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What Should I Get? (pg. 2)
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| fastmp3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by trance_n_dance
BTW internet means everything. When someone says they have the internet it means they have access to web pages, P2P programs, etc. You subscribe to the internet, you get a modem, you use the modem to connect to P2P programs like mircs, kazaa and also web pages therefore the internet is everything that makes use of the modem, and without the modem mirc is useless. |
that's what i wanted to explain to Demon :)
btw i never heard that xbox can read divx |
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| Blue. |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
btw i never heard that xbox can read divx |
I just read an article on Cnet.com that said that there is a media player that will play not only VCDs but also DivX movies on XBOX. There are also lots of other hacks that allow hard drive swapping, DVD drive swapping, copying of XBOX ISO's to the XBOX and running them directly off of its hard drive, backing up the hard drive, running windows programs on XBOX, swapping DVD drive cables (increases read speed) and there are a lot more hacks. There are a lot of things also in the works like using the XBOX to run Linux software. Creating a video game system that was more like a computer than all the other consoles doomed them. Look at all the info I have and it's only been less then half an hour lol. I also want to possibly get another case for the XBOX and/or add in the custom LED's :cool: |
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| TheDemon |
| quote: | Originally posted by trance_n_dance
BTW internet means everything. When someone says they have the internet it means they have access to web pages, P2P programs, etc. You subscribe to the internet, you get a modem, you use the modem to connect to P2P programs like mircs, kazaa and also web pages therefore the internet is everything that makes use of the modem, and without the modem mirc is useless. |
If you put it in those terms, then yes. That is true. |
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| fastmp3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by trance_n_dance
I just read an article on Cnet.com that said that there is a media player that will play not only VCDs but also DivX movies on XBOX. There are also lots of other hacks that allow hard drive swapping, DVD drive swapping, copying of XBOX ISO's to the XBOX and running them directly off of its hard drive, backing up the hard drive, running windows programs on XBOX, swapping DVD drive cables (increases read speed) and there are a lot more hacks. There are a lot of things also in the works like using the XBOX to run Linux software. Creating a video game system that was more like a computer than all the other consoles doomed them. Look at all the info I have and it's only been less then half an hour lol. I also want to possibly get another case for the XBOX and/or add in the custom LED's :cool: |
sounds cool but i still think you should get a PS2 instead ;) |
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| Blue. |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
sounds cool but i still think you should get a PS2 instead ;) |
This is how I see it
PS2:
-more games
-some better games
-games are easier to download
XBOX:
-games are easier to copy (copy to XBOX hard drive, then copy to computer then burn)
-can play some computer games
-can download extra software from the net onto the XBOX
-swap hard drive
-swap DVD drive
PS2 may reign for game selection and quality but XBOX reigns for mods
PS: Halo, Halo 2, Matrix, nuff said :cool: |
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| FennecTheFox |
I've been following the video game industry since I was
5 years old - My father used to own an arcade - grew up playing all the classics - Pacman/Q-Bert/Galaga to name a few. Reading magazines/collecting consoles/games/playing professionally (Yes, for $.) I have quite a few friends in the programming industry, and even a few that work for Microsoft.
With all of my experience and knowledge surrounding the industry
I would say go for PSX2. This was foresable even before the PSX2 was released.
There is absolutely no way that GameCube and Xbox can compete now. And to say otherwise would be a lie. (Sorry to break it to the girls and boys who think otherwise.)
It's far too late for either of these companies to catch up based on the fact that Sony released their console in a timely fashion (Capturing most of the market from the get-go.)
and they were riding on the reputation of the PSX. So who wouldn't buy a PSX2 based on that?
Sony is here to stay, and will produce long and strong for PSX2 until PSX3 is released. They could release crappy titles month after month until the PSX3 comes out and they'll still dominate.
I've played the X-Box before, and I can say that i'm really not impressed with anything they've come up with.
Haven't touched GC, but their game library doesn't look all that impressive. Not all that many titles, and stickin' to the norm it looks like. |
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| Blue. |
| quote: | Originally posted by FennecTheFox
I've been following the video game industry since I was
5 years old - My father used to own an arcade - grew up playing all the classics - Pacman/Q-Bert/Galaga to name a few. Reading magazines/collecting consoles/games/playing professionally (Yes, for $.) I have quite a few friends in the programming industry, and even a few that work for Microsoft.
With all of my experience and knowledge surrounding the industry
I would say go for PSX2. This was foresable even before the PSX2 was released.
There is absolutely no way that GameCube and Xbox can compete now. And to say otherwise would be a lie. (Sorry to break it to the girls and boys who think otherwise.)
It's far too late for either of these companies to catch up based on the fact that Sony released their console in a timely fashion (Capturing most of the market from the get-go.)
and they were riding on the reputation of the PSX. So who wouldn't buy a PSX2 based on that?
Sony is here to stay, and will produce long and strong for PSX2 until PSX3 is released. They could release crappy titles month after month until the PSX3 comes out and they'll still dominate.
I've played the X-Box before, and I can say that i'm really not impressed with anything they've come up with.
Haven't touched GC, but their game library doesn't look all that impressive. Not all that many titles, and stickin' to the norm it looks like. |
Uh thanks for the input but XBOX is better because of all the mod's and the modding potential since it's basically a computer so I've made my choice :D |
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| Muff2K |
go with a PS2, grab a mod-chip, get on IRC, download, burn
your set
plus XBOX controllers are gay |
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| KyLeGs |
| quote: | Originally posted by TheDemon
Well by internet I meant actual websites. I hear people always saying to me that they're downloading games off the net and burning them. That is very old, and stupid. Mirc is the true way to go. |
where on mirc ? which server and what channels ?
actually here in Turkey i buy ps2 games for less than 2 dollars but they are Cd copies of them not dvd.. Dvd copies are more than 10 dollars so i might need Mirc;) |
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| Blue. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Muff2K
go with a PS2, grab a mod-chip, get on IRC, download, burn
your set
plus XBOX controllers are gay |
The Type S controller is allright and you can get converters so you can use any controller on the XBOX (PS2, PC, etc.) |
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| Blue. |
| I get XBOx on tuesday with 2 games and the type S controller :D. First things I'm buying are Halo and a second controller and in about a month I'll be getting a modchip and swapping the hard drive :D. |
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