Weasel on 10/2/2007 at 04:51
Quote Posted by The Alchemist
So a 360+an HDTV is roughly $1500
Back in November/December, I got an X-Box 360 for $300 (and that was the real one, not the rip-off one that always costs $300) and a 32" LCD HDTV (which goes up to 1080i) for $380.
Actually, I got them in the opposite order, though. I got the TV to go with my Wii and then I got the 360 to go with my TV.
Anyway, that's $680. And if you include the Wii in the total, it's $930.
I used to be mostly a PC gamer, but I don't think I'll be getting a new PC too soon. Last time I got a new one, it allowed me to do all kinds of fancy things my previous one couldn't do. DVD, CDRW, new internet stuff (my previous one wasn't fast enough for things like Flash to work very well). These days, my PC is still good for everything I want to do with it except some of the newest games.
Bobotsin on 10/2/2007 at 13:31
Quote Posted by Gingerbread Man
That is just absolutely insane. If it wasn't for the fact that the character looks like a video game character (and okay, the light demonstration was a little HAY GUYS VOLUMETRIC LIGHTS LOOK AT THE FAN GO!!!), I would swear most of that was filmed.
The water is just spectacular.
I'm going to have to buy a new chipset, aren't I? There's no way the game's going to look and perform like THAT on a dual-core, is there? :(
They could probably do it on dual-core too, it would be a nasty GPU consumption though, right?
Zerker on 10/2/2007 at 13:44
Quote Posted by Weasel
Back in November/December, I got an X-Box 360 for $300 (and that was the real one, not the rip-off one that always costs $300) and a 32" LCD HDTV (which goes up to 1080i) for $380.
Note that if it's LCD, you're better off running on 720p. If you look at the specs, the max resolution of your TV is probably around 1366 X 768, which means you don't actually get the full 1080 res anyhow, plus 1080i is interlaced, which looks ugly on an LCD TV. 720p will get you a faster, clearer picture which is closer to the native res on your TV. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p) More info here.
Weasel on 10/2/2007 at 17:22
Quote Posted by Zerker
Note that if it's LCD, you're better off running on 720p. If you look at the specs, the max resolution of your TV is probably around 1366 X 768, which means you don't actually get the full 1080 res anyhow, plus 1080i is interlaced, which looks ugly on an LCD TV. 720p will get you a faster, clearer picture which is closer to the native res on your TV. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p) More info here.
Thanks. I just wanted to point out that the TV I got that cheap does not go up to 1080p. I don't know if the X-Box can do 1080i anyway, and the Wii certainly can't.
Matthew on 10/2/2007 at 19:28
My understanding is that the 360 can currently do up to 1080i, with a forthcoming update to provide 1080p to facilitate the HD-DVD drive. I think?
Edit: actually, further research suggests the update has already been rolled out. For example, the blurb for the (
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360vgahdcable/) VGA cable mentions that it allows you to experience 1080p.
Zerker on 10/2/2007 at 19:41
Quote Posted by Weasel
Thanks. I just wanted to point out that the TV I got that cheap does not go up to 1080p. I don't know if the X-Box can do 1080i anyway, and the Wii certainly can't.
Mine can't either, but I got it about a year ago (Sharp Aquos LC-32GA5U). I quite like it, but the only "HD" content I have is my Mac Mini ;) (although I enjoy PS2 and Gamecube running on Progressive-scan mode). Damned if I care about 1080p...
Scots Taffer on 21/10/2008 at 23:39
After this long I was expecting to see more than this. Disappointing.
june gloom on 21/10/2008 at 23:41
Can't bring myself to give a shit. Don't see why it should take this long to make what's essentially Silent Hill 2.
Scots Taffer on 21/10/2008 at 23:42
And this is without any real indication of gameplay. So far it's like a movie.
