[quote name='Spades22']Haha David you idiot, It was a VHS / DVD combo they bought which costed 80 bucks, and since my parents aren't really high tech or anything I said I'd throw in the extra cash and they said they would throw in even more and since the VHS still works on the other DVD I'd just hook both up together so we have a DVD and a VHS just like the other thing. They didn't know that was possible, usually when technology breaks they buy something new and see how nice it looks and how cheap it is. In other words how well it matches the room or how classy it looks. So I'm really losing half the cost of a Wii and I don't want to pay the extra, so I'll probably get a PS2 instead. They also don't care about the quality or whatever, you guys gotta realize that not every family has a household of high tech people interested in every new thing that comes out...lots of parents don't even know how to use computers, and its kinda new to them. I'm basically responsible for all the high tech stuff here so I influence the buying of technological stuff in this household a lot! And Blaq you know im the smiley guy there? XD
....wait wth....no VHS player......WTH!!![/QUOTE]
Actually, I'd buy the "they don't know any better" argument for grandparents, but I find it hard to believe that there are still Baby Boomers out there who don't know how to use a computer or that DVD players can be bought separately for $30, unless of course you're 50-something and your parents are senior citizens. And if that's the case, going halfsies with them on a Wii is the saddest thing I've ever heard.