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Dell explains that high end graphics cards give you a sharper desktop
Dell have proved it in an advert by showing the picture below:
![]() Yes, as knowledgeable PC enthusiasts, we all know that something like a GT 520 will give a blurred picture while displaying a static desktop, while it's high end version, the GTX 580 will look nice and clear. Oh yeah, baby! ![]() Dell got called out on this little bit of fraudulent advertising, by Reddit readers and apologized for this "mistake". Oh yeah, so intentionally blurring a picture, posting it in an advert to state a lie in order to sell expensive graphics cards was a genuine "mistake" was it? ![]() Dell's "apology": Quote:
More details at PC Pro here and here.
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I would have a hard time believing this had it not been from Dell... LOL
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![]() Yeah, what happened with that corruption?
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Damn, I got an HD6850 and can't shake this fuzziness from my monitor. Dell, what card should I getl?
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Reddit came through for the tech community!
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No man, that's not good enough.
You need at least a 570 (448 core) to see a sharp picture! lol
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Wow, the cheap graphics card even managed to blur the stickers on the monitor!
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I'm actually kinda shocked this isn't a news post.
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![]() I was sorely tempted to, but I wasn't sure if it qualified, alas and I would have to have toned it down a little, too. It woulda still been funny as hell.
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iv just spent 1000 on cards and its still fuzzy fuck built pcs im getting a dell.
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That’s all I had to see and I knew it was something retarded. I remember when a co-worker wanted to upgrade memory and it could only be bought from Hell, I was like wtf! I talked to him last week and he had ordered another computer a whole set up. He said “Hey they told me my printer wouldn’t work with the new computer nor would the monitor” I was like your old stuff you bought a year ago? What kind of sense does that make SHAADY!! I guess they make a killing on clueless people. Maybe they figured hey we can get away with this we been pulling fast ones on our customers for years.
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MUST HAZ HD DESKTOP *buys 2 590s*
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Hey guys, the VGA cable is the best for your flat panel monitors, remember?
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Next Dell will partner with Monster to offer a $200 3' video cable, you know, to make the picture on your monitor BETTER than the source signal itself.
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OMG I want one! When are they releasing it?!
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So, how many 2Dmarks do you guys get? My card only scores 0.5 screen at 100% sharpness and 1 screen at 60%
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Before reading the details on this below the pictures I was looking at the pictures themselves and just thinking, "The one on the left simply looks blurred is all. Like, the entire image looks blurred."
A laugh at those who thought this was 100% legit.
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