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ehedoododododor
Anon
2003-Aug-30 11:09 am
first firstI'm first dudes! I pwn u! |
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BUST!Can we say....3DO.......Jaguar........Lynx???
The only difference is this thing will die a much quicker death than those 3. |
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KearnstdSpace Elf Premium Member join:2002-01-22 Mullica Hill, NJ |
Kearnstd
Premium Member
2003-Aug-30 11:20 am
256mb ram?thats it? if its a PC for games id run atleast a gigabyte. |
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to buddasahn
Re: BUST!No CD-rom drive? Is it dead yet?;) |
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frankenfeet934 is 10-8 Premium Member join:2001-10-14 Smiths Grove, KY |
Why would anyone?Why would anyone buy another PC if the one they have already plays games? Looks like this rocket won't ever launch. |
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Fqubed
Member
2003-Aug-30 12:06 pm
dead.Unless it has some extream, all of a sudden incredible option, its dead.
If they were to make it so you could play on it any game from PS2 and XBOX and PC and mabe even, dare I say it, MACs with this, then it might have some intrest (heck I would buy it if it did that) but otherwise.... comps rule online gameing (bar Halo)
F3
oh yea and that is horrible ram for a gaming station, my Labtop has 500... pfffft get the cofins out. |
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MaxehWoot? Premium Member join:2002-12-23 Chicago, IL
1 recommendation |
Maxeh
Premium Member
2003-Aug-30 12:14 pm
w00t w00t? |
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Nightz0rd Premium Member join:2001-12-29 Vineland, NJ |
Nightz0rd
Premium Member
2003-Aug-30 12:22 pm
pay 2 play on consoleAh, seems like console's (well not really) have found a way for pay 2 play now. This thing is like one of those mini machines you see in stores. Not worth it |
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reub2000 Premium Member join:2001-12-28 Evanston, IL |
to Kearnstd
Re: 256mb ram?said by Kearnstd: thats it? if its a PC for games id run atleast a gigabyte.
Remember this is playing on a 440x480 tv screen. |
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I signed up for the beta testing..If I get this device it will be interesting to see how it will be. If they have fast servers to download content off of then it might not be such a bad consol.. It would be awsome if someone hacked the system and turn it into an entertainment center that plays movies and emulator for old consols. |
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iRM @adelphia.net |
iRM
Anon
2003-Aug-30 1:17 pm
Pay for the console, then pay for the games, then pay a monthly fee? Umm, no...goodbye. |
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DarkflightStitch 626 LTE join:2001-03-03 Rowland Heights, CA |
Can someone define the differnce between the Phantom and the mutant spawn of 3D0 meets WebTv???
I wouldn't mind playing... but I see the word DOOMED written all over it...
Of course I'm sure Doom and Doom II will be one of the FIRST titles we get to play on it!!! (D/L game on request, please standby. With your current connection, download will take approximately 22hours, 15 mins and 5 secs...) [/sarcasm] |
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hmmI got a PC already and seeing as this thing plays PC games, its going downhill. Thanks for the laugh though Infinium Labs, it was needed . [text was edited by author 2003-08-30 13:42:28] |
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GlaiceBrutal Video Vault Premium Member join:2002-10-01 North Babylon, NY
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to Darkflight
Re: I signed up for the beta testing..heh, if you already own doom/doom2, get the source ports and go to » www.doomconnector.com (blatent ad plug, hehe) Anyways, the Phantom will die a miserable death. With the hardware used above, it will probably be over $300 USD. Hahaha, just watched the video. "Pay per play"? Give me a break Infinium, you aren't gonna make much money by charging gamers for each time to play games. This'll flop just as bad as the E.T. for Atari did. » www.furnation.com/chrisd ··· port.htmOh yes, my AMD PC's specs outperforms your 2ghz intel CPU, Infinium [text was edited by author 2003-08-30 13:52:44] |
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Music's Prety coolI want the music to that video... |
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sorne guy to iRM
Anon
2003-Aug-30 2:00 pm
to iRM
Re: I signed up for the beta testing..don't forget pay for the broadband too, and hope your isp allows the amount of b/w for downloading the games and then playing them online |
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devrandomI got a pot, full of random stuff here Premium Member join:2003-06-28 |
DOA?I hope that this isn't DOA on delivery. Because it would be a shame to see a independent effort (aside from companies who have already established a name in the household) go to waste. There have been many other consoles that have went the way of the east, after not being able to outgun the larger guys. But you know, the whole 'no cd-rom' thing kinda scares me. I don't think I would even look at it. Anyway, to make a long story short, this is probably going to become some sort of enthusiast box like the X-Box Linux Project, after being hacked over like 10,000 later on.. Snoy did the right thing..try to make money off of being hax0r3d into They sold a complete kit (and still do today!) for converting the little PS2s into Linux machines The thing costs like $150 or something to convert it though.. |
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you dont need a gig of ram for games..i have 512 ram and it runs every game fine i guess its cuz i have a 9500 (tweaked to 9700) i get 4500 3dmarks on vers. 2003 |
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paintrefLook, I see stars join:2003-02-21 Houston, TX |
Would I buy one? No!I am happy with my current PC setup. I already have a broadband connection, and it runs most of the games I want to play. Upgrading the PC would probably be cheaper all around than what it would cost to buy this console.
Also, I would buy one of the mainstream consoles (X-Box, PS2 or Gamecube before buying this console. A 100 GB HD? Thats nothing, I have an 80 GB HD and yet I have already used half of it.
Well anyway, I could go on and on...but I will stop here with my $0.02 worth. |
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andreo join:2001-03-30 Des Moines, IA |
andreo
Member
2003-Aug-30 3:55 pm
The Divx player has been rebornI was all for this console and planed on getting one until now. I liked the idea of using my HDTV to play PC games from the comfort of my couch. However, that doesn't seem to be the case here. Any games that I already own won't be usable on this "console". I was so looking forward to playing Star Wars Galaxies on this. But looks like its not to be. Also it seems that games that you do download can only be played through the Phantom network. So unless my friends buy a Phantom I won't be able to play on-line with them. It also seems that when there's no more support for the console then it becomes a door stop. Being a Venture Capital company, funding for this could disappear in no time leaving people who purchased it high and dry.
As for the pay per play. Didn't Circuit City try this with the DIVX players? I wonder how many people are sitting around with those players and the movies but can't watch them since the service is dead.
I now think I will pass on this one. However, I'll pick one up at a bargin price in a couple of years and put in on the "video game flops" shelf with the rest of my collection. |
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Asus RT-AC66
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actually i can see this player being modded (after becoming a bargain-bin clearance item as it's intended purpose) to play DivX movies, and anything else one would want to watch on a bigger screen. as long as you can load the codec and it has a 10/100 (or 10) connection, it'll do. i'd buy that for a dollar! well, i'd go as high as $100 actually if it can be modded. |
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to Glaice
Re: I signed up for the beta testing..said by Glaice: heh, if you already own doom/doom2, get the source ports and go to »www.doomconnector.com (blatent ad plug, hehe)
Anyways, the Phantom will die a miserable death. With the hardware used above, it will probably be over $300 USD.
Hahaha, just watched the video. "Pay per play"? Give me a break Infinium, you aren't gonna make much money by charging gamers for each time to play games. This'll flop just as bad as the E.T. for Atari did.
»www.furnation.com/chrisd ··· port.htm
Oh yes, my AMD PC's specs outperforms your 2ghz intel CPU, Infinium [text was edited by author 2003-08-30 13:52:44]
Why is it that Xbox and now infinium are using Intel Celerons? They could go AMD and get way better performance.. I guess AMD is unable to produce enough or special make the CPU's to fit the consols needs :/ If I get the beta I probably wont be impressed enough to buy the consol and "pay to play" and download the games.. My Gamecube and PS2 are enough for now. |
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paintrefLook, I see stars join:2003-02-21 Houston, TX |
Developers, what about Developers?Any idea on who is going to develop the games for this console?
Is it gonna be in-house or are there going to be developers from the console/PC market? |
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Did someone say developers? |
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MrTangent
1 recommendation |
to ehedoododododor
Re: first firstJesus. When did the whole slashdot "first post" stuff infect broadbandreports? I notice a lot of these moronic "first posts" here lately.
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MrTangent
1 recommendation |
El VaporVaporware.
I'd be VERY surprised if this thing ever comes out. And if it does it will bomb so spectacularly as to make every other product bomb look pale in comparison.
It's a bad idea from the start.
I wish them luck though, they'll need it.
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to lazarus_
Re: I signed up for the beta testing..said by lazarus_: Why is it that Xbox and now infinium are using Intel Celerons?
Xbox uses Mobile Celeron, which is better suited for surface-mounting, puts out less heat, and consumes less power. It's also more economical, since chip cache isn't that vital when you're running a dedicated console with no multithreading. |
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dubge Premium Member join:2003-04-11 Peabody, MA |
to MrTangent
Re: Developers, what about Developers?hahaha the developer thing was funny! |
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AladrinCode Junkie join:2001-01-25 Orlando, FL |
to reub2000
Re: 256mb ram?'Only 256mb?' was exactly the first thing I thought when I saw that... As for only using a '440x480 tv screen', I don't see how this affects the need for more memory in larger, more complicated games. Most system RAM isn't used for video output, but rather textures, meshes, game data, etc. Video RAM is important to the size of the output screen, and this doesn't tell us how much video RAM it has. I think that's quite an important thing to know on a 'pc' gaming rig. |
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