Comments on: GameCube Launch Party - London http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/ Games news & reviews, Australian game developers Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:37:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: splash http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-918 Tue, 30 Apr 2002 01:59:07 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-918 But you already have the PS2 - why do you need DVD functionality in a GameCube?!? But you already have the PS2 - why do you need DVD functionality in a GameCube?!?

]]> by: DrDraxium http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-919 Tue, 30 Apr 2002 05:38:41 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-919 Console DVD playback is sucky IMHO A standalone DVD player no matter how shite the brand will still perform better than say Xbox or PS2. Gamecube is for just that, games, nothing else. Helps them to focus on what really matters :) But from the sounds of the popularity nintendo is having in countries outside the U.S. is good news for us ppl who've pre-ordered and so on Console DVD playback is sucky IMHO

A standalone DVD player no matter how shite the brand will still perform better than say Xbox or PS2.

Gamecube is for just that, games, nothing else. Helps them to focus on what really matters :)

But from the sounds of the popularity nintendo is having in countries outside the U.S. is good news for us ppl who’ve pre-ordered and so on

]]> by: Brain http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-920 Tue, 30 Apr 2002 06:40:39 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-920 Well, if you must have Gamecube with DVD, you could always get a <a href="http://www.lik-sang.com/catalog/product_info.php?category=0&products_id=1575&PHPSESSID=f542c6d8578e30d220b3cf1a91537e62" rel="nofollow">Pansonic Gamecube</a>. Bit pricey tho... Well, if you must have Gamecube with DVD, you could always get a Pansonic Gamecube.

Bit pricey tho…

]]> by: bruce http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-921 Tue, 30 Apr 2002 10:42:48 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-921 <em><i>A standalone DVD player no matter how shite the brand will still perform better than say Xbox or PS2.</i></em> Hmmm... interesting claim. What exactly does 'perform better' mean? We're not talking about car engines here. When the PS2 first came out there was a lot of cynicism from audiophile types who were seriously miffed that a DVD player could be bought so cheaply. I even remember a salesman at Harvey Norman telling me that the hi-fi sales people there would downtalk the PS2's DVD quality because they were worried about sales dropping on their side of the store. I have searched for any evidence on the net to backup claims like this but are yet to see anything which suggests there's any discernible difference in quality between a PS2 and a $300/400 DVD player. I've been extremely happy with the DVD performance of my PS2. It saved me several hundred bucks on getting a separate DVD player and without a super-dooper expensive home theatre system I sure couldn't tell any difference. How does the absence of DVD playback help them 'focus' on games? Is there PS2 game developers out there who have got 'distracted' from making good games because their target console can also play DVD's? A standalone DVD player no matter how shite the brand will still perform better than say Xbox or PS2.

Hmmm… interesting claim. What exactly does ‘perform better’ mean? We’re not talking about car engines here.

When the PS2 first came out there was a lot of cynicism from audiophile types who were seriously miffed that a DVD player could be bought so cheaply. I even remember a salesman at Harvey Norman telling me that the hi-fi sales people there would downtalk the PS2’s DVD quality because they were worried about sales dropping on their side of the store.

I have searched for any evidence on the net to backup claims like this but are yet to see anything which suggests there’s any discernible difference in quality between a PS2 and a $300/400 DVD player.

I’ve been extremely happy with the DVD performance of my PS2. It saved me several hundred bucks on getting a separate DVD player and without a super-dooper expensive home theatre system I sure couldn’t tell any difference.

How does the absence of DVD playback help them ‘focus’ on games? Is there PS2 game developers out there who have got ‘distracted’ from making good games because their target console can also play DVD’s?

]]> by: Bob342 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-922 Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:54:44 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-922 I have both a PS2 and a standalone DVD player (as I bought it about 6-9 months earlier). The quality of the actual movie is slightly better than the PS2...the images are crisper but the main area I notice a difference is with the brightness level. Titles I've tested are much darker when using the PS2 player....even then it's still not really worth spending $300-$500 to buy a standalone player. The only major reason you would even consider getting a standalone player is for sound. If I didn't have a DVD player of any kind and was deciding whether or not to buy a PS2 or a GCN...the DVD player component would not even enter my mind. For me it's an after thought...a *bonus* if you will. I have both a PS2 and a standalone DVD player (as I bought it about 6-9 months earlier). The quality of the actual movie is slightly better than the PS2…the images are crisper but the main area I notice a difference is with the brightness level. Titles I’ve tested are much darker when using the PS2 player….even then it’s still not really worth spending $300-$500 to buy a standalone player. The only major reason you would even consider getting a standalone player is for sound.

If I didn’t have a DVD player of any kind and was deciding whether or not to buy a PS2 or a GCN…the DVD player component would not even enter my mind. For me it’s an after thought…a *bonus* if you will.

]]> by: monty http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-923 Tue, 30 Apr 2002 22:28:08 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-923 I've gone from not even owning a VHS to a DVD capable PS2. The PS2 plays movies *many* times better than a hired VHS. I really don't mind if an enlarged screenshot of a church spire in the background isn't as clear as on a $300 stand-alone. But if you've got to justify that extra box, don't let me rain on your parade :) I’ve gone from not even owning a VHS to a DVD capable PS2. The PS2 plays movies *many* times better than a hired VHS. I really don’t mind if an enlarged screenshot of a church spire in the background isn’t as clear as on a $300 stand-alone. But if you’ve got to justify that extra box, don’t let me rain on your parade :)

]]> by: Bob342 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-924 Tue, 30 Apr 2002 22:32:49 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-924 Unless you've got an 'uber' setup in your home there is no real point in buying a standalone player if you already have a PS2. But would the fact that the PS2 has a DVD player and the GCN does not influence your decision when you're going out to buy a new console? Unless you’ve got an ‘uber’ setup in your home there is no real point in buying a standalone player if you already have a PS2. But would the fact that the PS2 has a DVD player and the GCN does not influence your decision when you’re going out to buy a new console?

]]> by: devo http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-925 Tue, 30 Apr 2002 22:46:55 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-925 I've had problems with layer transition when watching DVD's on my PS2. Several movies have reached the layer change, and just plain stopped and refused to go on. Cleaning the disc, FFWding, chapter skipping - nothing works. Very very annoying - had to watch the last 1/2 hour of Magnolia on a 12" laptop screen. That alone is enough to make me go buy a standalone DVD player. I’ve had problems with layer transition when watching DVD’s on my PS2. Several movies have reached the layer change, and just plain stopped and refused to go on. Cleaning the disc, FFWding, chapter skipping - nothing works. Very very annoying - had to watch the last 1/2 hour of Magnolia on a 12″ laptop screen. That alone is enough to make me go buy a standalone DVD player.

]]> by: Pulv3rizA http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-926 Wed, 01 May 2002 18:16:28 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/04/29/gamecube-launch-party-london/#comment-926 Unless you have your DVD player and PS2 both connected via the same output eg. SCART, you can't really make any fair comparisons. PS2 output to SCART looks great. When I shifted my PS2 from composite to the RGB input on my monitor, the difference was amazing. Unless you have your DVD player and PS2 both connected via the same output eg. SCART, you can’t really make any fair comparisons. PS2 output to SCART looks great. When I shifted my PS2 from composite to the RGB input on my monitor, the difference was amazing.

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