Author Topic: Picked something up today during my lunch break (Read 2266 times)

demi · « **on:** June 26, 2007, 03:50:32 PM »

37" 1080p Sharp Aquos

Cost me ~$1400

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1 on:** June 26, 2007, 03:54:09 PM »

Holy shit, 30000 gamerpoints? :O

Mondain · « **Reply #2 on:** June 26, 2007, 03:59:52 PM »

great purchase, how do you like the picture quality so far?

and yeah, God, look at all those hours wasted on obtaining some lousy achievements

do you have a VGA cable for this?

demi · « **Reply #3 on:** June 26, 2007, 04:01:43 PM »

Rob is sending me a calibration disc for me to tweak with, I just set it up

No VGA, I dont think this TV has VGA

Mondain · « **Reply #4 on:** June 26, 2007, 04:13:58 PM »

apparently you can use a 1080p signal over component with this

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** June 26, 2007, 04:20:10 PM »

That's what the Dashboard is set at right now

hyp · « **Reply #6 on:** June 26, 2007, 04:57:29 PM »

good choice, i love my aquos.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #7 on:** June 26, 2007, 05:06:09 PM »

Demi: Have you seen your games on HDTV before? The jump is pretty awesome if you havent.

demi · « **Reply #8 on:** June 26, 2007, 05:10:21 PM »

Yea, first thing I did was fire up DiRT demo, and beat my dick furiously

Then I was like oh shit I gotta actually do some work

abrader · « **Reply #9 on:** June 26, 2007, 06:22:06 PM »

looks nice man...I want than ambi-light feature sooooo sooo bad.

GilloD · « **Reply #10 on:** June 26, 2007, 06:33:19 PM »

Quote from: abrader on June 26, 2007, 06:22:06 PM

looks nice man...I want than ambi-light feature sooooo sooo bad.

I was unimpressed with ambi-light instore. My Samsung 42" is pretty hot. The first time you fire up an XBox on it you understand all these rich distinguished mentally-challenged fellows on GAF going "HD OR DONT BOTHER LOL"

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #11 on:** June 26, 2007, 06:34:00 PM »

Demi: haha when I got my hdtv I just sat there putting games on my x360 for a few minutes, pulling them out, putting in another game that went on till I was through my library.

FatalT · « **Reply #12 on:** June 26, 2007, 06:36:06 PM »

I thought this thread would've been about you picking up Overlord. An HDTV is nice, too.

demi · « **Reply #13 on:** June 26, 2007, 06:36:31 PM »

I am getting Overlord after work, and stopping at TRU

abrader · « **Reply #14 on:** June 26, 2007, 07:06:39 PM »

Quote from: GilloD on June 26, 2007, 06:33:19 PM

Quote from: abrader on June 26, 2007, 06:22:06 PM
looks nice man...I want than ambi-light feature sooooo sooo bad.

I was unimpressed with ambi-light instore. My Samsung 42" is pretty hot. The first time you fire up an XBox on it you understand all these rich distinguished mentally-challenged fellows on GAF going "HD OR DONT BOTHER LOL"

I have one of the newer Samsung 40" LCD's that has 2 HDMI ports and 1080p.

I kinda agree...none of the next gen stuff is formatted for SDTV...

abrader · « **Reply #15 on:** June 26, 2007, 07:07:07 PM »

Quote from: demi on June 26, 2007, 06:36:31 PM

I am getting Overlord after work, and stopping at TRU

Overlord is out in the US?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #16 on:** June 26, 2007, 07:43:39 PM »

PGR3 looks better on SDTVs IMO

demi · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2007, 08:13:03 PM »

I just bought PacMan CE like I SAID, Groo

Now I'm stuck with 200 points that I CANT EVEN FUCKING USE

Jerk

bork · « **Reply #18 on:** June 26, 2007, 08:59:04 PM »

Awesome Demi! The leap from SDTV to HDTV really is huge. My little 20 inch Bravia only goes up to 1080i (I usually use everything in 720p), but it's amazing.

Quote from: Douglas Wambaugh on June 26, 2007, 06:34:00 PM

Demi: haha when I got my hdtv I just sat there putting games on my x360 for a few minutes, pulling them out, putting in another game that went on till I was through my library.

Me too. My friend came over to check out my TV when I first got it last year, and ended up buying an Xbox 360 because of it...he was completely blown away by Oblivion.

Some 360 games do look better through VGA (the most notable being Samurai Warriors 2- holy crap does it look super CLEAN!), but I prefer the 360 with component cables.

Mupepe · « **Reply #19 on:** June 26, 2007, 09:36:23 PM »

demi, take pics of dirt playing on your tv

demi · « **Reply #20 on:** June 26, 2007, 10:01:21 PM »

How would I hook that up, the X360 doesn't have HDMI?

Mondain · « **Reply #21 on:** June 26, 2007, 10:42:02 PM »

with the VGA dashboard update, VGA out on the 360 is superior to component in every single way

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #22 on:** June 27, 2007, 12:18:13 AM »

I thought we were SD bois

bork · « **Reply #23 on:** June 27, 2007, 12:36:55 AM »

Quote from: Mondain on June 26, 2007, 10:42:02 PM

with the VGA dashboard update, VGA out on the 360 is superior to component in every single way

I dunno; there's just something about VGA on a lot games that doesn't look as good as component does to me. The colors are far improved with the dashboard update, but still not as colorful as component, and I noticed what almost seemed like mild ghosting on certain games. Maybe it's just me.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #24 on:** June 27, 2007, 01:38:31 AM »

Im part of the 56" rear projection TV posse. Its a shitty crew

demi · « **Reply #25 on:** June 27, 2007, 03:01:53 AM »

dudes i've ben playing SDTV for the past 30000 gamerscore, do you really think i'm a stickler when it comes to VGA vs. Component?

i spent the rest of the day toying with various games, trying out games that look gorgeous, like DiRT, Eternal Sonata, uhhh and others. just wow. 360 makes my dick hard. i can't wait for Blue Dragon.

demi · « **Reply #26 on:** June 27, 2007, 03:57:14 AM »

Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead are, but I'm not sure I'm gonna get the player right away. Maybe if it's on clearance somehow.

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Author Topic: Picked something up today during my lunch break (Read 2266 times)