new monitor

[foq]

joao, yes, but xfire is just an example. Ventrilo is pretty good.
IEEE, yeah, your computer will crash if you don't know what you're doing when you build it, or if you overclock it improperly, or if you get a virus. It's pretty easy to build it properly and not get viruses. I havn't used antivirus software or even a firewall for years and the only virus I got was some shit I downloaded off of Limewire as a noob and didn't know what it was. And it was easy enough to remove.

[joao93]

How so? Got your friends talking to you hooked up through xfire or ventrillo or something with headsets while playing a game and having the comfort of not putting up with that splitscreen shit is essentially the same thing.

Didn't you PM me saying x-fire "r teh sux" ?

[IEEE 802.11]

Computer: for work, fun and entertainment; often has an uptime of 50% (crashes); often requires upgrades to keep up with new games (Video, memory, controllers, faster cpu's)

Console: for fun and entertainment; often has an uptime of 99.9%; only requires you to buy another new console when you want to, all the games made for the console don't have any other requirements than having the console itself

[foq]

How so? Got your friends talking to you hooked up through xfire or ventrillo or something with headsets while playing a game and having the comfort of not putting up with that splitscreen shit is essentially the same thing.

[Canadian*Sniper]

your example used for the pc still counts as being a loner in your mommy's basement

[foq]

Consoles could also = play all by yourself in your little console room in your mom's basement :p

pcs can = having fun connected to a server with your friends who alos have computers and enjoying having your own screen

if there's anything I hate, it's that splitscreen shit

[Canadian*Sniper]

consoles = party games with friends in the same room as you having a good time
PC = play by yourself all alone in your little computer room in your mom's basement

that's like saying buying beer is stupid you should just drink water it's free.

[foq]

Because consoles are cheaper. To build a pc that can do what a console can do as well as it can, you would have to spend upwards of $1000. However, an Xbox 360 only costs $400 or so for the basic unit. The Xbox also has online capabilities so you can play online as well. However, you can do a whole hell of a lot more with pc's.

And as for video games it's more than just pressing buttons... those buttons make your guy do stuff, like shoot at monsters.

[joao93]

Only dumb people buy videogames!

Listen, why would I even bother buying one, if I can pay much less in an awesome PC, that will run awesome games that can be played with people from all around the globe?

Also, at the same time, you may learn something at the computer that might be useful in a future job, because you have to do stuff with folders, files etc.

And what about videogame? It's just pressing some random buttons! Wake up, people!

[foq]

Wii is gay

[Canadian*Sniper]

Fuck your new monitor, I got a Wii

[foq]

I can make a custom resolution like that, but I would probably just get a black screen.

[IEEE 802.11]

Boost that refresh rate up to 250hz!!! But never go past 300hz tho, my dad's still mad it me for vaporizing his monitor by overclocking it.

[foq]

have you overclocked it yet?

uhh... yeah... in a way, I guess...

[joao93]

Yeah, cool, what did it change in my life?