Who bumped this?

me, the person who started it so I would not hijack another thread.

KONA HAS SPOKEN!

hey tech something for you to chew on:

Price comparisions:
Nintendo Gamecube: $149.99
Extra Controller: $19.99
Memory Card: $19.99
Resident Evil Game: $39.99
Star Fox Game: $49.99

Total is: $279.99

Compared to:
X box Bundle:
It has 2 controllers, Memory card, All of the hardware, and a game for $239.99

Not to mention a faster processor, DVD playback, and the ability to support a OS like windows and online gaming.

I will stick to anything but Nintendo.

Actually Nintendo has a deal where you get a free game with purchase, so a complete Gamecube package with two games will cost you $230. Not much of a price difference there.

Oh yeah, XBOX runs on an Intel and like you said, Intels suck. Also, XBOX is made by Microsoft and we don't want to be giving Bill Gates more money now do we?
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"Xbox has innovated HD play"Hard drives break.

That's High definition, and not hard drive.

Oh yeah, XBOX runs on an Intel and like you said, Intels suck.

changed my mind. just bought a P4 chip and this PC is celeron.

BTW this gamecube system is $219
http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg=subcat%2Easp&catid=2805&subid=3566&hierid=3577&log=&NavTop=
This Xbox system is $177
http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg=subcat%2Easp&catid=2805&subid=3590&hierid=3601&log=&NavTop=

ha ha!

I mean lets face facts:

#49 by The DJ - 7/17/2003 10:34:00 PM Lets look at how it is: Xbox has innovated HD play, 5.1 Dolby Digital in 99% of games, no need for memory cards (maybe you wanna keep dishing out money), custom soundtrack when developers implement it, System link, rip your cds to the hard drive and listen to em, downloadable levels and whatnot on Live and OXM discs, port in the back for easy online play and raised the bar with A.I. and graphics with consoles (not to mention pc).

To agree with what Hus said is ignorant. Games are your/my opinion but how can you say Xbox only has online play when it has innovated features never avaliable and raised the bar? It's better for all of us in the end because now the bar for consoles has been raised.

50 by Tech Cat - 7/17/2003 10:54:24 PM Hard drives break. XBOX is the least likely to still be operational in the future when PS2, XBOX, and Gamecube are considered vintage. Gamecube has fewer moving parts therefor a longer life expectancy.

And this is silly. You use your computer's hard drive how much and how long does it last?

DJ: obviously tech cat dosen't care about all that. rather waste his money on old technolgy I guess. IMO of course.

HDTV will not be mainstream until the next generation of consoles at the earliest so I say big deal. How many people here can say they have an HDTV set here? How many people can say they are planning on getting one soon? HDTV sets are too expensive as of now.

"And this is silly. You use your computer's hard drive how much and how long does it last?"

I have had a hard drive break on me before so I do not believe that any hard drive has a long life span.

HDTV will not be mainstream until the next generation of consoles at the earliest so I say big deal. How many people here can say they have an HDTV set here? How many people can say they are planning on getting one soon? HDTV sets are too expensive as of now.

That is all BS. Next time back up your claims with fact.

Check this out:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051826205045&skuId=5338182&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03005
That is about as much as you would pay for a new PC. Not that expensive. And they have 27 inchers for 499.

@ post #59

It doesn't matter Tech Cat, it's still there. How bout all the other innovative features?

I'm not tryin to say Gamecube or any other system sucks, but set it straight on what the Xbox has done and given and how it raised the standards.
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I have had a hard drive break on me before so I do not believe that any hard drive has a long life span.

I have seen 20 year old hard drives before.

I'm not tryin to say Gamecube or any other system sucks

neither am I in fact i am going to buy one, play with it then give it to my neice.

have seen 20 year old hard drives before.

After my backup drive went a little bit ago (my power supply took it out along with a cd-rw drive), I've been using an 11 year old 7 gig drive.
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A 32 inch TV for $799.99 is considered cheap? Hell you can get an analog rear projection set with a larger screen for the same amount.

I have a 6.4 gig that says it was made around 95 or so... no problems

A 32 inch TV for $799.99 is considered cheap? Hell you can get an analog rear projection set with a larger screen for the same amount.

why would i want a screen i can not play video games on? read the warnings on your viseo game system... not recommended for projection tvs!!!!!!!!!

Actually I have seen N64 played on rear projection. It works. They warn you against it due to the potential of damaging your TV. Video games tend to have more non-moving images that can get burned into your screen over time. Displaying any kind of non-moving image on a rear projection set for extended periods of time can cause damage.

Is this the kona0197 vs. Tech Cat thread?...Oh goody

Looks like kona0197 and The DJ have you on the run Tech...mmmm...sucks being wrong huh

I have repaired at least a dozen computers in the last 6 months and they all had hard drives dated from 1995-1997...They are built to last

Tech Cat...Perhaps YOU failed the HD...It didn't fail on you

It was the hard drive that failed me. Moving parts have more potential to break than electronic chips. What gives Gamecube an extra advantage is that it has only TWO moving parts and they are the disc spinner and the disc reader.

That's not much of an advantage seeing how it will be obsolete technology within a couple years anyway

As a fan of vintage gaming, it is a big advantage. I have a growing collection of gaming systems and game paks that span my lifetime. I like to go back and play games I grew up with. I like to play both new and old games much like a person who enjoys both new and old movies.
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#73 by Tech Cat - 7/18/2003 12:18:19 AM As a fan of vintage gaming, it is a big advantage to me. I have a growing collection of gaming systems and game paks that span my lifetime. I like to go back and play games I grew up with. I like to play both new and old games much like a person who enjoys both new and old movies.

Ok...That I can relate to...I collect DVD's and enjoy both old and new flicks

At least with movies you can always get a new copy of your favorite classic on whatever the current format for video playback is. Not all the great classic games get rereleased on classic gaming collections released for the current consoles.


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