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[Fawfulhasfury]

Gamecube.

[xoopx]

yeah the ps2 uses the controller.. and it IS terrible at dvd playback. i agree that getting a cheap dvd player is a better idea whichever console you had.

[JJXB]

xbox. i think the ps2 sucks monkey nuts (most of its exclusives are crap but the xbox has few exclusives but they rock!)

[Zachai]

For DVDs, ps2 can play them with just a controller, XBox needs a special DVD remote for them.

Multiplayer: ps2 network is free (I beleive), XBox uses a subscription service to play online.

Xbox is the more powerful of the two but with less games. But I would rather have a few good games than a bunch of crappy ones.

I personally own an XBox and I love it, I actually got rid of my ps2 and got the XBox.

[Reup]

Thanks everonye for the info so far. I'm still not sure which to pick, but your first-hand experiences shed some light the differences! I'll decide after the weekend

[The Niles]

Originally posted by Reup@Jan 21 2005, 08:12 AM
Thanks everonye for the info so far. I'm still not sure which to pick, but your first-hand experiences shed some light the differences! I'll decide after the weekend

LOL, which doesn't mean me.

[Reup]

Originally posted by The Picard@Jan 21 2005, 10:50 AM
LOL, which doesn't mean me.

No prob. You were never OT now where you Any input is appreciated since i was completely clueless

[SixApes]

Get an XBox. Not only can you play XBox titles, but with the proper ISO, you can burn a fully functional Linux for XBox. The X-box has great hardware specs;

CPU: Intel Pentium III 733-MHz processor technology with streaming SIMD extensions
Graphics processor: 233-MHz, custom-designed X-Chip, developed by Microsoft and Nvidia
Total memory: 64MB of RAM (unified memory architecture)
Memory bandwidth: 6.4GB/second
Polygon performance: 150M/sec
Sustained polygon performance (full features): 100M/sec
Particle performance: 150M/sec
Simultaneous textures: 4
Pixel fill rate, no textures: 4.8 G/sec (anti-aliased)
Pixel fill rate, one texture: 4.8 G/sec (anti-aliased)
Pixel fill rate, two textures: 4.8 G/sec (anti-aliased)
Compressed textures: Yes (6:1)
Full scene anti-alias: Yes
Storage medium: 2X to 5X DVD, 8GB hard disk
I/O: Four game controller ports, Ethernet (10/100)
Audio channels: 256, AC3 encoded game audio
3D audio support: Yes
Midi/DLS2 support: Yes
Broadband enabled: Yes
Modem enabled: No
DVD movie playback: Yes
Gamepad included: Yes
Maximum resolution: 1920x1080
Maximum resolution (2x32bpp frame buffers + Z): 1920x1080
HDTV support: Yes

As you can see, the xbox makes a excellent PC. There is no need for a mod chip or opening the case. I had my XBox running Doom3 using Cedega(wineX). It ran the game faster than my desktop PC. Good luck making your choice.

[Reup]

Thanks for the info SixApes.

I got an XBOX after all, but sold it to my brother I needed the cash, he 'needed' the XBOX. Thanks again everybody for the input, but I'll stick to DOSBox for a while

[Maikel]

A friend of mine studied his X-box. Then Added a 160gb harddisk in it. pumped up the circuits and stuff, made some alterations to it...and now plays Sega 16-bit games on his xbox and has all of his X-box titles on the harddisk, greatly improving loading times

Pimp my X-box