$14.99 for the SD version of No Country off iTunes (it will be more, but iTunes does not display the purchase price of the HD version) $229.00 for an Apple TV (required to buy the HD version) $1099.00 for the cheapest Mac - with a 13 inch screen (required to watch the movie) ------------- $1342.99
$21.95 for a HD version of No Country from Amazon $1299 for a Philips 47" 1080p LCD from Costco $379.99 for a Sony Blu-Ray player at Costco -------------- $1700.90
A difference of $357.95. Yes, that is a bit more. However, for somebody that is part of a group that continously professes that you should pay more for the "quality" of Apple products, I find it a bit disingenuous of you saying that you would not want to pay $357.95 more for the higher quality (480 vs 1080p, at a higher bit rate) on a much larger display.
But then, you just proved the dirty little "secret" that everybody knows. When Apple fans say that you should spend a little more for the better "quality" provided by Apple products (not my assertion, but just repeating their party line), that is not true. It is all about owning the Apple logo, and nothing more. Why not spend a little more for a vastly improved video experience? But you will not, because it does not have an Apple logo on it, and so you would rather have a poorer experience.
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Nohone @ May 1st 2008 5:00AM
$14.99 for the SD version of No Country off iTunes (it will be more, but iTunes does not display the purchase price of the HD version)
$229.00 for an Apple TV (required to buy the HD version)
$1099.00 for the cheapest Mac - with a 13 inch screen (required to watch the movie)
-------------
$1342.99
$21.95 for a HD version of No Country from Amazon
$1299 for a Philips 47" 1080p LCD from Costco
$379.99 for a Sony Blu-Ray player at Costco
--------------
$1700.90
A difference of $357.95. Yes, that is a bit more. However, for somebody that is part of a group that continously professes that you should pay more for the "quality" of Apple products, I find it a bit disingenuous of you saying that you would not want to pay $357.95 more for the higher quality (480 vs 1080p, at a higher bit rate) on a much larger display.
But then, you just proved the dirty little "secret" that everybody knows. When Apple fans say that you should spend a little more for the better "quality" provided by Apple products (not my assertion, but just repeating their party line), that is not true. It is all about owning the Apple logo, and nothing more. Why not spend a little more for a vastly improved video experience? But you will not, because it does not have an Apple logo on it, and so you would rather have a poorer experience.