Quote Originally Posted by Woochifer
Actually you ARE complaining about paying more to get more. The crux of it is that you want to pay mature market commodity prices for a product that's just transitioning out of the early adoptor stage. If you want to pay less for upgraded service, you wait for the market to catch up and for prices to fall into a more acceptable range. Less than two years ago, a settop HD tuner would have set you back at least $800, and that did not even include satellite access. Now, a $400 receiver will get you the HD tuner and Directv access. Next year at this time, I'm sure you'll find even lower hardware prices and a much greater variety of HD programming options available. The choice is yours as to what time is right to make that leap.

You're entitled to your opinion, but don't try to make assumptions about someone just because they don't share your perspective. Quite the contrary, I've NEVER been an early adoptor for any new technology precisely because early adoption is the same as burning money. (But, I didn't complain when DVD players cost $800 either, because at that price the technology was meaningless to me; only when the hardware fell into a more acceptable cost range did I make the jump.) People who've known me on this board for a while can tell you that I more often than not recommend against upgrades into the latest and supposedly greatest technologies because the price/benefit just isn't there at the early stages.

I am looking into the Directv HD package, but only because my seven year-old satellite receiver has begun shorting out. And if I'm going to pay $100 for a replacement unit, I might as well think about $400 for something that will give me 5.1 surround sound in the short-run and HD resolution for the long run (unlike what you think, I haven't bought an HD monitor yet because I've been gradually upgrading my audio system to 5.1 over the past two years).
For someone that types so much you haven't said anything. I don't care if you agree with me or not. I feel you need to step back and take a look at yourself. If you have an opinion I don't agree with good. I like to see it. It helps with diversity. But I think your taking this too personally and it's quit pathetic. Why get this worked up? Are you trying to impress someone? As for me, I have never bought something because it just came out. Almost everything in my theater has been discontinued. And whats with th 5.1? Aren't you wanting to step up to 6.1 or what I have 7.1? I don't know why you are taking this personally but I have nothing against you. Lets keep it that way. Now I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving.

~Chris~