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    Fly Away

    A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You

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    Phonevision: The Death of Physical Media Started in 1951

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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    Make them shoot lasers and explode, and the audience will... perhaps double.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    Gadgets and technology in general has been employed heavily in theatrical work since, well -- forever, frankly. The use of special effects, lighting, audio, set design, costuming -- they have all had technical aspects made to bring the world of the play to "life" on the stage. Often times the technology and/or gadgets are not obvious to the audience, but in this case the director appears to have used the gadget world itself as part of Oberon's fairy kingdom.

    As a sound designer on King Lear at the University of Oregon's Robinson Theatre production back twenty years ago (yes, I am that old) we used a Macintosh for all of the sound effects tied to our lighting, for example. The art of illusion is often tied directly with gadgets and technology of all types, and that has been true since the day Sheakspeare took the stage.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away

    The problem with robotic actors is they are prone to sudden and dramatic amnesia.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    Both attendees look like riveted.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/19/09

    @badhatharry: Unintentional puns are the best kind.
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    Image of Mayor McRib Mayor McRib
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    What the hell is Manny doing in that photo. "We can fix it together".
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    i don't care what you tell me. there is nothing in the world that will convince me that someone in college station knows what a robot is. ever.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/19/09

    @Nick: In college, my department (sound design) was all about automation and trying to do everything we could to get out of sitting in the theater watching the same show night after night when there were plenty of parties and art openings. We didn't have the budget, but we were all about getting robots to do our work.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/19/09

    @badhatharry: you know, when robots fail -- monkies serve well.

    #tips
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/19/09

    @Nick: No, no they don't. You try to keep them from throwing poop and beating off 135 times a day.
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    Image of Trey Trey
    11/19/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    For whatever reason, I'm in the market for another TV, and I figured, "why not an HDTV?"
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/19/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    I've been holding off on getting an HDTV for quite a while. I currently don't have a TV. I watch all of my TV and play all of my games on a 24" 1920 x 1080 monitor. I watch all of my TV online currently.

    I want an HDTV. But I don't want one too big. 40" looks just about right for what I want. I want to be able to watch some movies, TV and play some games. I do want it to be 1080p. Some people say you can't tell the difference, but I honestly can.

    I know that as soon as I get one, though, the price will drop. :(
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    Image of Nitesh Singh Nitesh Singh
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Question, how often would it be reasonable to replace a HDTV? I have a 50 inch Sony KF-50WE620, which I kinda want to replace but it feels wasteful (and wasteful I am not!), so what do you think?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @Nitesh Singh: Sell it on Craigslist?
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    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Oh sure. You release this the week AFTER I buy a TV.

    Of course, I bought a Samsung pn50b650 Plasma for $935... But, seriously, this would have been helpful!
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    I bought a 46" 120Hz Sammy last year for my living room. I might get something for my bedroom, but for now, I'm content with what I have.

    I live in an apartment, so it's maybe a 20-step walk to my TV. I think I'll hold off on another TV for a while.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Rule Number 1: How much ya got?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @ripfire: This is so damn true.
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    In my case, I'm very glad I got a plasma. No matter where you put the furniture you still get a good picture and our room isn't so light that an LCD's brightness would be an advantage.
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    Image of ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    11/18/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: but with a plasma, don't you need to be SUPER cautious moving it. and doesn't it weigh a ton?
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    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: Not at all - I just got my new 42" plasma last week and it weighed the same as my old (very old, so heavier than they are now) 36" LCD.

    Picture is fantastic, especially considering I got it under $600 shipped. Thanks, Dell!
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: It is about 100lbs. so it's no lightweight. I've moved it twice and haven't had to do anything special.
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    Image of ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    11/18/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: I like plasmas but dollar for dollar Ill take image persistence over burn in. as a gamer that is. lcd ftw in that case.

    #tips
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: There are pluses and minuses for each type. Burn in really isn't much of a problem anymore, but why worry about it if you like the LCD's picture well enough? I don't play games on that TV and mostly watch movies and TV so a plasma works for me.

    #tips
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    Image of Bizdady Bizdady
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: burn in was the case for 1st gen plasmas. I have a Panny Plasma and game MW2 all the time for hours at a time. Not a trace of burn in.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @oo: Now with fewer o's: They're heavy. My 50" weighs in at 70 lbs. But, I don't know about being super cautious moving it. I just bought a stand that it mounts directly to to stabalize the unit and voila.
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    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis was starred Lite: hates Illinois Nazis was unstarred
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    11/18/09

    @Bizdady: @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: @mikecoscia: thanks guys I honestly had no idea. We are looking at new tv's for the living room. wont be buying till march or so but plasmas are back on the consideration list now.

    #tips
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    @ooooo: You can get image persistence on lcd also. It happened to my monitor but it's not permanent like burn in and there are ways to correct it (which takes a while).
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    11/18/09

    @ripfire: yeah I mention that in a previous comment, I was saying Id take persistence over burn in dollar for dollar. but if burn in really isn't an issue any longer. Does plasma only have weight as a con now? I may have to actually read this guide.

    #tips
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: No problem.

    Really the only drawback I've seen from modern plasmas is they're power hungry compared to modern LCD's. But, you can get a good sized plasma for less than the equivalent LCD as well.
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    11/18/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: yeah Im gonna go eye shopping. Honestly I may have to go cutting edge and get a super thin samsung. they are really pretty on a wall.

    #tips
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: Ahh. I take that back then.

    Back then, I remember recommending lcds to my friends and families. Then lately, I ended up with a plasma (Panny pz800). :P The quality is just too good for the price.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: You'll pay an extra $500 for that. But it will be about 1" thick in the Samsung Plasma ine (860 series)
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    Image of AlexSea AlexSea
    07/25/09

    In reply to Phonevision: The Death of Physical Media Started in 1951
    Wow, slow news day today huh? This isn't in relation to this post or anything, but I get home from a hard day's work hoping to lose myself in gizmodo.. and there's like 6 posts total today.
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    Image of not_a_virus.exe.vbs not_a_virus.exe.vbs
    07/25/09

    @AlexSea: If you haven't noticed, it's the weekend. People are usually out having fun with friends and family, not hunched over the computer posting news articles.
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    Image of AlexSea AlexSea
    07/25/09

    @Δεν βρέθηκαν λέξεις: HAHA wow. I actually didn't notice it was the weekend, I have a weird ass job and the days sort of run together. SORRY GIZ, I stand corrected.
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    Image of Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H. Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.
    07/25/09

    In reply to Phonevision: The Death of Physical Media Started in 1951
    Wow! So 1951 was the year kids began wanking it to scambled porn?! I thought I was trailblazer in the 80's. Gotta give it up to the Greatest Generation.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/25/09

    @Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.: I think you may be confusing April Showers and Homecoming with more contemporary titles, Golden Showers and Home, Cumming. That is, unless I'm unaware of Clark Gable's moonlighting jobs.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/25/09

    @bosskev: i see you're the creative mind behind all those wonderful movie titles in the pr0n industry.
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    Image of N1k0s N1k0s
    07/25/09

    @Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.: And that's also when the ORIGINAL saying began when a mother caught her son in the act: "If you keep doing that, you'll lose your phonevision!"
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    Image of Nelson Nelson
    07/25/09

    @Nick: DeusExMach needs a star: He probably works here
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