DVD sales figures: WIDE SCREEN vs FULL

[stevelabny]

hmm, my life has definitely improved with my first pentium and then again, quite noticably when i got my DSL, and even though my TV is still an 11 year old 27 inch TV, it improved lots when i got my surround sound, and being able to watch movies on my friends 56" has also improved my life.
please note i still have a "regular" TV, but i know that when this TV dies or when there is more support for HD programming (i have DirecTV which only has TWO HD channels so far) I will step up to the next level.
Buying another regular TV because its cheaper, and then being 15 years behind when i finally switch over is not worth it.
why save a couple of bucks and ruin your enjoyment?
money is made to be spent.
you dont take it with you when you go.

 

[Psychotic Dreamer]

I stick with old TV's because I can not afford $1,000+ for a TV. Considering I am barely able to pay my bills and have a little left over for myself. The concept of switching to HDTV is not something I am condsidering. Despite how much I love widescreen.

 

[Triumph]

23 posts. Right. Kai, we know when you use a second handle

Uh....I hope the smiley means you're joking....

You might want to, next time, leave more of a gap in time between your double posts with multiple handles. Particularly in a forum that most people don't read.

{edit - oh, and of the 17 threads triumph has posted to, fully 7 of those threads were started by Kai, and most responses to any thread he has made are in support of Kai with things like "coolness" and "greatness"}

Greatness! I always wanted my own netstalker! For the record, I started reading Kai Lord's posts because of his handle, and found a lot of his posts to be damn funny. And 7 out of 17 is NOWHERE NEAR HALF. Surely this is something you of all people can agree with....

 

[Tsyr]

why save a couple of bucks and ruin your enjoyment?
money is made to be spent.
you dont take it with you when you go.

1) Because I am not "ruining my enjoyment". Honestly. Television is as enjoyable to me on my little non-HD 25 incher as it would be on a 50 inch HD. I get the same basic content, minus, what, 2 channels? Whoopdedoo. I get something like 100 as it is, of which I watch Fox, Fox News, Discovery, History Channel, and occasionaly FX and Sci-Fi if something I really want to see is on. I can still play DVDs, VHS, vcds, divx, etc, which accounts for all of the basic formats I would be expected to play on my TV. I can still hook up all my consoles to my TV just fine.

Heck, I still listen to AM radio.

It's still FUN.

2) Spoken like a person who has never been in hard financial times for very long.

3) No, but I do take it with me to the next time I'm in a pinch and need car repairs, or when I'm between jobs, or when the next big college bill comes... And when I'm out of college and have a more stable job, I will take it with me to the age of retirement so that I have something more to live on than a meager little triffle of money, or for medical problems, or for help in starting a family, buying a house, etc.

 

[stevelabny]

for the record, im unemployed right now, havent bought my monthly comic books in 6 months and eating lots of hot dogs and mac&cheese but if my tv blew up today, id still drop 2 grand on a credit card to make sure i had a tv.

priorities in life 1> a roof for me to sleep under 2> food for me to eat 3> a nice home entertainment system, computer and video games

once anyone drops the concept of supporting an entire family, life becomes a LOT less expensive.

 

[Tsyr]

for the record, im unemployed right now, havent bought my monthly comic books in 6 months and eating lots of hot dogs and mac&cheese but if my tv blew up today, id still drop 2 grand on a credit card to make sure i had a tv.

Might I suggest that, if you feel this way, you are the last person that should be lecturing others on what they should or should not spend money on.

 

[mojo1701]

Get a DVD player like mine. You buy widescreen versions, and if you got someone who likes fullscreen, you hit the 'zoom' button. It's the best. Now if I could get my hands on a DVD player that does that, plus handle PAL DVDs...

 

[ssampier]

I'll buy a widescreen HDTV when they're ubiquitous as a color tv

Personally my 19" serves just fine (wouldn't want to watch movies on it though)

 

[Aeolius]

I suppose I'm the other extreme. I have a HD LCD projector in my basement, hooked up to an AV receiver and DVD player; all of which support component inputs. I have 5:1 surround sound and a 120"x72" screen. It's hooked up to digital cable (with several HDTV selections to choose from) and has a home-made hub for using either my iBook or PS2 on the big screen.

I HAVE THE POWER!!

It's a given that I rarely go out to movies, these days.

 

[Mistwell]

I suppose I'm the other extreme. I have a HD LCD projector in my basement, hooked up to an AV receiver and DVD player; all of which support component inputs. I have 5:1 surround sound and a 120"x72" screen. It's hooked up to digital cable (with several HDTV selections to choose from) and has a home-made hub for using either my iBook or PS2 on the big screen.

I HAVE THE POWER!!

It's a given that I rarely go out to movies, these days.

What, no Tivo? Are you insane man!