Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Joker on January 27, 2008, 11:40:17 AM
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Joker on January 27, 2008, 11:40:17 AM
of course everyone hates commercials but once in awhile you get one that you don\'t mind seeing :D
This new burger king commercials always makes me laugh. I don\'t know why, just the look on the guys face when the other dude says "What if I hold it for you?" makes me crack up.
What are some of your favs?
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Titan on January 27, 2008, 04:26:29 PM
Haha. Burger Kings commercials have been great lately. I like the Whopper freakout commercials. Its funny seeing how much people freakout because they can\'t get a Whopper. I would too. The best one that I liked was when they gave the guy a Big Mac. This is from their website:
The Budweiser commercials I\'ve always liked. My favorite Bud commercial I can\'t find. Its a long one that\'s broken up. They only played it once. He\'s at a wedding and just makes it very awkward. Everyone he talks to he says something to make the entire wedding more and more awkward. Here\'s just a couple of my favorite Bud commercials.
Now I feel like a bottle of Bud and a Whopper :)
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Joker on January 27, 2008, 06:03:49 PM
lol I was going to mention the budlight ones too
the Coors Light man law commercials i\'ve liked aswell
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Post by: Titan on January 27, 2008, 06:06:55 PM
I forgot about the man law commercials. I thought they were funny but they still don\'t compare to the Bud commercials.
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Viper_Fujax on January 27, 2008, 06:13:44 PM
i love the sportscenter commercials
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Post by: shockwaves on January 27, 2008, 06:40:10 PM
I\'ve loved a lot of Nike ones. This was a favorite:
Also, loved this Bud Light commercial:
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Post by: THX on January 27, 2008, 07:38:43 PM
The only commercial that matters...
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Titan on January 27, 2008, 07:57:35 PM
Quote from: THX
The only commercial that matters...
Is that a joke? I\'ve seen it before. Who makes a 2 minute long commercial.
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Post by: Sublimesjg on January 28, 2008, 01:27:31 AM
Good ol Terry Tate commercials - damn just remembered those damn those hits look so real lol
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Joker on January 28, 2008, 10:57:28 AM
Can\'t have a commercial thread without "Terrible" Terry Tate. Classic.
That Mark Mcgwire Nike one was good too, never saw it before.
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Joker on January 28, 2008, 08:05:21 PM
These ads for the Sony Bravia I thought were pretty cool. The making of video for the paint one was also interesting. I thought it was all CGI.
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Paul2 on January 28, 2008, 08:26:28 PM
I thought what a waste of marketing for LCD type TV. But sure, business is business. Its just not worth it for LCD type in my opinion as they have the crappiest picture quality than any other type of display. But fancy advertisement does makes you think otherwise.
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Viper_Fujax on January 28, 2008, 08:51:32 PM
i heard DLP is the worst. and i could never stand a plasma tv unless i had some media room with no windows.
not sure what LCD tv\'s your looking at that look "crappy"
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Paul2 on January 28, 2008, 10:14:54 PM
to each their own. LCD contrast ratio is still very low, viewing angle is still so-so at best, and also motion blur from mediocre pixel response time.
Maybe if I show you side by side comparison between the best LCD and the best plasma in a control room lighting. You will notice how much better looking the plasma set is.
the best LCD have a true contrast ratio of around 2,000:1 while the best plasma have over 10,000:1.
Also, if you have a 50" LCD in the living room, your viewing angle will be limited and your family won\'t enjoy it much as they sit on different angles from the tv. to have optimal picture quality means you have to sit right in front of the screen, otherwise you get crappier picture with lesser contrast ratio than it already is...plasma don\'t have that problems...
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Post by: Viper_Fujax on January 28, 2008, 10:30:27 PM
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Post by: Paul2 on January 28, 2008, 10:54:13 PM
^^^ If that is a commercial, that\'s probably one of the lamest commercial. boring.
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Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on January 29, 2008, 03:21:08 AM
funny, but bs!
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Post by: Ashford on January 29, 2008, 12:54:14 PM
Search on YouTube for SmartBeep...
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Post by: shockwaves on January 29, 2008, 02:19:49 PM
Quote from: Paul2
to each their own. LCD contrast ratio is still very low, viewing angle is still so-so at best, and also motion blur from mediocre pixel response time.
Maybe if I show you side by side comparison between the best LCD and the best plasma in a control room lighting. You will notice how much better looking the plasma set is.
the best LCD have a true contrast ratio of around 2,000:1 while the best plasma have over 10,000:1.
Also, if you have a 50" LCD in the living room, your viewing angle will be limited and your family won\'t enjoy it much as they sit on different angles from the tv. to have optimal picture quality means you have to sit right in front of the screen, otherwise you get crappier picture with lesser contrast ratio than it already is...plasma don\'t have that problems...
Only problem is most people don\'t watch their LCD TV\'s next to a top of the line plasma in a control room lighting. Also, what if you want a flat panel TV at a size closer to 30" or something. How does plasma make any sense for that?
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Post by: Paul2 on January 29, 2008, 04:38:22 PM
^^^ Very good points being made. Yeah, as of right now, I guess if one want a TV under 37", they have to go LCD as most CRTs are getting discontinued unfortunately.
I think since the year 2005 till now is that consumers have no choice but to go with LCD for display under 37". and still will be for a few more years until there is a killer technology that will eventually replace LCD and that will be OLED. Till then, I guess LCD is the only choice that is available now at a very affordable price.
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Post by: shockwaves on January 29, 2008, 05:04:35 PM
And until that happens, we can still enjoy their colorful and whimsical commercials :)
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Post by: Bozco on January 29, 2008, 06:15:15 PM
Quote from: Viper_Fujax
not sure what LCD tv\'s your looking at that look "crappy"
Any one with fast motion. :sick:
Try watching the xb4 with any movement on it, it\'s painful. Especially with that Motionflow 120hz on. Funny considering it\'s a bravia commercial.
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Bladez on January 29, 2008, 06:38:47 PM
I like the commercial where the 2 guys are playing what looks to be like a Wii and the black guy tells the white guy to throw him a pitch and the controller goes right through the tv.
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Viper_Fujax on April 20, 2008, 05:49:00 PM
*thread revive*
this one\'s been making me laugh
I really dont get why basketball is bigger than hockey here. I never catch one regular season nhl game (i blame them and their crappy channel selection/lack of ads), but im loving the playoffs..just wish i had a team to root for,lol. i end up cheering against whoever scores first in a game.
basketball on the other hand is boring as shit
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Paul2 on April 20, 2008, 08:56:17 PM
aren\'t most sports are boring when watching?
it would be more fun to play whatever sport you are into than watch it as watching it seems boring to me.
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Titan on April 20, 2008, 09:53:13 PM
Only sport I ever got into fully was motor sports but I don\'t get Speed Channel at home so I stopped paying close attention. I have Speed Channel at my apartment but the selection of races is all NASCAR which I can\'t get into. I used to watch WRC like a hawk. Its just not the same checking out the websites for stats and everything. And the only driver that\'s around that I like is Petter Solberg and Marcus Gronholm. Even those guys I don\'t know if are still around.
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Post by: shockwaves on April 21, 2008, 03:37:53 PM
I find almost all sports entertaining to watch. I also like playing most sports. I love going to live sporting events though. The energy in a building during a good game can be amazing, and you really get wrapped up in it.
Of course, I think it helps to be someone who\'s emotionally invested (or monetarily invested) in the outcome.
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: clips on May 05, 2008, 09:17:37 AM
Funny commercial...this cat must\'ve felt dumb as s**t...:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i0C2GByHec
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Post by: Paul2 on May 05, 2008, 10:39:47 AM
lol.
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Post by: Titan on May 05, 2008, 11:58:19 AM
That\'s why I always let the chick talk first.
Title: Favourite Commericals!
Post by: Joker on May 21, 2008, 08:14:02 AM
Hehe this one plays a lot on Canadian TV. I don\'t know if its even shown in America but I laugh everytime it comes on.