I agree with just about everything you said, Micah. That's part of the reason that I haven't bought a new TV yet (not most of it, but part of it). I'm horrible about wanting to buy the best I can afford, even if it's not quite out, so I'll just wait a little longer, ooh, just got more expensive, I can't see paying that much... etc etc etc.
The idea that TVs--a product that costs >$1000 for the size of sets that people seem to be getting these days--are disposable is ludicrous. I'm seriously in the minority, I know, but I still have the 27" CRT I bought when I was in college. Sigh. C'mon, kids, break the TV already...
