Originally Posted by CurrentlySober

Not AS excited as 'back then' no, but still interested of course

I think that 'back then' we were all pushing the limits of what our equipment could do, so say someone getting a video card, enabling them to download video direct from the camera in real time, was a big deal - Likewise a higher resolution monitor or a higher rez digital camera was cool. People would be jealous.

These days though, with tech where it is, not so much. My PC for example I built from scratch in 2019 to be able to cope with future needs. As such, there nothing it cant do for me that I want it to, even 3 years later... So cause it all 'Works' - Less to get excited about.

Its a bit like phones. At first having an iPhone or any smartphone really was cool, and you always wanted 'the next model up' cause it had a better camera or could do more things. Now however, EVERYONE has a phone and the 'innovations' are more like foldable screens etc... Most phones can do most things perfectly well, so less point in getting excited about new ones...