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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    01:59 PM

    In reply to Tegra 2 Coming in January: Nvidia Promises Netbooks, Smartphones and Smartbooks Galore
    I still want a Tegra-based cellphone with a hard gamepad built in (something that looks like the PSPGo) and big name studios developing games for it. I would love that.
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    I need this on a 17" MacBook Pro in January.

    Or else.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    actually, most ports are bidirectional, until society shames them into preconceived notions of what a port should and should not do. In some cases, that means only outputting, and only to one device for their entire life!
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    Now if only the display wasn't defective...
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    Image of Technologicisback Technologicisback
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    I have a friend that's bi-directional.
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    Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow promoted this comment Technologicisback was starred Technologicisback was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    @Technologicisback: My girlfriend is but only for girls I like.

    Yes, I am living the dream!
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    Image of cryguy cryguy
    12/15/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: Do you have a picture of your girlfriend?
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    Image of lolbrbnvm lolbrbnvm
    12/15/09

    @cryguy: I found one.
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    Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow promoted this comment lolbrbnvm was starred lolbrbnvm was unstarred
    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    12/15/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: Does your girlfriend still exist in a power outage?
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    Image of Metkis Metkis
    12/15/09

    @anexanhume: Of course, she's battery-powered.
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    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    @anexanhume: Your comment was a witty one but yes, she does.

    She is the best. She will be better when she stops costing my team wins by getting murdered all the time in MW2.

    After all of the crappy chicks I have come across in my life, I finally feel like I deserve her - 3.5 years after we got together.
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    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    EDIT: Photo post didn't work - must try again.
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    Edited by Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow at 12/15/09 4:53 PM Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was starred Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: My work computer isn't allowing me to post the photo but you can search for me (Mahdy Parks) or search for her (LeTicia Cancel) on Facebook.

    3.5 years of fun, hard work, and pain. All of it worth it. Getting married next year too.
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    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    @lolbrbnvm: C'mon... You can find someone better-looking and funnier than that!
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    Woah. Is the mini-displayport in the macbook pro bi-directional also?
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    Image of dogm1 dogm1
    12/15/09

    @lostarchitect: "The adapter works with the Mini DisplayPort in the iMac 27", which is bi-directional. Right now, only this model of iMac supports this video standard."
    Was hidden in the second paragraph.
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment Edited by dogm1 at 12/15/09 3:43 PM dogm1 was starred dogm1 was unstarred
    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    12/15/09

    @dogm1: Yeah, saw that. The term "iMac" instead of "Mac" (which would generally apply to all Mac systems, not just iMacs) made me curious.
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    Image of phatboi20 phatboi20
    12/15/09

    @lostarchitect: so it made you bi-directionally curious?

    sorry i really couldn't help it....
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    Image of RicketyCricket RicketyCricket
    12/15/09

    @phatboi20: No, I think he's just "buy-curious." I know I am.
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    12/13/09

    In reply to Lisse MyRacer H10 HD WXGA Player Pumps Out 720p On 5-in. Screen
    No MKV support.
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    Image of Thee Sea Thee Sea
    12/13/09

    In reply to Lisse MyRacer H10 HD WXGA Player Pumps Out 720p On 5-in. Screen
    Good fucking christ.
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    Image of LVP LVP
    12/07/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    Does he come with the tv?
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    Image of mxmarks mxmarks
    12/07/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    I may get totally screamed at for this, but I just wanted to say I made my first HDTV purchase this past weekend - and went with a Dynex and couldn't be happier.

    I know it may seem like I'm trying to sell something, and I assure you I'm not, I just poured over COUNTLESS articles on giz, and other tech blogs, wondering what TV to buy. I didn't have a huge budget, and using giz I realized that with the distance I'd be sitting from my TV, and the size of TV I wanted (32"), I wouldn't need anything over 720p. So with a $500 budget, I started looking.

    I found the Dynex on sale at Best Buy for $299, and did hours of research wondering why it was so cheap, how badly it sucked, why I should be getting a Toshiba or Sony instead - and found nothing of any substance really. A lot of "you get what you pay for" and "cheap = cheap!", but very few actual constructive complaints - and even fewer complaints that I found couldn't be fixed by reading Giz's calibration guide and just spending some extra time setting it up.

    So - just wanted to throw it out there - that at the price it's at, I am thrilled to finally have an HDTV at a very reasonable price. I had no idea who I was ever trading for in NHL10 on my SDTV, and now I know I've made horrible, horrible deals.
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    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    Thanks guys. This was really helpful. It really answered many questions I had including can Adam Frucci look DAMN sexy laying down next to a car picture?

    The answer is yes and I previously did not know that.
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    This article is an example of why Gizmodo should own all the tubes that make up the internets....
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    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    dude freakin awesome. i knew most of this, but it cleared some other questions up. thanks.
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    Personally I have been a fan of DLP TV's But those are saddly dying.
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    Image of Daver73 Daver73
    12/05/09

    @fleebailey33: Same here. The price/performance ratio is amazing--and, there's no reason to wall-mount if you've got a big entertainment system to place it on.
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    Grive promoted this comment Daver73 was starred Daver73 was unstarred
    Image of Grive Grive
    12/05/09

    @Daver73: I'm also on this boat. Frankly, I got my DLP off a poker game (true story), so price wasn't an issue for me. However, I love it well beyond any other TV I've used regularly, even if it's by far the oldest HDTV in our house.

    It's not that unwidely - it's a feather compared to the CRTs of old. No way in hell I'm gonna nail it to the wall, as you say, but I've never been quite partial to that idea. After all, I'm going to need a stand for the BR player, consoles and whatnot.

    I used to recommend everyone to give them a try before limiting themselves to the LCD/Plasma debate - especially since I don't know anyone with a wall-hung TV. It's made me very sad to see that it's almost impossible to find them around here anymore.
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    Image of irfan irfan
    12/05/09

    @Grive: I had a Samsung DLP until this april, and I couldnt stand the distortion from the optics (bowing/pincushion), the washed out picture in daylight, the poor off angle contrast. Granted that was a 2006 model and kinda sucked, but it left a sour taste. I also didnt like how the pop deteriorated as the bulb dimmed.

    Price to size its still terrific tho.
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    Grive promoted this comment irfan was starred irfan was unstarred
    Image of Grive Grive
    12/06/09

    @irfan: I've known DLPs to be somewhat hit-or-miss, and the solution methods will annoy purists, since you lose perfect 1:1 mapping.

    Which is a position I fully agree with - it's a big setback. I don't know, I find my 57" Mitsubishi to be the best display I have - I'd take it over the LG and the Bravia (the other two HDTVs we have) any day. Heck, it's the one where all the HD things go. Maybe I just got very lucky with it. It's either a 2005 or 2006 model (got it used in mid/late 2006), still on the original lamp, and the picture is beyond any expectations.

    I'm not saying everyone should buy DLPs and that LCD and plasma should burn in hell. Just that it pained me to see it fall on the sidelines back when all three (well, four, if you count those sacrilegous CRT HDTVs) were vying for marketshare at the beginning. Everyone was asking "LCD or Plasma?" and almost everyone forgot the DLP. That's why I said "give it a try" - it's not for everyone, but I feel it deserved more attention than it got, at least in my neck of the woods.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    Frucci, I want a picture of you, same pose, except with a hot pink bikini on. Go.
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