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    Quote Originally Posted by DenSweeP View Post
    Precisely. This philosophy can actually be applied to any purchase made. It doesn't help you wait, because next week/month/year they are releasing the new model and the prices will drop etc etc. I've heard all those arguments. And they are mostly correct, but the problem with that reasoning is that you will then never buy, because there will always be newer and better technology coming out.

    My first rule when buying anything is always first determine budget. Then shop around in that budget and get what you can now and be happy with your buy. So what if Bob from next door buys a bigger better toy next week for 20% less, you had yours first!
    Doesn't it make you guys a bit sick to think that even Television manufacturers have now started the same mentality and tactics that have made PC gamers bankrupt over the years? Every second month now we're bombarded with new models of HDTVs, each one has a "one up" over the others and you're made to feel like something you bought just a short while ago is no longer good enough.

    WTF is happening to this World? I remember when you bought a TV and you were set for, what was very likely, a couple of years! The only thing that use to change was that new gaming consoles were released and even the time frames between that was always years, not months!

    One of these days (and this may be a very chilling prophetic vision) you're going to have to upgrade your TV in order to play certain games. What these manufacturers are failing to understand is that buying a new TV isn't exactly affordable and a television is one of those things that only gets replaced when the current one becomes ancient and REALLY outdated.

    Sorry, but unless Blu-Ray doesn't double in its image resolution, I cannot see why I would ever want to upgrade my current television.
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    The only reason I would buy a better LCD than my current would be so that I can stick my current one in my bar (okay, still working on that) and get a nice new flashy one for the TV room. And that's also only if I can convince my wife that it's absolutely neccesary and that would be a very hard sell!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neo View Post
    Doesn't it make you guys a bit sick to think that even Television manufacturers have now started the same mentality and tactics that have made PC gamers bankrupt over the years? Every second month now we're bombarded with new models of HDTVs, each one has a "one up" over the others and you're made to feel like something you bought just a short while ago is no longer good enough.

    WTF is happening to this World? I remember when you bought a TV and you were set for, what was very likely, a couple of years! The only thing that use to change was that new gaming consoles were released and even the time frames between that was always years, not months!

    One of these days (and this may be a very chilling prophetic vision) you're going to have to upgrade your TV in order to play certain games. What these manufacturers are failing to understand is that buying a new TV isn't exactly affordable and a television is one of those things that only gets replaced when the current one becomes ancient and REALLY outdated.

    Sorry, but unless Blu-Ray doesn't double in its image resolution, I cannot see why I would ever want to upgrade my current television.
    Its not all about the resolution when it comes to tv's. Theres a reason on why u pay 10k and 40k for a 42" LCD display and you might find that they are both FULL HD, but theres alot more to that. I currently have the samsung Ps50c7000 which retails for about 28k and the qaulity on that is phenominal. Probably one of the best qaulity displays out there on the market which is 3d as well but i bought it mainly for the qaulity. Pioneer 42" displays which uses the kurov technology you will not be able to compare that to some cheapy 10k display. Definately worth the money, when buying a display make sure u buy a decent one and you wont have to buy another one for a while, its not the same as pc's where you will see stuff lagging and you will need faster hardware. Tv's will always be good, no need for an upgrade all the time, unless u got a cheapy display with horrible qaulity.

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    I just want to say that personally price is always the deciding factor. When one is a serious gamer you are bound to own more than one platform and buying all the games games is pretty expensive. Right now I do not see enough gain for what I will be paying, once I do however I will look into is asap.

    I am keen on this tech however suffering from headaches and eye strain in general puts me off somewhat. Once the prices stabilize, like most tech does, then I will go into it. Right now it is in its infancy, and only the dedicated and rich seem capable of justifying it. It certainly does have a future, obviously without glasses, and more on the gaming side I think.

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