Gamers thread

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Remal, Jul 29, 2011.

  1. RRoss

    RRoss Active Member

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    I know the PS3 supports bluray but do any of you guys know if it supports 3d bluray or do I need to go PS4?
     
  2. Remal

    Remal It's ME
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    really not sure, I have a PS3 but bought a blue ray 3D player with my last TV
     
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  3. thezipsteruk

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    The PS3 will play 3D movies, I remember reading it in one of the system updates waaaay back!
     
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  4. RRoss

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    Not sure about the PS4 but looking online at performance of stand alone bluray players trouncing the PS3,this may be the way to go.
     
  5. madmac

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    The PS3 does support 3D Bluray as does the Xbox One, and PS4.
     
  6. BoroRich

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    I've just started updating my venerable gaming PC and I really wish I hadn't touched it.

    I gave my missus' lad my old monitor and then bought myself a 4K 28 inch Samsung jobbie. Tried to set it up and not much success. Turns out my graphics card doesn't support Freesync (one of the reasons I bought the monitor) and when I hook it up using a Displayport cable it flickers on and off (mostly off).

    So I've had to buy a new graphics card today.

    This still won't solve the problem that all of the icons and text are ridiculously small (apparently Windows 7 doesn't do a very good job of scaling up to 4K). Windows 10 apparently solves this problem so I'll probably end up having to buy that. And if I'm going to do that I may as well upgrade to a Solid State Hard Drive :(

    Makes me wonder how far down this rabbit hole I'm going to have to go.
     
  7. kpone

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    Yep. The main reason I went down the console root. For the ...less cerebral type of gamer I'ved evolved into.
     
  8. BoroRich

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    I do still love a desktop PC but yup, they are painful every 5 years or so.

    I'm sure there'll be some more nasty surprises to come.
     
  9. kpone

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    Used to be that every five years or so, I'd spend a grand on a new PC, that'd do my image processing, video editing and gaming to 'current state of the art'.

    My last one, the fastest one I've ever owned, I built for £350.

    However, I've just spent £1800 on a monitor. Not £1800 of my money I must add, but my boss's.
     
  10. BoroRich

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    Jesus. That must be some monitor :eek:
     
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  11. kpone

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    It's verrr.. nice.
     
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    was that the one at the show ken?
     
  13. Barstewardsquad

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    Scaling on Windows 10 isn't great. I have a 4k monitor and a 4k laptop and the display is much better in Linux. I am thinking about changing the monitor for an ultrawide one to save my eyes.

    Can you not disable freesync on the monitor settings? I ask because I had to enable it on mine, or shouldn't I ask in case the wife reads this [emoji6]
     
  14. BoroRich

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    Probably best if she doesn't read this
     
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    I'll stick with IPS for now and will keep gaming for console.

    I've heard that 4K is more res than our eyes need, so not in any rush.
     
  16. kpone

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    The latest version of it, yes mate.
     
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  17. SimonRR

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    Well that depends on the size you have, the bigger the monitor the better 4k is and 4k gaming is awesome
     
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  18. Lozzy

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    :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

    No wonder nothing ever gets done around the house!!!

    I'm screenshoting this lot & forwarding to your respective missus's :cool:
     
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  19. Barstewardsquad

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    You mean the wife who just spent the best part of £800 on a kiln and £440 on silver [emoji14]
     
  20. Lozzy

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    Ahh... but what you don't realise my little glasshopper is..................
    she is about to emboss you in the said silver, seal you in the kiln........
    and pay me £200 a year storage fees for my 'Men Who Disappoint' attic storage facility!.
    Which, going on this thread...will soon be full to combust :D
     
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