wii or xbox?

[wellington1869]

I got it on my willie.

[ricercar]

Don't get it on you.

FWIW when introduced, the Sony Mini Disc (MD) Walkman was a godsend for live recording. The psycho-acoustic compression was worth the trade off in CD-like clarity.

[didjamatic]

FWIW when introduced, the Sony Mini Disc (MD) Walkman was a godsend for live recording. The psycho-acoustic compression was worth the trade off in CD-like clarity.

I debated long and hard on a MD, but got a Tascam 4 track instead.

[Lanx]

Oops, I said Sony Memory Disk, I meant Sony Mini disk.

But for what it's worth, if it had the time to enjoy them I would have a Wii, 360 and PS3.

I have all three and like i said they're collecting dust, really i bought the ps3, so the fiancee could play ff13 (and kh3 later on) i bought the xbox cuz it was cheap and have some friends over playing guitar hero(that faded away) and the wii for party games(which no one like anymore)

[Konrad]

Too bad nothing has really caught up to USB2 High-Speed, though. Real bus speeds never approach theoretical 480Mbps ... chipsets usually bottleneck it at 150-180Mbps, and that's assuming they're not also busy doing ten other things.  The controllers on the actual USB devices are insultingly slow, especially on flash drives.
 
USB speeds are not only determined by the weakest link, but also by the raw oomphf of the host. ****ty PC equals slow bus no matter how much USB tech you buy. FireWire speeds remain fairly constant (and near their rated max) regardless of what you plug into. Most USB2 devices are just relabelled USB1.1, looks newer, better compatibility, still useless old speeds. I expect USB3 devices will claim the same while still falling short.

[washuai]

what kind of musical options are you thinking of? Can you plug MIDI devices into it?

For myself I'd seriously consider the xbox once they come out with that true guitar controller. some info on that from my friend (another friend's) blog

The below, btw, is a midi guitar (!) that doubles as a rock band controller: check out how every position on every fret is a switch.

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Damn it, now I'm going to buy RockBand 3.  Oh well, I still won't be getting this soon.  Shame it has to be their guitar.  It'd be more fun to just hook up any real guitar.  Although, I could use a smaller more normal practice guitar.
Well, there is a real electric drum that you can use with Rockband 2, so they already had turned their simon says into some actual drumming.

Wii, really?  If the guy just wants to stream netflix an HTPC is the best.  I have a PS3 and Wii and I used the netflix on my PS3 once.  I stream my netflix on my PC, it is best that way.
Obviously, not a gamer + xbox with xbox live costs should be a no go.  

If movies were driving this equation, the PS3 definitely has more movie, than the Wii or XBOX.  There's so much crap on the Wii.  Thank goodness it plays classics and game cube games.  I'd wager one would find a higher number of quality family friendly titles on PS3 or XBOX.  If you count downloadables and backwards compatible, PS3 wins.  I'd own an XBOX, but honestly I game too much already and it is the system with the fewest console exclusive titles that are high on my want list.

[wellington1869]

update, he wound up buying a roku, lol.  only $70.  
I think he'll still get a wii at some point but he's delayed the purchase till he updates his tv next year.

[Konrad]

What's 1080p good for anyways, unless you have a matching HD1080 Blu-Ray player?

[Hak Foo]

The Wii has better reliability, as far as I've heard.

[Lanx]

What's 1080p good for anyways, unless you have a matching HD1080 Blu-Ray player?

you mean 1080p tv right? cuz this is about streaming hd.

[Konrad]

I'm addicted to this now.

[wellington1869]

i'm playing psp and xbox right now at my serious-gamer friends place  God of war 3 on psp has pretty amazing graphics. excellent water effects, and love the way the sweat sparkles on the characters based on the position of the light source.

I asked my friend which he prefers, xbox or psp? (he's a gaming fiend). He said "probably xbox". I asked him why, since psp (as he noted) often has the superior graphics. He said mainly because a) wider selection of games, and b) much better implementation of network-gaming.

that said, as he noted, on certain games psp graphics are incredibly realistic.

[instantkamera]

I think he'll still get a wii at some point but he's delayed the purchase till he updates his tv next year.

Bad idea. IF he has a CRT now, that is the best his Wii will ever look. Upscaling (especially the generally BAD upscaling of todays flat panels - a separate video processor can doa  good job, but is likely not on his radar) will never make it look as good as a decent CRT.

Upgrading the TV generally means getting a 1080p high-def TV. Anyone doing so owes it to themselves to get the best looking sources to pair with a display like that.

[wellington1869]

Bad idea. IF he has a CRT now, that is the best his Wii will ever look. Upscaling (especially the generally BAD upscaling of todays flat panels - a separate video processor can doa  good job, but is likely not on his radar) will never make it look as good as a decent CRT.

Upgrading the TV generally means getting a 1080p high-def TV. Anyone doing so owes it to themselves to get the best looking sources to pair with a display like that.

no he has an LCD right now, but he wants a much bigger LCD at some point.

he has a 42" one right now i think. or maybe its 35. Anyway he wants like a 60" one or something.

for me, I think 42" is plenty for an LCD. but then I have a 12" CRT in my room right now

[itlnstln]

Once you 60+, it's hard to go back.  I miss my 80" projection setup.  That was nice.

[KillerBee]

I am more partial to the 360 beacuse of the Halo franchise

[Lanx]

Once you 60+, it's hard to go back.  I miss my 80" projection setup.  That was nice.

Kinda annoying tho, when i moved one of the requirements i had for our new apartment was to have a 14' throw distance and as far as apartments go, most are 12'.
So i have no dinning area! i have a 14' throw distance to get a 100' screen i even ceiling mounted it to save space (gonna patch it up real good b4 they charge me for damages!)

[itlnstln]

That's why I went with 80".  100" would have been cool, but the screen size would have been too large for the room.  In the bedroom I converted to a "theater" the screen scale was similar to the IMAX.  Unfortunately, having a 480p projector caused some issues with screendoor.  Someday, I'll set it back up with a 1080p projector, but it'll be awhile since I am moving soon.

[KillerBee]

80"?

Life size porn.  Get the Syncmaster 82" LCD Touchscreen at Macmall for $62K.

HOLY .... wow! I am impressed!

Now where is my black american express card?

[KillerBee]

Tea Bag!  No not THAT Tea Bag you pervs!!!

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Now dont get me wrong I love Nintendo, I still use my Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo too!

I just stop caring after the N64.

[itlnstln]

80"?

Life size porn.

Yep.  I think Debbie Does Dallas was the first thing my roommate at the time and I watched on it.  Trust me, it's not as cool as you think.

[NamelessPFG]

For the Wii, I think it boils down to how much you like Nintendo games. That's why I have one. There are also some nice compilations from prior generations and enhanced ports available.

For the Xbox 360...honestly, I liked its predecessor more, even if that also had too much overlap with a Windows PC. Then again, the Xbox Live Arcade has some compelling ports and remakes of existing titles (Radiant Silvergun released outside of Japan, in HD to boot? HELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME!), and maybe Kinect will turn out to be something really good for all I know.

The PS3 has more compelling exclusives than the X360 that don't involve XBLA (whose interesting titles are, as I said, ports/remakes), and you don't have to pay for online multiplayer. However, they've really neutered the console from the original CECHA revision, taking out PS2 backwards compatibility, support for certain media formats, and who knows what else to get the costs down. Oh, and the whole Other OS debacle and Sony blatantly lying about not planning to remove it at all.

Also, I'm surprised to see a certain someone in here who has very literally said "I don't game, or give two ****s about gaming."

[itlnstln]

Also, I'm surprised to see a certain someone in here who has very literally said "I don't game, or give two ****s about gaming."

Who?  Me?

I don't really give a **** about anything we talk about here.

[itlnstln]

You pulled my card on that one, ripster.  Deuces wild!

[wellington1869]

?  The Cat?

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best cat ever

[NamelessPFG]

Who?  Me?

I don't really give a **** about anything we talk about here.

Not you. Click this and scroll down until you see this:

I cant argue with this. I don't game, or give two ****s about gaming, but I would have to agree that, as in most things, the gold standard for judging an LCD's gaming capability is by comparing it to a CRT; s'gotta say something. Stick with your $6 CRTs for now.

Then again, I can't blame you for not caring much about what goes on here, given much of the arguing I've seen.

[Konrad]

We like to argue about shiny keys.

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Speaking of which, those 28-key white "Model-L" keyboards look awfully sucky. The black one looks better, nice big backspace, but no backslash key. Can't LEGO do any better?

[instantkamera]

Not you. Click this and scroll down until you see this:



Then again, I can't blame you for not caring much about what goes on here, given much of the arguing I've seen.

I was referring to PC gaming, as it was a discussion about COMPUTER monitors. Big difference.

I dont consider someone who owns a Wii a "gamer" and I have been told by several PC "gamers" that my ps3 (that and the Wii are the first consoles I have purchased since the 16bit era) is nothing but a kids toy.

Finally, my major point was that gaming would have no impact on my decision to buy one monitor over the other.

Since I own a PS3 however, it would somewhat factor into a television purchase (input lag).

[NamelessPFG]

I was referring to PC gaming, as it was a discussion about COMPUTER monitors. Big difference.

I dont consider someone who owns a Wii a "gamer" and I have been told by several PC "gamers" that my ps3 (that and the Wii are the first consoles I have purchased since the 16bit era) is nothing but a kids toy.

Finally, my major point was that gaming would have no impact on my decision to buy one monitor over the other.

Since I own a PS3 however, it would somewhat factor into a television purchase (input lag).

That explains a lot.

I'm not against console gaming, otherwise I wouldn't own several of the things. (NES, SNES, Genesis, Neo-Geo CD, N64, Saturn, PS1, Xbox, and a Wii...and yes, I do have that last one for actual gaming. Don't you dare try to disqualify me just because of the Wii's very presence.) I just prefer the greater flexibility of PC gaming, particularly with mods and input devices. (That last one is probably why combat flight simulators are practically nonexistent on consoles.)

[instantkamera]

yeah. I cant be bothered. Im a computer geek by nature and trade, but I just hate the randomness of PC gaming. Will it work? Do I need a CPU upgrade? Do I need a GPU upgrade? Do I need more RAM? Is the game super buggy? Does it work well with my version of winders (given there are a few flavours still going strong)? To me PC gaming seems to be LESS about the games and more about the PC.

I actually think my favourite GAMING console is still my DS. Tons of really unique and engaging games and no hassle of "will it run". That, to me is "GAMING".