TeeVee Envy

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

When did $3,000 for a TV become reasonable?

in my mind...it hasnt happened yet.

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

When did $3,000 for a TV become reasonable? I could go to Paris or Tokyo for that!

My dream TV is one with good picture and sount that can be folded up and put away in some hidden corner of the room when not in use. I used to put a table top over my TV and cover it with a floor length cloth. My bog advancement was moving the TV into the living room and leaving it exposed.

Heh heh...bog.

3,000...it's all relative. I'm certainly not one to knock international travel as I do love it so..but to play the devils advocate..for which I do so enjoy...some might say that while a trip lasts a mere 10 days, the TV of the same value will provide you with pleasure for 8-10 years. Not a bad investment. Hey, there are plenty of people that think its positively absure to spend over $300 a year on a ticket to DL. Yet others spend thousands on season tickets to sporting events. It's all relative.

As I do love TV and movies, it's probably worth it to me to spend that much on a greatly enhanced viewing experience. And that's just the start. The sound system will cost twice more probably. Yet I don't spend money on things I see as frivolties that I see many others enjoy...starbucks every day, eating out for all your meals, constant acquisition of cd's and the latest gadgets. Everyone's different. I say, spend it as you like, just stay out of debt. So many people I know spend beyond their means and rack up credit card debt. They claim to not have money, but get a new cell phone, pda, or computer every month. Spend it wisely, but do it enjoy it.

Oh and to answer your question...$3,000 became reasonable when it came down from $15,000.

Yeah, I wish it was cheaper too...but it seems to have bottomed out...for a bit. Plasma's have been around a long time now.

[innerSpaceman]

I'm gonna watch my old fashioned, 40" tube tv till it don't work no more.

I wouldn't buy a plasma or an LCD on a bet, and that's cool because flat holds no allure to me. I'm hoping technologies will improve and prices will plummet by the time I have to buy a new tv... though, yikes, mine is just about 10 years old! What's that in TV/Dog years???

Whichever way I go, I will want something that also lasts at least a decade with no additives needed.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I agree with you iSm. As sexy as the new huge, flat TVs look, I'm not at all interested in regularly replacing parts that cost me hundreds of dollars a pop.

[Ghoulish Delight]

My bro-in-law was a happy boy yesterday. He got to browse a Ken Krane yeterday...and my sister didn't say "no".

[Stan4dSteph]

I'm in the market for a new TV, but I have a feeling my price point is fast disappearing in favor of the large flat panels.

I just can't justify spending that much on a TV, even given the amount I watch. I do covet though. Covet, covet, covet.