frustration? try mind games

[atomicAdam]

http://www.newscientist.com/article/...r-picture.html

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Want to enjoy the benefits of a super-sharp high-definition screen without buying a new TV? Simply tell yourself that you are watching HD and put up a few posters to transform your experience.

That's one implication of a Dutch study into how people's expectations affect their television viewing experience.

Sixty people in turn were shown the same video clip on the same television. Half were told to expect clearer, sharper pictures thanks to HD technology: an impression backed up by posters, flyers and the presence of an extra-thick cable connected to the screen. The other half were told to expect a normal DVD image. "

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[Worf101]

Baaaa!!! What did you expect? To paraphrase Tommy Lee Jones in "Men In Black"...

'No a person is smart, people are stupid, dangerous and scary."

You do the math. There'd never a been a Madison Ave. if there weren't a sucker born every minute. Hell, "eye-witness" testimony is one of the most unreliable forms of testimony in the world.

Da Worfster

[pixelthis]

http://www.newscientist.com/article/...r-picture.html

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Want to enjoy the benefits of a super-sharp high-definition screen without buying a new TV? Simply tell yourself that you are watching HD and put up a few posters to transform your experience.

That's one implication of a Dutch study into how people's expectations affect their television viewing experience.

Sixty people in turn were shown the same video clip on the same television. Half were told to expect clearer, sharper pictures thanks to HD technology: an impression backed up by posters, flyers and the presence of an extra-thick cable connected to the screen. The other half were told to expect a normal DVD image. "

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This is old news.
This technique has been used forever to sell cables and power cords, not to mention tube amps and pet rocks to go on speakers.
Works like a charm.