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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 6:22 am
who got one? we have decided to get ds one, now, the hunt begins!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 6:33 am
My son has one Texannie. He likes it. As a left hander it takes some getting used to he said.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 7:14 am
wow! when did he get it?
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 8:15 am
my son wants the xbox 360 but I can just not see paying 400 for another system...I dont see any other benefits that it offers other than playing new games. His old xbox doubles as a dvd player so I thought that was a good deal back then
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 8:25 am
My nephew got one and after playing it on Thanksgiving, my son says he's going to get one after Christmas. I won't pay that much for one. My brother got a Playstation 3 and I really can't see paying that much for one.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 8:46 am
My son has saved his money for the systems. I went with him back in October and stood online to preorder his system so he got it at midnight when they went on sale here. I think he paid about $300 for it. The playstation 3 may seem like a lot of money $600 BUT and it is a big BUT it has the latest cutting edge blue ray technology. A blueray player on its own costs a minimum of $500. Just for the player itself the PS3 is worth the bucks if you are using it as an entertainment center.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 9:04 am
Maris, is that blue ray tech in the 360 too??
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 9:05 am
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QpYgNz6W6Gs It's a video that's been "flagged" at YouTube, but I really see nothing wrong with it. It's a parody on those PC vs. Mac commercials, but for PS3 vs. Wii. Cute. But to watch, you have to login or sign up. I know some people already have accounts here, so I posted.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 9:50 am
I don't believe so Pamy. All in all I think the XBOX 360 is the best graphics gaming wise. Unless you are playing your videogames on a HDTV you wont see a noticeable difference between the PS3 and the Xbox 360.. You can play DVDs on the Xbox 360 though nd Xbox 360 is the best system for online gaming by far. You can subscribe to Xbox 360 for fifty bucks a year and they have a much better and more indepth choice for online gaming. Can you tell I have heard it all?
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 9:52 am
and a really funny utube about the nintendo Wii: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3LwsBrYEto
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 12:45 pm
Thx Maris for the info. I have a feeling we have sons with simular tastes!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 3:35 pm
probably lol. They are about the same age right or yours is two years younger? Conor turned 15 in October.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 7:19 pm
Dylan turned 11 in Oct, so we got Libra boys!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 11:38 am
called Best Buy yesterday and they said they had 48 coming in today. they suggested getting in line at midnight...no way! i woke up early this am, had my coffee, checked my email, checked here and it was still early.I decided I just had to go check. I got there about 8 and there were only 20 people in line! store opened at 10 and I got one!!!!!!!!!! my son is going to be stunned!!!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 11:51 am
Congrats Texannie!!!! I am making it my mission to have a PS3 under the tree. lol
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 1:45 pm
YAH Annie, it is always such a thrill to watch our kids open a gift they dont expect!! GL Maris! I hear the ps3 is the hardest thing to get this year! I am still debating on getting Dylan the Xbox, I would rather buy him a few things to open than just that 1...of course I would still get a few more things LOL so my dilema is how much do I want/can spend
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 1:48 pm
oohh I got it!!! I will get him an AMazon gift card , he still has one from his Bday, then he can decide if he wants to use some of his money market money to buy it......this way he also learns about making money choices for himself... oh thanks for letting me think out loud here LOL
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 2:31 pm
Pamy, that's my dilemma now. what little things can i get him so he will have something to open under the tree!??? it's going to be a strange Christmas. we did Christmas Friday with my dad, his wife, my brother and his family. We are going to in-laws on the Friday before and have Christmas and then come home Christmas eve to be here (kids didn't want to stay the whole weekend, wanted to be home). by the time they get to Christmas day the only left to open will be two presents from us and Santa! Santa is going to wrap in plain paper this year with a note to open last!
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 5:50 pm
I'm seriously considering surprising my BF with a Wii for Christmas this year. He's a huge gamer and we can't afford the $649 (CDN) for the Playstation3 yet. The Wii looks like tons of fun and at $250, that's an easier pill to swallow. Pamy -- the XBox 360 is running off of HD-DVDs, the PS3 will run on blueray. This is a huge debate in the tech/gaming world right now, kind of like the fight over Beta vs. VHS back in the day. Tomorrow's DVDs will either be blue ray or HD, it just depends really who wins in the market share -- Microsoft with their HD, or Sony with the blue ray. In terms of what each does, I believe that Sony is winning the fight right now with a slight edge. As for the price of these new systems, an article in my BF's Official Playstation Magazine this month broke down the components of the new PS3 system and found that the actual cost to manufacture one unit was over $800 USD. When the PS2 came out, they were selling for less than the cost to manufacture, too. Same with XBox. The Wii, surprisingly, is the only console to make a profit on the hardware. The other consoles rely on the software to make back the hit they take on the price of the system itself. Interesting that your son says the Wii controller is tricky for a lefty, Maris. I'm a lefty too and figured I'd have no problems -- just switch the controllers around. Not that easy?
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 6:20 am
The controller is like a stick that you would use as a sword or point and shoot at. It isnt your traditional controller so waving the wand so to speak takes getting used to. Think about how a leftie writes and goes from left to right naturally, its the same idea really.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 1:53 pm
bestbuy.com has the wii remote. i just ordered one!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 8:45 pm
I went to Target earlier and out front they had a sign up that the wii line started here. I thought maybe someone had gone nuts, lol, but there was actually an employee standing out there and a few people waiting...is teh remote what they were waiting for?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 8:54 pm
They are recalling and replacing the controllers.. the straps have broken and a few people have shattered some rather expensive TV screens.. Seems like a handy person could strengthen the strap perhaps..
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 5:13 am
Sea, they are replacing the straps. They issued a press release on Friday announcing the replacement of straps.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 7:04 am
War, i am sure it is the whole system. I fortunately got one earlier, but have been trying to get extra controllers so more than one person can play.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 11:45 am
My daughter has been looking for a Wii for GS. My suggestion for her is to take a picture of the Wii and glue on a card...say he has one Wii that he can pick out himself. She is just adding an extra stress trying to run around...playing those games with the guys at the stores as to when they will get them in and how many. Just get him a game to play on his gameboy to play with in the meantime. She is going to take my suggestion and if one comes up before Xmas it will happen.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 1:33 pm
Yes, they are replacing the straps, but that doesn't mean that the old, faulty straps won't be sold somewhere and the article I read showed a very unhappy person whose very expensive tv had been shattered and it sure didn't say they were replacing that.. so I thought it was worth the warning. I read the paper and such but am often amazed at the announcements that people miss, so ..
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