47: Better Pixels

• Follow-up: IBM AS/400 (aka System i) • and single-level store • .

Marco's Retina theory • .

PS4 • and Xbone sales • .

• Trying to care about CES.

• Who "needs" the Mac Pro? Justifying toys and improving quality of life with smart purchases.

Panasonic’s new LCD TVs • compared to great TVs of the past • .

4K on Fox Sports • , 4K's color space • , and the chances of 4K catching on quickly.

• A Steam Box • ( its controller • ) as a replacement for a gaming PC.

• Three old men reminiscing about their teenage gaming years: Null-modem cables • , modems • , and special networking software • .

Modem initialization strings • and SLIP • .

• What killed LAN parties? Perhaps it was great 4-player • N64 games • .

Three Moves Ahead Podcast • .

Voodoo 3D cards • , their silly cables • , and Sound Blasters • .

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