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In Reply to: The more you invest, the harder the pain when your last working HD DVD player craps out. posted by oscar on February 26, 2008 at 05:13:51:
A consumer media format is not an investment. It is highly unlikely to appreciate in value - in fact, it's more likely to do just the opposite. These are ultimately disposable devices and media that are (or should be) purchased with DISPOSABLE income.
Nothing is forever. All formats die. All formats become obsolete. Expecting anything else is stupid. Proceeding with any other mindset is stupid. If buying a disposable consumer toy has the potential to cause you mental pain or anguish, there's something wrong with you.
So, if your concern is "investment," then you shouldn't buy Blu-ray discs and players either. After all, it's only going to last a few years before it's replaced by The Next Big Thing In Consumer Entertainment.
If you find no value in being entertained, then don't buy anything. If you only find pleasure in buying things that hold value, buy gold, not consumer electronics and media. If you want something that will last forever, buy diamonds, not consumer electronics an media.
OTOH, if you look at these devices and formats as a medium for delivering entertainment RIGHT NOW, and don't get caught up in "investing" or "supporting," or other such psychotic emotional nonsense, then spending some disposable income on something you can enjoy RIGHT NOW is not foolish.
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Follow Ups
- Anyone who "invests" in a consumer media format is a fool - racerguy 08:55:58 02/26/08 (11)
- Nonsense...You invest in media that will be supported - Jazz Inmate 23:36:35 02/27/08 (8)
- I wouldn't buy a Blu-ray player right now at any price. - jsm 18:21:15 03/02/08 (5)
- I'll remind you of that in a few months when Sony and Universal are releasing dozens of catalog titles on BD - Jazz Inmate 22:06:06 03/03/08 (0)
- I can play every Blu-ray disc I own... - oscar 09:45:15 03/03/08 (3)
- Good luck in the future, then. - jsm 13:30:39 03/03/08 (2)
- At worst, he won't be able to play the bonus materials and PIP features - Jazz Inmate 22:08:41 03/03/08 (1)
- You mean there's more to movie watching than "just" watching the movie ? - oscar 05:09:52 03/04/08 (0)
- "to spend even 1 cent on the format" - Jack G 07:17:26 02/29/08 (1)
- So buy it on DVD if you don't care about the format...you'll save even more NT - Jazz Inmate 23:56:45 02/29/08 (0)
- Post of the day :-) (nt) - Jack G 09:34:22 02/26/08 (1)
- I agree, Racerguy makes some very good points (nt) - Ole Lund Christensen 10:07:37 02/26/08 (0)
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