony Vaio laptop. Very strange things afoot.

[Blu-Ray Buckeye]

[QUOTE=bthuring;132130 ...but I'm only going to have one high def player hooked up to my HDTV and it will be the format winner.[/QUOTE]

Yes, but it's pretty clear which format that will be. I understand you and others holding off, but I'm pretty confident I've chosen well. For me, what for a winner is a moot point.

[whippersnapper]

Originally Posted by bthuring

"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."


Don't know how to do the quote thing, but wanted to comment on the above post. I understand the time/value rational thing, but for me it doesn't apply in this situation.

Don't know how to do the quote thing, but wanted to comment on the above post. I understand the time/value rational thing, but for me it doesn't apply in this situation.

In your PS3 analogy your not talking about a console (or software) that's going to be extinct any time soon and I won't have been able to benfit from those 1000's of hours of entertainment. In the high def player category one of these formats (probably HD DVD) is going to be extinct soon. Not only is it a hardware issue, but I wouldn't want to purchase my movies and be stuck with useless movies due to the format war. I understand that those movies technically would not be useless as I could still watch them on the outdated player, but I'm only going to have one high def player hooked up to my HDTV and it will be the format winner.

You've captured my feelings on this exactly. While I DO feel somewhat envious of the folks who are getting these fantastic Blu-ray deals now, I would not trade the past six months living in Blu-ray (and also PS3 heaven in the case of my son who also uses it for games) heaven for many times the current savings. So, after thinking of this time, my envy goes away and I feel good for the current buyers; because I know what a good thing they are coming into. So tell your wife you won the discussion.