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Octopuses Notice and Prefer High-Def TVs, Unlike Dad
Question of the Day: HDTV or SDTV?

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OMG! Ponies!
12/22/08

In reply to Octopuses Notice and Prefer High-Def TVs, Unlike Dad
Nice to know that the Great C'thulhu is a discerning videophile. I'll keep that in mind next time that the stars are right.
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scarbrtj
12/22/08

In reply to Octopuses Notice and Prefer High-Def TVs, Unlike Dad
Well, anyway, there is for all practical purposes no visual difference between 1920x1080i and 1920x1080p, and I'm even talking "visual information." Especially if you're talking 1080i60 versus 1080p24, the data rates are much the same. Most of the sources we see at 1080i are heavily compressed (broadcast) sources, so you might think 1080i is "worse" or "bad." An uncompressed 1080i versus uncompressed 1080p24 is going to be undiscernably different except in very unusually high-panning, high-motion scenes (as long as you have a capable de-interlacer).

Now, talk amongst yourselves.
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scarbrtj was starred scarbrtj was unstarred

John Herrman
12/22/08

@scarbrtj: Haha, that was just filler. But thanks?
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SegamanXero
12/22/08

In reply to Octopuses Notice and Prefer High-Def TVs, Unlike Dad
that octopus in the picture is about to do the "CRAB BATTLE!"

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SegamanXero was starred SegamanXero was unstarred

TimurY
12/22/08

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Yes, good caption.
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TimurY was starred TimurY was unstarred

ZLevee
12/23/08

@TimurY has a fake star: ★: I appreciated it more than usual too.
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ZLevee was starred ZLevee was unstarred

moonphrogg
12/22/08

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I though the plural of octopus was octopi?
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moonphrogg was starred moonphrogg was unstarred

John Herrman
12/22/08

@moonphrogg: I THINK YOU'LL FIND!

It's either, but I think Octopi is only accepted because people incorrectly substituted it for Octopuses for so long. FYI, Gizmodo will now be mostly about octopods.
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John Herrman was starred John Herrman was unstarred

GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
12/22/08

@moonphrogg: I once had an argument with an English teacher if the plural of Elvis was Elvii. He said no, b/c there is only one Elvis, and refused to entertain my example of a large convention of Elvis impersonators. So then I asked him if Lexii was the correct plural of Lexus. He walked away then.
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gibson042
12/22/08

@NHTOB_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: I once went to a Lexus dealership to ask about proper pluralization. The salesman called over his supervisor, who (after an incredulous look and a very long pause) declared "Lexus" to be its own plural.
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gibson042 was starred gibson042 was unstarred

GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
12/22/08

@gibson042: Such power.
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