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Idiot Of The Year

January 22nd, 2007 15 Comments

A newspaper columnist is claiming he sees no difference between standard and high defintion broadcasting. WTF? Ever since I got an HD set it’s so hard to watch my old tv, and anything not in HD gets an eyeroll from me it’s so much better.

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15 Responses to “Idiot Of The Year”

  1. jerry says:
    January 22, 2007 at 8:43 pm

    In Raw World of Sex Movies, High Definition Could Be a View Too Real

    I think HDTV is overall not suited for every genre.

  2. Farmisht Phoenix says:
    January 22, 2007 at 9:27 pm

    Well, I really don’t think that’s what he said at all, Oliver. I think what he said is that it’s hilarious to jack around with early-adopter technogeeks.

    And he’s right.

  3. mambochicken23 says:
    January 22, 2007 at 10:25 pm

    Is there really an award like this, Oliver? I would love to make it a two-horse race, if I could, and nominate Frank for the honor.

    Frank, stand up and take a bow!

  4. Oliver Willis says:
    January 22, 2007 at 10:36 pm

    Except HD is way past the early adopter phase. and jerry, I’ll have to judge those determinations on a case by case basis :)

  5. talboito says:
    January 22, 2007 at 11:34 pm

    The dude’s column is clearly a joke.

    Not particularly funny, but still a joke.

  6. C.S.Strowbridge says:
    January 22, 2007 at 11:40 pm

    “Except HD is way past the early adopter phase.”

    It’s still early adapter phase cause I haven’t picked one up. Seriously though, the pricesare still way to high to be mainstream yet.

  7. chuck says:
    January 23, 2007 at 12:41 am

    Ever notice how “humor columnists” usually aren’t funny? I’d go outside and smash his headlights in with a hammer and then tell him “looks the same as it was to me”. Then if he argued more I’d nail him with the hammer and after each blow I’d ask him “you still think you’re funny?”.

  8. Quaker in a Basement says:
    January 23, 2007 at 1:36 am

    HD or not, the shows still suck.

  9. me2i81 says:
    January 23, 2007 at 1:40 am

    Summary “Go to your friend’s house and make them feel stupid for buying an expensive TV.” Lots of laughs. You’re sure to be invited back.

  10. jimmmm says:
    January 23, 2007 at 9:34 am

    Humor? More like mid-level douchebaggery. Figures it comes from the city that has embraced Ray Lewis to its heart…

  11. Dugger says:
    January 23, 2007 at 9:53 am

    “No difference’ is wrong. Way overrrated” is right. Too may other factors affect reception. I’m a cynic, but I bet if you told 50 people a picture was HD (and it really was not), 45 of them would swear its a superior picture.

  12. Duros62 says:
    January 23, 2007 at 1:05 pm

    I agree with Dugger.

    (Wow, did I just say that out loud?) :-)

  13. nihilistic_disintegration says:
    January 23, 2007 at 1:27 pm

    Duggster:

    “I bet if you told 50 people a picture was HD (and it really was not), 45 of them would swear its a superior picture.”

    Sure. If those 50 people had never seen HD before. If they had, they would laugh in your face for buying the worst HD TV on the market.

    Also:

    “Way overrrated is right”

    Yeah, because who wants to watch TV with a widescreen crystal-clear picture and 5.1 surround?

    (I see jerry’s point about porn, though.)

  14. fd10801 says:
    January 23, 2007 at 8:14 pm

    mambochicken: I’d be glad to…
    It’ll make it easier for you to kiss my ass.

  15. doug r says:
    January 23, 2007 at 11:21 pm

    Sometimes motion is really blurry. I think some broadcasters over compress their signal, what’s the point of all that detail if it’s all blurred.