Kokomo:
People in Australia are devoting rooms to 'home cinema', even constructing special rooms in their McMansions
Really? This may come as a surprise to you Jonathan but those who can afford such things have been installing them in their homes since the beginning of the 20th century!
Hollywood stars of the silent movies had cinema rooms built into their homes and it didn't take long for the wealthy to follow.
Sorry, I should have been more precise. I wasn't talking about wealthy people, I meant the average 'Joe' out there...
People in suburban Australia, on the outer fringes of the large cities, are building large awful homes on large estates. These are known as 'McMansions'. These houses all look the same, are built cheaply and are relatively inexpensive to buy. These houses generally have features such as 4-5 bedrooms, home theatres, studies, 3 bathrooms, outdoor fireplaces, etc etc and no garden or trees as landscaping is never included in the price. They are built as close as possible to the one next door People buy these houses and fill them with everything they cannot afford and then complain they can't afford a rate rise on their mortgage. They then have to sell these houses..
Australians are becoming a nation of the 'have to haves' meaning they want everything now whether or not they need it or can afford it.
Generally they have a mortgage on a home, loans for at least two vehicles and high credit card debt. We had a national 'baby bonus' scheme, where the governmet provided $3000 to the parents of a newborn baby to increase our population. This became known as the 'Plasma Bonus', as sales of Plasma TVs skyrocketed as soon as the government started making these payments. Teens were having babies just to get the free $3000!!
B&O's release of this new 3D TV reeks of this mentality, and I really don't think it's justified.
(btw google 'bogan' and 'McMansion' for a more detailed explanation)
My B&O: 2009 Catalogue and Pricelist