NVidia redefines 1080p

TIME FOR MORE blatant and unfair assassinations, and just to make Intel feel like we are not picking on them exclusively, today's target is Nvidia.

Yes, Nvidia, who left me alone for far to long in one of its booths at Computex, so I actually looked at things for more than a minute, and here is what I found.

video was displayed in 1080p on a Home Theater Desktop PC featuring Nvidia Graphics." OK, I'll buy the Nvidia Graphics part, but the Home Theater Desktop PC is a bit of a stretch. Does Tosh still make desktops?

The part that got me curious was the 1080p bit. If you look at the resolution of 1080p, you will see that it is 1920 * 1080. Fair enough. The rez on the Tosh is a mere 1440 * 900, and last time I checked, you could not draw a 1920 * 1080 box inside a 1440 * 900 box. To make matters worse, the aspect ratios are off.

The kicker? The movie title is NVidia_1280x720_HD. Again, according to the Wikipedia page, that puts it at 720p. DOH!

That concludes our blatant, unfair assassination for today. Tune in next time for PR gaffes of the stars, silicon valley edition. µ