Brent Reid
Supporting Actor
This seems as good a place as any to ask... Lots of us hang out here extolling the virtues of the HD big screen experience and drooling over the latest A/V kit, but it's, well - a regular sausage fest!I know the stereotype is that it's us guys that buy and fit the equipment while our better halves just roll their eyes at the cost and general appearance of it. Once fired up of course, they usually love it.
This is true of all my girlfriends over the years too, but when, for instance, I've pointed out just how easily (and cheaply) I could help them upgrade to a big-ish screen or SD/HD projection and 5.1 surround sound in their own homes (£100-200!), they balk at the idea and I've yet to convince anyone to take the plunge... They love watching films at mine but then are seemingly content to trundle off back to their Blu-ray-less homes, with their mono CRT portable TVs and laptops full of blurry, pixelated, tinny-sounding downloads.
It's not just on this site either: I come across any number of women, both in the actual and virtual worlds, writing about/researching/reviewing film in all areas but when it comes to discussion of the actual hardware involved they're conspicuous by their absence.Moderators: I'd be very interested to know what percentage of HTF members are female, though I think the answer wouldn't surprise me.
We love all aspects of home theatre; they love the results of it - so why aren't they interested in buying or talking about it; can anything be done to change this sorry state of affairs?
This is true of all my girlfriends over the years too, but when, for instance, I've pointed out just how easily (and cheaply) I could help them upgrade to a big-ish screen or SD/HD projection and 5.1 surround sound in their own homes (£100-200!), they balk at the idea and I've yet to convince anyone to take the plunge... They love watching films at mine but then are seemingly content to trundle off back to their Blu-ray-less homes, with their mono CRT portable TVs and laptops full of blurry, pixelated, tinny-sounding downloads.
It's not just on this site either: I come across any number of women, both in the actual and virtual worlds, writing about/researching/reviewing film in all areas but when it comes to discussion of the actual hardware involved they're conspicuous by their absence.Moderators: I'd be very interested to know what percentage of HTF members are female, though I think the answer wouldn't surprise me.
We love all aspects of home theatre; they love the results of it - so why aren't they interested in buying or talking about it; can anything be done to change this sorry state of affairs?