Originally Posted by chiggyman Question on the video aspect, i have a 20inch LCD, it has a max res of 800x600 and has VGA and component inputs, i also have a 17inch LCD with a max res of 1280x1024 that just has a VGA input. Which would be the better option to use?
Depends how far you sit from the screen. For close up I'd use the 17", for far away, the 20".
xenophobiak - one clarification: yes the standard live subscription is free, however you cannot play online games with it. well, except on certain weekends when live allows it. you really need the gold subscription to play online. the free silver subscription is there so you can access marketplace, updates, etc.
lepre - mouse and keyboard do not work on the xbox360. MS made sure that they were locked out from working (atleast thats what i've heard). I tried my saitek gamer keyboard on the xbox360 and it didn't do anything. it lit up and whatnot, but nothing on the keyboard did anything on the xbox360. same goes for mice, i tried my logitech mx510 and nothing happened.
BTW, I'm surprised you guys didn't like kameo that much. I found it to be one of the best launch titles (if not the best). The graphics are awesome, gameplay is sweet, and the battles and challenges are always fun. The cut-scenes do eventually have you thinking "ok, who cares, skip please", but thats mostly because you want to play more kameo. PDZ = FPS = sucks on console, so I skipped it. And the fact you can't jump makes it even worse. PGR3 looks like PGR2 with high resolution and slightly better graphics (or atleast the scenery got an upgrade...wish the cars did too). And worse off, PGR3 doesn't work properly on 4:3 ratio displays. It ends up stretching the vertical res to fit the entire screen (found this out using the VGA cable on my 17" samsung LCD monitor). From what I've heard, COD2 is a fun title, although I'd rather have that on my PC. Same goes for NFS:MW. The sports titles like Madden got a nice upgrade in graphics though, and quite a few people grabbed those at launch (especially Madden).
Originally Posted by Neogumbercules I think saying "You need an HDTV or don't bother getting an 360 or PS3" is a little extreme.
I agree entirely...:)
I was lucky enough to pick up the premium 360 on the day of release and the graphics are OUTSTANDING on my 32" widescreen (Non-HD) TV.
Sure, if you can afford a HD TV go get one - but don't talk yourself out of getting an xbox 360 on that issue alone.
I'm used to playing PC games and console games. Sure the PC will overtake MS's new baby soon enough but you'll probably be paying as much for that graphics card as you would for the 360 alone!
Once the developers get to grips with the technology, we'll be seeing some truly amazing things from this console.
Right now (if you can get hold of one) you can experience the state-of-the-art in your living room, couching out with a wireless controller.
It feels pretty damn good and can only get better.
One thing I always expected was a very limited amount of consoles before crimbo but what I didn't expect is the severely limited stocks of all of the accessories. I had to go to five, yes five ****ing shops just to find a wired control pad (for my PC :D) then I got there last one, truly pathertic on Microsoft's part.
To sum up.... worst stock availability ever!
Edit: Oh and don't ever expect just pop into your local Game and buy a VGA HD cable as Microsoft must have only shipped five to the entire country.
Edit: Oh and don't ever expect just pop into your local Game and buy a VGA HD cable as Microsoft must have only shipped five to the entire country.
My local (very big) Tesco had plenty of accessories left today, though this is probably because they only had about 10 xbox360 buyers to sell them to...
Originally Posted by Cheese My local (very big) Tesco had plenty of accessories left today, though this is probably because they only had about 10 xbox360 buyers to sell them to...
My Local very big Tesco didnt get any consoles or accessories and only a 'few' games.
A great read :D I preordered mine a while ago and then cancelled it because I realised I was only really interested in PGR3 *drools at first person mode* I think I'll wait until FFXI comes out and see if it's enough to tempt me back (used to play it on the PC). That and, I need to get myself an HDTV :)
Originally Posted by Kevo Nothing quite like a 'soft' launch is there.
One thing I always expected was a very limited amount of consoles before crimbo but what I didn't expect is the severely limited stocks of all of the accessories. I had to go to five, yes five ****ing shops just to find a wired control pad (for my PC :D) then I got there last one, truly pathertic on Microsoft's part.
To sum up.... worst stock availability ever!
Edit: Oh and don't ever expect just pop into your local Game and buy a VGA HD cable as Microsoft must have only shipped five to the entire country.
I was lucky enough to pick up the premium 360 on the day of release and the graphics are OUTSTANDING on my 32" widescreen (Non-HD) TV.
lol, of course its going to look great on your 32" widescreen LCD television. Games look great on crt computer monitors as well as LCD computer monitors. Theres a big difference between a computer monitor and a normal television though.
To test out the differences between standard definition (480p, 640x480 resolution) and high definition, we played around with the Xbox video settings, to see if this really is a new era of visual quality.
Wouldn't standard definition in this case be 480i rather than 480p?
From what I've understood, not many standard tv's support p?
Originally Posted by DivineSin lol, of course its going to look great on your 32" widescreen LCD television. Games look great on crt computer monitors as well as LCD computer monitors. Theres a big difference between a computer monitor and a normal television though.
I didn't see him mention LCD anywhere there, so I'd assume he's talking about a CRT.
If that's the case, then that's encouraging as I'm just about to get one :D
Bein a PC gamer I had second thoughts about buying mine. Glad I did tho, having a blast with mine. But realy only worth it if you have a HDTV then you get the full graphic use of it. Only have two issues with the system so far. One being I couldnt hook up my mouse and keyboard for FPS games. Two being you can easily ruin a disc. If the system is running with a disc in it. And you go to lay it over or upright for any reason, something in the system ruins the disc witha huge line cut around the disc. Have done it myself and have had many customers return games to my shop complaining about it. Cant wait to see what the good modders out there can do with um 8 ).
Originally Posted by Raymus Two being you can easily ruin a disc. If the system is running with a disc in it. And you go to lay it over or upright for any reason, something in the system ruins the disc witha huge line cut around the disc.
One of the golden rules of CD players since, well... ever is never move the unit with it spinning.
I've read more than one comment where people say they've ruined discs by reorientating the Xbox with the drive going?! If I'm honest, yes, I'm not surprised at this.
This isn't a design fault, it's a user training issue.
Originally Posted by :: kna :: One of the golden rules of CD players since, well... ever is never move the unit with it spinning.
I've read more than one comment where people say they've ruined discs by reorientating the Xbox with the drive going?! If I'm honest, yes, I'm not surprised at this.
This isn't a design fault, it's a user training issue.
No, its a design issue. I've bumped my ps2 several times while its been on its side and watched it whobble and nothing has happened to the disk. Hell, the only thing that made my ps2 etch a disk was dropping it from like 3 feet up (And that was ONCE out of like..5 times, and yes its still running, oddly). Normal cd-players can be used while jogging if they have a disk skip option and have not a single problem. If the 360 is etching disks while moving the thing, theres a serious problem.
Originally Posted by DivineSin No, its a design issue. I've bumped my ps2 several times while its been on its side and watched it whobble and nothing has happened to the disk. Hell, the only thing that made my ps2 etch a disk was dropping it from like 3 feet up (And that was ONCE out of like..5 times, and yes its still running, oddly). Normal cd-players can be used while jogging if they have a disk skip option and have not a single problem. If the 360 is etching disks while moving the thing, theres a serious problem.
I disagree entirely.
PORTABLE CD-Players can be used whilst jogging, they're designed to be moved around. Also they only spin at 1x speed, which means that the force excerted on the disc is proportionally less.
The 360 is a massive lump of hardware which I'm sure can stand up to a bump, however if you're reorientating it (which obviously changes the mentioned force massively on the disc due to the spinning) then you can't expect a high-speed moving part inside not to suffer. I bet you it doesn't mark a single disc if people just leave the damn thing where it is.
Why on earth did you drop your PS2 five times? Just goes to show the extent that people seem to WANT to damage their equipment.
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ReplyDepends how far you sit from the screen. For close up I'd use the 17", for far away, the 20".
And if it becomes available, would I then be able to connect it to my TFT's DVI input?
lepre - mouse and keyboard do not work on the xbox360. MS made sure that they were locked out from working (atleast thats what i've heard). I tried my saitek gamer keyboard on the xbox360 and it didn't do anything. it lit up and whatnot, but nothing on the keyboard did anything on the xbox360. same goes for mice, i tried my logitech mx510 and nothing happened.
BTW, I'm surprised you guys didn't like kameo that much. I found it to be one of the best launch titles (if not the best). The graphics are awesome, gameplay is sweet, and the battles and challenges are always fun. The cut-scenes do eventually have you thinking "ok, who cares, skip please", but thats mostly because you want to play more kameo. PDZ = FPS = sucks on console, so I skipped it. And the fact you can't jump makes it even worse. PGR3 looks like PGR2 with high resolution and slightly better graphics (or atleast the scenery got an upgrade...wish the cars did too). And worse off, PGR3 doesn't work properly on 4:3 ratio displays. It ends up stretching the vertical res to fit the entire screen (found this out using the VGA cable on my 17" samsung LCD monitor). From what I've heard, COD2 is a fun title, although I'd rather have that on my PC. Same goes for NFS:MW. The sports titles like Madden got a nice upgrade in graphics though, and quite a few people grabbed those at launch (especially Madden).
I agree entirely...:)
I was lucky enough to pick up the premium 360 on the day of release and the graphics are OUTSTANDING on my 32" widescreen (Non-HD) TV.
Sure, if you can afford a HD TV go get one - but don't talk yourself out of getting an xbox 360 on that issue alone.
I'm used to playing PC games and console games. Sure the PC will overtake MS's new baby soon enough but you'll probably be paying as much for that graphics card as you would for the 360 alone!
Once the developers get to grips with the technology, we'll be seeing some truly amazing things from this console.
Right now (if you can get hold of one) you can experience the state-of-the-art in your living room, couching out with a wireless controller.
It feels pretty damn good and can only get better.
:)
One thing I always expected was a very limited amount of consoles before crimbo but what I didn't expect is the severely limited stocks of all of the accessories. I had to go to five, yes five ****ing shops just to find a wired control pad (for my PC :D) then I got there last one, truly pathertic on Microsoft's part.
To sum up.... worst stock availability ever!
Edit: Oh and don't ever expect just pop into your local Game and buy a VGA HD cable as Microsoft must have only shipped five to the entire country.
My local (very big) Tesco had plenty of accessories left today, though this is probably because they only had about 10 xbox360 buyers to sell them to...
But Microsoft have scored a media sucess, all the news channels were saying XBOX 360 sells out on opening day.
The fact that there was only 2 on sale it wasn't hard.
My Local very big Tesco didnt get any consoles or accessories and only a 'few' games.
our local game had one, we have it now!
lol, of course its going to look great on your 32" widescreen LCD television. Games look great on crt computer monitors as well as LCD computer monitors. Theres a big difference between a computer monitor and a normal television though.
Wouldn't standard definition in this case be 480i rather than 480p?
From what I've understood, not many standard tv's support p?
If that's the case, then that's encouraging as I'm just about to get one :D
Anyone haveing the same problem...
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DON'T KILL THE FOX!!!
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I could of swarn i read LCD..erp.
I've read more than one comment where people say they've ruined discs by reorientating the Xbox with the drive going?! If I'm honest, yes, I'm not surprised at this.
This isn't a design fault, it's a user training issue.
No, its a design issue. I've bumped my ps2 several times while its been on its side and watched it whobble and nothing has happened to the disk. Hell, the only thing that made my ps2 etch a disk was dropping it from like 3 feet up (And that was ONCE out of like..5 times, and yes its still running, oddly). Normal cd-players can be used while jogging if they have a disk skip option and have not a single problem. If the 360 is etching disks while moving the thing, theres a serious problem.
PORTABLE CD-Players can be used whilst jogging, they're designed to be moved around. Also they only spin at 1x speed, which means that the force excerted on the disc is proportionally less.
The 360 is a massive lump of hardware which I'm sure can stand up to a bump, however if you're reorientating it (which obviously changes the mentioned force massively on the disc due to the spinning) then you can't expect a high-speed moving part inside not to suffer. I bet you it doesn't mark a single disc if people just leave the damn thing where it is.
Why on earth did you drop your PS2 five times? Just goes to show the extent that people seem to WANT to damage their equipment.
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