Pushy sales people
The whole "HD Ready" con has been getting up my nose for the past few years, When I say con, I am referring to the fact that "HD Ready" TV's are being sold here for the past couple of years with no way of actually seeing any HD programing until recently, BlueRay and the now dead HD DVD players were (And probably still are) priced well beyond what most people were willing to pay, and there was no HD broadcasting on offer,
When my Mum wanted a new TV set 2 years ago, she was advised by a sales rep in a well known shop (Currys I think) that she should get a "HD Ready" tv at a significantly higher cost than a regular TV. Thats 2+ years ago!
I advised her not to because by the time HD is anywhere near commonplace she would probably be needing a replacement TV by then anyway, Our national broadcaster has no plans to even begin to show any HD content until well into the next decade.
I'm sure there are thousands of those TVs out there that have never been used to watch anything in HD. All because of a big swindle in my opinion.
Its pushing new hardware on people today that they cannot use for another 2 years. Most of the mothers/fathers that go to an Electrical outlet dont know they are being conned. Its a legal way to rob the unfortunate technologically ignorant.
Sorry .... Rant over,
Now dont get me started on the price of those HDMI cables
