Tommy Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Okay, so today I was finally pushed over the edge. Why is everything putting "HD" in its title now? First it started out with Oxi-Clean Laundry Detergent which their new stuff lists itself as HD. Now this morning I saw a commercial for Crest toothpaste, which now it identifies itself as HD. So, just exactly how much more "High Definition" can you get than real life itself? If anything, I truly find these HD titles to be totally bogus. What's next? Bacon HD? Chevrolet Malibu HD? Just slap on an HD at the end and it automatically becomes better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, Tommy said: What's next? Bacon HD? Chevrolet Malibu HD? Just slap on an HD at the end and it automatically becomes better! You CANNOT make bacon better! Spoiler jaclaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCBONEZ Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) A few years ago the "hot word" was "Turbo". As for HD in some cases it actually means "Heavy Duty" so it makes sense for things like Oxi-Clean. Bacon, not so much. Hope I never need "HD" toothpaste. Edited October 10, 2016 by PCBONEZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 HD had been a tag word before, during the first run of HD 1080i TVs in the late 90s, early 2000s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcinwwl Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Well, back in the old days everything was labelled as 2000, to show that it's new, cutting edge et ceterea. For obvious reasons HD tag aged much better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumper Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Most of the 3.5" floppies stacked at the back of my desktop have an "HD" logo. Some date back over 25 years! Several read:maxell SUPER RDMF2 HDDOUBLE SIDED HIGH DENSITY DOUBLE TRACK/135 TPI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcinwwl Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 In case of floppies, it stands for High Density, which is more tightly connected to the way the technology works, than today's High Definition, which can describe really anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumper Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) Actually, the HD logo is only on the diskettes that are both high density and double-sided. The single-sided 720KB diskettes (that I had to drill a hole through to convert to 1440KB/1.4MB) don't have the HD logo even though they are high density at 18-21 sectors per track. ...And now in the closet I find a box of ten 5.25" diskettes that go back ~30 years:Memorox 2S/HD Double Sided High Density (1.6 MB) Flexible Disks TEN: 5 1/4"FOR: IBM PC-AT AND OTHERS and5660 Recording Sides: Two Media Density: High Sectoring: SoftTracks Per Side: 80Memorex2S/HD Flexible Disk Edited October 10, 2016 by jumper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 1 hour ago, jumper said: Actually, the HD logo is only on the diskettes that are both high density and double-sided. The single-sided 720KB diskettes (that I had to drill a hole through to convert to 1440KB/1.4MB) don't have the HD logo even though they are high density at 18-21 sectors per track. Those appear to be "QD" or Quadruple Density:http://www.hardware-bastelkiste.de/floppy.html Even so, that HD is actually meaning High Density. Here is a baseball card set, 2001 Topps HD:http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/1497/cid/282642/2001-Topps-HD-12-Cal-Ripken-Jr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCBONEZ Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) Back to what Tommy meant by HD, I'm not much of a fan of HD-TV. Before it all the designated "hot chicks" (weather girls, leading roles in movies/TV and such) WERE hot. Now you can see so well that you can see their makeup -and- the blemishes underneath it. Some things are better left unseen. I compensate by not wearing my glasses when I watch TV. The gals are cuter that way. . Edited October 11, 2016 by PCBONEZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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