Refusing to upgrade to a new form of technology - Anyone done it?

[baking23]

Re: Refusing to upgrade to a new form of technology - Anyone done it?

Okay, maybe I'm weird but I'm now actually EXCITED about the prospect of skipping the MP3/IPOD phase. Maybe in 20 years when the next best thing comes along I'll buy in, but not this time around. Sorry Apple.

Ditto! My weekness is DVD's, I love watching movies, and I've pretty much worn a out by now.

I think my dad only used his camera once adn we were too shy to do anything. We've never seen the tape and I'm sure it's in crappy shape right now.

I've been donating a lot of old tapes oon freecycle since I'm sure they wouldn't sell to well, and I just want to get rid of them. Folks are even taking huge boxes of our old tapes that had been taped over and over on. I've always wondered what thye'll do with them.

My CD's are fine and so I'm probably going to keep them for a long time. Getting my parents to toss their records, which they never use, is going to be hard. My uncle's even offered to buy an receiver for an old stereo we have but no luck. Mom likes to hold on to such things even if the rest of us, including whoever got it for a present, wants to get rid of it.

[sakigt]

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I love new technology, but only when its been out for a few months and is on sale

Additionally, sometimes the newest and greatest features isnt enough for me to turn in something new. Ive had the same camera phone I got for free 2 years ago and my first gen Ipod Mini is perfectly acceptable to me
Ive also still got my $20 19 inch TV. My HDTV yet. The cost of the TV plus the fees for the box and service just isnt worth it to me.

[abowers]

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Instead of changing to the new technology (with all of the costs involved), I am thinking of buying one or two small (inexpensive) spare CD players to put in storage, so that I have a replacement when my current one breaks down. That way, I can just (hopefully) go on listening to my current CD collection for as long as I live.

Sorry iTunes, but I just don't think I need you in my life ...

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I have an MP3 Player (not Ipod) -- I've put many of my CDs on it (it's a process...). It doesn't skip while exercising, the sound quality is good, it's small enough to wear on an armband or to put in a pocket. I haven't bought any music online, I've just transferred music from CDs to the MP3 player. More convenient than having to change CDs while on the go. The MP3 player doesn't make CDs obsolete - I still use my CDs at my house, and in my car.

I was a little resistant to DVDs at first because I had such a big video collection -- but now it seems like all you can find is DVDs. So we have a DVD/VCR so we can watch both.

The technology I'm not into is the XBOX, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, etc. Not worth the money to me!

[abowers]

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Also -- cell phones! I had the same cell phone (my first cell phone) for over 3 years. I don't care about having the latest technology on my phone. As long as it works for phone calls, it's fine with me.

[Aleta]

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To Baking23: You can get your parents records transferred to CD's. We have a collection of great records and our son said to transfer them and then sell the records. They are collectible.

[scfr]

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Well, in your case the jump makes sense because the convenience of dealing with digital disks is really important. How is the quality of the produced film? A couple of years ago I wanted to convert some of my cassettes to a digital audio format but the result was very discouraging, a don't think that even a professional soundmaster could have made the converted audio listenable - there were so many hisses, noises, the voices were distorted and so on that it just didn't work for me.

Regarding the 8mm film transfereed to DVD:
The quality is just as good as the film (the film quality had been degrading so it's not perfect), and we now have what used to be 15 rolls of film transferred on to one DVD complete with a photo scene index and classical music playing gently in the background.
This is one technology upgrade I would definitely recommend to anyone who has 8mm film sitting around that they would like to preserve.
If my memory is correct, Kimmie posted a link for a free trial of film to DVD conversion, didn't she?

[shengmei]

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None of the technology stuff in my home had been upgraded for years. I have a basic bar cell phone, a regular TV, a CD player, and a lot of other old fashioned stuff.

The biggest reason why we haven't upgraded is that we have five cats and most of the high-end stuff with lots of wiring just gets chewed up by the cats.

CATS save me so much money!!!

[nanamom]

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I don't own a TV. I own a small DVD player so my DS2 can watch Veggie Tales. I own 2 computers. One was the one I ran a school on 8 or so years ago which makes it old technology. The other is newer but was bought used fomr my sil. We have a tape player that plays CD's and is a radio. I play a CD for my DS2 to go to sleep by. I play th eradio when th emoon is blue. My DH has a laptop owned by the company he works for and we watch a movie on it occasionally. Our microwave cost about $10.00 at a garage sale, no dryer and th ewasher was used ($25.00) I think that makes us technology losers! Or you can call us cheap!

[Broken Arrow]

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The biggest reason why we haven't upgraded is that we have five cats and most of the high-end stuff with lots of wiring just gets chewed up by the cats.

CATS save me so much money!!!

Now that's funny right there!

[msnln]

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You don't have to go out and buy an MP3 player. You can get a cell phone with MP3 player feature free for asking. Last May, when I had to renew my cell phone contract, I asked local cell phone store to give me MP3 player phone free for extending my contract for two more years and they agreed. Now, I rip music from my CD and store on the phone for the music. No more lugging around portable CD player and CDs for me.

One negative is cell phones do not have storage capacity like iPods and can only store 3 full length albums but I upload new music every few days and delete old ones so it has worked out well for me.

[PRICEPLUS]

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I have CDs and that was traumatic. I still remember thinking how great 8 tracks were. My video camera bought in 94 is now a dinosaur compared to todays cameras. We still have a VCR and it is in a combo machine that plays DVDs and CDs. We saved a ton not having ot buy components.

What do I do with the 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 floppies that are outdated? Technology is moving so fast that you have to get off the bandwagon for a while as it gets crazy trying to keep up!

Oh well! So it goes!

[abowers]

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My MP3 player (by Creative) has a 20GB hard drive. Fiance's has a 40GB hard drive. That stores many CDs (I still have room to go).

[Broken Arrow]

Re: Refusing to upgrade to a new form of technology - Anyone done it?

Price (and anyone who's interested), you can stick with flash drives. I guarantee that they're going to be around for quite a while. The only thing that's going to change is that their capacities are going to increase and their price is going to drop. And that's a very good thing for all of us.

I know that's what I plan to do. Furthermore, if you look around hard enough, you'll see MP3 players that are based on the USB flash drive. And what does that mean? You'll be able to play your CD collection off of that same little storage device.

Plus, flash drives have no moving parts... which makes them a much more reliable medium than drive-based storage and players.

And if you make sure all of your music is MP3 format, they'll be free for you to upgrade to any future devices that manufacturers make.

Personally, I love Apple's Ipod ecosystem. My only gripe is that Ipod's music is not free (as in freedom). It's a good thing they're so nice and usable, because we're essentially locked into using only Ipods to play the music. And if you wish to upgrade, again, we're stuck with whatever Apple innovates, which again, is a good thing that their products are so compelling.

But like I said, I choose freedom! I want to use any USB flash drive I choose, bought at any price I choose to pay, and play it on any USB MP3 players that's available out there, be it a portable player or a nice mini-component system!

[msnln]

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BA,

Ecost.com has those, usually free after rebate but models vary. I checked the website and they have 512MB TRIO MP3 Player free after rebate right now. I am not sure what they charge for shipping as it has been a while since I bought anything from them but they are fairly quick with delivery and they honor the rebate, unlike some online merchants. 512MB will store about 100 songs and good for commuting, etc.

[tinapbeana]

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I LOVE MY FLASH DRIVES!!! i will sing it from the rooftops if needbe! i carry 6 kinds of software in my pocket, in addition to all my necessary files. i also have an adapter ($10) that will allow me to convert any of my memory sticks for my digital camera into a flash drive, too, so i have three 1g drives available if necessary. love anything that can do double duty and do it well!