I was at Target one day in the electronics department and some lady walked up to the counter and started talking to the associate about digital cameras. She pointed at one and asked if it was any good, the associate said yea, she bought the camera and was on her way.
Now to me and hopefully the rest of you reading this blog, what that lady did was complete madness. No research or comparison, just walked in and bought a camera. The point is: do your research and read reviews and previews. Don't buy something just because the number is bigger, which the lady in Target without a doubt did.
I agree with you - the hard part about researching HDTVs is that you need to step out from behind the computer - you really need to get out to a lot of different stores and look at these things with your own eyes to find the set with the best picture. (this all gets complicated by in-store settings, poor video sources, and crazy lighting, but I'll save that for another day) To my eye, I'll still take my "old" 1024x768 panny 42px500u over almost any of the 1920 x 1080 LCDs that were on the front page of the Black Friday ads - you really have to consider the whole package...
Ah, but Epicurius would remind us that she is the more satisfied of the two of you. You do not indicate that she asked for the best camera in the associate's opinion, only if the one she had picked was a good one. He answers honestly and she is rewarded with a simple transaction. I am all for research and I do enjoy the process, but how many poor souls out there confuse themselves to death with more information than they need?
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IseWise @ Jan 9th 2008 12:40AM
I was at Target one day in the electronics department and some lady walked up to the counter and started talking to the associate about digital cameras. She pointed at one and asked if it was any good, the associate said yea, she bought the camera and was on her way.
Now to me and hopefully the rest of you reading this blog, what that lady did was complete madness. No research or comparison, just walked in and bought a camera. The point is: do your research and read reviews and previews. Don't buy something just because the number is bigger, which the lady in Target without a doubt did.
Rick @ Jan 9th 2008 1:36AM
I agree with you - the hard part about researching HDTVs is that you need to step out from behind the computer - you really need to get out to a lot of different stores and look at these things with your own eyes to find the set with the best picture. (this all gets complicated by in-store settings, poor video sources, and crazy lighting, but I'll save that for another day)
To my eye, I'll still take my "old" 1024x768 panny 42px500u over almost any of the 1920 x 1080 LCDs that were on the front page of the Black Friday ads - you really have to consider the whole package...
L3 @ Jan 9th 2008 3:25AM
Ah, but Epicurius would remind us that she is the more satisfied of the two of you.
You do not indicate that she asked for the best camera in the associate's opinion, only if the one she had picked was a good one. He answers honestly and she is rewarded with a simple transaction.
I am all for research and I do enjoy the process, but how many poor souls out there confuse themselves to death with more information than they need?