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Wilhath | Wed 03-Jan-07 08:43 PM |
Member since 19th May 2003
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#874, "Straw Poll"
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You have a couple hundred dollars in Best Buy gift cards from Christmas.
Do you buy...
A. HDdvd player
B. Xbox360
C. Sirius Satellite Radio
D. PS3
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  D,
Valkenar,
04-Jan-07 12:04 PM, #7
B (nt),
Drama,
04-Jan-07 11:00 AM, #6
You didn't define the budget clearly.,
DurNominator,
04-Jan-07 09:51 AM, #5
  Good grief,
Wilhath,
04-Jan-07 05:52 PM, #8
My answer,
DurNominator,
04-Jan-07 06:27 PM, #9
B. Xbox360,
Zulghinlour,
03-Jan-07 09:46 PM, #2
Corporate shill! (n/t),
Daevryn,
03-Jan-07 10:23 PM, #3
That to! (n/t),
Zulghinlour,
04-Jan-07 12:08 AM, #4
RE: Straw Poll,
vargal,
03-Jan-07 09:11 PM, #1
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Valkenar | Thu 04-Jan-07 12:01 PM |
Member since 04th Mar 2003
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#882, "D"
In response to Reply #0
Edited on Thu 04-Jan-07 12:04 PM
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No Xbox because Microsoft is more evil than a scion tea party.
Sirius? Meh, how great can a radio be?
HDdvd is useless right now and bluray is a better format anyway. If you're going to get a bluray player then you'd be silly to get one for the same price as a PS3
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Drama | Thu 04-Jan-07 11:00 AM |
Member since 27th Aug 2006
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#880, "B (nt)"
In response to Reply #0
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DurNominator | Thu 04-Jan-07 09:51 AM |
Member since 08th Nov 2004
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#879, "You didn't define the budget clearly."
In response to Reply #0
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Let's think of the price range of Best Buy:
A HDdvd player 500-1000$(800-1000$ for one that says blue-ray in the product name), a DVD player with HD upconversion about 150-200$
B - Xbox360 300-510$
C - Sirius satellite radio 80-520$
D - PS3 600-780$
I can define some kind of a buy basket if the amount of cash available is given. I don't think that the gift card is limited to one item only. The items are not exactly of the same price, so you could buy something else if you chose to buy a cheaper product.
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Wilhath | Thu 04-Jan-07 05:52 PM |
Member since 19th May 2003
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#887, "Good grief"
In response to Reply #5
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Some people are really detail oriented.
Let's assume we're working with a $700 budget, at least a third of which is in the form of gift cards.
Judging by bestbuy.com I think you're over on some of your estimates, particularly when the in-store cost (I've found) is cheaper than the online price (I figure they build shipping costs in).
The PS3 appears to be the most expensive of the options listed in the original post.
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DurNominator | Thu 04-Jan-07 06:27 PM |
Member since 08th Nov 2004
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#888, "My answer"
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We'll go by the online prices with our 700$ budget
My cart would be:
Digital camera 300$
Scanner 180$
Shaving machine 210$
Sure, it leaves about 10$ for something small, but this is about it.
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Zulghinlour | Wed 03-Jan-07 09:46 PM |
Member since 04th Mar 2003
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#876, "B. Xbox360"
In response to Reply #0
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That's what I got for Christmas, and I'm loving it. So long, and thanks for all the fish!
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Daevryn | Wed 03-Jan-07 10:23 PM |
Member since 13th Feb 2007
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#877, "Corporate shill! (n/t)"
In response to Reply #2
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Zulghinlour | Thu 04-Jan-07 12:08 AM |
Member since 04th Mar 2003
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#878, "That to! (n/t)"
In response to Reply #3
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n/t So long, and thanks for all the fish!
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vargal | Wed 03-Jan-07 09:11 PM |
Member since 07th Apr 2004
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#875, "RE: Straw Poll"
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Off the top of my head, I think the best option is the Xbox. However, if you're into radio at all, Sirius is pretty damn sweet.
As for the the PS3 and HDDVD Player... I'd give both of those some time, the dvd player because nothing is shot and broadly released on HD yet. Regular DVDs will still look pretty sweet on your HDTV set.. And the PS3 simply because of the expense.
PS. If you're set on getting the DVD player or PS3, go with the PS3 as you get the utility of the DVD player out of it anyhow as well as the games.
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