Sometimes we watch a movie together, we'll have a nice dinner, and then we go to bed kind of early because we've got to be in bed in time for Santa to get there.

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When we read a novel or watch a movie, we understand that we are spectators only.

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The 790's projector was bright enough to see detail even in a sun-lit room, but we could even see using it to watch a movie (with an external speaker), assuming that we're able to set up shop in a pitch-black environment with a suitable surface.

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So, while the folks staffing Vizio's booth let us watch a movie clip, we weren't permitted to select other media files or play any games.

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The end result is that we move one step closer to being able to watch a great movie and play a great video game at the same time.

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In form, the movie is a detective story, but we watch with increasing apprehensiveness as it dawns on us that Pharaon might be a kind of sluggish Oedipus, a sleuth who uncovers the traces of a crime that he has committed himself.

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We're happy to reserve judgment today, but we'll keep those concerns in the back of our mind when we get the chance to test a final unit (and maybe even watch a whole dang movie).

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When we do visit a sterile movie set, it is as part of the storyline - to watch local moguls churning out the same old dross.

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