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Old 03-11-2008, 05:06 PM   #1
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I keep seeing PQ in movie reviews, just wondering what it stood for? Thanks
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PICTURE QUALITY.
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Old 03-11-2008, 05:09 PM   #3
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haha thanks so much! now i feel dumb
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haha thanks so much! now i feel dumb

So AQ stands for what?

Here's your chance to redeem yourself.
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Old 03-11-2008, 05:11 PM   #5
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audio quality?
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I remember first signing up here and wondering what the heck "PCM" and "PQ" were, and of course using the search function just wouldn't work! So you're not alone.
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thank god! i kept searching for it on google thinking it was some new term I hadn't been introduced to yet, ah well, thanks for the quick responses everyone!
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Old 03-11-2008, 06:37 PM   #9
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PQ = paltry quibbles

AQ = absolutely quixotic

NEXT!
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I remember first signing up here and wondering what the heck "PCM" and "PQ" were, and of course using the search function just wouldn't work! So you're not alone.
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What does PCM stand for again?
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What does PCM stand for again?
Communist Party of Mexico

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Not in Spanish. Partido Communista Mexicana = PCM.
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Not in Spanish. Partido Communista Mexicana = PCM.
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Province of Quebec

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phyco question.
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Pulse-code modulation
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When I first joined here I thought it might have stood for

Partially CoMpressed audio
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Quick, what does HD DVD stand for?


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