Plasmas: could they be a girls new best friend? Guys sure hope so
by Matt Burns 
posted Aug 2nd 2006 at 12:23PM
What is this we hear? Could it be true? Do girls really prefer plasma TVs over diamonds? A study by the Oxygen Network, that channel all about women stuff, found that three out of four woman would rather have a plasma TV than a diamond necklace. Simply amazing. We wonder what the results would have been if it was a diamond ring however. We really don't think it matters though as you know what this means right? You have a 75% chance that if you buy your wife/girlfriend/mother a plasma for Christmas or Valentines Day, she will love it! Talk about a Trojan horse.So to all of our women readers out there, would you rather have a brand new, fancy plasma TV or the same 'ol diamond necklaces.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
t @ Aug 2nd 2006 1:28PM
Of course they'll pick it over a necklace (The plasma SHOULD be more expensive,maybe), but if you asked them to pick over a diamond ring (upgrade or proposal) I'm sure that survey would change.
WASD John @ Aug 2nd 2006 1:41PM
My wife sure did like HD LCD tv. She often claims that she does not see a difference between HD and SD, but she really does not know what she is talking about but either way she likes the TV.
Jim @ Aug 2nd 2006 2:53PM
Several weeks ago my wife commented on how she wants a plasma TV. Needless to say I was stunned when she said that. She hates the 34" HDTV CRT we have now. She does not care about SD vs HD, but still wants a *plasma* TV. Reading between the lines, plasma refers to thin, not the actual technology. Perhaps women think of it as furnature or something to do with decorating. Perhaps a status thing? Not sure.
We are in the process of selling/buying a new house and she also wants to setup a home theatre room eventually. I was stunned when she said that too, but it's mostly for our kids. She wants to allow them and their friends a *cool* place to hang out now that they are apporaching their teens. Reality is she wants to keep them safe and sound. I'm all for it, obviously. :)
Juliet @ Aug 3rd 2006 6:08AM
Hmm, let's give you your first response from a woman, shall we? I always knew I was a geek :)
Call me demanding, but when there's a lot more HD content, someone's won the format war and the disc library is a bit more, well, worthwhile (seriously, 9 out of 10 of the release films are awful, or completely throwaway) then I'd love a massive, sleek 1080p Plasma TV.
But until then, I'll stick with my 800x600 projector and hope for diamonds.
(Great blog btw)