One of the seven was a plexiglas box with some wires in it.

I'm a physics professor, and I learned a long, long time ago not to complain about scientific accuracy in pop culture.  I just put the scientific part of my brain in a little cupboard for the duration.

I'm a physics professor, and I learned a long, long time ago not to complain about scientific accuracy in pop culture.  I just put the scientific part of my brain in a little cupboard for the duration.

Point taken.

Point taken.

Actually, Bose systems do not need to be adjusted, because they recalibrate the user.  This occurs via the BMW Principle: "I paid an ungodly amount of money for this thing, so it must be worth every penny."

Actually, Bose systems do not need to be adjusted, because they recalibrate the user.  This occurs via the BMW Principle: "I paid an ungodly amount of money for this thing, so it must be worth every penny."

"Now you have a TV with a 1:85 ratio, which is nice because those
black bars don't "annoy you" so much anymore, but now you're fucking
zooming in on shit that's supposed to be 2:35"

"Now you have a TV with a 1:85 ratio, which is nice because those
black bars don't "annoy you" so much anymore, but now you're fucking
zooming in on shit that's supposed to be 2:35"

This is a basic tech support problem.  Since you're a reasonably smart guy (I assume, I mean, you read the AV club, right?), 90% of the people calling their support line are idiots compared to you.  The company has some smart peole who can solve your problem, but it's a massive waste of money to have them answering…

This is a basic tech support problem.  Since you're a reasonably smart guy (I assume, I mean, you read the AV club, right?), 90% of the people calling their support line are idiots compared to you.  The company has some smart peole who can solve your problem, but it's a massive waste of money to have them answering…

Why do you say that?  He's referring to rewriting the art of the past to conform to modern dogma, which is one of the calling cards of the "Nineteen Eighty-Four"' dystopia.

Why do you say that?  He's referring to rewriting the art of the past to conform to modern dogma, which is one of the calling cards of the "Nineteen Eighty-Four"' dystopia.

I'm not so sure about that.  I think those of us that are bothered by motion smoothing are going to think high-frame-rate films look awful and uncinematic, even if the director chose to film it that way.

I'm not so sure about that.  I think those of us that are bothered by motion smoothing are going to think high-frame-rate films look awful and uncinematic, even if the director chose to film it that way.

One of the real tragedies vinyl audiophiles face is that constant exposure to low-fi music has rendered them deaf to certain tones.  Tones like "sardonic" and "self-mocking".

One of the real tragedies vinyl audiophiles face is that constant exposure to low-fi music has rendered them deaf to certain tones.  Tones like "sardonic" and "self-mocking".

Nope.  High frame rates look "weird", whether they're produced by motion interpolation in the TV or straight from the camera.  Initial reviews of The Hobbit have said it suffers badly from the soap opera effect.

Nope.  High frame rates look "weird", whether they're produced by motion interpolation in the TV or straight from the camera.  Initial reviews of The Hobbit have said it suffers badly from the soap opera effect.

My new HDTV, a Samsung, does this as part of its initial setup.  You plug it in, select the language, scan for inputs, and then choose "Store" or "Home" mode.  The menu explains that "Store" mode is only for a showroom situation; "Home" mode is what you want.