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Well i didnt care for that thing anyway. 18 27.27%
 
It sure is pricey.. 32 48.48%
 
nah, price is OK. 7 10.61%
 
its almost a bargain! 8 12.12%
 
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yo_john117 on 25 October 2011
SamuelRSmith said:
yo_john117 said:
SamuelRSmith said:
yo_john117 said:
Wow that's spendy! Europeans sure get the shaft when it comes to prices of things.

I hope you guys make more money than the rest of the world to make up for it.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

Wow most European countries are below the US...


Yep, exactly. You lucky Americans tend to make 12,000 more international dollars a year than us Brits.... and I don't think PPP factors in tax rates, so a higher percentage of our money also gets taken away.

Wow you guys are really getting the shaft!



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justinian on 25 October 2011
disolitude said:
justinian said:
 

Fair enough. My argument wasn't to do with the quality of the thing, it was simply to point out that because something is out of a particular person's budget doesn't mean that those with the cash that want it won't buy it.

But I can't argue with your point regarding HDMI 1.4 and the rest. You are right.


I see...yeah I agree as well. People will always pay more money for something which convinces them that it deserves a premium.

It is somewhat strange that the price of this almost doubled compared to US price...when taking currency exchange in to account. I am aware that Euro price uncludes the tax while the 499 us still needs tax added.

Could it be that Sony as a brand is considered more premium in Europe compared to USA and they can get away with charging more?


It is the way the world works, Dis. A piece of denim cut from the same cloth and mended by the same people can be 50x the price by the time a brand name is stuck on it.

It is not a Sony thing, it is every company under the sun.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/07/31/the-scandal-that-is-microsofts-windows-7-pricing-in-the-uk/



Mummelmann on 25 October 2011

OP: Have you seen the price of Apple displays? This is hugely costly, no doubt but could actually be worse...



Andrespetmonkey on 25 October 2011

Europeans make more money on average than americans + sony is more popular in europe meaning europeans will be willing to pay more for sony products.



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disolitude on 25 October 2011
Andrespetmonkey said:
Europeans make more money on average than americans

If by Europeans you mean Luxemburg and Norway only...sure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita



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Andrespetmonkey on 25 October 2011
disolitude said:
Andrespetmonkey said:
Europeans make more money on average than americans

If by Europeans you mean Luxemburg and Norway only...sure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita

You have to take cost of living into account, but you're right, not all of europe, just scandinavia and most of western europe.



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snakenobi on 25 October 2011
Acevil said:
snakenobi said:
don't blame sony

blame the eurozone and the shit thats going on there


By using that same logic, Sony should increase the US prices as well relative to the Yen. I feel sorry for any Europeans, who are willing to pay for this product.

they have to compete in US with MS,NINTY which they don't have to do so much in other areas due to sony's brand name following

plus the tax situations that differ



justinian on 25 October 2011
Andrespetmonkey said:
disolitude said:
Andrespetmonkey said:
Europeans make more money on average than americans

If by Europeans you mean Luxemburg and Norway only...sure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita

You have to take cost of living into account, but you're right, not all of europe, just scandinavia and most of western europe.


These figures apparently take into account the relative cost of living and the inflation rates of the countries but are still misleading as America's large pecentage of billionaires and multi-millionaires cover those on a small income.

There was a more "reliable" statistic that was published in the FT (I can't find the article online) that did indeed show that Western Europeans on average earn more than Americans. 

The FT article's aim was to point out that the wealth of countries in Western and Northern Europe is more evenly spread than in the US. 



Troll_Whisperer on 25 October 2011
xKratosWitAGunx said:
EVERYTHING is more expensive here in Mexico, heck when uncharted 3 comes out ill be paying around 800 pesos(about 75 dollars) but anything for the "game of the generation" =]

I wish Uncharted 3 was $75 in Europe.

We pay €70, which is about $100.



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xKratosWitAGunx on 25 October 2011
Troll_Whisperer said:
xKratosWitAGunx said:
EVERYTHING is more expensive here in Mexico, heck when uncharted 3 comes out ill be paying around 800 pesos(about 75 dollars) but anything for the "game of the generation" =]

I wish Uncharted 3 was $75 in Europe.

We pay €70, which is about $100.

well I guess I can't complain then haha

damn and I thought I had it bad