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TheWraith

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28. While attractive Asian women don't have much to do with smartphones...
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 03:45 PM
Feb 2012

I can say that Samsung's Super AMOLED displays (which that video is promoting) are pretty spectacular. The difference between them and a regular LCD is like the difference between Sunday newsprint and a glossy magazine.

Good info! Thanks for posting! JNelson6563 Feb 2012 #1
I predict a fanboy assault sharp_stick Feb 2012 #2
I predict a hypocrite's assault. emulatorloo Feb 2012 #57
major? sharp_stick Feb 2012 #71
Weird rationalizations emulatorloo Feb 2012 #74
Either you do something illegal, or you don't. Therefore jaywalking is the same as murder. TheWraith Feb 2012 #81
"Our water is pure! There is only 10 percent feces in it" emulatorloo Feb 2012 #85
remember that thing about the perfect being the enemy of the good... (nt) thesquanderer Feb 2012 #93
Your continual unwillingness to understand nuance make it pointless to argue with you. TheWraith Feb 2012 #106
Thank you - I posted about needing a new computer and being depressed adigal Feb 2012 #3
The Galaxy Tab sharp_stick Feb 2012 #4
Have two (7" & 10.1") BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #9
They make a ton of tablets, actually. TheWraith Feb 2012 #5
Can you use a wireless keyboard with any of them?? cliffordu Feb 2012 #16
Bluetooth keyboards are a definite yes. TheWraith Feb 2012 #21
blueray my friend mdmc Feb 2012 #84
They do. My sister loves hers, so far. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2012 #10
I love my tab mdmc Feb 2012 #83
I have both an Acer A200 tablet (newer than the A500) and a Samsung Galaxy S II Phone... Rosco T. Feb 2012 #6
Did it last year. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2012 #7
R#6 & K, thanks n/t UTUSN Feb 2012 #8
+1 Earth_First Feb 2012 #11
Incidentaly, Apple is suing Samsung in several countries over IP issues. sudopod Feb 2012 #12
Let's be honest: Apple's suing because they don't want to compete with Samsung. TheWraith Feb 2012 #18
Maybe Samsung should make one that's thick, heavy, and covered with spikes. sudopod Feb 2012 #20
Murderface approved!! hifiguy Feb 2012 #25
lol nt sudopod Feb 2012 #27
Is Apple going to sue Starfleet next? eShirl Feb 2012 #55
K&R thanks for bringing this here. Whisp Feb 2012 #13
Got my daughter a Galaxy Ace for Christmas, as her first cell phone... SidDithers Feb 2012 #14
I'm getting a new Samsung Stratosphere tomorrow. TheWraith Feb 2012 #22
I'm not one for purity wars but good to know dmallind Feb 2012 #15
Samsung does quite a bit of its manufacturing in China... Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #17
Samsung does some local manufacturing for various countries in said countries. TheWraith Feb 2012 #19
That is a good thing to know. hifiguy Feb 2012 #23
Hate dogs? jsmirman Feb 2012 #31
??? hifiguy Feb 2012 #34
Please see my extensive posts in this thread jsmirman Feb 2012 #35
whats wrong with eating cats? mdmc Feb 2012 #87
As an animal lover and vegetarian, I honestly don't get the distinction. All us animals feel pain Dragonfli Feb 2012 #107
As both the things you mention in your subject line jsmirman Feb 2012 #109
thanks for the replies mdmc Feb 2012 #110
np jsmirman Feb 2012 #111
Love their promos: Scurrilous Feb 2012 #24
While attractive Asian women don't have much to do with smartphones... TheWraith Feb 2012 #28
Samsung? we used to do those same things in the USA til outsourcing became the norm nt msongs Feb 2012 #26
Samsung now manufactures iPhone/iPad processors for Apple in Austin, TX. targetpractice Feb 2012 #29
Disgusting Dog "Meat" trade - I DO NOT BUY FROM SOUTH KOREA jsmirman Feb 2012 #30
Please see this link for more information jsmirman Feb 2012 #32
And I DARE you to look at the photos and then buy Samsung jsmirman Feb 2012 #33
I looked metalbot Feb 2012 #49
Argh jsmirman Feb 2012 #54
devil's advocate.... ecstatic Feb 2012 #39
Won't find a bigger opponent of factory farming on this board jsmirman Feb 2012 #43
Then you had best never buy from pretty much anywhere. TheWraith Feb 2012 #44
They all have problems jsmirman Feb 2012 #51
Is that any worse than what we do to cows, pigs and chickens in this country? n/t totodeinhere Feb 2012 #66
People really don't read threads I guess jsmirman Feb 2012 #67
Sorry, but I don't usually don't have the time to wade through entire long threads. totodeinhere Feb 2012 #70
I understand jsmirman Feb 2012 #72
I love dogs the way other people love cows mdmc Feb 2012 #88
Enter my lovely Galaxy Tab 10.1 and my Nexus. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #36
Exit with these LOVELY photos of dogs being tortured and slaughtered jsmirman Feb 2012 #37
I don't have any more of a problem with that than I do the treatment of western animals Eid Ma Clack Shaw Feb 2012 #52
I've responded pretty extensively to this elsewhere in this thread jsmirman Feb 2012 #56
And just in case you missed it jsmirman Feb 2012 #59
My electronics, evidently in contrast to yours, are not made of animal meat. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #58
That you are extolling a company that makes ONE FIFTH jsmirman Feb 2012 #65
Well, I'm convinced. I'll be supporting human slavery from now on. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #68
I am *thrilled* that Apple is catching shit that is long overdue jsmirman Feb 2012 #75
Is the computer you are using for the discussion Londoncalling Feb 2012 #104
Dang it, of course not, and not the point jsmirman Feb 2012 #108
I did not know this Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #86
You're very welcome jsmirman Feb 2012 #95
I didn't even look at the links Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #96
Cool. I have a Samsung :) ecstatic Feb 2012 #38
This is the last "response" post I'll do, but do people read the whole thread? jsmirman Feb 2012 #40
I responded to you upthread just now ecstatic Feb 2012 #42
I did jsmirman Feb 2012 #45
You aren't being inconsistent. Occulus Feb 2012 #101
This is in every way a lousy post jsmirman Feb 2012 #105
We do the same thing here to cows mdmc Feb 2012 #89
Try Again. Samsung Does Manufacture In China we can do it Feb 2012 #41
Good for you. You've completely failed to refute my point. TheWraith Feb 2012 #47
? Did you read any of thoses article or did you just spew? we can do it Feb 2012 #48
I know what I'm talking about. Clearly you don't. TheWraith Feb 2012 #61
"But judge, I only stole $1000.00 dollars. He stole $5,000. I'm INNOCENT, I tell you!" emulatorloo Feb 2012 #69
So clearly, therefore we should stop using all electronics. TheWraith Feb 2012 #78
LOL emulatorloo Feb 2012 #80
If you want to talk about ridiculous, you started it. TheWraith Feb 2012 #82
If I were to remind you that the majority of Apple's employees are well paid and well treated emulatorloo Feb 2012 #91
SPEW on! we can do it Feb 2012 #77
Im heavily leaning toward the Galaxy SII for my next phone. Initech Feb 2012 #46
I like some of Samsung's products, but this is manifestly false. Eid Ma Clack Shaw Feb 2012 #50
People need to learn some reading comprehension. TheWraith Feb 2012 #60
Interesting. I find that rationale pretty lame emulatorloo Feb 2012 #64
And I find black and white thinking equally lame. TheWraith Feb 2012 #79
+1 mdmc Feb 2012 #90
What was your position on US institutional investments in South Africa during Apartheid? emulatorloo Feb 2012 #92
I ain't gonna play sun city mdmc Feb 2012 #94
Per New York Times, Samsung also uses FOXCONN to manufacture their products emulatorloo Feb 2012 #53
The OP, Obviously. name not needed Feb 2012 #98
i have a SamSung Printer.... WCGreen Feb 2012 #62
Samsung has a factory in Tianjin China and first outsourced to Thailand in the 1980's Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2012 #63
HP moving home notebook production from China to Japan (for sale in Japan) FarCenter Feb 2012 #73
That's really interesting stuff. Thanks for posting it emulatorloo Feb 2012 #76
Velocity Micro. Assembled in Richmond VA econoclast Feb 2012 #97
Samsung is a huge ginormous corporation subsidized by the country of S Korea. Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #99
Samsung is one of the largest chaebols FarCenter Feb 2012 #100
I do have a Samsung cellphone Londoncalling Feb 2012 #102
Plus Windows 8 will be an alternative soon. Rex Feb 2012 #103
HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA TheWraith Feb 2012 #112
Nice skreed, but they will have a market share. Rex Feb 2012 #113
samsung is a customer of foxconn rdking647 Feb 2012 #114
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