tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838397438784587264.post5083309199750213090..comments2023-08-04T06:01:44.954-04:00Comments on Is That Really Desirable?: "Looks like I'll have to buy The White Album again"...but twice?Vinnie Bartiluccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031831695722239873noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838397438784587264.post-74886709660180414522013-09-07T02:57:09.564-04:002013-09-07T02:57:09.564-04:00I can see some people objecting to having to purch...I can see some people objecting to having to purchase a "combo pack" especially when there are those who already own the material in DVD format.<br /><br />On the other hand, with the advent of easily-accessible secondary marketing (such as eBay), or when some vendor (like Best Buy) has a trade-in/upgrade sale, getting a "back-up"copy isn't such a bad thing...for the $5 extra that the extra disc in the package usually costs.<br /><br />At least we're not being forced to buy a "digital-copy/blu-ray/DVD/VHS/beta" combo pack.Paul Birnbaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838397438784587264.post-52042302694932136122011-02-04T23:45:49.059-05:002011-02-04T23:45:49.059-05:00If you have to explain a joke, it's not funny,...If you have to explain a joke, it's not funny, but the line's from Men in Black, in which Jay shows off a one-inch-wide silver disc, alien tech that will replace CDsVinnie Bartiluccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031831695722239873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838397438784587264.post-3031997691659369192011-02-04T19:48:57.943-05:002011-02-04T19:48:57.943-05:00Dorian: Anna Deborah Ackner is obviously just too ...Dorian: Anna Deborah Ackner is obviously just too intelligent to have originated from this planet, and I wish she'd contact her homeworld already and have their invasion ships go ahead and land.<br /><br />Vinnie: it occurs to me that, rather than THE WHITE ALBUM by The Beatles, a much more perspicacious listen would be Frank Zappa's SHEIK YERBOUTI, especially for the song "Flakes" (which seems to underline this current consumer technology quite adequately).Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838397438784587264.post-87980621966450412122011-02-04T18:16:43.598-05:002011-02-04T18:16:43.598-05:00Michael, Vin, if I recall correctly, Anna Deborah ...Michael, Vin, if I recall correctly, Anna Deborah Ackner once said something to the effect that she'd only buy items in new technologies if she got a promise that it would be the last thing they ever invented! :-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838397438784587264.post-15173531366935889672011-02-04T15:22:01.879-05:002011-02-04T15:22:01.879-05:00After having been burned on Beta and videodiscs, t...After having been burned on Beta and videodiscs, the philosophy at our household is to wait about five years for the dust to settle before making a major consumer electronics purchase.Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838397438784587264.post-38131238172511742232011-02-04T13:51:35.372-05:002011-02-04T13:51:35.372-05:00Bravo on an on-target blog post! I know retailers ...Bravo on an on-target blog post! I know retailers have to eat, too, and I'll admit that Blu-Ray is pretty darn impressive, but as a movie-loving consumer, I resent having Combo Packs shoved down my throat. I'd rather decide for myself which format I want, thank you!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.com