As for speaking the facts, I wouldn't get too carried away. You've called my truthfulness into question numerous times stating that the pricing I'm suggesting has been available to those watching Blu-ray prices is not true, going as far as calling for receipts to be scanned. You've even questioned that the Price Grabber ad I scanned was not real.
Never happened. The scan of the photo you initally showed was not linked, nor did it provide the condition of the player (new or refurb), nor did it provide the retailer. Only when I called you on these issues did you then relay the information. Don't twist it into something it's not.
You've also just stated that for $800 you got two flagship players (although I'd argue that the only flagship player released was the XA2) and 70 discs. Without any hardware at all, that puts all 70 of your discs at $11.42. If your flagship players were even $99 each, that puts all 70 of your titles at $8.57/each. Is this more of the plain-spoken facts?
First, you are again incorrect. Toshiba
has put out more flagship HD players than the XA2, though, some arguably claim that the XA2 is the best HD flagship player by Toshiba. Let me help you with the math professor.
Allow me to first state that this is incredibly ironic as you just accused Mr. Waratuke of intentionally ommitting the BD freebies out of his calculus (in his report). Ironic indeed. Or incredibly self serving, and misleading. The math is as follows (including my initial A3 purchase):
2 A35's $169 per w/ 18 movies
1 A3 for $200 w/ 10 movies and $100 giftcard, which has bought me another 9 movies
Assorted purchases (20-25 titles..and counting
) from BB and DDD @ $8- $12 per title
PE (4 discs) for $29
HP and UM @ Amazon (splurge
...10 movies...14 discs) for $121
These deals, btw, are (and have been) all over the internet. It's not like I'm making them up.
You got an HD-A35 for well under Toshiba's cost, which you choose to ignore anytime you mention how "cheap" it was for you to get into HD.
Yes, and that makes me smile.
Why does it make you so angry?
Let's not ignore the fact that Toshiba's hardware pricing amongst other things is the reason why they're facing a loss of over 1 Billion on HD DVD. I don't hold it against the BD CE's for not wanting to follow this business model.
Well, I'm not in this game to make Toshiba prosper, am I?
Are you?
You're unlike this editorial in the sense that you're now acknowledging that it's foolish to think Denon is going to have a sub-$400 Blu-ray model available on the market as their first offering, whereas the editorial seems to feel that it's an injustice that this hasn't happened.
Injustice? That's injustice? I like my reason better of why I'm like a well-written editorial.