*rant on*
for the record, just to get it off my chest, I didn't pay top dollar for my players, i got all of them heavily below msrp, and two essentially for free, and while yes, i do have software that runs the risk of being useless someday (if i no longer have hardware to play it...hence my 'suck it ip and buy a backup player. no biggie) it's no big deal to me at this point... as i don't expect it to happen.
it's far harder to 'suck up' the fact that a far far far more anticonsumer-procorporation technology won, largely on bribes, rather than letting consumers really pick what they wanted. in the end, i'll have $300-$400 in players extra spent, but I'll be watching hd-dvds and blurays (eventually) likely till both are obsolete. over that 8-10 year window, the extra player cost will far be offset by both enjoyable use over the time frame, and , as well, the fact I would wager some of the titles i now have on hd-dvd will likely not be on bluray at all- their sales tanked on hd-dvd- studios aren't impressed with catalogue sales.
i would not , even knowing what i know now about who 'won' buy into blu ray 1 year ago, 6 months ago, or even yet today. it's a piece of crap evolving format that only offers (to date) crippled hardware, mediocre software, and excessive DRM. (i would still have bought into hd-dvd, although I likely would have bought a few less hd-dvd titles-- i would have waited till the current firesales. that is all)
*rant off*
Hey aske I wasn't inferring that you were ever or are likely to be a twat. I understand your point about anti-consumerism and so forth and clearly that sucks the bollocks like a $2 Ho!
I was generally referring to the twats here who'll pay $1500-$2000 for a unit that you would pay atleast a quarter of that price.
