The OS MS won't provide decent support for it's own FF wheel on?
chuckle.
-Scott Johnson
"There is nothing, I think, more unfortunate than
to have soft, chubby, fat-looking children who go
to watch their school play basketball every Saturday
and regard that as their week's exercise."
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
> --
> Mike Grandy
> www.precision-racing.com
> > Well I ran out and got one. The only place that I could find it was
> > Electronics Boutique, and they would only sell it in a $500 bundle
with
> > three games and an accessory. But it turns out they only had three
of
> > the four games I wanted, and I needed an extra controller anyway, so
it
> > all worked out well. I think the bundle actually ended up being a
bit
> > more than the separate pieces, but not enough to care about. I
bought
> > Halo, Dead or Alive 3, and NASCAR Heat 2002. I also wanted to get
> > Project Gotham Racing, but they didn't have it in stock. Anyway I
guess
> > the only thing people here are going to care about is Heat. I
really
> > liked it! I never really got into the PC version, but the X Box
version
> > is really nice. I doubt that there are any serious differences, its
> > just the overall presentation is better, and there's something about
> > being able to play it on my TV while sitting on my couch that just
makes
> > it more fun. Also it was nice to have the 2002 updates, including
the
> > Dodge cars, since I work for DaimlerChrysler and we weren't
represented
> > in the PC version of Heat. The biggest surprise was that the
> > controllers worked far better than I thought they would. The two
> > triggers are analog, and by default are mapped to throttle (right)
and
> > brake (left). That means simultaneous brake and throttle are
possible,
> > which really helps on turn entry (left finger braking!). Having to
> > steer with the thumbstick is definitely taking some practice, but I
> > think I will get it eventually. All in all the X Box is a very
> > impressive system. There are a lot of really nice features that I
> > haven't bothered to mention. Kicks the PS2's ass!
Well, to be fair, it's estimate that the EFFECTIVE performance of a
console is at least twice that of a similarly equiped PC. That's
solely from the benefit of being able to highly optimize the software
for specific hardware (especially the graphics card). Then there are
further hardware benefits, where the memory and I/O buses and so on
tend to be a lot more tightly integrated on a console.
So in practice, the XBOX probably has the equivalent performance of
about a 1.5 - 2Ghz PC with a GeForce 3.
Andi.
> --
> Mike Grandy
> www.precision-racing.com
> > I don't get it. A box with an NVidia chip and a 733Mhz processor with
> 64MB
> > RAM. My PC is better than that - and my wheel has no where to clamp
near
> my
> > couch <g>
> > > Well I ran out and got one. The only place that I could find it was
> > > Electronics Boutique, and they would only sell it in a $500 bundle
with
> > > three games and an accessory.
What's the problem with the Sidewinder FF Wheel?
Jone.
> Andi.
> > But your PC doesn't have all it resources dedicated to one game.
Thats
> what
> > makes all the difference in my opinion. It is a dedicated ***
system.
> > --
> > Mike Grandy
> > www.precision-racing.com
> > > I don't get it. A box with an NVidia chip and a 733Mhz processor
with
> > 64MB
> > > RAM. My PC is better than that - and my wheel has no where to
clamp
> near
> > my
> > > couch <g>
> > > > Well I ran out and got one. The only place that I could find it
was
> > > > Electronics Boutique, and they would only sell it in a $500
bundle
> with
> > > > three games and an accessory.
> >I don't get it. A box with an NVidia chip and a 733Mhz processor
with 64MB
> >RAM. My PC is better than that - and my wheel has no where to clamp
near my
> >couch <g>
> Well, to be fair, it's estimate that the EFFECTIVE performance of a
> console is at least twice that of a similarly equiped PC. That's
> solely from the benefit of being able to highly optimize the software
> for specific hardware (especially the graphics card). Then there are
> further hardware benefits, where the memory and I/O buses and so on
> tend to be a lot more tightly integrated on a console.
> So in practice, the XBOX probably has the equivalent performance of
> about a 1.5 - 2Ghz PC with a GeForce 3.
They can now sell licenses for manufacturers to create their own material
for that console.
Btw, why do they sell Memory cards for the X-box when it has a 10GB harddisk
in it? Am I misled?
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-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.ymenard.com/
-- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez
Corporation - helping America into the New World...
I thought someone said that already ... ;-)
> Btw, why do they sell Memory cards for the X-box when it has a 10GB
harddisk
> in it? Am I misled?
> >The other cool thing is that since all X Boxes are identical, the
> >developers know exactly what hardware you have and can optimize it
> >accordingly.
> I thought someone said that already ... ;-)
Playing split screen Super Mario Kart on a 80" projection TV all night was a
blast :0)
Todd Wasson
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Drag Racing and Top Speed Prediction
Software
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-Larry
Anyone who uses SideWinder devices and have graduated beyond Win9x knows
exactly what he's referring to.
-Larry
> > > The OS MS won't provide decent support for it's own FF wheel on?
> > What's the problem with the Sidewinder FF Wheel?
> > Jone.
