Comments on: LG’s 12.1 megapixel-packin’ GC990 Louvre says wassup

By: Wiseowl

Wiseowl — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:43:15 +0000

Love the last few posts. Spot on.
On the camera angle, I only ever us my bb camera to take a contact pic. I have seen some nice pics taken with Nokia cams in perfect light and close distance.

By: RAS

RAS — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:32:50 +0000

It’s all about the optics, not the MP’s. Large crappy pics are still crappy. Nice marketing angle, but in the real world it’s a bunch of hooey.

By: ChrisNYC

ChrisNYC — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:53:18 +0000

@OMGfanboy

So true. 12.1 MP thru some budget LG micro lens is just a big waste, IMO. Won’t eliminate handshake, just produce bigger blurry pictures.

By: Dingoberry

Dingoberry — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:36:23 +0000

@jimmy

…because the average consumer is anything but average. Most consumers – statistically speaking – don’t really know anything about what they are buying. That’s why bigger numbers usually sells more products. You have a 1,000,000 megapixel camera? Great, it’s going to sell because people think the higher the megapixel the better the camera; completely ignoring white balancing, image stabilization, faster shutter speeds, digital zoom vs. optical zoom, etc. You have a 300 horsepower 4-cylinder? Awesome, that’s way better than a 250 horsepower V8, right?

Fact is, consumers are dumb and company’s just prey off of them being misinformed. Think about all those suckers who bought first generation 1080P TV’s only to realize later that their TV can’t even actually output 1080P.

To be fair, though, consumer idiocy isn’t entirely the consumer’s faults. Company’s make things as confusing as possible so that you think you understand something when you really don’t. It’s why I enjoy listening to someone tell me that all the Xbox 360 games are 1080P when they have no clue that not a single 360 game is 1080P native and all at best are 720p with 1080p upscaled. But, whatever floats your boat.

By: Don't-hate

Don't-hate — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:53:31 +0000

It’s an iPhone wanna be.

By: jimmykicks

jimmykicks — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:20:01 +0000

When will the average consumer realize that higher resolution past a certain point DOES NOT translate into better picture quality?

(Think pure quantum physics, and the number of photons per ccd element per second).

For better quality, you need a BIGGER ccd array, which manufacturers never do because they’re cheap and want to press as many ccd arrays onto the cmos die.

higher resolutions like that are just marketing bunk.

By: mike l

mike l — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:42:01 +0000

Yes it does look like an iPhone but I would love a camera lime that.

Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Bedford Corners United States

By: Sonya

Sonya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:38:20 +0000

I agree it does look like an iPhone. The camera is crazy though. Probably wont see a camera like that for another 4 yrs.

By: Tofer

Tofer — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:33:34 +0000

Looks like an iPhart and an Instink had a drunken threesome with a Sony impersonator and this popped out…. Nice to look at but don’t touch or it will fall apart like alot of LG hardware.

By: OMGfanboy

OMGfanboy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:47:06 +0000

great, a 12 mp phone that will store more crappy photos. who needs 12.1 mp images? talk about a WASTE of precious space. Everything I’ve ever used from LG has been garbage too, consider it trashed from poor build quality after 6 months max. sorry, FAIL.

By: Link 2 Anarchy

Link 2 Anarchy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:08:24 +0000

if it comes to verizon then i would die!

By: jon

jon — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:56:48 +0000

Why would anybody buy any LG products? They have the poorest build quality I have ever seen. Not just phones, but also TVs, washers/dryers. They are terrible and then the poor service you get when their products break is unbelievable.

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By: 2sikk

2sikk — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:33:03 +0000

yea that might be the iPhone kiler is this part of LG’s black label line

By: Genjinaro

Genjinaro — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:30:32 +0000

If only it ran Andriod or WinMo…

By: JoeTour

JoeTour — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:13:49 +0000

@ grr
That’s the new, revamped i-phone killer, don’t you get it?

By: NICK

NICK — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:11:47 +0000

wowsers. badass lookin phone

By: red014

red014 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:58:23 +0000

@grr

I was thinking the same thing! It looks like an iClone clone!

Pretty scweet spec list though.

By: ~Phel

~Phel — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:54:05 +0000

too bad we’ll never see it stateside unless one was to purchase an unlocked version…cool phone

By: grrr

grrr — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:53:21 +0000

whoa. the front looks like a hiPHONE