Anyone else burnt out on flat screen gaming?

[desura]

Technology isn't immune to nostalgia either. My Wife is a huge VHS movie fan, and she will only watch them, or preferably anyway, on a small, all in one vcr/tv deal. The ritual of the clicks and whirs and the grainy picture and tinny sound and all are part of the movie experience for her. Reminds her of her childhood.

I haven't even used cable since it was analog, is it all like directTV now with menus and stuff?

Yeah, cable is now like hundreds of channels.

To actually watch those channels you have to fumble with this really cumbersome menu which I never liked. Since you only have directional buttons...it sucks. Takes forever to do text searches, which you must do because with hundreds of channels, many which are junk or have duplicative content, you can't just flip from 1-38 to see what is on. Worse, flipping channels isn't as fast. Like, on the old analog cable tv you could go from 2-10 really fast and you'd get a fraction of a second glimpse of what was on. On digital, each change takes like a second or two to load so channel flipping isn't half as smooth.

 

[Ramses]

Yeah that sounds like directv and the like back in the 90's. It was neat for awhile but it took something away from the experience. Too much of a good thing maybe. I can't imagine having time to do more than watch a few shows on netflix or something anymore.

 

[JumBie]

Yeah, cable is now like hundreds of channels.

To actually watch those channels you have to fumble with this really cumbersome menu which I never liked. Since you only have directional buttons...it sucks. Takes forever to do text searches, which you must do because with hundreds of channels, many which are junk or have duplicative content, you can't just flip from 1-38 to see what is on. Worse, flipping channels isn't as fast. Like, on the old analog cable tv you could go from 2-10 really fast and you'd get a fraction of a second glimpse of what was on. On digital, each change takes like a second or two to load so channel flipping isn't half as smooth.

Crazy, I have like 1000 channels and only watch like 10 of them.

 

[Mem]

I miss my 21" Sun CRT every day.

I don't,convergence issues,blurry in corners,weight,space,heat, etc...

I'm very happy with my flicker free 8 bit LED AMVA panel,I've it properly calibrated via hardware ie Spyder calibration tool.


Yes still gaming in my old age and quite a bit of it too .

 

[Midwayman]

Why not just get a monitor with a switch to flip between TN and IPS?

Because that's the panel in the monitor. Its not a flip a switch kind of thing.

 

[Nebor]

Crazy, I have like 1000 channels and only watch like 10 of them.

Same here. I have the uverse 430 package and have like 12 channels on my "favorites" list so I don't have to wade through the crap in order to watch family guy & Seinfeld reruns.

 

[steve wilson]

I'm looking forward to the rift consumer version too. I'm hoping the timing will coincide nicely with skylake and I can go balls to the walls with a whole new rig and the rift... also would be nice if the latest and greatest gfx cards get released then too.

 

[Raduque]

how could you be uninterested?

First reason: I don't want to wear a large, heavy display (and in future versions, possibly hot rendering device) on my head. Second reason: I wear glasses. Third reason: I have poor depth perception and it causes problems with current 3D technology; I get headaches within a few minutes of using it.

For these reasons, I'm uninterested in this technology. I am hopeful it will not become the base standard for gaming in the future.

 

[Ramses]

I wear glasses too but am nearsighted.
One of the nice things about computers is my crappy vision isn't a bother.

 

[AdamantC]

Nope not in the least.

I've had enough of LCDs, I'll say that much. It's got to be one of the PC industry's longest running scams. I just want a display technology that isn't a fundamentally flawed dead-end, whether it's in a head-mounted package or a classic monitor, I don't mind.

I hear that. I'm a stubborn bastard as I'm still using a CRT. Here's to hoping OLED displays are as awesome as the reviews are saying they are.

 

[norseamd]

Nope not in the least.


I hear that. I'm a stubborn bastard as I'm still using a CRT. Here's to hoping OLED displays are as awesome as the reviews are saying they are.

What is the highest resolution available on CRT? Are there any old 1080P CRT rear projectors?

 

[DeathReborn]

What is the highest resolution available on CRT? Are there any old 1080P CRT rear projectors?

2048x1536 @ 60Hz was the highest I ever saw, I myself owned 2 Sony Trinitron 24" 1920x1200 @ 85Hz screens which lasted me until they died a gruesome death...

There may have been higher res CRT's in the non-public market but never saw any myself.

 

[AdamantC]

What is the highest resolution available on CRT?

My NEC/Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070 maxes out at 2048x1536@85hz.

 

[RockinZ28]

My NEC/Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070 maxes out at 2048x1536@85hz.

Have that same monitor. Was badass, just got too small. Used it from 2003-2009. Sits at my parents house.

There is the Sony 24" Widescreen FW900. Think that did 2304x1440 at 80Hz. Might still use that if I had one.

 

[Ramses]

I really wasn't into the widescreen bit when I was drug kicking and screaming into it but it's.. Not so bad. Rather a CRT and all but as long as apps and pages are written to use wide format it's not too bad.

My old Sun was 1600x1200@85hz. I've thought several times recently it'd be nice to have one of those as the center with a couple of big cheap LCD's flanking it.

 

[WelshBloke]

I'm uninterested in virtual reality gaming.

I wasn't either till I tried out Google cardboard and the windy day demo.

Now cardboard is a crappy, cheap, hacked together product that relies on some cardboard, lenses and a mobile phone for the processing and display side.
But it gives an excellent hint at what can be done and what will be done soon.

The idea of just walking around 3D RPGs using a VR headset is the only thing that's got me interested in gaming in years.

Everything else is just the same as before just bigger/faster. This is a game changer (literally).

 

[Mai72]

I remember when I got my first flat screen. I was in love! That lasted for an hour.

 

[Ramses]

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/...verywhere-from-classrooms-to-therapy-couches/