Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I just moved into a new apartment and have been reading about all of the new power strips out there, especially the green ones. I was wondering if you had any suggestions about which "green "power strips are out there with decent joules ratings. And when I say green, I mean power strips that have the remotes or switches to turn off all electricity flowing to certain plugs and with at least 2 plugs that are always on. I was looking specifically at sub $50 because I will need two, but if that is not possible I could be convinced otherwise. Thanks!"
mfm:
A lot of people bought DVD based upon the 5.1 demos in stores even though well over 90% of people don't have a properly functioning 5.1 system even 10 years later.
And it's not a "people can be conned" argument. By and large these people convince themselves they want something better. "Keeping up with the joneses".
Who said anything about 1080p? You don't need 1080p to appreciate BluRay. More importantly, you don't need 1080p to buy BluRay.
You're just letting your anti-BluRay stance get in the way. Every HDTV sold makes it easier to sell BluRay players. No, it's not a slam dunk, most of these HDTVs will never have a BluRay player attached to them. But it still make it a lot easier to convince someone to buy a BluRay player (esp. with them available for $100-$200 now) if they don't also have to make a $500+ investment in a TV at the same time.