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mettamage•about 1 hour ago

For if it is still hugged to death

https://web.archive.org/web/20260622172525/https://www.displ...

RugnirViking•about 2 hours ago

beautiful web design :) We aren't usually supposed to comment on it but im pretty sure thats exactly the reason this has been submitted.

elcritch•about 1 hour ago

It’s like a slice of the earlier web. Realized I haven’t seen a c|net logo around for a long time.

shortstuffsushi•about 2 hours ago

I'm not familiar with DisplayMate, and the site appears to be hugged. Unsure what this is doing on the front page, but for any similarly lost folks:

> DisplayMate is the Worldwide Leader in Video Diagnostics and the World's most advanced Display Calibration and Optimization Software.

cpach•about 2 hours ago

Why is this on the front page? :)

nine_k•about 1 hour ago

Web design style nostalgia, I suppose.

cyberjunkie•about 2 hours ago

A popular tool preceding the days of YouTube reviews, used for testing and reviewing displays.

InsideOutSanta•about 2 hours ago

Am I confused, or are these a bunch of JPGs on a CD? There's no hardware, right?

lelanthran•about 1 hour ago

TLDR: Not JPGs, BMPs more likely.

I recall when the first LCD TVs came out and I wanted to get a cheap 1080 one. The problem was that almost every TV said 1080 even if it was just 720 upscaled.

I put a uniform image in BMP on a memory stick - every column being R, then G, then B repeated. As the image was exactly 1080, viewing it in full-screen on a 1080 screen gave a sort of uniform grey color. On an upscaled monitor you could see very visible banding.

This would not have worked had the image been JPG.

hjhart•about 2 hours ago

Website appears to be down.

TheJuli•about 2 hours ago

HN hug of death

tomkarho•about 1 hour ago

Better call Web Dude

conkeisterdoor•36 minutes ago

Definitely DONT call the Sales Guy!

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