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Why do we perpetuate the myth?

924 Views 23 Replies 19 Participants Last post by Curt Palme, Jan 24, 2004

Scot Kight

Discussion Starter · Jan 23, 2004

Its like dress sizes in reverse, or maybe like purchasing "Magnums."

The lenses on my 8110 measure about 6-7" across, the phosphor face less. So why do we call it an " 8 inch projector?" Why can't we just change the way we reference the projectors to call them what they are? 5.5 or 6" projectors?

Scot

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JVanderwalker

· #2 · Jan 23, 2004

Same thing for a 2x4

Jim

dokworm

· #3 · Jan 23, 2004

Same thing with an 8' d***

deronmoped

· #4 · Jan 23, 2004

Just like the lottery here in California, the last pot was for 13 million. There were two winners, that comes out to 6.5 million each, WRONG they get a cash payout of 2.5 million.

Deron.

MYoung

· #5 · Jan 23, 2004

Dok,

For a second there I thought the potty-mouth filter actually catches the "d" word.

I suppose there are other contexts for it...

Main Entry: dick

Pronunciation: 'dik

Function: noun

Etymology: Dick, nickname for Richard

1 chiefly British : FELLOW, CHAP

2 usually vulgar : *****

3 [by shortening & alteration] : DETECTIVE

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MYoung

· #6 · Jan 23, 2004

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Originally posted by deronmoped
WRONG they get a cash payout of 2.5 million.

$2.5 million will buy you a big d***.

AndyN

· #7 · Jan 23, 2004

If you had $2.5 million you wouldn't need a big D***

pcCinema

· #8 · Jan 23, 2004

Not all things are exaggerated. One serving size of many food items is far less than most of us would consume. Calories 100 - Serving size: 2 chips...

Sure...

Whatever sounds best to the marketing folks I guess.

Troy

gn2

· #9 · Jan 23, 2004

A 28 year old kid here in Ontario just won $20million in the Super 7.

His cheque was for T W E N T Y M I L L I O N D O L L A R S !!!!!

Canada doesn't tax lottery winnings.

gn2

· #10 · Jan 23, 2004

But yeah, I kind of agree, its silly to use size as a differentiating factor when virtually all of the projectors called 7" and 8" use pretty much the same amount of phosphor to make an image.

In fact some 7" machines(like the Sony D50) even have a slightly larger area of used phosphor than some 8" machines, like then NEC XG.

RolfHult

· #11 · Jan 23, 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by gn2
A 28 year old kid here in Ontario just won $20million in the Super 7.

His cheque was for T W E N T Y M I L L I O N D O L L A R S !!!!!

Canada doesn't tax lottery winnings.

...and he was from Norway(?). Think he was...

gn2

· #12 · Jan 23, 2004

I don't know about Norway, but he lived in Belleville, 75km from me. Lucky *******.

PabloReiter

· #13 · Jan 23, 2004

$20M Cdn = $10M US. Same ripoff....

Pablo

mcpherv

· #14 · Jan 23, 2004

20 Mill USD actually equals 15.4 million USD. Thats still not too bad in my eyes. Maybe I should start buying lotto tickets...

MYoung

· #15 · Jan 23, 2004

$20 million Cdn = $168.7 million Mxn

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

benny

· #16 · Jan 23, 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by dokworm
Same thing with an 8' d***

8 feet eh ??

Obviously too much vegemite in your diet

Cheers

Russ

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poolboyclay

· #17 · Jan 24, 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by gn2
A 28 year old kid here in Ontario just won $20million in the Super 7.

His cheque was for T W E N T Y M I L L I O N D O L L A R S !!!!!

Canada doesn't tax lottery winnings.

Of course that's 20 Canadian, which here might as well be taxed!

Clay

PS. I guess I should have read the rest of the posts before posting my Oh so Clever one!

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macleodm

· #18 · Jan 24, 2004

Are you measuring the lenses or the faces of the CRT's? The face of the CRT should be measured diagonally (but it still won't be 8")?

Mark.

cmjohnson

· #19 · Jan 24, 2004

The size of the lenses is ALMOST immaterial. The diameter of the lenses is not closely related to the size of the CRT face or the picture.

A 200 inch telescope focuses to an eyepiece that measures two inches across at the barrel. That doesn't make it a 2 inch telescope.

CJ

WanMan

· #20 · Jan 24, 2004

And when was the last time I wives reported their age and or weight accurately?

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