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"what should i get??"

seeing as hardly any of you go into the dreamcast and sega forum i'm gonn'a repeat what i have said:

should i get:
1) a ps2 + a few games (about 400 quid)...from sr of course...and don't s**g it cos i know i will like it
2) a new desktop for 400 quid from hong kong :)
but check out the specs:

AMD K thunderbird 1.2 GHZ
512 DDR RAM
30 GB Hard Drive Seagate
Geforce 2
Floppy Drive
Panasonic 12x DVD
Lan Card
Sound Blaster Live
mouse, keyboard and speakers


the reason it is so cheap is cos there is no monitor and that stuff is cheap in hong kong....

SO what do you think

There isn't a vertical stand available for the PC that you are thinking of buying, so what's the point?

FantasyMeister wrote:
> Plus a PS2 is more cuddly.

FM, I told you before, wrapping it in that blanket won't do it any good....

Er, if you say so FM!

Plus a PS2 is more cuddly.

PS2s are far less hassle than PCs. They don't crash, they don't have crap graphics and you don't need to burn £100 on they every year to play the best games. Overall, the best option.

FantasyMeister wrote:
> You 'may' have problems running your current crop of PC games on the
> newer faster machine.

doubt it...cos i have tried them at school on my friend's computer...and they all seem to work fine

PS2 games you just pop in and play. PC
> games you pop in, read a 90 page manual about what buttons to push,
> install it, configure it, then find out you need a neo3 card.

not really that big a problem...most games you don't need to read the manual to play
configuring only takes a minute or two...and the default usually is fine
installing -that's not really THAT big a problem is it??
well geforce 2 is pretty standard....actually if it isn't too much to upgrade i might get the geforce 3 :)
oh yeah the pc you can have higher resolutions :)

I'm
> a gamer, personally I find gameplay more fun on a console, you don't
> have to worry about hitting the wrong button as you 'learn' your
> controller in a matter of minutes, a keyboard can take a few hours
> to master.

a few hours....you are slow to learn...that's better than not learning at all though :P....but i find the gameplay on the console the same as on the pc...just different cos i normally play different sort of games...

PC beats the PS2 for online play, granted, you just
> can't get Unreal Tournament type gameplay on the PS2, at the moment.
> But in a few months time...you never know.

hmm....

Personally I'm biased
> too, because I already have a hi-spec PC (Acer Veriton FP2), but I
> never use it for gaming simply because my Dreamcast covers all my
> gaming needs.

The PC I use for browser based games like MUDs and
> MPORPG's, which don't require hi-tech specs, and that type of online
> gameplay you'd never get with a console.

well i like playing the new games online...so i need a beefy computer...
for example my desktop is so c*ap that i can't even run counterstrike (ever since ver 1.0)...as for my laptop my graphics card is really weird in open gl and it runs horribly with d3d with most things...

It's your choice, this
> is just my opinion. If you think a PC is good for you go for it,
> but I'd be worried about the Return To Base Warranty when you get it
> back to the UK if it packs up on you.

hmmmm...

well ive still got a few days to decide

i really like consoles because you don't have to worry about patches and stuff....but i dont like the fact you have to in the end get so many extras such as mouses, keyboards, the new hard drive, broadband later,memory cards, new controllers etc...

you can say that about the pc....but i don't get that many extras....

the problem with consoles is the online aspect...
for example on the dreamcast in quake3 for example you can only have a deathmatch with only 3 other people....a bit limiting...
the ps 2 will be better but we have to see what's gonna come out first.

pb wrote:
> I'd go for the PS2. The PC you currently have (or not?) can be
> upgraded bit by bit later on

well it really isn't worth upgrading in the uk...firstly seeing as for my desktop i only have a p2.....i would basically need to get a new computer....and getting it from the uk is so much more expensive
as for my laptop...i never really use it for it's mobility which is why i'm thinking of getting the desktop

I'd go for the PS2. The PC you currently have (or not?) can be upgraded bit by bit later on, but you have to have the money for a PS2 up front....unless....

...you go for SR's interest free option and pay bit by bit for BOTH a PC AND a PS2!!! Of course, as usual, terms and conditions apply!

Ooops 1.2GHZ PC.