Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!feed.news.tiscali.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!yahoobb218120102027.bbtec.NET!not-for-mail From: Eric Takabayashi Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Sony's latest PVR CM - features one blatant lie? Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:52:10 +0900 Lines: 37 Message-ID: <3FD08D89.C32634B7@yahoo.co.jp> References: Reply-To: etakajp@yahoo.co.jp NNTP-Posting-Host: yahoobb218120102027.bbtec.net (218.120.102.27) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1070632478 72837081 218.120.102.27 ([138107]) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: ja,en Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:8794 Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson wrote: > Have you seen the one on the telly for the new PSX? At the end there's > the caption for "24x Dubbing". I read this story last week, but now > even the BBC's pointing it out: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3293599.stm > > About halfway down, it's only 12x dubbing. Is there no advertising > standards council or whatever to stop them repeating such falsehoods? Thanks for that. I guess that means I'm not getting one. That and reading last night that there will be a new video disc format by a rival consortium, next year. I am also so disappointed that those mail order wallets do not actually allow buyers to win large amounts of money. -- http://www.mercycorps.org/ http://www.mercycorps.org/items/1398/ http://www.mercycorps.org/mercykits.php Mercy Corps' goal in Iraq is to work with conflict-affected communities to meet their urgent needs while also providing a firm foundation for the future development of economic opportunities and civil society. Efficiency Over 92% of our resources go directly to humanitarian programs. Excellence Worth Magazine named Mercy Corps one of America's best charities. High-Value Every dollar you give helps us secure $12.71 in donated food and other supplies.