Lasik is a luxury, they have to compete on price.

Cancer treatments aren't, you'll pay anything to fix the problem.

That's where the free market falls short.

Mine was a reply to "Because it was a review the actual GPU encoders themselves not various frontends to those GPU encoders." which you and I both seem to disagree with.

That said, I do believe that there are better GPU assisted applications than those tested, such as DVDFab mentioned above.

I'd be very interested to see how it compares using this methodology, but testing every available application could become a full time job.

I have no affiliation with DVDFab, but it comes to mind as a decent encoder well before any of the ones tested.

The review and summary are giving mixed signals then, as I had the same reaction to the article.

If this is a review of the encoders and not the front ends, then why is Handbrake specifically pointed out for ease of use?

Handbrake is only a front end to an encoder that can easily give similar or vastly worse results if you don't know how to use it.

It's an RFID tag, the size of the thing it is attached to should make no difference.

A tag in the bin should have made it to being lost by the handlers just like any real luggage.

What are you streaming Netflix on, a Wii?

On the Xbox 360 or Windows Media Center, Netflix HD looks better than my digital cable ever did.

I assume the PS3 is similarly good quality.

If you have anything to play a 7" promo on, you're probably already a customer.

I haven't seen a record player in decades.