Are Review Units Better Than Store Versions?

Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 29, 2003 @06:24AM from the dark-and-suspicious dept.

Anonymous Howard writes "Every now and then you hear about hardware manufacturers optimizing their hardware for certain tests or games to make their hardware look superior. I was surprised to hear of a new controversy brewing over reviewer units sent to hardware reviewers. This article claims that Samsung is sending LCD monitors with a contrast ratio of 700:1 when the consumer version of the same monitor has a contrast ratio of 450:1. Various sites list different specs for the same model, so it's somewhat confusing to know for sure which is correct. I don't doubt this happens, but I'm surprised that it would be this blatant. Has anyone heard of other stories of manufacturers being deceptive so that they could get better reviews?"

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Where do I sign up? by MImeKillEr · 2003-10-29 06:27 · Score: 0, Redundant

I mean, I'm all for getting some free software and hardware for my PC.

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Re:Wait wait... by fjordboy · 2003-10-29 06:35 · Score: 0, Redundant

yeah, you're right. I changed my mind since I made that comment...I should have thought it through a little more or at least read what I wrote. I was just arguing with a friend last night about this topic and I think that deceit is the same as lying, so the hardware manufacturer is clearly in the wrong. I'm not sure what I was thinking earlier.

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