Boy I got whacked on that one--Blockbuster (which I never joined until my favorite local store went 'on-line' last year) has some sort of reprieve on late fees, ie: You pay $3-$4 for a movie and keep it for a week. Don't bring it back on time, it's like $.50 every coupla days and they send you a note. I usually keep them for two weeks or so and pay when I go rent new ones and the late fees are like adding one movie. More often than not, they just waive the fee. Big deal.

HOWEVER, I started taking my four year old to the library last summer. We discovered they also rented DVD's for $1 and began renting DVDs there. In late June, we checked out six. I forgot about them and went to my home in VA for two weeks. Long story short, I discovered the library DVDs after they had been out a month and immediately went to the library, turned in the old ones and checked out three new ones. When the clerk rang me up, my bill was.......$180.00: $1 per day, per video late fee!

My fault but, damn.

Nothing wrong with that at all, but I don't think that means the universal advice should be "don't bother with 1080p." Some people are interested in the "latest crap," and might want to get a BluRay player and a collection of said "latest crap" ... in which case, it makes sense to get 1080p. If they have the budget to do it, why not?

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Of course, nothing wrong with that! YMMV. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

My point is that the difference between 780p and 1080p is relatively small. Is it worth a small premium? Sure. Will your investment in 1080p be future-proof? Don't bet on it.

I have no idea how the local libraries are anywhere else ( they're probably better than here) but in Orange County (Orlando) you can search on line for DVDs, reserve them, and then they deliver them to your door in a few days. Is that like Netflixx or what? They have even the most obscure titles as well..

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Gonna need a bigger room...... 108 inches. Weighs about 800 pounds

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2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

Damn what size room do you put that in? Your going to need a bigger house!

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200