Morning

[~J~]

What's going on in here then?

Any good gaming?

[leowyatt]

Hi,

There is lots of gaming, have a look around and see if anything takes your fancy.

[Garp]

http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3285

[divine]

Any good gaming?

Yeah, on PC ;)

[iCraig]

Yeah, on PC ;)

Divine Madness?

Come with me if you want to live.

[Aboobie]

Yeah, on PC ;)

In the 80's and 90's ;)

[Davey_Pitch]

Someone smack Divine with a controller and strangle him with a mouse cable :p

[Psymonkee]

nah - a VGA cable has a nice thick cord - could o may more damage :D

Hello Mr. ~J~ - I do believe I owe you some triangles :p

[Mark]

Someone smack Divine with a controller and strangle him with a mouse cable :p
Finding two devices sounds like too much effort - I'm sure a play and charge cable would be equally effective, though I'll grant it requires typing three words instead of one. :p

[Admiral Huddy]

In the 80's and 90's ;)


Console = Dated technology!
:p

[~J~]

Hello Mr. ~J~ - I do believe I owe you some triangles :p

Some what? :confused:

[NokkonWud]

Nice to see you aboard Jason. Welcome to a great forum.

[Haly]

Hello mate :) Nice to see you here at last, sent you the link agesssssssss ago ;D

[Psymonkee]

Some what? :confused:

http://psymonkee.com/images/triangle.jpg

TRIANGLES! :p

Only for you they'll be red and pointing down ;)

[Admiral Huddy]

Hello mate :) Nice to see you here at last, sent you the link agesssssssss ago ;D

With a username of just J he could be anyone :)

[Davey_Pitch]

With a username of just J he could be anyone :)
It's the same username as a frequent poster on OcUK so I think we're all assuming it's the same person :)

[~J~]

http://psymonkee.com/images/triangle.jpg

TRIANGLES! :p

Only for you they'll be red and pointing down ;)

Nice to see you've not lost your crazy imagination!! :evil:

It's the same username as a frequent poster on OcUK so I think we're all assuming it's the same person :)

Yep, tiz me.

[Admiral Huddy]

Hello! :)

[NokkonWud]

Oh ~J~, it was me Psymonkee was talking about when I said don't get a PS3, get an Xbox360 and a ton of games!

[~J~]

Oh ~J~, it was me Psymonkee was talking about when I said don't get a PS3, get an Xbox360 and a ton of games!

Well TBH I only want a PS3 for a few titles, mainly LBP, Killzone2, Mirrors Edge and a few on the store titles.

Will still use the 360 as a primary console, but there's more and more titles coming out on the PS3 that are interesting me and the ridiculous price that it was is now more justifiable.

Can't get that many games, still busy as hell at home, last time I had even an hour on the 360 was about July time :'(

[Psymonkee]

Mirrors Edge is available on 360 too ;)

[~J~]

True, but I've heard the PS3 version is 'better'

[NokkonWud]

True, but I've heard the PS3 version is 'better'

No, I disagree. Who did you hear that from, Nanoman, rp2000, wwwebber?
It's a nightmare on the PS3 pad. The joysticks just aren't sharp enough. Plus, you can download our ghosts and race us over Xbox Live. I've played the PS3 version and there is nothing in terms of graphics or sound other than Xbox360 is likely to get more DLC if anything (as is the case with a LOT of games now).

I also played Killzone 2 at the LAN for the first time, my goodness is it average and the delay between button press and action borders on criminal. Sure it looks pretty (although I don't think it looks as pretty as many say - it's pretty much a very, very limited colour pallette). I'd be surprised if Resistance 2 wasn't better and I've played many better FPS games over the last 12 months than that. LBP is good, but as a single player game it's quite boring, sure the levels are good that you can download but you're talking 50 crap ones to one good one and most are just there for people to get trophies (Sony's awfully executed Achievement alternative). Clever game, but I've played flash games that rely on very similar principles, but LBP does have a brilliant protagonist in Sackboy. I've not touched the game in around 2 months though.

As Psymonkee said, Mirror's Edge is on the Xbox360 and I know it has DLC available. Fallout 3 is on both, but Xbox360 has 3 excellent DLC chapters (only 1 has been released, next is start of March then next end of March) and they are exclusive to Xbox360. Same for GTA4 DLC The Lost & Damned. I believe Tomb Raider also has exclusive DLC for example. I can't think of any PS3 games that have exclusive DLC. For me in the period of time you've been away the Xbox360 has moved on leaps and bounds and the PS3 really hasn't offered anything other than a HOME beta which is possibly the most dull thing ever - you can currently play chess... and that's it.

I am a fan of my PS3, aside from it's limited software, poor exclusives, less DLC, poorer ports (Fallout 3 and Resident Evil 5 are 2 new games that are still guilty of this), inferior online system and godawful control method, it's great at media playback and is my system of choice for playing downloaded AVI files.

[Aboobie]

Mirrors Edge was my goty 2008 and I'm a 360 fan boy so it can't be that bad.

:)

[~J~]

Hmmm ok, but I really wanna play LBP!!!!

Anyway, any thoughts on a TV to get? 32" 720 or a 37" 1080? I aint got a clue.

[leowyatt]

can of worms there :p

[~J~]

can of worms there :p

I know, I'm gonna grab popcorn. :D

[Psymonkee]

Big as possible, plasma - 1080p for pref :)

Panasonic range are good :)

I have this one (http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/451517/PANASONIC-TH-42PZ82B?cm_sp=FeatureEnd-_-Plasma_and_LCD_TVs-_-position1) although it can be found cheaper elsewhere ;)


//edit:

AND WHAM! (http://www.totaldigital.biz/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2541) - 765.00 :D

[NokkonWud]

Hmmm ok, but I really wanna play LBP!!!!

Anyway, any thoughts on a TV to get? 32" 720 or a 37" 1080? I aint got a clue.

LBP is not the be all and end all of gaming, it was another game massively over hyped by that lot firmly in the Sony camp. Several of us here own it.
I would personally always go bigger, but a great 32" is better than an average 37" TV.

[~J~]

Was looking at the LG 375000

Television Picture Quality.


High Definition Ready.

Integrated digital.

37in (93cm) widescreen TV with 93cm visible screen size.

Resolution 1920 x 1080.

Brightness 500 cd/m2.

Contrast ratio 15000:1.

Viewing angle 176/176.

Progressive scan.


Connectivity.

3 HDMI sockets.

2 SCART socket.

PC input socket.

Component socket.

Headphone socket.

S-Video socket.

AV socket (side).

DC socket (rear).

£580. Don't think that's too bad.

[Mark]

Or you could just keep a look out for Pioneer Kuros at 'discontinued' prices. :(

[Aboobie]

Sony KDL-40W4000?

Format 16:9
Screen size 40" (101 cm)
Brightness (in cd/m²) Not provided
Contrast 33,000:1
Response time (in ms) Not provided
Resolution (horizontal x vertical - in pixels) 1920 x 1080
Viewing angle (horizontal/vertical - in°) 178 / 178
Audio Audio Power 2 x 10 W
Noise reduction Automatic noise reduction
BRAVIA ENGINE 2
Digital comb filter
Mono/Stereo Sound Dolby Digital Plus sound
Virtual Dolby
BBE VIVA
Speakers Yes
Connectivity
Digital optical audio output
3 x HDMI
PC input
1 x component video
Composite video input
USB 2.0 port
Headphones socket
PCMCIA slot

Lovely TV, 1080P, 24fps compatible and circa £700.

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/Sony-KDL40W4000/Conclusion/ "Regardless of these flaws, at this time of writing the Sony KDL40W4000 remains the best LCD HDTV – in terms of both picture and sound quality – we've reviewed in 2008."

[~J~]

OK, well serious head on now regarding this TV thing.

NEED to get a new TV anyway and for the most it'll be used for gaming and watching films from the laptop, all via HDMI.

99% of LCD's that I've seen have 3 HDMI ports which is perfect (1 for 360, 1 for PS3, 1 for Laptop).

I can't have a TV 'too' big, 37" is really hitting my limit because my room is so small so it's not as if I'm gonna need a huge TV because I'm sat several metres away. I'd reckon at the most I'll be 6 foot away from the screen when laid on the sofa watching it.

The 720/1080 can of worms I appreciate is always open to debate, however, what I believe to be factual is that while 99% of people are saying play the 360/PS3 on the 720 setting if the screen does NOT do 1080p (don't use 1080i) but there's is an advantage to going 1080p if the TV supports this. Is this correct?

Likewise for the films from my laptop and perhaps day-to-day work or surfing, I'd get a far higher vertical resolution if I go the 1080p route. Whether this is true or not, I've been told the PC input will NOT allow a resolution to be upscaled to 1080i.

Make and brand, I'm not into that. Obviously I want reliability, don't want the damn thing to go kapput in a years time, but would like something that has a nice bright screen and shows jet blacks and brilliant whites.

Dolby pro bollocks or SBS with doofer whatsits and all that malarky really don't interest me. I don't shout out gaming or films, 9 times outta 10 I'll have headphones on so as long as there's a headphone out, I'll be happy.

Don't understand why a TV would need USB, PCMCIA slots.

Only thing I can grasp in my tiny little none-tv-snob mind is the higher the contrast ratio then the more brighter the screen will be (or vibrant, is that a good word to use) and the refresh rate wants to be semi decent so as to not have ghosting.

[Mark]

Don't understand why a TV would need USB, PCMCIA slots.
Some TVs (a lot of the higher end Samsungs, Pioneers et al.) will let you plug cameras/memory cards directly into the TV to view pictures etc. If you're plugging in a laptop anyway then that feature is probably irrelevant.

[NokkonWud]

Don't know how important it is to you Jason, but Lost Planet 2 has just been confirmed as another Xbox360 only exclusive.

[divine]

shows jet blacks and brilliant whites.

You'll be wanting plasma then, cos LCD can't do 'jet black'.

[Psymonkee]

^^^what he said.

Plasma or nowt tbh :)

[Haly]

Don't know how important it is to you Jason, but Lost Planet 2 has just been confirmed as another Xbox360 only exclusive.

He's getting both consoles afaik so he has the best of both worlds.

[NokkonWud]

It was incase he heeded my advice and went with just the one.