Kent Vaughan's Little World

Kent Vaughan's Little World

Kent Vaughan  //  Is a meat popsicle.

Jun 9 / 2:10pm

Fanboyism and Brand Loyalty

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Buyer's remorse can creep up on you over a period of time where for me it's about collecting blu ray dvd's when they first came out. They were hard to find because the studios didn't release that many and wanted to dip there toe in the endless river of milking the cash cow. By re-releasing the same movies countless times in yet another "Special Edition"but this time in HD.
But the studios were really slow as there were only a handful of movies in 2007, which is when I upgraded my home theatre and wanted to show off my new shiny toys.
The main reason for the shortage being the whole HD-DVD v's Blu Ray war which created many a fanboy and studios picking a side. I bought both formats and still have both. I didn't care who won I just wanted the movies I love in the best possible quality in picture and sound.

So I bought movies that I shouldn't of because I was starved of HD content.

Now I'm giving away the one's that haven't stood the test of time albeit very slowly but I now admit not every movie needs to be seen in HD. DVD quality is fine for a lot of run of the mill B-grade films. It sort of feels like a 12 step program for HD fanboys to admit such things.

1st step admit your a fanboy.
2nd step admit not everything needs to be in HD.
3rd step A bad movie is still a bad movie regardless if it is in HD.
4th step You can't unwatch it or get your time back which you wasted watching that crap you bought to justify your HD addiction.

Was all of that a justification for having a massive HDTV, 7.1 surround sound in a 1 bedroom apartment?

I love my movie experience in the comfort of my own home. I don't feel any regret or buyers remorse at all on what I have purchased to make it a reality in my own living room.

Is that a justification on top of a justification? Maybe I am Vulcan? Or need to become one.