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In Reply to: RE: Poll: will you buy new video component now that cost $1000 and above and without 3D capability? posted by jeromelang on February 17, 2010 at 19:26:04
I bought the Oppo SE and a KRP-600M plasma.
It's smart of the electronics manufacturers to capitalize on the hype of Avatar. Such a smash hit can carry a lot of sales on its coattails. But I hope the CE companies realize that as soon as the hype wears off, there is little to no incentive to go 3D.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
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with a cracked screen.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
I understand Pioneer only manufactured 500 of these and considering the number said to be cracked I feel lucky to have this screen.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
except I went with the KRP-500M. No interest in 3D.
Kal
Definitely a smart move to order one before they went extinct.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
when did you buy this KRP-500M?
Mid-October but it makes no difference. I am impressed with 3D but not comfortable with it.
Kal
this poll is targeted towards those who has a real need to purchase video components between now till end this year.
every consumer in that situation would need to ask himself if he wants to be caught out - like yourself - with an expensive TV that is not future proof.
but i'm sure TV companies would be more than happy to ship you samples for long term loan, for the purpose of educating your faithful readers of your regular columns in stereophile.
after all, enveloping surround sound and out-of-the-baffle picture image projection go hand-in-hand, don't they not?
I bought the Pioneer because they were becoming rare and I didn't want to miss out. I was well aware of the relative imminence of 3D and might have waited but I don't care about it.
BTW, I don't review exclusively video products, so no samples, long term loan or not.
Besides, this poll has no statistical value but is only informed by expressed comments, anyway.
Kal
=> I bought the Pioneer because they were becoming rare and I didn't want to miss out. I was well aware of the relative imminence of 3D and might have waited but I don't care about it.
pioneer plasma TVs are drool cool.
i can understand sentiments like not wanting to miss out on them.
it is exactly what this poll was intended to find out.
unfortunately without making this point, your earlier comments came across like a typical rant against 3D.
thanks for responding.
I haven't seen enough negative posts to call anything "typical" about non-pro-3D sentiments. Personally I just don't care for it, and I think many others are in the same boat. I'm not anti-3D, just not pro-3D, HUGE difference. I'd rather just have a nice clean 2D picture. I do not by any means consider myself a videophile.
answers won't be valid if you have already made purchased.
you bought your plasma TV mid of last year, isn't it?
you mentioned something like that on May 31, 2009 at 16:55:29the issue is whether anyone will still intentionally buy a new video component knowing full well that some features (they probably may use in the future) are not going to be available.
a more suitable question for you is:
if someone has the dough and the inclination to buy the ayre blu-ray player DX5 (souped up BD83), which for hypothetical question's sake is out next week, will you still recommend the person to buy it?
the new player will cost USD$10K
but it isn't 3D ready (since it is a reworked BD83)
it probably will sound fabulous.
Edits: 02/18/10
partially because of my recent purchases and mainly because I'm just not interested.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
we seen this type of rationale came from people who own megabucks CD player against SACD when it first came out. remember?
look:
the poll was meant to find out if people will intentionally buy expensive new video components now, in the full knowledge that that component isn't future proof.
it's not for your rants about imagined problems of 3D.
we have already read enough about them in ole's thread below.
case in point:
the new upcoming ayre DX5.
said to have been given an overhaul in virtually every part of its audio section - both digital and analog.
knowing charles hanson track record, it is probably going to sound not too bad.
problem is: it is based on the soon to be outdated oppo HDMI 1.3 platform, and it cost $10K.
given this current transitional period, is it wise to buy this ayre player now?
I'm very happy with the KRP-600M. It is honestly the best display I have ever seen. I don't intend to replace this screen for 10 yrs if I can help it. And I didn't spend much on it. It was 1/3rd the price of my early generation Pioneer plasma I bought 7+ years ago.
As for the Oppo, I could see replacing it relatively soon, but again I don't think 3D will be a factor in that decision. This isn't a rant--I'm just being honest about my level of interest.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
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