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A very serious Graphics Question

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  • 18-04-2008 12:56pm
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    DanGerMus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭


    But you wont have to trawl a thousand websites and ten thousand reviews and still be left with on hundred thousand questions.

    NVIDIA

    Do you pronounce it 'EN' Vidia or 'NU' Vidia (like the U sound in the word up)

    I always assumed it was EN vidia just the way i read it. but i've heard a number of people say NU vidia.

    How do you say it.
    Also evidence of how it should be pronounced would be appreciated ie. adverts sound bites. Danke

    EN or NU 22 votes

    EN
    0% 0 votes
    NU
    95% 21 votes
    Niether!? god only knows but sure go on.
    4% 1 vote


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    L31mr0d
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    who pronounces it NU-vidia??? Did you just make this up or something?


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    Virgil°
    Registered Users Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Virgil°


    In all my years of computer enthusiasm i have NEVER heard anyone say NU-vidia.
    How have you pronounced the letter "N" all your life?


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 82,411 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Guilty.


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    DanGerMus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭DanGerMus


    L31mr0d wrote: »
    who pronounces it NU-vidia??? Did you just make this up or something?

    Nope, hand on my heart, my brother who's an admin, a guy he works with and a guy i went to college with all use the Nu sound.

    I always thought it was EN. It's just the fact that most people i've heard actually use the word say NU. Most of my friends aren't into PCs like me so i don't talk to them about it. Most of my conversations are online and as such i would have no way of knowing which brings me to... wel .. here ... :)
    Virgil° wrote: »
    In all my years of computer enthusiasm i have NEVER heard anyone say NU-vidia.
    How have you pronounced the letter "N" all your life?

    Agreed i see it as N-vidia if you get my meaning, like they've strung a few words together like envision media or something and have replaced the En with an N. anyone know what to call this?


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    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    Its N-Vidia you can hear it pronounced in loads of Nvidia dev videos etc...

    I have heard some people say neh-vidia which makes me sad :(


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 82,411 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    doest it really matter?


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    #8
    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    yes


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    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Is it really even ambiguous? How could you get nu-vidia? N-Vidia....just how it's spelt :D


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    Nforce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    I've met with some folks who've worked for Nvidia...........and yes.....it's "N"vidia:p


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    duridian
    Registered Users Posts: 3,541 ✭✭✭duridian


    DanGerMus wrote: »
    ...like they've strung a few words together like envision media or something and have replaced the En with an N. anyone know what to call this?
    I'm not a linguistics expert but I think they call it a contraction.

    And I'd say it's definitely meant to be "N" vidia, like Justin Timberlake's old boy band "N" sync


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    Nforce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    duridian wrote: »

    And I'd say it's definitely meant to be "N" vidia, like Justin Timberlake's old boy band "N" sync


    Or Nforce???:o


    ......i'll get me coat!:(


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