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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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GhaleonEB said:
Yikes!
In all truthfulness, not many tech releases get past me without some general knowledge. I read up on all the good stuff, and I'm usually an early adopter. I usually know what set I'm likely to buy 6-7 months b4 its out. That puts me in even more extreme minority. Sucks you had such a painful experience with HD. Glad your enjoying your set though.
Son of Godzilla
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I learned to paint using a mop.Shogmaster said:
And also, in life. Everything from the brand, size ("only 32?") and resolution ("why not 1080p?"). I kind of got defensive since I just plunked down $500 and was feeling pretty good about it - at first. :lolGeoff9920 said:
The set seems pretty good to me. There was a noticable bump in the kinds of details I could see in Bioshock, from the text to water effects. (I upgraded halfway through that game.); also in some HD trailers I'd downloaded, like that Halo 3 vid I snapped the pic of, which made me happy. I still need to go back and check out some of the other games and see how big the difference is. My daughter wants to play Crackdown tomorrow so that will be my chance. I'm glad I got it, and the difference is noticable. But some have told me that it was some kind of night and day difference between SD and HD, which is not the case.
But then, I didn't buy a true HD system, anyways, so what do I know.
K
kittens
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Darkpen said:I got my HDTV for free... in exchange for my sister's life
Wow, really? I'm sorry...
Can't say I blame you for being defensive. I'm sure most people would be. Well, anyone whose actually had a loan/mortgage or rent to deal with...GhaleonEB said:And also, in life. Everything from the brand, size ("only 32?") and resolution ("why not 1080p?"). I kind of got defensive since I just plunked down $500 and was feeling pretty good about it - at first. :lol
The set seems pretty good to me. There was a noticable bump in the kinds of details I could see in Bioshock (I upgraded halfway through that game) and in some HD trailers I'd downloaded, like that Halo 3 vid I snapped the pic of, which made me happy. I still need to go back and check out some of the other games and see how big the difference is. My daughter wants to play Crackdown tomorrow so that will be my chance. I'm glad I got it, and the difference is noticable. But some have told me that it was some kind of night and day difference between SD and HD, which is not the case.
But then, I didn't buy a true HD system, anyways.
And coming from someone who has spent an insane amount on A/V stuff... I've been rockin' the "partial HD" for the last 3 years. It does alright. ;-) And in my humble opinion, unless you've got a 100" front projection system, it's not an issue.
BradVanDam
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Who here doesnt Berieve?
TemplaerDude
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BradVanDam said:
my engrish is not good. can you repeat dat pweeze.
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Tapiozona said:
I farted after reading this. So we're almost there.
DeejayKnight
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BradVanDam said:
I do!
I was pumped BEFORE, but the entire Believe site added tons to the story to me that has only been done thus far by the novels...
Memphis Reigns
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I've decided to buy a Samsung Plasma for Sept 25th. My dad thinks I am crazy for buying an HDTV for games. It's a good thing hes paying for it (graduation gift), and he thinks I'm even more crazy for going to stand in line at midnight to get the game. Do any of your parents think your crazy for being out of college and still playing videogames?
The Lamonster
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Memphis Reigns said:
Why not LCD?
And no, my parents don't think I'm crazy for being out of college and into video games...they think I'm crazy for being so into Halo.
Memphis Reigns
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The Lamonster said:
Thats a good question...
I think its because I am trying to stick with buying from Costco due to their rep and customer service, and unfortunately I haven't seen the Samsung LCDs at any of my local Costco stores. I have learned that these new Sammy Plasmas have very good Burn-in resistance features (pixel shifting, white wash programs, etc.)
cool_dude_2049
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Tapiozona said:
No shit. I just recently upgraded from a shitty 30 some inch SD t.v. to a 91 hd projector, and I've never looked back.
Pope Benedict XVI
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Quick noob question about online co-op: will there be public lobbies or matchmaking where you can get in to games with some random guys, or can you only play with people on your friend list?
WickedLaharl
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AstroLad said:
i dunno. possibly something about havin' fun. but as usual i'm probably wrong :/
might as well be me to take the bait 
AstroLad said:
And you were sincere right? Grow up a bit, not everything is about having the best piece of technology, some people can't afford that and if people want to enjoy Halo 3 on a SDTV, what's it got to do with you? "Makes me sick to my stomach" literally must be the most ridiculous thing I've heard in tandem to that. My word, you must be sad.
McBradders
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Astrolad, who is that in your avatar?
Stop. Edit time!
So, I thought I'd ask here to get laughed at hysterically by visual/audiophiles;
I have a 26" Samsung LE26R74BD TV, and I think I've pretty much ruined the (admittedly substandard) speakers by cranking Guitar Hero II up way too loud :3
So, what I'm after is a reasonably cheap 2.1 system. Firstly because I am curently temping and the money fucking sucks balls (barely covering rent and food here ) and secondly because the room setup isn't condusive to 5.1.
Any reccomendations? Also please be aware I am in the UK so no Best Buys or Circuit City's please :3
Astrolad, who is that in your avatar?
Stop. Edit time!
So, I thought I'd ask here to get laughed at hysterically by visual/audiophiles;
I have a 26" Samsung LE26R74BD TV, and I think I've pretty much ruined the (admittedly substandard) speakers by cranking Guitar Hero II up way too loud :3
So, what I'm after is a reasonably cheap 2.1 system. Firstly because I am curently temping and the money fucking sucks balls (barely covering rent and food here
) and secondly because the room setup isn't condusive to 5.1.Any reccomendations? Also please be aware I am in the UK so no Best Buys or Circuit City's please :3
Finally caught up, missed the whole MLG debate but at least I got here in time for the HD debate. You guys type so quickly!
Anyway, I couldn't afford any sort of HDTV myself, so I bought a nice new PC monitor and VGA cable setup. It wasn't anywhere near as expensive as a HDTV, still gives a noticable improvement over SD and has versitility as it can be used with my PC too. Overall, I'm happy with my step into HD gaming.
Anyway, I couldn't afford any sort of HDTV myself, so I bought a nice new PC monitor and VGA cable setup. It wasn't anywhere near as expensive as a HDTV, still gives a noticable improvement over SD and has versitility as it can be used with my PC too. Overall, I'm happy with my step into HD gaming.
Son of Godzilla
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What? That's actually Astrolad.McBradders said:
Stahsky
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Lakitu said:
Can't help but wonder why you are so offended by his post. I mean, really now.
I'd suggest taking your own advice and grow up a bit.
On the note of TVs, I got a CRT HD 27". I'm not really interested in LCDs for gaming, so I went for a CRT. Love it, though I really don't want any speakers, so I've been thinking about dropping 50 bucks orso on some nice headphones. How will I use the mic, though?
RubberJohnny
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I got really annoyed when I saw that post, then I realised it was AstroLad.
Pope Benedict XVI
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plague said:
ok, thanks
EvaPlusMinus said:
Thanks for your concern, but I don't think anyone was talking to you.
Nice logic though, I need to grow up because I'm offended.
Anyway, let's not derail this thread any longer, I'm sorry for bringing it up, I was just saying people can enjoy Halo 3 regardless of what tv they have, portable, SDTV or HDTV.
I'll drop it now, back on topic.
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