"Jeff Strieble" wrote in message
om...
I just read a post from someone who said most of what he owns is
inherited or repaired; because of that he is always "about two steps
behind the current technology". I am writing to say I am like that as
well. I do not own a plasma or LCD TV at the present time (still have
two 19" CRT TVs in my apartment, one nine and the other four years
old--both work quite well); it may be some time, if ever, before I do
get any kind of flat-panel TV.

I cannot afford $6000 (!) for a large plasma TV, not to mention the
fact that my apartment is far too small for any 60" set. Heck, I
didn't get my first CD player (as part of a new bookshelf stereo
system) until four years ago when I moved here, I replaced my computer
monitor with a flat-screen (not flat panel) model just last year when
the last one (CRT) failed, and I just recently (as in about a year
ago) got digital cable. However, I do not yet have a DVD player (I am
one of those people who are still fiercely loyal to VHS [I have about
50 VHS cassettes, give or take a few, almost all of which have old TV
shows and movies on them], and probably will be until the technology
is legislated out of existence or is rendered hopelessly
obsolete--that and the fact that I believe in keeping things as simple
and reliable as possible. VHS VCRs, and Betamaxes before them, have
been with us for over 25 years and have proven themselves to be
reliable under most circumstances; DVD players have just recently
become popular and still have a few bugs which must be addressed).



While I agree with much of this, DVD players are *so* cheap I have a hard
time seeing why someone wouldn't want one, heck I've gotten my last 3 of
them for free, a brand new one can be had for under 50 bucks. If you ever
get one you'll never go back, the only thing VHS does better is record.