Submitted by prettypistolgg t3_1182cqt in Showerthoughts
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j9hpjlv wrote
When CD player/recorders first came out. my ex-BIL bought one and paid 20 thousand dollars for it.
prettypistolgg OP t1_j9hppfp wrote
That.... Can't be true. Really??!? Are you talking like CD-RW drives? Or like walkman players?
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j9hq1hi wrote
Like a machine that would both play CDs and record things like off the TV.
prettypistolgg OP t1_j9hq41i wrote
Do you mean DVD?
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j9hqe3e wrote
I never saw it, but I swear he said CD.
mzasimov t1_j9mxwi9 wrote
Can't you call him again and ask what the fuck was that? /s
Ringhoo t1_j9jj1i7 wrote
Can't be true because I can't see any use of buying like that.
prettypistolgg OP t1_j9jkmkf wrote
I looked it up and apparently CD preceded VHS and Betamax so I can see how someone who needed or wanted to record and store media files would dish out that kind of money, especially if it was for a business or something
zocjoc t1_j9jkojh wrote
I am a bit confused, you are talking about some other type of disk.
greenalliance t1_j9kdzgw wrote
It's so fucking unbelievable that someone could get that.
boneldor01 t1_j9mdupx wrote
20K? What the fuck he wanted to do with all of it my man?
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