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    Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day

    Bender House Tells All Other Houses to Bite Its Shiny, Metal...Etc Etc

    BeoVision 7 LCD Gets Bigger, Pricier, and Blu-rayier

    Why You Don't Need To Spend Extra Money On a 240 Hz LCD TV

    Apple Wants iTunes to Replace Your Cable Box for 30 Bucks a Month

    Windows 7 Media Center Internet TV Delivers CBS Shows and Zune Video Podcasts

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    BeoVision 10 Would Be Perfect for My Bachelor Pad

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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    11/24/09

    In reply to Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day
    What if they did a scrolling banner at the bottom of the screen and just let the TV show play through? Or have it like ESPN when they show scores during a game. There's an audible alert, the screen resizes slightly, and information pages are displayed for a minute or so.

    Has that ever been tried?
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day
    What's next? Google reporting the number of visitors to a website running AdBlock so that if a visitor is running AdBlock, the site gets no money?
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day
    Google: We piss people off by pointing out the truth.
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    Image of OpenPotion OpenPotion
    11/25/09

    @OCEntertainment: The truth is always a great way to piss people off.
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    11/25/09

    @OpenPotion: Ah. Here is a man after my own heart-click.
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    11/18/09

    In reply to Bender House Tells All Other Houses to Bite Its Shiny, Metal...Etc Etc
    Meh.

    Who needs a house that sort of looks like Bender when you can live down the street from Philip J. Fry in actual-factual real-life?

    (That's right, bitches! I live on Fry's block.)
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    Edited by OMG! Ponies! at 11/18/09 9:54 AM OMG! Ponies! was starred OMG! Ponies! was unstarred
    Image of xmywreckingballx xmywreckingballx
    11/18/09

    @OMG! Ponies!:
    tooting your own horn, no doubt... You can't just be happy with the Bender house?
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment xmywreckingballx was starred xmywreckingballx was unstarred
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    11/18/09

    @xmywreckingballx: Hell no! Flexo's where it's at. Bender's just a chump. Any chumpzilla knows that.

    Speaking of chumpzillas, they've got a rare horned chumpzilla at the New Bronx Zoo in the Atomic Mutation Reptile House.

    #tips
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    11/18/09


    @OMG! Ponies!:

    #speakup
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    11/18/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Do you also dine at Panucci's Pizza?
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    11/18/09

    In reply to Bender House Tells All Other Houses to Bite Its Shiny, Metal...Etc Etc
    There had better be a big beer dispenser in the basement.
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    11/11/09

    In reply to BeoVision 7 LCD Gets Bigger, Pricier, and Blu-rayier
    But... if it costs more, it's inherently better, just like how people who have more money are inherently smarter.

    Right? #beovision7
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    11/11/09

    @superberg:
    Paris Hilton and MONSTER cable approve of your comment. #beovision7
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    11/11/09

    @psychiccheese: Quiet with the MNSTR references! You wanna get Gizmodo sued? #beovision7
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    11/11/09

    In reply to BeoVision 7 LCD Gets Bigger, Pricier, and Blu-rayier
    Their entertainment system is called "B.O." vision? #beovision7
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Why You Don't Need To Spend Extra Money On a 240 Hz LCD TV
    To illustrate this effect we either need something filmed by a hd-high-speed camera or at least some high res snapshots of the difformed result, not with some low-res 15fps that adds its own artefacts and clunkyness. #refreshrates
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    11/05/09

    @Meantux: Right? I couldn't tell the difference. #refreshrates
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    d_r_e promoted this comment HIcycles was starred HIcycles was unstarred
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    11/05/09

    @HIcycles: Same here. I couldn't tell the difference either. #refreshrates
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    11/06/09

    @Meantux:
    I'm glad I'm not the only person who got absolutely nothing other then confusion out of that video. #refreshrates
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    Image of TheClap TheClap
    11/05/09

    In reply to Why You Don't Need To Spend Extra Money On a 240 Hz LCD TV
    I um....cant tell the difference.... What is this soap opera effect? We have a Sony Bravia that has the 120Hz thing but I dont notice a soap opera effect. #refreshrates
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    11/05/09

    @TheClap: Taking a 24 frame per second film and recreating frames (usually doubling frame rates or more) to life-like motion is what some called "soap opera" effect, as some TV shows like soap operas can broadcast a life-like motion of 60 frames per second while other shows or films or animated cartoons broadcast at 24 or 30 frames per second.

    Personally, I hate calling the effect "soap opera", as I don't watch soap operas -- but I think it's a critic's term to define life-like motions for motion interpolation features on HDTV sets. #refreshrates
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    Image of Norm the Alligator Norm the Alligator
    11/05/09

    In reply to Why You Don't Need To Spend Extra Money On a 240 Hz LCD TV
    My set does 120 Hz, but I keep it off. I don't like watching high budget movies that result in looking like they're made for TV. My BluRay player gives me the option of 24p which is what I keep on instead. #refreshrates
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    Image of JayD16 JayD16
    11/05/09

    @Keith Noordzy: Isn't that more nostalgia than picture quality? #refreshrates
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    Image of Daniel Wong Daniel Wong
    11/05/09

    @JayD16: no its actually more accurate and has a better PQ. movies are made to be seen in 24hz #refreshrates
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    11/05/09

    @Daniel Wong: Actually, while the film runs on 24hz, movie theater projectors flash the frames twice or three times the rate to reduce flicker. #refreshrates
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    11/06/09

    @Norm the Alligator:
    Is this why bluray movies shown on new 240hz screens look like absolute surreal crap? The worst for this was animated movies like Wall*E, which reminded of those old school animations that came out of the first CGI college classes back in the early to mid 90's. You all know the ones I'm talking about. #refreshrates
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    11/06/09

    @ripfire:
    Why would they do this? Flicker is a good thing, as it keeps the audience in a semi-trance, and glued to the movie screen. I just watched a program on Discovery HD that talked about how Sony had to spend millions getting their HD theater projectors to perform more like traditional film projectors, while keeping the higher resolution and cleaner image. #refreshrates
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Why You Don't Need To Spend Extra Money On a 240 Hz LCD TV
    In the same way WHAT content is natively rendered at 120Hz, or 240Hz?

    I like my plasma because it doesn't pull the "soap opera effect" on everything I watch, and please don't say you can turn it off. The feature should exist to complement and add to the experiance. Not soap opera everything.

    Well everything I am saying is a moot point, I don't care what LCD has going for it.

    I have a Kuro. :P #refreshrates
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    11/05/09

    @aniteshj: I do believe that effect is caused by Digital Natural Motion, which is a form of software processing, not by the 120/240Hz refresh rates themselves. Those refresh rates(at least this is the effect for me) actually make the frame rates of both film(for blu-ray disks, 24Hz) and HDTV(60Hz) go in evenly, which removes the need for nasty effects such as 3:2 pulldown. #refreshrates
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    11/05/09

    @MarcusMaximus: Read the article. #refreshrates
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    Image of cbstryker cbstryker
    11/05/09

    @ripfire: MarcusMaximus is right. It's the software (or algorithms) that causes the issue. And the main benefit of a 240Hz TV is to be able to watch 3D content at 120Hz (per eye that is). For everything else 120Hz is just fine. Actually it's perfect. #refreshrates
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    11/06/09

    @cbstryker: I'm not saying he's wrong. I'm just saying read the article because it explains everything. #refreshrates
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    Image of Mike Mike
    11/05/09

    In reply to Why You Don't Need To Spend Extra Money On a 240 Hz LCD TV
    Does this affect LCDs with LED backlighting? I'm thinking of buying the Samsung LED TV but the 240 Hz is so much more expensive than the 120 Hz.
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    Nick promoted this comment Edited by Mike at 11/05/09 6:05 PM Mike was starred Mike was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    11/05/09

    @Mike: i don't think it is an issue that stems from the light source, but the processor. i believe it starts to incorporate frame interpolation with higher refresh rates and what not which ain't everyone's cup-o-noodle. #refreshrates
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    Image of mlvds mlvds
    11/05/09

    @Mike: Just buy a Panasonic Plasma anything about S1 series...you can't go wrong...

    I have a 2006 600series and I been more then happy with it..

    There will be huge deal after Black Friday! #refreshrates
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    Image of NeerajSV NeerajSV
    11/05/09

    @Nick: Its not the processor.. its the response time of the pixels to change state. Liquid crystals are, after all, physical entities that twist and bend to change the color of light passing though them. It take time to go from one state to anther. #refreshrates
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    Nick promoted this comment NeerajSV was starred NeerajSV was unstarred
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    11/05/09

    @NeerajSV: your comment disagrees with what the original article seems to be alluding to. #refreshrates
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    Image of Mike Mike
    11/05/09

    @mlvds: The room has a huge glass sliding door facing the sun. Plasmas are better for darker rooms. #refreshrates
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    Image of John Duffin John Duffin
    11/05/09

    @Nick: The issue with lcd is the response time as Nick says, generally around 6 - 8ms on LCD, however Plasma has much less time <1ms therefore less motionblur. The 120HZ and 240HZ interpolate extra frames to smooth out the picture. This can have a video effect on film based content, however i believe this to be far less so than the first chips that came out. The pro versions now input extra blank frames to further smooth the motion and give a more realistic effect. Response time is falling on LCD and however for now if you buy a good set with higher quality interpolation, the effect can be excellent especially on video content. #refreshrates
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    11/06/09

    @mlvds: Why would you do this, when you can buy a mirror that size for a hundred bucks, and get the same amount of enjoyment out of the fancy plasma you're talking up?

    Plasma's might be great in a totally dark room, but they are fucking worthless in the average living room. #refreshrates
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    Image of JohnnyGTO JohnnyGTO
    11/02/09

    In reply to Apple Wants iTunes to Replace Your Cable Box for 30 Bucks a Month
    All in! If I can go a'la carte.
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    Lizard_King promoted this comment JohnnyGTO was starred JohnnyGTO was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @JohnnyGTO: +1. That's the reason I don't have cable.

    Honestly, I wouldn't mind being able to pick and choose 15 shows for say $20 (any network). I don't watch a lot of TV, but the convenience of watching whenever I wanted, without DVR'ing it would be a godsend. #apple
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/02/09

    In reply to Apple Wants iTunes to Replace Your Cable Box for 30 Bucks a Month
    I just want a convenient way to get a good enough quality picture time-shifted but still available the same day without having to jump through a million hoops and have to pay through the nose. #apple
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    11/02/09

    @Identity (reclamation): You and me both, brother. I have a sinking feeling that when they do finally figure that that is what people want, need and are actually doing they'll charge us out the wazoo and it'll be close to what cable is, unfortunately. Cable Co. is not giving up that money without a fight. #apple
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Apple Wants iTunes to Replace Your Cable Box for 30 Bucks a Month
    Sorry Apple, I've already ditched cable for legal free alternatives and I'm doing fine. #apple
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    tande04 promoted this comment Super Moose was starred Super Moose was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @Super Moose: I don't know if you can really argue with such a succinctly put point.

    It would be worth $30 to me if I could basically build my own station. If I'm picking what I want, when I want it and the program is doing the work to get it to me instead of me browsing to Hulu or whatnot and sorting through everything to get what I want then the convenience could be worth that much. #apple
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    11/02/09

    @tande04: They would also have to have HD content. But I would certainly pay for that given there is content and quality.

    I know people even torrent stuff but most of the time using alternatives is a hassle and many times it's some guy who uploaded some low quality vid that looks crappy. I want to be done with that, especially in an HD age. Hulu is ok, but I would like to see more HD content and more shows.

    If I could have it all in one or two programs (Like itunes or Hulu desktop), on demand, and decent video quality to HD resolution (to Hulu's credit, shows look pretty decent in Hulu desktop), I see that worth the price.
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    11/02/09

    @tande04: I'm guessing the added bonus with this is that they would probably let you take it with you on your iphone or ipod #apple
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