Obsolete Technology, or, What was I Thinking of at the Time??

i bought a high def dvd player for my xbox 360, then about 3 months after blue ray won the tech race, hi def became the 21st century beta max

A way to make a lot of money.

I discover a new technology. I only sell the first step in the technology. After millions of my invention have been sold, I introduce the second step of my invention. After more millions have been sold, I market the third step of my invention. An on and on and on.

I discover a new technology. I'm big time rich laughing all of the way to the bank.

The auto industry has done this for decades.

BBB

I must have thousands of VHS tapes, some recorded, and some bought. Now that I am into Blu-Ray, I can't stand to look at the VHS tapes, the quality is so inferior, even though I have tapes of many great flicks. In fact, I find that I am so spoiled that even regular DVDs annoy me.

One of these days, I am going to have a HUGE garage sale!

BBB- You know what they say about "building a better mouse trap"!

Yep, they catch cheese.

BBB

I bought a GPS a few years ago. I think I've used it exactly once. Thing is, you have to buy their 'updated' maps software to keep current.

Besides...I don't really mind getting lost, time permitting. I've had some memorable experiences due a couple of wrong turns here and there lol.

there was this guy about 4th century bc who invented bronze, it was the rage, then along comes some joker who discovers brass. He like totally ruins the bronze industry, bronze becomes obsolete. and then, what the ****, some shyster capitalist comes up with iron. It's a damn plot to destroy the middle-class. next thing you know buggy whips will be outmoded.

Wonder what recent poster is still using the ol' eight track.

Hint: Bob, you can still get cassetts at Goodwill.

yes, my truck came with a factory installed C-player.

Somewhere I know that I have a few of those 33 1/3s that were made of clear red plastic. Must be worth a fortune by now!

I surely relate to this thread, yet can't help realize a kind of reverse misfortune. I traded in my Fender Twin reverb tube guitar amplifier to get with the times, buying the latest solid state bells-and-whistles amp only to discover audiophiles and purists paying big bucks now for the warm sounds that only tubes can deliver. Much the same with my LP record collection... gone. Now what is the craze? Turntables.

Hang on to those VCR tapes and 33's, Phoenix. Don't make the same mistakes as me. Haha.

I've got a bunch, but all black vynal. A small handfull of 45s, too.

I don't know if you are aware of this, but there are turntables that cost a fortune now. Tube amps are the darlings of some diehard audiophiles, who swear that the sound that the tubes produce are warmer and more realistic sound than transistor equipment.

Yes, and the pops and hisses coming from a needle running through a vinyl record are part of the...ambiance! I'm very glad to hear those kind of sentiments.

I shouldn't complain however about my misfortunes. I have, for instance, held onto an analog reel to reel recorder which does a superb job, superior to digital recordings. Have you happened to keep any older technology gadgets that you're glad you did?

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