Toshiba still delusional over HD DVD loss

[Kosty]

I'm glad the nonsense discussion here has gone away here as well.

[rroberts]

4-5 people at HDF love HD DVD. To this day, they fight the good fight.

die bluray die- die bluray die - die bluray die

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[towergrove]

Hi all I'm back now and plan to put most of posh idea discussion time into HDD after leaving HDF.

I do still enjoy my few HDDVD discs but have slowly over time rebought them in the BD format. This old girl has just become tired of the round and round circles that some go with in still arguing the HDDVD cause even in 2012 when most have moved on.

[towergrove]

I'm glad the nonsense discussion here has gone away here as well.

Amen! So glad we have you to keep us up to date with the numbers Kosty.

[Kosty]

Glad you are back here and I understand your feelings on those that won't give up the format war.

But lets move beyond criticism of the sister site there, as I think the mods are fine there and they are certainly entitled to their discussion and point of view in any case.

I too find the same arguments repetitious and the search for any negative spin a bit much but I appreciate all points of view and enjoy many of the more adult conversations there at well, even when I disagree.

But its just inappropriate here to carry on as well with the sister site, so I suggest we just move along.

[Sbert]

My youngest brother just got married. He and his wife have a combined income of around 100-150k, they have school debt and came to me asking about advice about getting a BD player. They didn't want to spend 70 dollars to buy one.

I gave them my old sony 350 bdp.

It's a sad state of affairs if the economy is bad enough, inflation, gas prices, etc have gotten so bad that a 6 figure income couple with no kids have to really think hard about a 70 dollars BD player purchase.

I thought the economy was getting better to some degree, but I am in a sheltered profession and it's taken it's hit and appeared to have stabilized, but with Obamacare coming around the corner with the imbedded property tax, I expect things to take another dive soon.

[OneManShow]

It's a sad state of affairs if the economy is bad enough, inflation, gas prices, etc have gotten so bad that a 6 figure income couple with no kids have to really think hard about a 70 dollars BD player purchase.

It depends on a lot of things...like the cost of living where they live and other spending habits. My wife and I are six figures combined, have one kid, & live very comfortably. But we paid off student loans, no credit card debt, don't drive luxury cars, put away for savings, bought a house that we knew one of us could afford if the other got laid off, live in Texas which has a rather low cost of living, and generally just don't live beyond our means like so many people do.

[Sbert]

It depends on a lot of things...like the cost of living where they live and other spending habits. My wife and I are six figures combined, have one kid, & live very comfortably. But we paid off student loans, no credit card debt, don't drive luxury cars, put away for savings, bought a house that we knew one of us could afford if the other got laid off, live in Texas which has a rather low cost of living, and generally just don't live beyond our means like so many people do.

That's true. They are saving for a child/home and have a budget to keep in mind and they do live in southern california where the cost of living is substantially higher.

[OneManShow]

That's true. They are saving for a child/home and have a budget to keep in mind and they do live in southern california where the cost of living is substantially higher.

That's a nice area, but you definitely pay for it. I had a buddy that went to college in San Francisco and his rent was around three times what I paid and that was considered "cheap" for San Fran.

[AV_Integrated]

That's a nice area, but you definitely pay for it. I had a buddy that went to college in San Francisco and his rent was around three times what I paid and that was considered "cheap" for San Fran.

Shoot, I just bought a new home in the Washington DC area and I have friends who live in Indiana... Their PITI is the same as what my real estate taxes are every month.

I think that some people really have no idea of how much the cost of living varies across the country. A home on one acre in the midwest may cost under $100K while a one acre piece of land in our area or California could cost (well over) $200,000 without even having a home on it!

Definitely weird though when people who are making a perfectly reasonable amount of money find themselves struggling on such a low level purchase.

Remember when there was an arguement about how 'expensive' BD players were?

[Rich86]

Definitely weird though when people who are making a perfectly reasonable amount of money find themselves struggling on such a low level purchase.

Remember when there was an arguement about how 'expensive' BD players were?

I expect you will find it is all about priorities and money management. I know quite a few people who scrimp on various things in their life that might cause you to scratch your head, as they motor on down the road in their BMW to their favorite $$$$ restaurant waving their usually max'ed out Amex card in the air . . . if that blu-ray player is way down on their priority list, why would they give up something they value more to buy one?

and maybe rroberts should post his concerns over on that other forum he/she whines about so much, assuming they haven't banned him/her already.

[Lee Stewart]

Hi all I'm back now and plan to put most of posh idea discussion time into HDD after leaving HDF.

I do still enjoy my few HDDVD discs but have slowly over time rebought them in the BD format. This old girl has just become tired of the round and round circles that some go with in still arguing the HDDVD cause even in 2012 when most have moved on.

Except that isn't the reason why you "left HDF" is it? You got insulted when we challenged you to provide additional data to back up a statement you made and you didn't.

You are in good company here . . .

[towergrove]

Shoot, I just bought a new home in the Washington DC area and I have friends who live in Indiana... Their PITI is the same as what my real estate taxes are every month.

I think that some people really have no idea of how much the cost of living varies across the country. A home on one acre in the midwest may cost under $100K while a one acre piece of land in our area or California could cost (well over) $200,000 without even having a home on it!

Definitely weird though when people who are making a perfectly reasonable amount of money find themselves struggling on such a low level purchase.

Remember when there was an arguement about how 'expensive' BD players were?

I personally didn't realize this until the other day when I was doing some research about prices across the US and how they vary. My area in St Louis has some of the lowest cost of living in the nation (which I didnt know as well).

[vikingfan]

Hi all I'm back now and plan to put most of posh idea discussion time into HDD after leaving HDF.

I do still enjoy my few HDDVD discs but have slowly over time rebought them in the BD format. This old girl has just become tired of the round and round circles that some go with in still arguing the HDDVD cause even in 2012 when most have moved on.

Nice to see you back, always enjoy reading your posts.

[towergrove]

Nice to see you back, always enjoy reading your posts.

Thanks Vikingfan! I always enjoy yours as well.