PS3 NY event

I was so impressed with it, I actually just finished ordering it Cant wait!

 

same event:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4660-10619_7-6660288.html?tag=cnetfd.mt

 

Well I've known I want one before PS3 and I was already looking at the Bravia line. These pictures just pushed me over the edge . I got no interest, no payments until 2009. So while I dont have the cash now, I surely will be able to pay it off before 2009 XD. Threw in a wall mount (which is 50% off with the tv) and a 5 year warranty. Got it at Crutchfield.

Edit: Lair looked REALLY nice in that video!

 

The textures (in the walls, the other textures looked OK anyway) certainly look a hell of a lot better than they did in the recent video they released (a month or so ago)

 

I would be so broke if similar terms of sale ever becomes available here. Terms like that can easily push people over the edge.

 

I'm a careful boy I can easily manage this within 6 months if need be, but I have a lot of stretching room and dont plan on ordering something even close to this price range for a long time.

 

Well, be careful. Your fortunes may have changed completely by then, and it could end up hurting really bad. Also, the dollar is very weak right now. If it turns out to be strong by then, it could turn out to be one really expensive piece of kit!

If you think you can manage it in 6 months, then go for that instead, I'd say, or save the money over six months and put it into a closed account. But in retrospect, I don't think I'll ever do anything like that again.

I've played this game for a bit, through a slightly different method, but I decided almost two years ago that it was getting out of hand and I'd better pay off all my debts. It took me two years of being rather careful about my spending to pay it off, and it didn't feel good, especially as my girlfriend wasn't in the same position - when I met her, she actually had modest savings and even shares, and it felt really embarrassing to have a debt.

Now I've paid nearly all of them off, and I still feel embarrassed to not have any savings yet. Hopefully I make some money on selling my house, and as I'm going back to working 5 days a week I also hope to be able to at least contribute equally to the costs of our new home.

Anyway, if you can avoid it, then don't - it's always more expensive, and it's nearly impossible to know in what kind of place you are going to be financially in 2 years time.

 

Well he's getting no interest until 2009, so basically if he pays it then instead of now, it'll be cheaper in the future. Trust me the company want's the money now!
Even if dollar get's stronger, I'd hardly say that the same amount in the future is actually more than what it is now, because the prices for most things won't go down in US, even if the dollar get's stronger. I don't see the salaries going down either because of stronger dollar.

 

So why then is the cheapest launch PS3 now $500 in the US, and 500 EUR in the EU, when the launch PS2 was $300 in the US, and 500 EUR in the EU. No relation whatsoever to a strong dollar then, and a weak dollar now?

We were talking about Bravia TVs, right?

 

Hear hear! Im ok financially, Ill be paying it off as soon as I can. I've done similar things with financing like this for my new PC and had it all paid off in time, no worries. I realize financial situations change and such but Im at a job which is not going anywhere anytime soon.

As for dollar getting stronger and me paying more, prices dont really rise or fall based on the strength of the dollar here. Everything just remains constant.

We dont really have the mentality of "Oh, the dollar just rose 50%, time to raise prices". Stuff just remains the same reguardless of the international value.

 

Oh there probably is relation, but that's not all of it by any means, not even close. and that's beside the point, he has already made the deal. I don't know how much it cost, but since that number is on the paper and is there to say, it will be cheaper for him to pay it in 2009, because he's money has gathered interest by then, and probably he's wage has gotten some increases too. Even if dollar get's stronger and you can get 1080p tv's cheaper in the future because of it, it still doesn't change the fact that he should pay it in 2009, because 3000$ is more now than it will be in 2009.

The fact that the euro is stronger compared to dollar than it was during PS2 launch is one reason that the price is close to the US price, however it only explains small portion of the difference. Sony sells the product at a price that it'll sell, they think that it will sell at 500$ atleast initially when the supply will be less than the demand. Also if you consider inflation, I'd be willing to bet that Sony's losses from PS2 at 299$ in 2000 were not significantly higher than they are now with 500$ PS3. Also it's not so easy to give shaft to us Europeans anymore as the world has become smaller thanks to internet for example. Or maybe Sony is just taking different strategy and doesn't want to lose as much on the hardware this gen? there are many things that come into consideration here...

At best dollar was about 1.15 euros or a bit more 299$*1.15=343,9e... The price of PS2 in Europe was 500e=shaft. We are still getting shaft. 500e is 638$. but procentually the difference is not as big. Sony just can't charge more
from us.

edit: Oh btw nice purchase Dot50Cal!!

 

Go ahead and buy the TV, but you're wrong in thinking this is how it works for all goods. Prices of consumer electronics either fully manufactured or containing many parts that are produced in Asia are really affected by the strength or weakness of the dollar.

Having said that, if most parts are going to be produced in China, then it's not likely that the dollar will become stronger against that, China's currency being structurally undervalued anyway.

EDIT: didn't realise you'd already bought it. Congrats! In that case, no it probably won't make a lot of sense to pay it now, but it could make sense to put away the money for it as soon as you can.

As far as your job - my job is rock-steady also, but I'm changing jobs anyway because I happen to have fallen in love with someone. You just can't tell how these things go, is all I'm saying.

 

Funny, I was just at the crutch the other day and noticed the Sony Finance deal...it was tempting...

 

46 http://www.crutchfield.com/S-6Nra9HpNz04/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?i=158KD46XB3&s=0&cc=01 Im totally digging that glass look around the edges!

Cheaper than retail, free shipping, no tax (which would be around $250!), no interest or payments til 2009 and it has a 50% off any wall mount when you order it. So I went ahead and ordered this one:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-sP6oRP...p?g=33900&tab=essential_info&i=051VMPL250#Tab Threw in a 5 year warranty and the whole thing ended up being $4200 which im perfectly fine with. This tv will last me a long time.

I really couldnt resist such a deal . I needed an HDTV for a while now and with PS3 around the corner and my preorder burning a hole in my pocket I had to