I sold my older consoles to pay for newer ones.  The classic consoles I have now are all bought later for a small amount or earned by helping people out who gave me them in return.

Although there's nothing like playing on a physical console, emulators can fill that gap for now.

I'm pretty good working from home, don't touch the consoles unless I'm on lunch or on a break.  Occassionally have a half day so I can get time to catch up, but then I also end up with a list of jobs to do around the house.

I'll take you up on that offer when I win the lottery and get out to Japan!  It's one of those places I've been dying to visit.

Machie wrote:
pb wrote:
Machie wrote:
GP does your setup look like this? Not enough tvs.

That is a thing of beauty.

I know right? GP will love this. I don't think my wife would like it though, but I'd love either one of these or a home theatre room. It's like a museum!

I was going to say exactly the same thing, Gina wouldn't allow me to have anything like that.  Saying that, my small study room has a Gamecube, original (hacked) Xbox, Saturn and Dreamcast in, plus the PS3, my PC, Mac, a 21" monitor/TV for those and 32" TV for the consoles.

Wii and 360 are downstairs as they have more of the family games on and Kinect, which needs a large room to use.

That's great, thanks for that pb. So Im guessing everyone has Netlix here? They'll keep adding new content I bet. Hulu does, we have Dr Who and Torch Wood and even Top Gear. Maybe it will make LoveFilm more competitive, they're owned by Amazon right? Oh and thank you for mentioning the kids shows. That would be one of the main reasons for them to get it, for my cousins to watch.

Now all we need in the UK is Red Box. £1 a night DVD rental from a kiosk in your local supermarket.

GP does your setup look like this? Not enough tvs.

That reminds me pb. Can you give me an idea of what is on (or not on) Netflix in the UK? (Like the old classics, UK shows, latest movies like Pixar, etc) I've been wanting it for so long and we only have Hulu here. I'd check it myself but Netflix doesnt allow outside visitors on their sites.

I'd like to recommend it to my Mum and brothers.

You own an Apple TV right? Can you stream your tv shows on that or is it just for downloading?

So how is Diablo 3? I heard there were some server problems. My question is, I thought Diablo was a single player game? Why are servers involved at all? I played and loved the first one. Never got the second one.

DL, you're down with the young people. Do you know what a Skrillex is? Is it a pokemon or something? I keep seeing people mention it.

Pete, thanks for the advice. The one I found was a Buffalo one, I'll try and find a Panasonic. There really shouldnt be a problem with me getting them here. My parents in law are still using a VCR. I just want to skip blu-ray altogether.

pb, I always wanted to collect limited edition DVDs. Now the future is streaming. I dont think the studios even want us to buy the downloads. They dont want us to own anything. Just buy a license to view their content for a short period of time.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is 75 years old. Why can't I get it on iTunes? Whats their excuse for putting it back in their vault? You cant run out of digital downloads like you can a DVD run. They'd still end up charging 14 pounds for it. Maybe you're right pb and try and get everything on DVD first and burn it onto the computer. I wonder what software you use. I've been disappointed with some of the ones Ive used. They never capture everything.

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p.s Its 26c here. hows the weathers in dear old Blighty?

Morning all.

Nothing wrong with a bit of Optical Disc.  Until they start providing all the extras on Downloadable movies and TV series it's still the best format for the complete experience.  Plus there still aren't all that many 1080p movie downloads around (legally).

Besides, what about all the cases, artwork and little flyers in the Bluray boxes that we'd all be missing out on?  :)

Morning all and Machie (Keeper of the Keys) :¬)

@DL, I thought so too, but while the States and UK leaped ahead with DVR and streaming. Sony are holding Japan behind by trying to get people to buy blu-ray still. I can't find a DVR without blu-ray under £200. Oh wait, I just found one. Cool thanks DL.

DL wrote:
pb wrote:
Actually sitting on a bench after getting off the bus,waiting for wide and kids to pass on their way back from school.

I do hope that this was a 'slip of the finger' then pb ;¬)

Whoops.

Luckily, she's just the opposite.

pb wrote:
Actually sitting on a bench after getting off the bus,waiting for wide and kids to pass on their way back from school.

I do hope that this was a 'slip of the finger' then pb ;¬)

Machie wrote:
I'm a hipster. I only watch and listen to things on tape. And the only games I play are on 8inch floppies. I wonder how many I'd need to install Diablo 3.

Looks like I'm not missing much in Exmouth. Its all rain at the moment. Where's the sunshine Paul?

Was a bit drizzly this morning but it's fine now.  Actually sitting on a bench after getting off the bus,waiting for wide and kids to pass on their way back from school.

pete_21 wrote:
Machie wrote:
I just wanted to get DL to tape some things I miss watching :)

Tape??? :S

Suddenly I feel young again...

Morning all ...

Machie wrote:
It is, I just wanted to get DL to tape some things I miss watching :)

Fire away, Machie and we''ll see what can be arranged :¬)

Widdo wrote:
Morning.

Been pretty 'not here' as of late. College, though I am only going for the cad drawing, but that lesson doesn't start till 3:00pm.... There is the VW Bora which is currently a project for the last years, which is I, to turn into a racing event vehicle, yet I don't hold much hope for it to be honest.

Work tomorrow and Wednesday the joy! Amazing how the minds dislikes Mondays and the first day back at work on a brand new week.

Olympic torch run on Friday evening on BBC 1. I really don't care about it unless Boris Johnson performs a comedy act.

Surely anything Boris does counts as a comedy act? :)

Machie wrote:
I never got the chance to go to college or uni (just 6th form), so now I just started doing Open University. So DL I might need you to tape some late night episodes for me.

Isn't it all online now?

Handing in my dissertations tomorrow so since I have no future prospects; Freeola, I'm all yours

Grandprix wrote:
DL wrote:
Nice to have you back posting GP in 'Daily Gaming Chat' :¬)

I'll post if I've got something to say and feel well enough.

As expected GP, just feel well enough enough :¬)

DL wrote:
Think we'll be sticking with WPA2 and MAC Addresses pete :¬)

You're probably right DL, by the time we have all done our homes out in that, wi-fi blocking carpet, doors, ceilings & windows it's going to cost a fortune! ;)

Will Freeola be stocking this?, if so in what patterns?