[QUOTE="acekall"]Not compared to a Console plus a new HDTV. The cost I have summed are for a complete PC.Puckhog04
Why are you including an HDTV in the price of a Console though is the real question...
Because consoles aren't **** without an HDTV. And we all know that you bought that HDTV just to play games, there are barely any HD channels as of yet.
[QUOTE="acekall"]Not compared to a Console plus a new HDTV. The cost I have summed are for a complete PC.OMGTEHGRUKWTF
Why are you including an HDTV in the price of a Console though is the real question...
Because consoles aren't **** without an HDTV. And we all know that you bought that HDTV just to play games, there are barely any HD channels as of yet.
I don't have an HDTV...
Fact is that an HDTV isn't required to play a Console. It's not even logical to include it into the price...that's desperation on the part of anyone who claims that an HDTV should be part of a Consoles price.
for anyone that buys at least 1 computer every 5 years the real cost of pc gaming is just to cost of a good video card and some extra ram. that's all. everything else is pretty much what you can get with the pc you'd buy anyway. the extra cost would be 600ish bucks at most. the games would be cheaper too.
[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Jandurin"]Why can't you rent PC games like you can Console games?Jandurin
Piracy. Ah, right. Well, that increases the cost of a PC. I guess it's easier to burn a rented game than steal a game. you cant burn rented games normally....you need special software. and then essentially trick your computer into thinking it has an extra CD drive.
Not compared to a Console plus a new HDTV. The cost I have summed are for a complete PC.acekall
or i could buy a 22'' widescreen with my 360 all for about 700 cause i have to buy the cables and it lasts me 5 yrs and i dont have to worry about it. then i suppose you will say such a small screen but when its sitting about 3 feet away and im the only one playing why would i need anything bigger?
Not compared to a Console plus a new HDTV. The cost I have summed are for a complete PC.acekall
If you really want to look at the prices objectively you cannot compare a $1000 HDTV to a $200 moniter. Especially since you can hook up a console to the moniter that you priced at $200. I agree that PC gaming is not very much more than consoles but really man you are not making your point when you start adding things in that are not the same things. I bet for less than $1000 you can find a closeout 45 to 50 inch rear projection that will do 1080i. Bring the computer specs down a bit and ditch the moniter and HDTV and you will have a more honest comparison.
[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Also, if you can count an HD tv for Console gaming, you can count it for PC gaming. My HDtv has a VGA connection. Add $1000 to your PC price, there, and take off the monitor. all Monitors are HD. Even the super old CRT monitors. there are even some that go at about twice 1080p.
[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Also, if you can count an HD tv for Console gaming, you can count it for PC gaming. My HDtv has a VGA connection. Add $1000 to your PC price, there, and take off the monitor.You already own that TV so why add it to the costs?
[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="smokeydabear076"][QUOTE="Jandurin"]Also, if you can count an HD tv for Console gaming, you can count it for PC gaming. My HDtv has a VGA connection. Add $1000 to your PC price, there, and take off the monitor.You already own that TV so why add it to the costs? So, I already own it, why is he adding it to my console costs? you can say the same thing about any gaming PC.... you already own a PC...just add the cost of an upgrade.
Vista for free, eh? Well, if I stole that PS3 off the back of a truck, that would knock $600 off my price. So let's go ahead and do that, shall we? In fact, I think I'll jack the 360 too. So all I'm left with is the cost of an HDTV. This is beyond the fact that, as you clearly stated, the hardware will play games for the next 2 years. Then what? More money for upgrades! A console will last usually 5 years. PC gaming is expensive (but that doesn't make it bad).
[QUOTE="smokeydabear076"][QUOTE="Jandurin"]Also, if you can count an HD tv for Console gaming, you can count it for PC gaming. My HDtv has a VGA connection. Add $1000 to your PC price, there, and take off the monitor.Jandurin
You already own that TV so why add it to the costs? So, I already own it, why is he adding it to my console costs?
And this was my other thought:
You can use that PC monitor with the consoles.
Buff-McBlumpkin
I already own a gaming PC why do you console people always feel the need to add unnesessary upgrades to my costs?
[QUOTE="Vampyronight"]Vista for free, eh? Well, if I stole that PS3 off the back of a truck, that would knock $600 off my price. So let's go ahead and do that, shall we? In fact, I think I'll jack the 360 too. So all I'm left with is the cost of an HDTV. This is beyond the fact that, as you clearly stated, the hardware will play games for the next 2 years. Then what? More money for upgrades! A console will last usually 5 years. PC gaming is expensive (but that doesn't make it bad).You can get Vista for free or extremely cheap if you work for a business that uses it, but of course this does not apply to everyone.
[QUOTE="Vampyronight"]Vista for free, eh? Well, if I stole that PS3 off the back of a truck, that would knock $600 off my price. So let's go ahead and do that, shall we? In fact, I think I'll jack the 360 too. So all I'm left with is the cost of an HDTV. This is beyond the fact that, as you clearly stated, the hardware will play games for the next 2 years. Then what? More money for upgrades! A console will last usually 5 years. PC gaming is expensive (but that doesn't make it bad). vista is practically free with any new pc. I buy a new pc at least every 4-5 years so the cost of making it into a gaming pc is around $600 more than i would have spent anyway.
[QUOTE="Ontain"][QUOTE="Vampyronight"]Vista for free, eh? Well, if I stole that PS3 off the back of a truck, that would knock $600 off my price. So let's go ahead and do that, shall we? In fact, I think I'll jack the 360 too. So all I'm left with is the cost of an HDTV. This is beyond the fact that, as you clearly stated, the hardware will play games for the next 2 years. Then what? More money for upgrades! A console will last usually 5 years. PC gaming is expensive (but that doesn't make it bad). vista is practically free with any new pc. I buy a new pc at least every 4-5 years so the cost of making it into a gaming pc is around $600 more than i would have spent anyway. That would require you to buy a Dell or HP or whatever, not build your own system at discount pricing (let's face it, those companies rip you off).
[QUOTE="smokeydabear076"]I already own a gaming PC why do you console people always feel the need to add unnesessary upgrades to my costs? Jandurin
I am not a console people. I just think the TC's console purchases are incorrect.Well, when I say "console people" I am referring to more then one person so you should say that you are not a "console person" instead of "a console people". Either way adding unnecessary purchases to the price of something that you have already purchased and claiming that it is necessary is ridiculous.
[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Also, if you can count an HD tv for Console gaming, you can count it for PC gaming. My HDtv has a VGA connection. Add $1000 to your PC price, there, and take off the monitor. These are the costs for a complete new pc, if ya havent got one. If ya have, you only have to upgrade for only around €400 in 2 years.
The face value of PC gaming is certainly more expensive, but by no means does this mean jack in the long run. Over the span of a generation you could spend conceivablly less on a gaming pC than consoles. I've spent about twice as much on my 360 of a year than my PC of two.
The face value of PC gaming is certainly more expensive, but by no means does this mean jack in the long run. Over the span of a generation you could spend conceivablly less on a gaming pC than consoles. I've spent about twice as much on my 360 of a year than my PC of two.Vandalvideo
That's because you're insane. Stop mentioning that like it's the norm.
No problem. Who factors in an HDTV for console costs? You can play fine on a 19" monitor with a PC, but you suddenly need an HDTV for consoles? Use the same display for both price comparisons, please.
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