Double-edged sword

Post #337,659 by drook 12/25/10 1:28:11 PM Reply	Double-edged sword On the one hand, it's so much better than the 14-year-old CRT it's replacing that it ain't even funny. HD channels are amazing ... and right next to non-HD channels, which now look like ass. And here's a little treat: There's still plenty of programming that's formatted 4:3. If you stretch it to 16:9 everyone looks fat. But everyone else in the house likes when we use the whole screen. Special bonus: The local news crew must do their own makeup, because I can now see how badly they blend the foundation along the jawline. (Suddenly I feel a little bit gay.) -- Drew
Post #337,662 by Another Scott 12/25/10 1:36:48 PM Reply	Yeah. Seeing Alec Baldwin's makeup on "30 Rock" in HD for the first time was distracting. One doesn't want to sit too close. HD porn must be horrid.... Cheers, Scott.
Post #337,665 by mvitale 12/25/10 2:47:11 PM Reply	You're looking at their make-up? YER DOIN' IT RONG! -Mike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #337,666 by Another Scott 12/25/10 2:53:30 PM Reply	:-) http://xkcd.com/598/ Cheers, Scott.
Post #337,671 by static 12/25/10 5:45:32 PM Reply	I wasn't going to weigh in... But I use a Benq W1000 projector. Onto a wall. I really like the "borderless" effect. :-) I'm surprised the fill-the-screen effect is still around. Years and years ago when DVDs were first coming out and there were almost no 16:9 TVs, salesmen used to show anamorphic titles set to normal mode. This, of course, resulted in tall, thin people. I actually tried to get one salesman to understand the problem and it went completely over his head. And he wasn't fazed by it. He just liked the picture filling the screen. :-/ My projector is full HD and cheap, too. I suspect someone at Benq realized that if they don't push the miniaturization so hard, they can get the retail cost down much further. :-) Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.

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