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He’s not a douche. He’s actually just Fred Savage in disguise:

And to think, all he had to do was don a pair of glasses and a bit of facial hair.

Conversely, having the film released digitally in advance of a physical release could potentially lead to piracy on a great enough scale to hurt the sales of a physical copy. :(

Guys, don’t pirate this. $10 is fairly humble price and this isn’t some blockbuster Hollywood flick that will rake in billions irrespective of the pirating minority. There, I said it. That will surely be enough to stop them, right? No? Shit!

Awesome! $10 isn’t bad at all, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I’d love a physical copy to put up on my shelf. Additionally, I’d be interested in seeing the bonus footage, extras, or commentary typically reserved for DVDs and Blu-rays. I assume (read: hope) that there will be another release sometime down the road after major theater screenings have ceased.

Although it might cost me a bit more in the long run, I have no issue paying twice for the chance to see the film a bit early. It’s really no different than paying to see a screening, except this way a much wider audience will be able to experience it and they’ll be able to watch it again. Ultimately, this is a pretty smart business model for both the creators and the audience — the creators can recoup a bit more of the expense earlier on (which could then be put towards production of a physical release), while individuals not in range of any screenings have no reason to feel left out. It also could potentially expand the audience and fanbase by some amount earlier on, providing greater day-one and overall sales of a more traditional release.

Either way, thanks guys! I look forward to watching.

So… now that Blizzard finally pushed out Diablo III and Starcraft II, that means they’re going to start working a new Lost Vikings title, right? RIGHT?!

Joke.

That’s not paint. That’s years’ worth of old, dried, bacteria-infested ketchup.

The Slip ’n Slide industry as well. Also, possibly the laxative industry (watch the video again and think about it).

I think you may have just created the “Pop-Rocks and Coke” of a new generation.

I’m aware of the the differences between the two, but spoke specifically of contrast as the level of attained by modern OLED displays are currently unbeatable. That level of contrast is indicative of extreme black levels, which is what I was implying. That’s where my mistake was: correlation does not imply causation.

Also, while there are currently are no televisions on the market which best the Kuro’s black levels, there are a wide number of displays available on smaller devices which do.

I find it ironic that the developers go by “UsTwo”.

Papa Quash: Finally, an excuse to break all of your friends’ fancy phones.

It should. OLED/AMOLED is currently unmatchable in terms of contrast due to the fact that black pixels are literally turned off. The only reason it might not is if Samsung outfits it with some sort of highly reflective covering — reflective enough where the lit pixels will shine back on the unlit pixels.

It’s telling that it’s taken over four years (assuming they actually get it out the door) and an entirely different form of display technology to trump the Kuro. Also there’s the matter of price — while some may scoff at to $2,000+ asking price for the Kuro, the upcoming OLED-based sets are projected to be in the range of $9,000.

I think it might be the alternate box art for this:

Well, to be fair, for all we know this is a kid who plays WoW twelve hours a day or something. On the other hand, if that is the case, than it’s the father’s fault for not putting his foot down. In conclusion, nevermind.

I’m really looking forward to seeing this. I know there’s no chance of this being screened anywhere even remotely close to me, so hopefully they announce the BD release date sometime soon.

Obligatory:

It’s possible, though it’s hard to say considering that this will primarily cater to those in rural areas, far removed from more traditional forms of broadband. There are many areas that don’t fall within Verizon’s current 3G coverage maps and as such are unlikely to get 4G anytime soon.

On The Verge > The Vergecast

But just barely.