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Ah, so the numbers can vary by a bit, depending on who "calibrated" the unit. It would be interesting to see the numbers on a Dynojet.
It would help to know if that dyno result was obtained on a Dynojet, Dynapack, Mustang Dyno, etc and the correction factor used, if any.
The jury that found Rambus guilty of fraud for trying to patent technologies (which were part of JEDEC) says otherwise.
I agree that Rambus sucks. They are patent trolls that tried to screw the consumer over with their trash. These guys do not deserve any support.
For those of us who appreciate quality and have the ability to display/reproduce it, streaming is a really bad option. All that streaming media (compressed junk) looks horrible and has sound to match.
I have to agree here that the "liquidation" is bad with the 30/20/10 percent off. Their items are so marked up that it's hardly a "sale" and you'd be hard-pressed to find anything cheaper than online. The whole point of a retail store is that you have someone to get back to if you have a problem with the product, which you cannot do here...

Oh, yeah. The only thing I have to add is the store location, which is in the Bay Area. Btw, the stores are packed here, even though the deals suck. Stay away.
I was wondering when Sharp would offer a BD Live player. I should have known when the prices of the 1.0, and 1.1 dropped like a rock.
@John

Just FYI, few 120hz tvs can do 5:5 pulldown at this time. They do 120hz with a cheesy 3:2 pulldown and double that, IIRC.

A lot of newer LCD tvs are doing 96hz now with 1080p 24fps video. Check it out on UAV.
I've liked Viewsonic for a while due to previous experience with their products. The only issue with this new product is the brightness. 250 is very low, even compared with plasma. My current Samsung has a brightness of only 300 and it's not adequate for bright days (due to a window).

Btw, 1080p is fine for the distance it will be used, assuming you are not using it solely as a tv. It's like the difference between 1600x1200 and 1280x1024 when used as a monitor... super easy to see if you have 20/20 vision.

Having a tuner built in is a nice touch!
especially after it's reached it's half-life

I keed, I keed...
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I just moved into a new apartment and have been reading about all of the new power strips out there, especially the green ones. I was wondering if you had any suggestions about which "green "power strips are out there with decent joules ratings. And when I say green, I mean power strips that have the remotes or switches to turn off all electricity flowing to certain plugs and with at least 2 plugs that are always on. I was looking specifically at sub $50 because I will need two, but if that is not possible I could be convinced otherwise. Thanks!"

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