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post #21 of 33
10/18/06 at 2:13pm
I thought the original question this thread asked was already answered. GameBridge should work fine.

nissan, I agree with you. I can't wait for DX10 cards to come out. A whole new era of gaming will occur. Have you seen crysis footage? Wow!

www.crysis.ws
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post #22 of 33
10/18/06 at 4:09pm
Oh yes...Theres this one screen shot from the jungle that does almost as much as my girl friend does for me and that game will probably make me want to build a DX10 desktop.
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post #23 of 33
10/18/06 at 4:34pm
sry but what does an xbox or ps2 emulator have to do with anything?....emulation generally requires 10x-15x the processing power, hence the chopiness...
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post #24 of 33
10/18/06 at 5:07pm
Its choppy because its based on entirely differnt chip architecture. PC's are 32 bit, and soon to be 64 bit. PS2 was 128-bit, thats why its choppy. The PS2 had a 300mhz CPU, and since P4s go up to 3.4ghz, thats well within 10x-15x the power. Further, xbox had a modified 733mhz P3 processor. Its not so much the CPU power as it is the difference in chip architecture. PS3 will be beautiful, no doubt, but PCs will quickly resume command IMHO with DX10.
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post #25 of 33
10/18/06 at 5:17pm
300 mhz * 15 = 4500 mhz...i was just giving a rule of thumb not a explanation of the different chip structures...
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post #26 of 33
10/18/06 at 5:42pm
Not to cause any trouble but I dont recall a single format sony created becoming a staple format in the world to anyone other than sony and to this day sony now uses alternative media instead of there own IE (VHS, DVD, CD, SecureDigital, Compactflash etc etc.

Beta Max, UniversalMediaDisc, MiniDisc, MemoryStick/Pro/Duo

back to the OP's question.. Generally I wouldnt reccomend any kind of bridge or tv tuner to use input video for your laptop screen since there will be noticble delay as another user already mentioned.
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post #27 of 33
10/18/06 at 7:15pm
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Originally Posted by nissanztt90
I cant even see the need for a console anymore with pcs being as powerful as they are. They have way better graphics and way higher resolutions, much more online playability, and can still be hooked up to a tv, and you can still buy controllers and wheels for them and what not. What am i missing out on?

You are missing nothing. I have a really nice setup connected to a 40" LCD tv and 7.1 surround sound so I can lounge around on the couch and play PC games (and also with an xbox 360). Guess what? I still choose to sit in a chair at a desk with a higher res 24" LCD. It all depends on how comfortable you are and if someone else is watching or playing split screen.

I agree totally with you, and I would go so far to say I have never seen a console beat a high end pc during it's launch. And I have had almost all of them at one time or another. PC will always beat the console, but also cost more, and also do more (office, surf, homework, business etc). The battle will go on until consoles end up being PCs.
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post #28 of 33
10/18/06 at 7:20pm
Agreed DELL-Machina. Sony seems to build some good electronics, but not publicly accepted media standards. But the Betamax did make a great video standard for small television stations before digital became so cheap.
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post #29 of 33
10/18/06 at 8:15pm
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ok, back on topic, does the gamebridge work in widescreen? especcially the high resolution widescreen of the m1710? It sounds like an awesome device, but if it displays everything in standard 4:3 I dont think it would be that great for using with the m1710.
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post #30 of 33
10/18/06 at 8:20pm
The battle will go on until consoles end up being PCs.

As i said, they are well on their way. Hard drives, wifi, ethernet...all it needs is an OS. While im sure consoles will hold there place for awhile longer, i think its inevitable that PCs and consoles will eventually turn into the same thing, most likely courtesy of Microsoft.
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post #31 of 33
10/18/06 at 8:25pm
The image will be stretched to the screens aspect ration 16:10.
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post #32 of 33
10/18/06 at 9:01pm
There is a convenience aspect to consoles as many console gamers are pick-up-and-play gamers and want controllers as well as a standard setup not requiring computer knowledge whereas computer gamers want complete control and customizability like mouse and keyboard and different performance settings...Thus, I just can't see the 2 markets merging
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post #33 of 33
10/18/06 at 10:13pm
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Originally Posted by zzpulp
There is a convenience aspect to consoles as many console gamers are pick-up-and-play gamers and want controllers as well as a standard setup not requiring computer knowledge whereas computer gamers want complete control and customizability like mouse and keyboard and different performance settings...Thus, I just can't see the 2 markets merging

Well look at it this way, with the newer consoles (xbox 360, PS2, Gamecube and PSP come to mind) there are tons of settings and configurations that used to be not part of the console gaming, networking, screen resolution choices and backgrounds, music and movie playing, hard drives, keyboards, not to mention the whole mutiplayer aspect. Even some upgrades are available (Hard drive, wifi, memory, cd drives etc). There are a lot more configuration and tweaking available than there was 10 years ago, so while I see your point, I still see those console players of 10 years ago having to do a lot more messing around with settings than the consoles of 10+ years ago.
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