If you are in no hurry, the Wireless N one has just come out in the US (not sure if it is out here yet), and I bet some retailers will drop the price of the g one when it does come out.
I have a crapload of Gamestation credit. I'd like a PS3.
I don't have a screen that the PS3 will look good on right now. Am planning on asking my wonderful mother who I love very much to get me a new monitor for Christmas.
Sainsburies currently have the PS3 Slim for £199.99, 20% off rrp.
I can probably get Gamestation to match that.
So, prediction time.
Do you think that I should get a PS3 now when I know I can get a very good deal.
or
Do you think I should wait til when I will actually have a screen that it will look good on, and when there might be excellent January sales.
Edit: and I do have a bit of a backlog, and am about to get my new PC
Hmm, I've not had complete confirmation that they would, but it was based on me asking them to price match MW2 and they said "Usually we would, but not on a big new game like this, and not by that much. It's managers discretion", so maybe they wouldn't.
It's funny, because price matching policies are basically a way of big retailers getting away with price collusion, since most people won't ever think to use them, but it is a nice wildcard to have if they ever received accusations of collusion.
I think I'll probably wait. I could always see how much I would be able to sell the Gamestation credit for, so I could shop around.
I'd be very surprised if Gamestation match £50 off a PS3 Slim (I presume it's not the 250GB)
Normally, I hear that they tend to modify packs a little by swapping the games for games people are after or matching packs other companies offer.
Bear in mind, I'm GAME, not Gamestation and just get my info through the grapevine for them. It's increadibly annoying that Gamestation managers get some flexibility for this, where GAME don't.
Also Lewie, I've had some upcoming exclusive deals come up. You fancy the info?
If I were you, Lewie, I'd hold off on buying a PS3, because the only game you could possibly want to purchse it for (White Knight Chronicles) isn't out in the UK yet.
So my Xbox just RROD right as a game comes out that I actually want. What's the cheapest 360 deal at the moment or would I be better sending it back to MS to get fixed?
So my Xbox just RROD right as a game comes out that I actually want. What's the cheapest 360 deal at the moment or would I be better sending it back to MS to get fixed?
If it's still in warranty (I think you get 3 years cover for RROD) then it's best to just send it back. Every time I've done it, they've had it back in under a week and you get a free month of xbox live.
Just want to add that now's a pretty good time to get into DoW. The multiplayer's been largely balanced (although you'll have to put up with the quirky matchmaking, ask in the thread if you're wondering), and the Chaos Rising expansion pack should be coming out this coming March.
Be aware that there's no VGA cable available for the PS3, so a monitor would have to have component/HDMI inputs or you'd need to get a converter, which I use. But yeah, even in SD it looks fine and is well worth a purchase. I also have both Uncharteds and Infamous available to lend if you need.
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Anyone help me find a cheap, widescreen monitor, preferably 20-30 inch. Doesn't need 1080p, even 720p really its for someone who I just want to gift with one but who will only ever be watching freeview and dvds on it. Ideally unlder £150 but maximum 200.
A dedicated BBC iPlayer Channel will be available to download from November 18th, granting Wii owners access to on-demand catch-up TV and radio programming. The channel will offer a new full-screen user interface and higher quality videos.
Yay, it sounds like it will actually be usable now.
A dedicated BBC iPlayer Channel will be available to download from November 18th, granting Wii owners access to on-demand catch-up TV and radio programming. The channel will offer a new full-screen user interface and higher quality videos.
Yay, it sounds like it will actually be usable now.
This shouldn't be a big deal, but it really is. Now I can actually watch TV in my room, rather than totally fail to receive the cruddy digital signal on my shoddy arial.
A dedicated BBC iPlayer Channel will be available to download from November 18th, granting Wii owners access to on-demand catch-up TV and radio programming. The channel will offer a new full-screen user interface and higher quality videos.
Yay, it sounds like it will actually be usable now.
This shouldn't be a big deal, but it really is. Now I can actually watch TV in my room, rather than totally fail to receive the cruddy digital signal on my shoddy arial.
A dedicated BBC iPlayer Channel will be available to download from November 18th, granting Wii owners access to on-demand catch-up TV and radio programming. The channel will offer a new full-screen user interface and higher quality videos.
Yay, it sounds like it will actually be usable now.
This shouldn't be a big deal, but it really is. Now I can actually watch TV in my room, rather than totally fail to receive the cruddy digital signal on my shoddy arial.
I just hope it comes to Europe too :?
Just as soon as you all pay £142.50 a year to us, it will. Good God - is that how much licenses have risen to? It's starting to rival broadband...
You don't actually need a license to watch stuff on the iplayer. You are completely allowed to watch it without one, it's just live stuff you can't watch.
Edit: Which is part of why I don't have a license. There's very little that isn't on the iPlayer but is on telly that I would want to watch. The odd film maybe.
You don't actually need a license to watch stuff on the iplayer. You are completely allowed to watch it without one, it's just live stuff you can't watch.
Edit: Which is part of why I don't have a license. There's very little that isn't on the iPlayer but is on telly that I would want to watch. The odd film maybe.
Yeah - you don't need a licence, but that's more a side-effect of the BBC calculating that about 90% of the population has one anyway (or legally should have one). I got chatting to a guy who was working on the technical side of the iPlayer stuff about a year back, and he claimed an almighty turmoil in the upper management over the decision to not require a licence-fee for streaming. Giving free access to the entire world would have made it even less palatable, I'm afraid! BBC licensing fees overseas are super-profitable. Also, they were apparently working on getting the entire BBC archive up on iPlayer - Hancock's Half Hour, vintage Doctor Who and all. Don't know if we can expect to see it soon, or indeed ever!
Also, people should definitely jump on the super Overlord bundle on Steam for £6.25! Not only is is massively cheap anyway, we're only getting diddled to the sum of 20p over the US - a rare occurrence.
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£25.99, think Lewie got it for £24.
Everywhere else was £45, and fuck that.
Couldn't get to Morrisons. No MW2 for me.
I have a crapload of Gamestation credit. I'd like a PS3.
I don't have a screen that the PS3 will look good on right now. Am planning on asking my wonderful mother who I love very much to get me a new monitor for Christmas.
Sainsburies currently have the PS3 Slim for £199.99, 20% off rrp.
I can probably get Gamestation to match that.
So, prediction time.
Do you think that I should get a PS3 now when I know I can get a very good deal.
or
Do you think I should wait til when I will actually have a screen that it will look good on, and when there might be excellent January sales.
Edit: and I do have a bit of a backlog, and am about to get my new PC
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Hmmmm. I wonder, is he thinking about a 120 frame rate.
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It's funny, because price matching policies are basically a way of big retailers getting away with price collusion, since most people won't ever think to use them, but it is a nice wildcard to have if they ever received accusations of collusion.
I think I'll probably wait. I could always see how much I would be able to sell the Gamestation credit for, so I could shop around.
Edit: I am thinking this
It looks very pretty, though!
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"The power of the weirdness compels me."
Normally, I hear that they tend to modify packs a little by swapping the games for games people are after or matching packs other companies offer.
Bear in mind, I'm GAME, not Gamestation and just get my info through the grapevine for them. It's increadibly annoying that Gamestation managers get some flexibility for this, where GAME don't.
Also Lewie, I've had some upcoming exclusive deals come up. You fancy the info?
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Try this:
http://www.oyyy.co.uk/product.php/98681/benq-g2420hd-widescreen-monitor-24.0-inch--1080i-1080p--tft-lcd-1000:1-300cd-m2--1920-x-1080--5ms-d-/
Plus everyone should be playing Demon's Souls.
Only those who have finised valkyria chronicles, which presumably he hasn't yet. But yeah, SDTV is fine visually.
If it's still in warranty (I think you get 3 years cover for RROD) then it's best to just send it back. Every time I've done it, they've had it back in under a week and you get a free month of xbox live.
Beatles: Rock Band, PS3 – £19.99 delivered
Beatles: Rock Band, Xbox 360 – £19.99 delivered
Red Faction: Guerilla, Xbox 360 – £14.99 delivered
Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Complete Edition, PC -£6.99 delivered
Dawn of War 2, PC – £7.99 delivered
A boy and his blob, Wii – £20.95 delivered
Brutal Legend, Xbox 360 – £22.99 delivered
Brutal Legend, PS3 – £22.99 delivered
Cities XL, PC – £12.99 delivered
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, Xbox 360 – £11.93 delivered
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£40 for the console. PM me if you are interested.
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Can you list the games, or PM me with the list if listing games you're selling in a thread isn't kosher?
Also:
BBC iPlayer becomes Wii Channel
Yay, it sounds like it will actually be usable now.
This shouldn't be a big deal, but it really is. Now I can actually watch TV in my room, rather than totally fail to receive the cruddy digital signal on my shoddy arial.
I just hope it comes to Europe too :?
Just as soon as you all pay £142.50 a year to us, it will. Good God - is that how much licenses have risen to? It's starting to rival broadband...
Edit: Which is part of why I don't have a license. There's very little that isn't on the iPlayer but is on telly that I would want to watch. The odd film maybe.
Yeah - you don't need a licence, but that's more a side-effect of the BBC calculating that about 90% of the population has one anyway (or legally should have one). I got chatting to a guy who was working on the technical side of the iPlayer stuff about a year back, and he claimed an almighty turmoil in the upper management over the decision to not require a licence-fee for streaming. Giving free access to the entire world would have made it even less palatable, I'm afraid! BBC licensing fees overseas are super-profitable. Also, they were apparently working on getting the entire BBC archive up on iPlayer - Hancock's Half Hour, vintage Doctor Who and all. Don't know if we can expect to see it soon, or indeed ever!
Also, people should definitely jump on the super Overlord bundle on Steam for £6.25! Not only is is massively cheap anyway, we're only getting diddled to the sum of 20p over the US - a rare occurrence.
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Btw, you should totally make your sig actually link to @gamefacts
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edit: Ok, so this is the cheapest I found. It's a 18.5" Acer, with a 1366x768 resolution and 5ms response. For £79 with free delivery. Good deal?
Can you go slightly above £100?
23" 1080p Acer monitor here for £109:
http://www.scan.co.uk/product.aspx?ProductId=30388
The page isn't loading for me.
It loads for me but very slowly.
Try going to http://www.scan.co.uk/ and then their Today Only section at the top. There are a few other monitors around that price point on the page.