xbox 360 or plasma?

SCRUGAtes13 · 06-09-2006, 06:19 AM

has anyone faced this dilemma yet, you want an xbox 360 but you also want a decent plasma to play it on, however buying them both will eat you alive? what to do? i can't play 360 on a crappy tv or play downstairs where the demons dwell, can anyone present me any solutions?

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Dasilva · 06-09-2006, 07:33 AM

I dont have a HD-Ready or a HDTV, I have a widescreen philips tv thats quite large, but I'd love to get a HD-Ready tv, but I thought I'd get the 360 and a nice supply of games first.

Besides I only have 1 360 game, and got 15 xbox games that I missed out on and it looks good for the most part. A bit dark but thats fixable-ish.

SoccerDude28 · 06-09-2006, 07:54 AM

If you want an HD TV, I advise you to get an LCD instead of plasma. They are more expensive but definitely the better technology.

SakSquash · 06-09-2006, 10:36 AM

Well, since you hate Microsoft (or major corps. in general), i'd say go with a HDTV from a no-name brand.

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-09-2006, 10:39 AM

I was 'forced' to get my little LCD HDTV (15", 'cause that's all I can afford) for my Xbox360 but I absolutely love it. I think it's actually redundant to have a next gen console that 'thrives' on HD playing on an old analog TV - you're not getting all your money's worth. For the most part, once you have HD you don't want to go back.

In the end it's very well worth it to save your pennies and invest in a decent HDTV, and then a good sound system, and then you needn't worry any more for the next several years.

Tobbe · 06-09-2006, 10:54 AM

I was at my friend friend apartment the other day, he had bought a 50" tv, OMG it was big!!

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-09-2006, 11:07 AM

Wish I could afford one that big.

Tobbe · 06-09-2006, 11:14 AM

Me to, but it wasn´t plasma or LCD though..I thnk it costed around 1500 dollars..

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-09-2006, 11:19 AM

Oh. I only prefer LCD.

Tobbe · 06-09-2006, 11:21 AM

Yeah, me too, but though it was a "ordinary" tv, meaning no flatscreen, still, the picture quality was quite good, but if you went closer the tv, it got a bit grainy..

SakSquash · 06-09-2006, 11:23 AM

I dunno. When I hear 15'', I wonder, what's the point?

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-09-2006, 11:25 AM

The point is that I paid for it with my own money. Did you pay for yours with your own money, Mr. I'm-such-a-poor-college-student?

SakSquash · 06-09-2006, 11:26 AM

Of course I did. How do you think I became a poor college student?

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-09-2006, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SakSquash

Of course I did. How do you think I became a poor college student?

That's your decision. So then you can understand, can't you, how hurtful it sounds when you dismiss things by just sniffing "What's the point?" to a modestly sized TV when that was all I could afford. Good for you that your TV is bigger and better than mine, but it makes you sound pompous.

SakSquash · 06-09-2006, 11:41 AM

Jeeeeze man. I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything like that. I'm not saying mine is better. The fact that I have to carry the huge ass thing around alone makes it UNbetter than yours. I just thought that 15'' is wayy too small, because you'd have to squint all the time, but then again, I haven't played on a screen that small, so I don't really know, i'm just figuring. I'm sorry if I hurt you. Forgiveses?

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-09-2006, 11:44 AM

It's okay. But thanks for suggesting that TV when I was seeking advice on buying one. Believe me, I'd LOVE to have the same one you have, and eventually I'd like one with a bigger screen. But for now I'm perfectly happy with my cute little Magnavox (I'm actually surprised that for $300 I can find an HDTV at all!).

Oh, and Burnout: Revenge looks damn lickable on it! Check out my stats, I'm making good progress!

SakSquash · 06-09-2006, 11:46 AM

I can't at the moment, i'm kind of internetless. You should post pictures of games playing on your LCD!! I'd like to see them.

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-09-2006, 11:48 AM

How do I do that?

SakSquash · 06-09-2006, 11:53 AM

Boot up a game, take a picture, upload it to the web, show us?

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-09-2006, 11:55 AM

Take a picture with what? I don't have a camera.

Well, this would be a good approximation, I suppose.

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I was 'forced' to get my little LCD HDTV (15", 'cause that's all I can afford) for my Xbox360 but I absolutely love it. I think it's actually redundant to have a next gen console that 'thrives' on HD playing on an old analog TV - you're not getting all your money's worth. For the most part, once you have HD you don't want to go back. In the end it's very well worth it to save your pennies and invest in a decent HDTV, and then a good sound system, and then you needn't worry any more for the next several years. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Wish I could afford one that big. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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Tobbe Living with my love Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 1,453	Me to, but it wasn´t plasma or LCD though..I thnk it costed around 1500 dollars.. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ ''My names George. It means... Well, its just a name'' George Stobbart-Broken Sword

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Oh. I only prefer LCD. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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Tobbe Living with my love Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 1,453	Yeah, me too, but though it was a "ordinary" tv, meaning no flatscreen, still, the picture quality was quite good, but if you went closer the tv, it got a bit grainy.. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ ''My names George. It means... Well, its just a name'' George Stobbart-Broken Sword

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SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	I dunno. When I hear 15'', I wonder, what's the point? Share Share this post on Twitter

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	The point is that I paid for it with my own money. Did you pay for yours with your own money, Mr. I'm-such-a-poor-college-student? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Of course I did. How do you think I became a poor college student? Share Share this post on Twitter

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SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Jeeeeze man. I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything like that. I'm not saying mine is better. The fact that I have to carry the huge ass thing around alone makes it UNbetter than yours. I just thought that 15'' is wayy too small, because you'd have to squint all the time, but then again, I haven't played on a screen that small, so I don't really know, i'm just figuring. I'm sorry if I hurt you. Forgiveses? Share Share this post on Twitter

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	It's okay. But thanks for suggesting that TV when I was seeking advice on buying one. Believe me, I'd LOVE to have the same one you have, and eventually I'd like one with a bigger screen. But for now I'm perfectly happy with my cute little Magnavox (I'm actually surprised that for $300 I can find an HDTV at all!). Oh, and Burnout: Revenge looks damn lickable on it! Check out my stats, I'm making good progress! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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06-09-2006, 11:46 AM	#17
SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	I can't at the moment, i'm kind of internetless. You should post pictures of games playing on your LCD!! I'd like to see them. Share Share this post on Twitter

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SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Boot up a game, take a picture, upload it to the web, show us? Share Share this post on Twitter

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