I was arguing HDTV from many standpoints: * Its picture quality is WAY WAY better than analog ever was and now cheaper than the crappy old analog tvs from even 10 years ago. * The original poster I was replying too said it was just a big "cash grab" scam and that the picure quality wasnt really any better or worth it, in fact he even claimed that DVD was as good or better that blu-ray and HD-DVD.
*I never said everyone should buy it , but I still believe though anyone who watches video should be watching HD by now. If you dont watch video fine, but if you do, what good reason is there to watch it on an old crappy set when you can now get these much much better ones and for very affordable prices to the AVERAGE person. Sure there are some people who might not afford one, but there are always some people who cant afford anything. Most people now spend more than $600 a year and up on cable or sat but these same people cant afford a really good HD set that costs way less per year even assuming a short 5 yr product life? I simply dont agree. HDTV set purchase is an outstanding home entertainment value at todays prices and thats why I still stand by my "bargain" and "no brainer purchase" description of it. Lastly, dont proceed to criticize me for reposting this stuff and clarifying my postion, because I didn't bring it up again, you did. Good Day, jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cory Papenfuss Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Please everyone set up an email filter On Tue, 19 Dec 2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Why should I "accept" an opposing opinion > (especailly one I STRONGLY oppose) I that dont believe in or cannot be > backed up with a good factual argument to support > it. I wont and never will. Its called conviction. > I dont expect everyone to agree with me on everything, > and many many things are gray which I avoid. > But to expect me to just "accept" anything else > without good cause is simply crazy. And secondly, > I honestly believe that there are people posting > here opposing viewpoints they dont even believe > in just to oppose me no matter what I post. > jco > You don't have to accept it. You should, however, realize that others might have a wildly different point of view and an opinion. That doesn't make them wrong, just different from your viewpoint. When you express your *opinion* as FACT and then argue with those who don't agree with those "facts," it incites anoyance. The HDTV "argument" was particularly obtuse. Yes the picture is better... quantifiably so. Yes the prices have come down... they are still not cheap. You fail to understand that for a lot of people, TV is not very important... whether the picture is NTSC or IMAX, it doesn't matter to them. It's a *personal choice* on their part that you need to be able to accept and understand. -Cory -- ************************************************************************ * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************************************ * -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
