Comments on: Americans Score with new HDTV Sets, but May Fumble When it Comes to Getting Connected http://gadgetblog.savvy-cafe.com/americans-score-with-new-hdtv-sets-but-may-fumble-when-it-comes-to-getting-connected-2007-02-27/ Gadgets & Tech Related Products - Cell Phones, Digital Cameras, and more. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:36:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Alyssa http://gadgetblog.savvy-cafe.com/americans-score-with-new-hdtv-sets-but-may-fumble-when-it-comes-to-getting-connected-2007-02-27/#comment-38 Alyssa Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:32:26 +0000 http://gadgetblog.savvy-cafe.com/2007/02/27/americans-score-with-new-hdtv-sets-but-may-fumble-when-it-comes-to-getting-connected/#comment-38 I find it really interesting that people are investing in this technology without really understanding it -- and claiming it's "better" when they aren't even getting anything "better" (due to incorrect hookups). It's a good psychology experiment -- "I paid so much, it must be better!" I first heard about this on Media 3.0 -- in Shelly's <a href="http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2006/11/its_time_to_buy.html" rel="nofollow">Technophobe's Guide to HDTV</a>. I'm glad I did my reseach before getting a set, to avoid being on of 52 percent! - Alyssa I find it really interesting that people are investing in this technology without really understanding it — and claiming it’s “better” when they aren’t even getting anything “better” (due to incorrect hookups). It’s a good psychology experiment — “I paid so much, it must be better!”

I first heard about this on Media 3.0 — in Shelly’s Technophobe’s Guide to HDTV. I’m glad I did my reseach before getting a set, to avoid being on of 52 percent!

- Alyssa

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