HD, 4K, 8K - what’s next?

[Randy]

Full HD, 4K, 8K - what’s next?

Do you have to have the latest TV technology? Is it important to you?

 

[Smiley]

No. I can't afford the newest and latest anyway. Even if I could, I still wouldn't buy it simply because I don't care for having a better toy than the kid next door. Heck, my current computer monitor is an old 17'' CRT, and I don't plan on changing it for as long as it works.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Most of the TV's in this house are 4k. There's a couple 1080 HD TV's and you can't really tell much of a difference between them and the 4k ones.

 

[Smiley]

It's all a scam, if you ask me. Just another money-milking method for the gullible.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

It's all a scam, if you ask me. Just another money-milking method for the gullible.

TVs (even 4k ones) are inexpensive these days.

 

[Smiley]

Maybe by your standards...

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Maybe by your standards...

Yeah and I am not rich so for me to say they are inexpensive is saying something

 

[Smiley]

"Rich" does not mean the same in US and in my country.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

"Rich" does not mean the same in US and in my country.

So someone who is middle class here (me) is considered rich in your country?

 

[Smiley]

If you can afford 4k TV without severely impacting your budget, you're rich.

 

[DrLeftover]

You forgot about 3D TV.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

If you can afford 4k TV without severely impacting your budget, you're rich.

Look at this one at Best Buy: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/westinghouse-43-4k-uhd-smart-roku-tv-with-hdr/6489041.p?skuId=6489041

43 inch 4K for $200 USD. I could afford that even if I made minimum wage.

You forgot about 3D TV.

I've never even seen one of those.. I don't like 3D anyway so I wouldn't want one.

 

[Smiley]

Look at this one at Best Buy: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/westinghouse-43-4k-uhd-smart-roku-tv-with-hdr/6489041.p?skuId=6489041

43 inch 4K for $200 USD. I could afford that even if I made minimum wage.

That price makes me question the quality of the product.

Also, we live in different worlds, remember? What you take for granted I can only dream about.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

That price makes me question the quality of the product.

Also, we live in different worlds, remember? What you take for granted I can only dream about.

Probably not the best brand of TV but the better brands are only a little more.
Also, you're not trapped there. You choose to live there.

 

[Smiley]

No, I was born here. No one ever asked me if I wanted to live here or not, but I am where I am. This is my home, and the idea of moving elsewhere scares me, so I'll pass.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

No, I was born here. No one ever asked me if I wanted to live here or not, but I am where I am. This is my home, and the idea of moving elsewhere scares me, so I'll pass.

What are you afraid of? A better life?

 

[Smiley]

A change for the worse. You might be used to moving around your whole life, so it's normal to you. I'm not.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

A change for the worse. You might be used to moving around your whole life, so it's normal to you. I'm not.

From how you explain life where you live, I doubt any change would be for the worse. You can only improve your life by leaving.

 

[Smiley]

That may yet happen, if things continue to spiral down as they have been for a long time now.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

That may yet happen, if things continue to spiral down as they have been for a long time now.

I'll probably sell my house and leave California one day. Lets coordinate where we're moving to and be neighbors