Monday, January 29, 2007

Dear Google

Dear Google,

Thank you for making my life miserable and indecisive. I am in the market for a new camcorder and because of the vast wisdom, knowledge and information that you allow me to obtain through your search engine, I can’t make up my frickn’ mind as to which one to buy. I sit here reading up on all the different formats of camcorders that magically appear before me with just a couple of clicks on my keyboard and I have made one decision, I hate you. You think you have everyone fooled with your colorful and sometimes whimsical logo, depending what holiday it is or if it’s the first day of one of the four seasons, but you don’t. I can very easily use yahoo and get screwed by them if I wanted too.

Should I buy the Mini-DV, DVD, HDD, HDV & Pro HD, or should I buy the DVCAM format, I hate you. Once I decide on which format to use, knowing that it will be obsolete “yesterday” I will then have to decide on the brand, I hate you. What are expert reviews anyway? I look at one expert and he is telling me that this camcorder is the best on the market, and then I look at another expert review and their telling me about a different one, I hate you. Why the hell should I even read a user review? All a user review tells me is that some dumb shmuck that read an expert review got suckered into buying a product that he/she too knows nothing about, then after two days or five minutes of trying their new product decides that they know enough to write a review “I just received my DVD player, I’m happy with it but the remote control doesn’t have an eject button so I have to go to the player to eject the disc. I’m giving this product 3 out of 5 stars”. YOU’RE A FLIPPING IDIOT!!! All my remotes have an eject button and I think it’s probably the dumbest thing on the planet. The last time I checked you really do have to go over to the player to change the disk, right?

Once the brand and format is decided upon I will have to figure on which store to purchase it at, I hate you. Let’s just say I were to buy the Panasonic PV-GS400 which is last years model, but is in my opinion (I mean the expert reviewers opinion that made me think that I have an opinion on this item) better than the newer PV-GS500, I can shop on line for this camcorder and see a price ranging from $800 to $1,400. What the hell is that all about? If I buy the camcorder for $1,400 I will be getting screwed every which way, but if I buy it for $800 I’m still getting screwed, but it leaves me wondering how screwed. Buying the camcorder at $800 seems to be a great “deal” but being an avid consumer I know that the only way to truly obtain a great deal is by stealing the damn thing, something I would never do but I’m sure if I Google “how to shoplift” you would tell me, you thief.

Mr. Google, because of you, by the time I make the purchase of my new shiny camcorder I will only be able to use it to record my grandchildren.

Thanks Asshole.

PS. Since Google owns Blogger, the Google police might come after me. This could be my last post.

11 comments:

Kim Ayres said...

To blame Google might be a little excessive - the option paralysis you complain of is a product of the capitalist, consumerist society in which we live.

Considering your business is involved in creating the very confusion you complain about, this must be one of your most ironic posts yet

;)

Unknown said...

I'm with you brother! I'm in the same boat, and the hassles are magnified due to the fact that I want something suitable for film making.

Michelle said...

You sure do tell it like it is! It takes me forever to buy something on line because I have to search here and there and find the best price and figure out about sales, and rebates, and free shipping. It gives me a headache trying to find the best deal!

Amy Flege said...

hey you should watch regis and kelly this week!! they are recommending all kinds electronic crap this week!! haha. maybe better than google at least..good luck.

Robin said...

I hear ya! I bought the fancy Sony with the mini disk you put in the camera only to find out I can't transfer the data to my computer OR make copies!! UGH! Read all the fine print & happy hunting. I feel your pain. Sometimes I miss the jurassic vhs cameras. They worked.

BStrong said...

Kim – I can always count on you to add logic to my rants. I think I was born in the wrong era. I would have made a good caveman. Of course if that were the case we would all be driving around on our square wheels freezing our asses off.

Ash - Welcome back. I haven’t heard from you in a while. Thanks, misery loves company. Good luck in you hunt.

Michelle – We might actually have to go into a brick and mortar store and buy retail.

Amy flege – Sorry, I can’t stand that guy. You watch and let me know.

Princess Morgan – I actually read about that problem. The software support isn’t very good either. My understanding is if you are looking to do some editing to your movies and wand dvd quality the miniDV is the way to go. It is the most popular format so there is a lot of support out there. However, the hard drive cameras are starting to build momentum.

jennifergg said...

I don't suppose the situation is improved any by sleep deprivation, either...

Jan Steck Huffman said...

I just have one thing to say.

Go Colts.

BStrong said...

Jennifer - When I do get a chance to nap I dream of a giant google monster chasing me. Almost sounds like a muppet character.

Mauze - I'm sure the Indy work force has been very productive these past couple of weeks;)

Sara said...

Ahahahahahahahahah I feel for you ! Thanks for the humor...bad migrain day here and I needed the chuckle ;) So have you decided which way you are gonna get screwed yet ?

;)

BStrong said...

Sara - I'm still waiting. Sony has a couple of new models coming out this month. I'm in no hurry to get screwed.