Ok, I need help deciding, seriously.

[schild]

I just realized you said you had a 1080i tv when Trippy quoted it.

Don't buy a PS3. Doesn't support 1080i properly and doesn't upscale 720p games to 1080i. In other words, you'll play EVERYTHING at 480i.

Get a 360. You don't have a choice anymore.

[Trippy]

I just realized you said you had a 1080i tv when Trippy quoted it.

Don't buy a PS3. Doesn't support 1080i properly and doesn't upscale 720p games to 1080i. In other words, you'll play EVERYTHING at 480i.

Get a 360. You don't have a choice anymore.

He could still play in 720p without any funky scaling effects if his TV has 1:1 pixel mapping.

[stray]

Damn, that's a bummer.


It should be mentioned that it will downscale to 480p, not 480i (but will downscale 1080p to 1080i...though there are only a handful of titles like that atm). Not that it really matters though.

[schild]

It doesn't downscale 1080p to 1080i correctly yet.

It's the biggest flaw of the system.

The Biggest.

[stray]

Wonder why. I can understand the upscale issues on those older sets, but I don't understand why they wouldn't downscale right.

[Bunk]

It doesn't downscale 1080p to 1080i correctly yet.

It's the biggest flaw of the system.

The Biggest.

That's the kind of info I was looking for. Now I'm just hoping I don't have to line up to get an Elite when they hit, since no one will take pre-orders around here.

[schild]

Hmmm, they come out Sunday.

Where do you live and is there an EB Gamestop near you? I can find out allocation and possibly get one held for you if possible.

Edit: For those of you wondering, I can't do this for a Wii. Gamestops are told 24-48 hours in advance, and they usually have a list of people waiting.

[Strazos]

If you're near South Jersey, I can try to hold an Elite as well. Possibly a Wii; we have like 12 of the damn things.

[Bunk]

Hmmm, they come out Sunday.

Where do you live and is there an EB Gamestop near you? I can find out allocation and possibly get one held for you if possible.

Edit: For those of you wondering, I can't do this for a Wii. Gamestops are told 24-48 hours in advance, and they usually have a list of people waiting.

Well, if you can influence EBGames in Canada, the nearest to me is:
EB Games #857
Guildford Town Centre
2965 Guildford Town Centre, Unit 2264
Surrey BC, V3R 7C1 CA
(604) 953-0555

I think they ship up here a couple days later - the websites are saying May 4th I think.

If you can't, thanks anyways.

[squirrel]

Hmmm, they come out Sunday.

Where do you live and is there an EB Gamestop near you? I can find out allocation and possibly get one held for you if possible.

Edit: For those of you wondering, I can't do this for a Wii. Gamestops are told 24-48 hours in advance, and they usually have a list of people waiting.

Well, if you can influence EBGames in Canada, the nearest to me is:
EB Games #857
Guildford Town Centre
2965 Guildford Town Centre, Unit 2264
Surrey BC, V3R 7C1 CA
(604) 953-0555

I think they ship up here a couple days later - the websites are saying May 4th I think.

If you can't, thanks anyways.

Heh didn't know you were in Van. Bunk. We need a Pac Northwest beer night - not in surrey though....preferably somewhere downtown.

[Bunk]

Yea, I think I'm the only other regular here in BC. There are a few in Washington State I think, but our corner of the continent just isn't as well represented as say the AZ area, or Texas.

I actually live in Van right now - moving back to Surrey this weekend though, as that's the only place in the lower mainland that a single guy can afford to buy a condo.

[Big Gulp]

It doesn't downscale 1080p to 1080i correctly yet.

It's the biggest flaw of the system.

The Biggest.

Can you at least downscale to 720p?

The max resolution for my tv is 1080i, but I can also do 720p.  So is there a menu system like the 360's where you specify what resolution you want the video to output to, or does it just try to do it automatically and with limited success?

[bhodi]

There's a menu system where you check off the resolutions you can display.

[McCow]

Yea, I think I'm the only other regular here in BC. There are a few in Washington State I think, but our corner of the continent just isn't as well represented as say the AZ area, or Texas.

I actually live in Van right now - moving back to Surrey this weekend though, as that's the only place in the lower mainland that a single guy can afford to buy a condo.

I lurk from Cloverdale.  Work in Richmond.  No impact on the forums?  Priceless.

I enjoy my 360.  Just wish I had time to play it.

[Stewie]

As a good personal friend of Bunk's (and one to cheap to buy either a 360 or a ps3 for himself) I need you all to pull together and let him know that he should go with the PS3. If he gets the Xbox I wont be able to get that Formula 1 game and play it at his place.

So lets all make sure our priorities are in the right place and make the push for the PS3  :-D

Thanks in advance!

[Velorath]

As a good personal friend of Bunk's (and one to cheap to buy either a 360 or a ps3 for himself) I need you all to pull together and let him know that he should go with the PS3. If he gets the Xbox I wont be able to get that Formula 1 game and play it at his place.

So lets all make sure our priorities are in the right place and make the push for the PS3  :-D

F1?  Damn, you're the worst friend ever.

[Stewie]

F1?  Damn, you're the worst friend ever.

That may be, but in my defense. I not only helped him move but I let him convince me to drive the 1ton cube van (oh and moving day was on NFL draft day. Grr) then the next day I went with him to Ikea to help him pick up his new dining room table and chairs then went to his place to help him build it. Oh and dragged my GF along to help in all of this.

And to top all of this off I have never hit on his little sister. To me that adds up to best friend ever. sort of.

[stray]

As a good personal friend of Bunk's (and one to cheap to buy either a 360 or a ps3 for himself) I need you all to pull together and let him know that he should go with the PS3. If he gets the Xbox I wont be able to get that Formula 1 game and play it at his place.

So lets all make sure our priorities are in the right place and make the push for the PS3  :-D

F1?  Damn, you're the worst friend ever.

Have you even played it? It's not a bad game. Just a niche game, and a bit demanding.

It's the equivalent of someone saying that they'd buy an XBox for MotoGP. And there wouldn't be anything wrong with that either.

[Stewie]

Have I played it? nope.

Thats why I need bunk to get the ps3, id be willing to rent/buy it. As for the niche comment I totally agree, and I fall right into that niche :)

[stray]

Ah, I didn't mean you. I was asking Velorath if he played it, since he pointed and laughed at you a bit. :)

I could understand why someone would like it though. I'm not too big on it myself, but if you're an F1 fan, and want a serious sim of that sport, then this would be the game to get.

[Yegolev]

FORZA 2

[schild]

Yea, buying F1 instead of Forza 2 is just insanity.

[stray]

Completely different games. I mean, hell, I'm waiting for Forza 2 myself, but just because it'll be a great racing game doesn't mean it'll be a great FORMULA 1 game.

[Yegolev]

You just gotta love you some F1, nothing wrong with that.

[WindiaN]

I've been trying to make this decision myself recently and I'm pretty sure I'm going with the 360 (for the games). The one thing that is holding me back is that I really want to watch Planet Earth in either HD-DVD or Blu-Ray and an 360 elite with a HD player makes the 360 almost a hundred dollars more than a PS3. I'm also about to buy my TV and I was wondering if it was worth it to spend the extra bucks to get 1080p or if a 1080i would be sufficient for a 360. Can the 360 really take advantage of a 1080p tv?

[murdoc]

If you're getting a TV over 50", get the 1080p. Under 50", it doesn't make much difference imo.

[Sky]

Absolutely get 1080p. I like my 720p set but would take a 1080p version in a second if I could swing it. Be a bit rough on the gpu, though.