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Originally Posted by beemk
first of all, a tv is never an investment. second, technology changes every day. if you sit around and say "im gonna wait for the new kind of tvs to come out" then you will never get one. when the new ones come out the price will be outrageous, and do you think there wont be something bigger and better coming out after that?
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Maybe I used the wrong word, it should be planning instead of 'investment'.
Anyway, if you can afford a new HDTV every year or two, then its not a problem. But most people are not that wealthy (or as rich they claim to be), so I assume that when the average customer buy a TV, they plan to use it at least 4-5 years.
The TV technology itself changes all the time, yes, but what I am talking about is the compability with the new Blu-Ray format, which will probably be the standard for next 10 years. The compability is not an everyday technology change, but rather a generation shift. It can be compared with buying a VHS player when DVD players were introduced.
The Blu-Ray compability is already here, the producers and salesmen want to get rid of their old TVs, so my advise for planners is to spend some extra bucks instead of getting stucked with a non compatible TV. Its cheaper in the long run.