• more about #inchrobbery
    lwslade: If you're viewing something from across the room, .5 inches only makes a difference if you're viewing a penis. And why would you be doing that from ac... more »
    strider_mt2k: Lin Richolds? more »
    nospacesinmyname: I think best buy's covered their ass pretty well with that "class" business. As for me, I dont care, I've got front projction, i get to see all 132" o... more »
    ksat: This could be construed as either false advertising or bait and switch... Both are illegal advertising practices in the US. While, it is pretty obvi... more »
    OMG! Ponies!: As the first commenter in the Bits article mentioned, it's still kind of a net gain - tube TVs used to be measured by the size of the tube (including ... more »
    discounteggroll: "you're getting a better quality picture because of the increased pixel density" that's the best excuse I can come up with more »
    OMG! Ponies!: But Best Buy is nothing if not honest. I'm sure they had the best of intentions, like when they had the fake intranet for price-matching. more »
  • #advertising

    Nefarious Retailers Make Small TVs Look Bigger

    Plucky New York Times reporter Matt Richtel made a shocking discovery: Big box retailers are exaggerating the screen size of certain televisions by as much as half an inch. The unanswered question: How dare they? More »