HDTV Almanac - Same Day Movies at Home? — Community

#1 Dec 14, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Tired of standing in line to see the latest blockbuster? Not so thrilled about paying a fortune for a giant tub of buttery popcorn? Wishing for a way that you could enjoy the latest movies without having to endure the loud conversations and ringing cell phones at your local cinema?
Well, you may be able to [...]

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#2 Dec 16, 2010 at 12:47 am

Wow. If this isn't an example of the total decadence of the uber-rich, I don't know what is.

The rich are becoming obscenely rich, and the middle class are losing their jobs and their homes. I guess the poor can just shoot themselves. Is this a great country, or what? Thank God the millionaires will get to keep their tax breaks for another 2 years... that's a relief. This will help solve the problem of what to spend it on. Life is rough at the top. :roll:

Sorry, but his sickens me. Obviously very few here in the US have studied history, or can see the signs of what's coming.

- Tim

#3 Dec 16, 2010 at 3:32 pm

I can see your perspective, but there was a time when only the "uber-rich" could afford gold jewelry, or even salt. There was a time when only the rich could afford refrigeration, or a car, or any number of other things.

New technologies almost always start out as high-priced items that soak the rich to pay for the development costs. Eventually, if they catch on, the prices can come down within reach of the average consumer. Hey, a 42-inch HDTV cost $15,000 not so many years ago, and now costs less than $500.

So I may be a little slower to condemn the rich. I know that I've benefited from early adopters who could afford things that I could not, but as a result, I can afford them now.

Alfred