I would say it breaks down depending on how bad the ads are.
Example; I installed Rainbow Six: Lockdown. I knew it wasn't going to be very good, I played the demo, and read the reviews, however, I owned all the others, and thought maybe it would at least provide me enough fun to justify the $30 I paid for it.
By mid way through the first level, the same one from the demo, I had seen so many adverts for "The Hills Have Eyes" that I exited, uninstalled, and sold the game. If there had been one, or if it had been something in the context of the area I was supposed to be immersing myself in, I would have been 'likely' to continue to play.
If there were ads during level loads, i would be 'indifferent' as I have to stare at something.
-Cliff
Gamestop showed up to pick up their EB today, but were informed that since they didn't pre-order, there were none in stock for them. They were able to special order it, but it may be a few weeks.
"Umm... exactly what "adverts" do you think are footing the bill for HBO shows?"
Did you watch the last season of Soprano's ?
Perhaps it was Motorola, who has the best phones so he heard. Or maybe Nissan, who make the safest SUV's for your kids. Or possibly Coke, (or was it pepsi) that Tony found so refreshing. It could have been PHILLIPS, judging by the size of their logos on the TV's. Maybe Bose...they seemed to be everywhere with supersized logos. and so on....
Its 499.99 right now. It isn't taking the world by storm.
To be quite honest, 27" is simply too small, especially for use with wide screen DVD's and with HD. Even 32" is a bit of a stretch once you rastor 1/3 of the screen.
As for the rest of the technology being affordable during your life time...unless you are 50+, I disagree. Hell, I disagree right now. The fact that there are more than a hand full of 42" plasmas for around $2500+ is more than affordable. This includes actual first rate brands, not just knock offs and cheap garbage. The average amount that someone coming into a Circuit City spends on a big screen TV is about $2000 or so. This is just above the average.
DLP and LCD based projections are only in their second or third generations, and are already just barely more expensive than comparable sized CRT based projection televisions were about 3-4 years ago. Once the novelty wears off, and they become the defacto, much like widescreen HD sets have over the past five years, they will be even cheaper.
As for your comments on the CRT monitor, show me an 'affordable' 21"+ CRT. There isn't any. Not to mention that a TV has exponentiallly more to it when it comes to additional hardware than a PC monitor. Speakers, tuner, input board, scaler/de-interlacer, remote, picture-in-picture, close captioning, ect, all cost money.
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I would say it breaks down depending on how bad the ads are. Example; I installed Rainbow Six: Lockdown. I knew it wasn't going to be very good, I played the demo, and read the reviews, however, I owned all the others, and thought maybe it would at least provide me enough fun to justify the $30 I paid for it. By mid way through the first level, the same one from the demo, I had seen so many adverts for "The Hills Have Eyes" that I exited, uninstalled, and sold the game. If there had been one, or if it had been something in the context of the area I was supposed to be immersing myself in, I would have been 'likely' to continue to play. If there were ads during level loads, i would be 'indifferent' as I have to stare at something. -Cliff
Gamestop showed up to pick up their EB today, but were informed that since they didn't pre-order, there were none in stock for them. They were able to special order it, but it may be a few weeks.
-Cliff
"Umm... exactly what "adverts" do you think are footing the bill for HBO shows?"
Did you watch the last season of Soprano's ?
Perhaps it was Motorola, who has the best phones so he heard. Or maybe Nissan, who make the safest SUV's for your kids. Or possibly Coke, (or was it pepsi) that Tony found so refreshing. It could have been PHILLIPS, judging by the size of their logos on the TV's. Maybe Bose...they seemed to be everywhere with supersized logos. and so on....
-Cliff
You mean like the Panasonic CT27HL14?
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http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Panasonic-HDTV-Mon
Its 499.99 right now. It isn't taking the world by storm.
To be quite honest, 27" is simply too small, especially for use with wide screen DVD's and with HD. Even 32" is a bit of a stretch once you rastor 1/3 of the screen.
As for the rest of the technology being affordable during your life time...unless you are 50+, I disagree. Hell, I disagree right now. The fact that there are more than a hand full of 42" plasmas for around $2500+ is more than affordable. This includes actual first rate brands, not just knock offs and cheap garbage. The average amount that someone coming into a Circuit City spends on a big screen TV is about $2000 or so. This is just above the average.
DLP and LCD based projections are only in their second or third generations, and are already just barely more expensive than comparable sized CRT based projection televisions were about 3-4 years ago. Once the novelty wears off, and they become the defacto, much like widescreen HD sets have over the past five years, they will be even cheaper.
As for your comments on the CRT monitor, show me an 'affordable' 21"+ CRT. There isn't any. Not to mention that a TV has exponentiallly more to it when it comes to additional hardware than a PC monitor. Speakers, tuner, input board, scaler/de-interlacer, remote, picture-in-picture, close captioning, ect, all cost money.