* Posts by insanelysane

5 publicly visible posts • joined 3 Sep 2013

OK, forget the 3D telly fiasco: 4K is gonna blow you away - say tech giants

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Frame rate is not the issue at all - it is compression. Most so-called HD TV channels are so compressed and have so much detail destroyed that a pure 480p image would actually be clearer.

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Re: Too small

That's true but at most viewing distances with 4K the acuity of the eye becomes the limiting factor. 9 MP is plenty for photo display.

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"900MHz motion rate"?

I'm looking forward to 4K because I see lots of artefacts in HD so it would be nice to see the end of that, but even more because I would like to use it to display photos properly. I hope it soon becomes a computer/laptop monitor standard too.

Headmaster calls cops, tries to dash pupil's uni dreams - over a BLOG

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I had to double check that I wasn't reading an article from The Onion!

So individualism is now a crime? As is recognizing the fact that governments are corrupt? That teacher should at very least be forced to publish an apology or resign. What a disgrace.

Private UK torrent site closes, citing 'hostile climate'

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Thebox was run by some of the most petty and rude egomaniacs on the net. Good riddance, I say. I hope their armpits are infested by the fleas of 1000 camels. At least now some better sites can take up the slack.