7th April 2005, 1:36 AM
We still have LOTS of oil left, more than a lot of people think, but yes it is finite, and more so than something like water, so yes an alternative is certainly something to want.
And um, batteries have so evolved. Perhaps you forgot about Lithium Ion? Yeesh, how do people forget about that anyway? That was a pretty frickin' big jump in technology there.
This guy did NOT perform a double blind test on the brightness claim. In order to make sure that what he saw wasn't just what he was looking for, the only way would be for someone else to put the batteries in the devices, mark them with symbols only they would understand, and then give them to him without telling him which is which. THEN if he can immediatly tell the difference, and he's right about which is which, he has performed a proper test.
Oh and, this whole more power thing, sure hope it doesn't overload things not designed for it... I mean, don't batteries need a very specific power level?
He mentioned blind tests where no one could tell the difference on sound quality, and that's important. If they couldn't there, they never will be able to. It sounds to me like another audiophile scam in the works as far as that claim. Sorry, there's no way a battery is going to boost sound quality. Volume maybe, but not quality, EVER. I don't care what the unblind tests say, they aren't valid. You say to someone "hey, this one you hear here is the one with the oxibattery" and then ask if they could tell the difference, guess what? Their minds will create one, expecting it, not wanting to disappoint the person asking them. More than that, it will seem VERY real to them. Real, that is, until they fail a blind test and do no better than luck in guessing what's what.
Let's put lazy's ears to a BLIND test and see if he can figure it out. Bet he can't. Longer lasting batteries, that's a great improvement, especially for the same price. Ones that deliver more power in the same slot? Well, if that's the case, they will certainly be marked at a different power level. In fans or a flashlight, no biggy usually, but what about hardware that is VERY sensitive to different power? That could cause some damage... Sure, some devices can be run with more power without much consequence, but they have these ratings for a reason. Some are sensitive enough that this could really hurt it. Maybe these are "smart" somehow and won't operate, or have reduced operation, if there's a problem in the circuit? Not sure how that would work exactly... One thing's for sure, there's no way music will play in higher quality. That's EXACTLY the same as saying "using these batteries will improve the graphics of your video games", because both would require a total rewiring of the device to output that quality as well as recoding the source, like the music disk or the game, in a higher quality.
You better believe I'm upset Panasonic would do this. Sure it's not "officially" stated, but their stance right now can't be said to be one that denounces such a physically impossible claim either. I really wish companies would stand up for critical thinking and logic a little more often...
And um, batteries have so evolved. Perhaps you forgot about Lithium Ion? Yeesh, how do people forget about that anyway? That was a pretty frickin' big jump in technology there.
This guy did NOT perform a double blind test on the brightness claim. In order to make sure that what he saw wasn't just what he was looking for, the only way would be for someone else to put the batteries in the devices, mark them with symbols only they would understand, and then give them to him without telling him which is which. THEN if he can immediatly tell the difference, and he's right about which is which, he has performed a proper test.
Oh and, this whole more power thing, sure hope it doesn't overload things not designed for it... I mean, don't batteries need a very specific power level?
He mentioned blind tests where no one could tell the difference on sound quality, and that's important. If they couldn't there, they never will be able to. It sounds to me like another audiophile scam in the works as far as that claim. Sorry, there's no way a battery is going to boost sound quality. Volume maybe, but not quality, EVER. I don't care what the unblind tests say, they aren't valid. You say to someone "hey, this one you hear here is the one with the oxibattery" and then ask if they could tell the difference, guess what? Their minds will create one, expecting it, not wanting to disappoint the person asking them. More than that, it will seem VERY real to them. Real, that is, until they fail a blind test and do no better than luck in guessing what's what.
Let's put lazy's ears to a BLIND test and see if he can figure it out. Bet he can't. Longer lasting batteries, that's a great improvement, especially for the same price. Ones that deliver more power in the same slot? Well, if that's the case, they will certainly be marked at a different power level. In fans or a flashlight, no biggy usually, but what about hardware that is VERY sensitive to different power? That could cause some damage... Sure, some devices can be run with more power without much consequence, but they have these ratings for a reason. Some are sensitive enough that this could really hurt it. Maybe these are "smart" somehow and won't operate, or have reduced operation, if there's a problem in the circuit? Not sure how that would work exactly... One thing's for sure, there's no way music will play in higher quality. That's EXACTLY the same as saying "using these batteries will improve the graphics of your video games", because both would require a total rewiring of the device to output that quality as well as recoding the source, like the music disk or the game, in a higher quality.
You better believe I'm upset Panasonic would do this. Sure it's not "officially" stated, but their stance right now can't be said to be one that denounces such a physically impossible claim either. I really wish companies would stand up for critical thinking and logic a little more often...
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)