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  I hope so, Console gaming, while it can't replace PC, has tons of benefits. : kanix
  • It's like a cock, without balls. I don't know which is which though. : EvilDolemite
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    Actually I think PC gaming won't last unless some more AAA exclusive games come along. :( These days ever... : avatar_58
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      Exclusives like World of Warcraft, Company of Heroes, Medieval II, Crysis, Spore, Supreme Commander, you ... : EvilDolemite
      • But they are all ports of shooters! : Lethal01
      • Spore won't be exclusive AFAIK, I'd be surprised if Crysis was as well. : aethyr
      • Ya, as long as developers have to CODE on a PC, there will always be some going "Hay guys, let's make a g... : node
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        Crysis is PS3 also, Spore is multiplatform. Argueabely WOW is the PC's hottest item these days, but you ... : avatar_58
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          I love CoH, try the demo, I got hours of entertainment from that alone. : aethyr
          • Okay - on that note what game demos should I be trying / on the lookout for? PC-exclusive wise I mean. I'... : avatar_58
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          Crysis PS3? Officially? Since when? : node
          • Don't take my word, I'm not following it close enough. I honestly don't recall where I read/heard that. : avatar_58
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          Crysis is not on PS3. : Chris Remo
          • Why the heck did I think it was? Ignore that then. : avatar_58
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      You won't get stuff like nethack, space rangers 2 or dominions 3 on a console. Quite a few genres out ... : Damodred
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        Yep, as well as things like Defcon, Darwinia, Civ 4, Galactic Civilizations, etc. PC has plenty of gre... : EvilDolemite
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          Maybe I'm just jaded not being a big strategy fan and becoming tired of shooters. The list of upcoming AA... : avatar_58
          • PC is definitely not the platform for "action/adventure" games. : aethyr
      • oh god I gotta start playing Space Rangers 2 again. : SenorSpine
    • ...are you serious? : Rice-Rocketeer
• you'll die game alone : metalremains
• Yes, literally, the only one. : EvilDolemite
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  You don't own any? I have an XboX that I don't use all that often. I plan on getting a ps2 for a couple... : knitemare
  • Nope, last ones were a Genesis and SNES, oh we had one of those Atari Jaguars also. If i were to get o... : romulan
• I wasn't but ended up getting a 360 for free : Yabrodan
• i dont have one anymore and dont intend to get one. i might get a tv for heroes though ... : ibrokn
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  i don't own any.. never have. i do want a ps2 for GH 1&2 alone, though-- it's just not on my priority ... : industro
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    It's well worth it for those 2 games. Plus, there are TONS of add'l good games. Many of them $20 or so.... : FormerHPB
    • Agreed. They're a great deal these days, especially if you haven't played any of the games yet. There's a... : SatansFist
• Quit violating the neutral zone and we'll export one to you. : Fyunch Click
• hahahahahahahaha yes you are the only one!!! In fact i bet you are the only one in North America . . . : jedi_27
• Nope. ------> : Nixx2004
• Nope, I haven't had one since N64. Maybe sometime in the future I'll get a Wii. But not anytime soon. PC... : baronzemo78
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  Am I the only ooooonnnnnnnnnneeeeeeee! : brickmatt
  • I heard those are your favorite posts. : rosewood
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    is it just me or .... ? : barichnikov
    • AITOO? IIJM? GoW? : MatthewPhillips
• If you find someone else you should start a club! : pillzer
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  i almost never play console games : Flying h4x0r
  • Consoles are great, but there's more great games to play on the PC than i have time for allready. Also, ... : romulan
• probably. It's where all the good games are at and everyone's on Live or Wii now a days : bagelcc
• Nah, your not alone. -----> : bitter ego
• I have a PS2, but I don't get much time gaming on it. Most of my gaming is on my PSP actually. Easiest ... : FormerHPB
• Didn't realize this hasn't been said yet, "There can be only one." : knitemare
• I haven't bought a console since my Genesis. If I have the overwhelming urge to touch one, I'll visit a f... : Ely
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  I haven't played videogames since Halo. : arizona bay
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    Halo PC just killed your desire to every try video games again? I can understand that... : FormerHPB
    • halo xbox : arizona bay
• No, you are not. : Hypherion
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  It's funny (but not surprising) how console-centric this place has become. Go back and read the first La... : SiW73
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    Well to be fair - 360 launched last year and now we have the Wii and PS3. Kind of a busy time for them. W... : avatar_58
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      Really the XBox was the first console really embraced by the shack. I think live has a lot to do with it... : FormerHPB
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        I do think Microsoft is responsible for bringing a lot of PC folk over to consoles with the Xbox. Halo h... : SiW73
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          The Xbox, and Live, combined a lot of what was good about PC gaming (the multiplayer, connectivity, downl... : EvilDolemite
          • Yep. Don't forget hard drive too - not having to spend another ~$50 to save my damn games was nice when ... : SiW73
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      Quakewars is totally going to be the second coming of jeebus to the PC. : datoo
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        You think so? I kind of hoped the second coming wouldn't be an FPS, but all the same the PC needs another... : avatar_58
        • They've mentioned that console ports aren't out of the question, but it wouldn't be splash damage doing t... : datoo
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  No, never owned a console, doubt I ever will....PC or nothing : retardhumper
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    I used to think like that. It's really limiting :( You miss so much stuff. I mean, right now there ar... : EvilDolemite
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      Sometimes ignorance is bliss EvilD. It's certainly lighter on your wallet. : sevogajre
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        I can totally understand it from a budget perspective. It's expensive to keep up. Hell I just bought a ... : EvilDolemite
        • There's also the time aspect... I spend enough time playing games on my PC, a console would ruin me. I : datoo
    • i just can't deal with the controllers :/ : deviantpaul
    • Meh, never even had the urge to buy a console. I did build a MAME cab though... : retardhumper
  • Do you hump retards or are you a retard who humps? : sharpie
• I have resisted buying a console. I think the price jump they took is complete shit. But Halo 3 is on... : AhmNee
• I really want a console, but I am primarily a PC gamer. So, before I get a console, I'll make sure my ... : Rice-Rocketeer
• i plan on getting whichever one Ace Combat 6 is on, history points to the ps3 but that makes no differenc... : sexninja!!!!
• console free. I like my mouse, keyboard, as-high-res-as-i-want graphics, my AA, flipping between gaming ... : johnny rotten
• I haven't had one since Sega Genesis but now I have a Wii and it's totally awesome. My roommate also has... : mikecyb
• Last console I had was an Atari 2600. : Sze Ior
• the last thing i had was an n64 but i sold it a year later to buy a canopus pure 3d voodoo1 with 6 FREAKI... : infiltrator`
• Last console I bought was the original Playstation to play FF7, never finished it until it came out for P... : tunis5000
• no ---> : Jerry C
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  the only console i own is NES. my pc does all the gaming i need. : papaskot
  • me too, had an nes and that was it. all gaming was done on pc. but with a nice hdtv and a 360, pc gamin... : vassili_zaitsev
• nope. consoles are not worth the monays. : SlamDunk

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• I need to do this so bad. I can't wait to snowboard with 20/20. : romulan
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  I'm still thinking about it and terrified by the concept. I mean, I can just wear contacts, but I am too... : perstephanie
  • That means your vision comes out better than 20/20 right? Also, why do glasses make you look younger? : romulan
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    I think the x/y numbers refer to when you look at something at x feet it looks the same as what a normal ... : boofy
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      This is correct. 20/20 is normal, I think the best most people can see is 10/20. Apparently my vision wi... : Dimmona
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        Why do you keep saying 10/20? You have that backwards - it's 20/10. The first number is always 20. : action roommate
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          if it's always 20, why don't they just rate it as Y, instead of X/Y : RikiTiki2
          • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity : action roommate
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            it's a convention he didn't invent it. Why the fuck do you use feet and farenheit???? : boring gegtik
            • that's not really the same thing, you're talking different measurement standards. i was getting at abb... : RikiTiki2
        • beats me... guess my brain can't process larger numbers first. : Dimmona
  • I could wear contacts until I'm old and then switch back to glasses, but it's a total hassle when you're ... : TwiLyght
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    I just walk around practically blind. Too lazy to go get glasses and too much of a pussy to touch my eyes... : bozer
    • dude, the whole world is prettier when your vision is better. It's like the whole world upgraded its vide... : BenMurphy
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  that's awesome! welcome to the fray. How were your eyes once you got home? Mine were itchy as hell. : El Tigre
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    Well, the first afternoon/night of course you're supposed to keep them closed as much as possible and sle... : Dimmona
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      2 feet sounds like a long way away to read something, like a book or a monitor. : Dynotaku
      • My distance might be off - I think the rule of thumb is to make a fist with one hand, put it under your c... : Dimmona
• fuck I can't wait to have this done. will probably be 2008 for me, though. : action roommate
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  how much was it? : pupismyname
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    The wave guided surgery (which is a higher end option that's supposed to give you better night vision tha... : Dimmona
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      damn that's sweet. i assume it was part of some vision plan? we need to get that shit here. : pupismyname
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        well, executive level staff and above at my company get an upgraded health plan that basically gives each... : Dimmona
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          Penis implant next year huh : bozer
          • implant reduction amirite? : Dimmona
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  I'd love to. I don't qualify. : Fyunch Click
  • How come? : romulan
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    Astigmatisms, and my problem isn't just corneal. I've had 2 operations in my life to move the eye muscle ... : Fyunch Click
    • Eeks! I need new glasses pretty badly, the lenses are always popping out. : romulan
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      You can't do it if you have astigmatisms? :( : Deathlove
      • Yes you can it varies. : D45hiz
      • depends on the cause of the astigmatism. : Fyunch Click
• upgrade complete. : tomatoactivator
• I had lasik done back in 02. I was blind as a bat. Farsided in one eye, nearsided in the other, and had a... : sesmaster
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  I was just at the eye doctor this week and they were pushing me towards LASIK. Well not really pushing me... : angrytaxman
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13418032 : Dimmona
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      oops, sorry about that. Thanks for the info :) : angrytaxman
      • *Insert lame eye-sight related crack here* : basketofkittens
• I got lasik in '03 and went from -4.75/-5.15 to 20/15 vision : boring gegtik
• how was the experience? i want this done as well as i am in -9 / -9.5 contact lens, but the fear of the f... : m0rfus
• What are you going to do when we all take space ships to outer space to escape an alien invasion on Earth... : DooBall
• So did you end up with a little flap that stays sealed with surface tension or is that a different type o... : unknown_fiend
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  Is it true that you can smell your eyeballs cooking while they laser em open? That would drive me out of... : eldersveld
  • Supposedly your vision just blanks out and turns black for a bit. Scary. : qwertymkonji
  • yes it smells like burned hair : boring gegtik
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    Yes. And it makes you go nuts. : Dimmona
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      Like Darth Vader nuts/Hulk Smash operating room : bozer
      • *sniff sniff* WHERE IS PADME NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : not work safe
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      How do you not flinch / move / blink / freak out? : abrasion
      • They gave me a nerf football to squeeze. At first I was like wtf is this for? By the end of the surgery... : Dimmona
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  can you have it done while under the gas and passed out? : RikiTiki2
  • I think you have to be conscious in order to keep your eyes steady.. in my case they provided free valium... : boring gegtik
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    When they invent that is when I'll do it. Can't be much longer I'd imagine. 10 years from now maybe you c... : bozer
    • NANOLASIK bots : qwertymkonji
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  I don't know what to spend my upgrade points on. This always happens! Such indecision! : pigvomit
  • Ankle Grab first, then Lasik. pmchem did the math... : Dimmona
• I'm with you man, best few grand I ever spent. : Dante
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  What's 20/150??! I thought it was always based on 20? 20/20 vision is good and umm fuck I don't know : abrasion
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    20/20 is normal. The bigger the second number, the worse your sight is. http://www.howstuffworks.com/qu... : Dimmona
    • Thanks that answers perfectly :( I'm so definately 20/50 or so at least :( : abrasion
    • i have 20/0 vision. is GOOD??????!!! : hobosapien
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  http://abrasion.robjust.com/pics/solution.jpg : abrasion
  • Oh, bullfrog how we miss thee : melkore
  • Oh my. *Sniff.* :( : Rice-Rocketeer

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  finally ordered one off of amazon. is incredibly simple to plugin in and setup - quick installation disc... : fufux
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    Cool, thanks for this. I've been thinking about getting one for Xmas. Assuming that I make the switch.... : Pink0r
    • You could switch, but in the meantime there are movies being released that are HD-DVD on one side and reg... : brickmatt
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      best buy had probably 50 titles last time i looked, but if you look online there are roughly a 100 or so ... : fufux
      • useful site: http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/ : dawurz
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    I really haven't noticed an extended boot up time since installing the HD drive. Maybe it's because I ... : jason bergman
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      Can you take the Xbox 360 HDDVD drive and use it standalone with computer?? Crack open the case etc.?? : fusionrx
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        You can, just plug it in a USB port. You need to install some HD-DVD UDF drivers but they're easy to obta... : nudel
        • Looks like you need a special Japanese version of WinDVD to run it properly. : fusionrx
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    1. my boot up time did not change 2. my noise level did not increase. whats wrong with your drive? ... : virus
    • maybe i'm just unlucky... oh well. i can definitely hear the spin up on the dvd drive, more so than the ... : fufux
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      I didnt notice a noise increase or increased boot time either. The video quality is hot though. I rente... : trevis
      • Ya, it should definitely support higher compression and therefore visual quality levels than HDTV. : node
      • oh i am EXTREMELY happy with my purchase. i think the quality is uncomparable. : virus
      • Yeah, Netflix is great like that. You tell them you have HD-DVD, and it'll default to the HD versions for... : jason bergman
      • I'd take a wild guess that the artifacting you see in HDTV is due to compression by the cable provider? ... : alexthegreat2
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    nice review, if the price comes down i'll def reconsider : yay4furryanimals
    • I missed out on using that $40 off coupon for purchases >$200 at circuit city. : pebui
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    won't buy one until there's an HD standard. : FrayLo
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      but you could help get closer to that standard by buying one... : cltcprd
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        It might be the one you don't buy, and then you're fucked. : orgcaptainnemo
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          nah, we all know BluRay isn't going to win... : cltcprd
          • exactly. sony's bs needs to stfu. : virus
          • If we all knew that we wouldn't be having this convo. : orgcaptainnemo
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            Do we? As far as I know Bluray has the wider support base from the studios. : aeg1x
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              look at what that's gotten them. NOTHING. they have maybe half a dozen movies that people are actually ... : vassili_zaitsev
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                Who cares what it looks like now? No one is buying high def content except a few early adopters. What it'... : aeg1x
                • ps3 is not cheaper! a core 360 + hd-dvd drive is about equal in price to a 20gb model ps3. $500...plus ... : vassili_zaitsev
      • I'd mostly like to say that too but the relatively low price point (considering i already had the 360) an... : trevis
    • HDDVD probably is the standard. Regardless of how popular the PS3 is, Sony can't build very many for a lo... : yakz
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    does your tv do 1080p? I'm wondering whether it would be worthwhile even though mine is 720p/1080i : -Panther-
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      I've been running mine on a 720p projector and the image quality difference between HD-DVD and DVD is stu... : trevis
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        On my 720p TV, the difference between a broadcast movie in HD and the same movie on DVD is very noticeabl... : afty
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          They're so smoooooth. : trevis
          • yeah i run in 720p and it's fantastic. silky smooth and looks swet. : fufux
    • I'm using mine on a 42" 720p set and I must agree, HD-DVD looks fantastic on it. : joesnizzle
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    I thought a lot of the noise from the 360 was from the DVD drive? Wouldn't the HD-DVD add-on reduce the ... : aethyr
    • The drive is quiet when watching DVD movies. It's louder due to high rotation speed during gameplay. : rasputinreborn
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      It's SO LOUD during games. But silent in Dashboard. I think it's by design. : EvilDolemite
      • It's just physics. The thing spins at 12x to get the data reads to be fast so that our wait times dont s... : trevis
    • The drive is loudest when spinning full speed for a game, and quiter when playing a movie, according to e... : dawurz
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    hahaha "gf said she couldn't tell the difference, so i popped in the regular dvd version of superman and : pilgrimage
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      The first person i showed it to pretty much said the same, "Meh, i dont see the big diff" then i fired up... : trevis
      • ignorance is much cheaper : pilgrimage
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      "we didn't even get past the opening credits before she said nevermind"" This means she got bored of you ... : DooBall
      • Heh, I thought that exactly. : EvilDolemite
  • i don't notice any noice what so ever while playing movies on mine.. either you system is too close to wh... : jeffmace3917
  • Boot up time, noise level, and heat all haven't changed for me. : Serpico74
  • girls aren't the audience to gauge new techonology. if it was up to them, we'd still be watching vhs on : vassili_zaitsev
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    Anyone had audio quality problems? A friend of mine says three friends of his (yeah, I know how this soun... : nudel
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      Audio has been fine for me...I set it to TrueHD lossless audio and it sounds great. : jason bergman
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        Do you need special support for that in your amp? I wonder if the people having problems set it to som... : nudel
        • Apparently no amps have this decoder yet. The only way you can get it is with a standalone player that c... : khaosman
      • Fine for me as well. From what I've read, it sounds like the Xboxen converts all outputs to Dolby Digita : khaosman
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  Can you play games on the HD-DVD drive? Is it quieter than the built-in one? : Gonzo
  • 1. No 2. Most people have said yes it is. : sigpro
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  Bluray question -- I remember seeing something about a scratch proof disc from a CES report. Was that j... : khaosman
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    i dunno if they've actually implemented it yet. there's a whole bunch of variations to this "hard coatin... : vassili_zaitsev
    • Here's the thing: Blueray puts the data layer very close to the top layer. They HAVE to come up with som... : exigence7

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  lol trauma center. tomservo you will learn a lot about yourself : boomstickah
  • hahaha I had a feeling about that. I'm looking forward to it though :D : tomservo
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  Phoenix Wright might be hard to find. If you wanna pick some fruit later, you can come visit my town! My ... : helvetica
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    Okay! :D When I get the wireless stuff all figured out and learn a bit about AC, I'll hit you up for your... : tomservo
    • Roger that. :D : helvetica
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      Hooray! Looks like there's tons of Phoenix Wright on eBay. I'll probably just get one of those in the com : tomservo
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        Dawn of Sorry is quality from what my brother says, and FF3 is good if grinding's okay with you. Nothing ... : helvetica
        • Dawn of Sorry Dawn of Sorrow, oops. I keep calling it that. : helvetica
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          What do you mean grinding? Also, Dawn of Sorry is definitely on my list! I can't beat Castlevania's Harmo... : tomservo
          • Grinding = fighting the same doodz over and over to level up. I'm not into that sort of thing really, but... : helvetica
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        New Super Mario Bros, Mariokart DS, Advance Wars. Maybe Metroid if you're a big fan of that series, o... : blank
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          OOOH YES. Advance Wars DS is probably the next one I'll get. Thanks for the other tips, I'll read about e... : tomservo
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            AWDS and Meteos should be your next two games : armybob
            • IAWTMETEOS : pyide
          • FYI, Advance Wars DS is out of print and is getting harder to find. : SiW73
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        Phoenix Wright is 25 bucks new at Amazon. I'd go with them instead of eBay. : SiW73
        • Thanks for the tip! : tomservo
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  IT'S CHARGING how long do I have to wait? >:( I want to play now now now : tomservo
  • play while it's charging..... : armybob
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    iirc, both my fatty DS and DS lite came charged. : Prozium
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      It says in the manual to charge it first before playing, and the orange light is staring me in the face :... : tomservo
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        yeah, that's really for safety then anything else, there should be no reason why you can't use it immedia... : bakanoodle
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          fuck it then, turning on!!! :D : tomservo
          • I fired up my fatty DS immediately after I bought it and downloaded some demos from the gamestop near my ... : Prozium
          • ya! that's the spirit! : bakanoodle
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        dude your smarter then that...you can just play it immediatly : armybob
        • Usually I just follow what the manual says with new electronics! It's the smarts my Papa gave me! : tomservo
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  Contact is pretty cool, and the writing is suprisingly good and funny. The gameplay can get tedious if y... : Chris Remo
  • Cool. I really liked how it "sold" its self to me on the back of the box, but I just couldn't drop $30 on... : tomservo
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    Tell me, Chris Remo, when does this game get good? :\ : BlackCat9
    • I found it to be fun within the first 10 minutes. Still fun on the 3rd island. : Ebu
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  welcome to the ranks of the cool kids! You will get much enjoyment out of your new system. : bakanoodle
  • :D :D I am SUPER excited. When the DS was announced, I had a feeling they'd re-vamp it to what is kno... : tomservo
• new super mario brothers is a must own IMO .. i almost never finish games, ever, but i played that one th... : strider_
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  Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin Final Fantasy III Yoshi's Island 2 Those are recent releases that are ... : redfive
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    Thanks for the tips, and the link! I was peeping some of the Final Fantasy remakes at one of the stor... : tomservo
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      FFIII is the only version that's out for the DS now. It's the true FFIII that wasn't released in North A... : redfive
      • VI (US 3) is coming out here in... January? February? Sometime next year, anyway. I'm hoping it'll be w... : Teiresias
• i just bought a DS not 2 hours ago as a christmas gift........for my grandmother, shes like 80 years old.... : vers2d
• M E T E O S : c_man_tmt
• phoenix wright for 25.95 from amazon http://www.amazon.com/Capcom-USA-32001-Phoenix-Wright/dp/B000B69E... : afrochops
• Castlevania:DS, Castlevania:PoR, NSMB, AW:DS. : brickmatt
• Way to go, cap'n! : pwnage1232

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  What's hilarious after that "Phil posts underage girls" thread is the Target banner ad highlighting teen ... : SiW73
  • ^^^^the advertisers REALLY know their market here : askedrelic
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    Who has the pics? I know someone saved them. Send me a shack msg. : cbslf
    • I only saw a couple then stopped clicking. It's weird, ever since having a daughter, young-looking girls... : SiW73
  • adblock : Slowtreme
• Ads? What ads? Blasphemy. :D : qwertymkonji
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  Do you even know what a corset is? : sammyl
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    http://is1.okcupid.com/users/690/604/6916052017486590258/p1158552850.jpg There. You're welcome. : sammyl
    • Isn't that actually a bustier? : Zero|DPX
  • You obviously haven't seen the picture of his wife. : SenorSpine
• /adds to shopping cart : Mad Brahmin Disease
• New looks for cock-savvy girls. : Lunatic Angelic
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  AND she is playing with her hair, that is just vulgar! : CheezyPoof
  • Save us Government! : -efx-
• yeah, i have to run adblock on this site at work for those ads. : trevis
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  http://aloader.com/files/28/ad.jpg They're rolling out with this one next! : notd665
  • this one's pretty funny. : thekidd
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  why doesn't shack use those Gooooogle Adwords? : gyokuro
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    targeted ads on shack would be... different. : NeoMoose
    • Discount Lamps! Spider Traps! Transvestite Attire! : notd665