J. Hova
Don Corleone
Emotionally exhausted and morally bankrupt
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Post by J. Hova on Apr 25, 2020 1:15:08 GMT -5
As technology has evolved, some products are brought to market that seem cool as all hell or provide an alternative to an existing product. Unfortunately, a lot of these products end up being terrible or not living up to the hype. What have you purchased that just made you ask, "What the hell was I thinking?"
My personal one is the Microsoft Zune. I'm not a fan of Apple products and on-demand music services were somewhat primitive at the time. It's still somewhere in my house, probably propping up an uneven table somewhere. That is probably the best purpose it has served in over a decade.
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metylerca
King Koopa
Loves Him Some Backstreet Boys.
Don't be alarmed.
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Post by metylerca on Apr 25, 2020 1:46:09 GMT -5
Blackberry Storm. Bought it on release day and thought it was great. Except it didn't have many support apps, people were shifting from BBM to iMessage.
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Fade
Patti Mayonnaise
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Post by Fade on Apr 25, 2020 1:47:03 GMT -5
I got Dreamcast, the PSP and the Wii at launch and within a month I kind of regretted each respectively.
Came close to getting the adidas_1 in 2006 and I feel that would have been a huge regret as well.
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Post by arrogantmodel on Apr 25, 2020 1:47:53 GMT -5
I mentioned this in the Eternal Champions thread, but for Christmas one year, I asked for the Sega Activator. Eternal Champions came with it. Man, that thing was a piece of shit. I should actually apologize to my mom for that. lol
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Bo Rida
Fry's dog Seymour
Pulled one over on everyone.
Got away with it, this time.
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Post by Bo Rida on Apr 25, 2020 2:03:30 GMT -5
Before smartphones I bought a portable MP4 player, not even a good one. I had visions of watching Futurama or the Simpsons on its crappy tiny screen while commuting. I never managed to get it to work.
The stupid thing is that even though the technology is now on phones to do this easily I never use it.
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Scoops
ALF
Potato Clown
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Post by Scoops on Apr 25, 2020 2:28:32 GMT -5
I spent over $1000 on a tablet computer years before I ever drew and just used it to go on the internet.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 25, 2020 2:39:09 GMT -5
Probably the Nintendo DSi
I already had a regular DS that I used pretty consistently...
not to mention I lost the DSi like two weeks after I got it >->
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J. Hova
Don Corleone
Emotionally exhausted and morally bankrupt
Posts: 2,050
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Post by J. Hova on Apr 25, 2020 2:45:43 GMT -5
I got Dreamcast, the PSP and the Wii at launch and within a month I kind of regretted each respectively. Came close to getting the adidas_1 in 2006 and I feel that would have been a huge regret as well. I forgot about the Dreamcast. I have a special affinity for that platform with my friends and I playing some fighting game that kept saying "You are on the verge of destiny" or something really close to that. 15 year old Hova might have been getting down with his girlfriend in the next room on the futon with that repeating every few minutes. God bless the Dreamcast!!!!! |
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Ultimo Gallos
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Dreams SUCK!Nightmares live FOREVER!
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Apr 25, 2020 3:40:24 GMT -5
32x I got it the day it came out paid full price. And there was maybe 2 games on it worth playing.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Apr 25, 2020 3:54:40 GMT -5
The Apple HomePod
An overpriced smart speaker that I barely use cause it’s in the same room as my entertainment system which has a surround sound system and an Apple TV .. and I use my Apple Music account through the Apple TV most of the time.
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Post by lockedontarget on Apr 25, 2020 9:08:17 GMT -5
I got an HDDVD player.
It was like, 700 dollars.
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Post by grungesmurf on Apr 25, 2020 9:28:45 GMT -5
Although I loved the thing probably my Windows Phone.
They never gave those the proper support.
😡
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Apr 25, 2020 9:33:46 GMT -5
A zune
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Apr 25, 2020 9:45:32 GMT -5
I don’t really have any regrets, I kinda collect odd and old electronics, but when I bought my first iPod in 2008 it was a Gen 2 iPod Touch and the guy at Radio Shack was desperately trying to convince me to buy a video Zune. Glad I didn’t bite on that one, I’ve been an iOS user since 2008 and I still quite love it.
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Apr 25, 2020 10:15:58 GMT -5
I bought a Samsung smartphone about 6 months before anybody besides Apple figured out how to do them well.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Apr 25, 2020 11:20:06 GMT -5
When I was a kid we had a Laserdisc player.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 25, 2020 11:48:06 GMT -5
I got Dreamcast, the PSP and the Wii at launch and within a month I kind of regretted each respectively. Came close to getting the adidas_1 in 2006 and I feel that would have been a huge regret as well. I forgot about the Dreamcast. I have a special affinity for that platform with my friends and I playing some fighting game that kept saying "You are on the verge of destiny" or something really close to that. ! That sounds like stuff the Soul Calibur announcer would say. |
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Apr 25, 2020 12:11:34 GMT -5
When I was a kid we had a Laserdisc player. I have an RCA SelectaVision CED player, it was actually hooked up until recently when I start some home renos |
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Post by Feyrhausen on Apr 25, 2020 12:57:51 GMT -5
Hd dvd player attachment for XBox 360.
Windows Mobile cellphone.
Creative MP3 player.
Portable video player.
MP3 player with special case and headphones to use while SCUBA diving.
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Post by darbus alan on Apr 25, 2020 13:32:34 GMT -5
A Zune. Not because I didn't like it, because I did. But mine bricked like a month into owning it.
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