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    Image of NeoAkira NeoAkira
    10/07/09

    In reply to Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It
    Why would someone want a TV that would make all media look like shit on it?
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    Image of HyperDrunk HyperDrunk
    10/06/09

    In reply to Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It
    Personally I expect this will be used as a computer monitor in business settings to display large amounts of data. Mind you, I could also see this being used for I don't know, 4 Xbox 360's hooked up to provide 16 player death match in halo all in one room :)... wow, screen looking to the max!
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    omgwtflolbbqbye promoted this comment HyperDrunk was starred HyperDrunk was unstarred
    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    10/06/09

    In reply to Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It
    There. Now upscaling DVD players have a future.
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    Image of pwnerjam4.0 pwnerjam4.0
    10/06/09

    In reply to Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It
    I'll take three
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    Xeno promoted this comment pwnerjam4.0 was starred pwnerjam4.0 was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/06/09

    @pwnerjam4.0: Sold! Please paypal the funds to Xeno_needs_new_shoes@realEmailIswear.com.
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    Edited by Xeno at 10/06/09 5:26 PM Xeno was starred Xeno was unstarred
    Image of Og, the Bridge Burner Og, the Bridge Burner
    10/06/09

    @Xeno: is Rmail like email, but for rich people?
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    Xeno promoted this comment Og, the Bridge Burner was starred Og, the Bridge Burner was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/06/09

    @Og, the Bridge Burner: Joke fixed
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/06/09

    In reply to Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It
    A 56-incher? Really? Dude, 40-50 is about the minimum size I'd accept watching an HD signal. Trying to cram four of them into a 56" would be like trying to watch 4 SD streams on a 25 incher. Sure, the resolution is there, but....who cares? You can hardly even take it in.

    You give me a 100, or a 150 inch screen in 4k...then, baby, we're talking!
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    Image of Mr.P1ckl3s Mr.P1ckl3s
    10/06/09

    In reply to Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It
    Why? No one even broadcasts in 1008p yet.
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    valkilmerisawful promoted this comment Mr.P1ckl3s was starred Mr.P1ckl3s was unstarred
    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    10/06/09

    @Mr.P1ckl3s: :(
    1080 x 2 = 2,160
    1,920 x 2 = 3,840
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/06/09

    In reply to Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It
    So if you can't tell the difference between 720p and 1080p on a 50 inch set at 5 feet, how close do you have to sit to fully appreciate this? Nose to the glass?
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    Image of Sibuna Sibuna
    10/06/09

    @The Lab: Inside the TV
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    The Lab promoted this comment Sibuna was starred Sibuna was unstarred
    Image of ssnowblind ssnowblind
    10/06/09

    @The Lab: I don't know where you get your information from. I've witnessed first hand the HUGE difference between 720p and 1080p on my 46" at about 7 feet. It's easy to be a naysayer, but I've tried it and it's definitely there.
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    The Lab promoted this comment ssnowblind was starred ssnowblind was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/06/09

    @ssnowblind: I got the distance wrong but the source is Popular Mechanics: Fact: A 1080p set (one with at least 1920 x 1080 pixels) does have higher resolution than a 720p (at least 1920 x 780) set. But the importance of those extra pixels depends on the size of your TV and the distance you are away from it. If you are sitting more than 8 ft. from a 42-in. HDTV or more than 10 ft. from a 50-in. set, you won’t notice the difference.
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    Edited by The Lab at 10/06/09 5:16 PM The Lab was starred The Lab was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/06/09

    @The Lab: How else am I going to lick Christina Hendricks?
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/06/09

    @Xeno: Wait for the 3D version.
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    Image of Krackatoa was hit by a smooth criminal Krackatoa was hit by a smooth criminal
    10/07/09

    @The Lab: ...

    A 720p set is 1280x720.
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    The Lab promoted this comment Krackatoa was hit by a smooth criminal was starred Krackatoa was hit by a smooth criminal was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/07/09

    @Krackatoa: Yeah I just copy and pasted that from Popular Mechanics, off mistake for them to make. Still the poinr stands, I've seen it elsewhere. Just optical limitations.
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    Image of peterfranzen peterfranzen
    10/06/09

    In reply to Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It
    This is Quad-HD, not 4k.

    4k has a resolution of 4096×3072, not 3840x2160.
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    The Lab promoted this comment peterfranzen was starred peterfranzen was unstarred
    Image of BergenCountyJC BergenCountyJC
    10/06/09

    In reply to Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It
    So if I just watched one channel it would make the picture 4x clearer? Where does it end?
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    nutbastard promoted this comment BergenCountyJC was starred BergenCountyJC was unstarred
    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    10/06/09

    @BergenCountyJC:

    no - it would have to upscale so that 4 pixels take the place of one normal, regular HD pixel. which would probably make it look WORSE.
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    Image of RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?
    08/18/09

    In reply to HDMI 1.4 Rocks for Six Reasons, Sucks for Four More
    At first, I thought the cord on the end was a Katana handle.
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    Xeno promoted this comment RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was starred RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    08/19/09

    @RuBBa_cHiKiN: Ditto
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    08/18/09

    In reply to HDMI 1.4 Rocks for Six Reasons, Sucks for Four More
    like minidisc, this is a new tech that offers only incremental advantages, and is attempting to usurp something else very similar (and popular) that has not yet run its course.

    needing all new everything... sucks. not that i think anyone needs to be told, but uh, wait until you incidentally upgrade to start using these things. I only say so because somewhere, someone will buy all new stuff just to use this cable.
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    Image of Thinger Thinger
    08/18/09

    In reply to HDMI 1.4 Rocks for Six Reasons, Sucks for Four More
    Why the hell don't they just use network cabling if they want to push that much data? Both the hardware and cabling is cheap and they could just use Linksec for their security.

    Does the movie industry think we're made of cash?
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    Image of jmeltzer jmeltzer
    08/18/09

    Thinger: "Does the movie industry think we're made of cash?"

    Short answer; Yes.

    Long answer; Yeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss.
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    My Secret Identity promoted this comment Edited by jmeltzer at 08/18/09 4:22 PM jmeltzer was starred jmeltzer was unstarred
    Image of iansilv iansilv
    08/18/09

    In reply to HDMI 1.4 Rocks for Six Reasons, Sucks for Four More
    Eat a dick HDMI. I am using my hands to do shadow puppets on the wall to interpret what the movies should be like based of of their trailers.
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    DeusExMach believes you have his stapler promoted this comment iansilv was starred iansilv was unstarred
    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    08/18/09

    @iansilv: I am fascinated by your art, and I will pay you 1 Brazillion Dollar for the exclusive rights to own the original masters of the performance.
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    DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was starred DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was unstarred
    Image of Identity (reclamation) Identity (reclamation)
    08/18/09

    @DeusExMach believes you have his stapler: You want his / her hands?
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    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    08/18/09

    @My Secret Identity: mmmmmmehbeh.
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    08/18/09

    In reply to HDMI 1.4 Rocks for Six Reasons, Sucks for Four More
    And thats another reason why I havent jumped on the Blu-Ray and HDMI wagon. Still using VGA cables for monitors (use mainly laptops now) and RCA cables for everything else.

    Got 3 laptops with HDMI, 2 DVR's with it, and a 92 inch projector with it. But no cords. Still not sure what versions... I bet the projector is something like 1.1, dvr's 1.0, and laptops 1.2 and 1 1.3 or something.
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    Image of Nintenboy01 Nintenboy01
    08/18/09

    @KTK1990: such a primitive, sourgraping caveman. You should at least use DVI or something if your monitors have the ports.
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    KTK1990 promoted this comment Nintenboy01 was starred Nintenboy01 was unstarred
    Image of lpranal lpranal
    08/18/09

    @KTK1990: yikes. Not sure how things are in projector land, but there's a BIG difference when I hook my 42" LCD up to my computer via VGA rather than the usual DVI / HDMI. Component looks like pure ass.

    Any 1.3 HDMI cable you can find will work with anything HDMI out there right now you can throw at it- it's a backwards-compatible spec (thankfully). I'd head over to monoprice and get yourself some HDMI love, load up planet earth on blu ray, and feast your eyes. you don't know what you're missing!
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    08/18/09

    @Nintenboy01:
    No cables. The monitors are kinda old too... never really use them but they get the job done :). I mainly steal them from some old dell dimension desktops I have.

    When it is fully done then I am switching to HDMI (and then I will have some more $$$). Everything I have now is RCA compatible.

    Also the laptops actually dont have a DVI port, only 1 does and it is one of the ones that is scheduled to be replaced later. All have VGA ports.
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    Image of mantis350 mantis350
    08/18/09

    @KTK1990: Using that logic, you would invariably never upgrade your equipment. Technology will never just stop at a certain point. What happens when they advertise 8K equipment for the home. Your investment into 4K equipment will be in vein.
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    KTK1990 promoted this comment mantis350 was starred mantis350 was unstarred
    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    08/18/09

    @mantis350: I will upgrade... eventually when I have enough cash for it.
    Doesn't really make a lot of sense right now to go into debt for a new tv, cords, and other things. When I could use that money for things like.... Food, getting my degree, paying for class textbooks.

    I will wait for something to come down in price, or even better when I actually have the money to upgrade. All of those things look really awesome and nice and great though.

    I will though check later and see how much cords cost. I never actually use my laptop on a 2nd screen.. and have used the RCA cables last in like.. 2006?
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    Edited by KTK1990 at 08/18/09 3:33 PM KTK1990 was starred KTK1990 was unstarred
    Image of iamnotafish iamnotafish
    08/18/09

    @lpranal: Planet Earth in Blu-Ray is GORGEOUS. Mandatory watching for all HD junkies.

    And also, David Attenborough >>>> Morgan Freeman.
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    My Secret Identity promoted this comment iamnotafish was starred iamnotafish was unstarred
    Image of Identity (reclamation) Identity (reclamation)
    08/18/09

    @iamnotafish: What?? I thought it was:

    No one > Morgan Freeman.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    08/18/09

    In reply to HDMI 1.4 Rocks for Six Reasons, Sucks for Four More
    Monster are having masturbation parties over the new 1.4 spec. I only say this because I was, yet again, uninvited.
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