Nintendo Revolution Controller

[mojo1701]

Then again, any household whose income can afford consoles and games should easily be able to afford $800+ HD-ready TV.

I wouldn't say that. I've owned a SNES and now a 'Cube, and my family won't buy an HDTV.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

Wow I probably wont be getting a revolution. The cube is my favorite of the 3 consoles this generation but that contorller looks lame. I don't want to think about how I'm moving my controller, I move it instincitvely as I play games the more I get into them the more they move. Now I would have to avoid getting into the game and focus on how I'm twisting it. What a lame idea. Revolution just went form the 1st next gen system I'd get to the one I probably wont get.

I'll try the controller out at a store, but unless it wows me there's no purchace here.

 

[Mercule]

I don't want to think about how I'm moving my controller, I move it instincitvely as I play games...

This is exactly why I'm interested in the new controller. It looks like it'll be intuitive and natural.

 

[Ranger REG]

I wouldn't say that. I've owned a SNES and now a 'Cube, and my family won't buy an HDTV.

Surely, you're not asking for my sympathy. I'm anti-console.

 

[Ranger REG]

Actually, I was forecasting the death of the 4:3 aspect ratio in televisions, not making any kind of prediction on what display tech will be used in the 16:9 TVs that replace them. LCDs are probably the way to bet long-term, as they've gone from more expensive that similarly-sized plasmas to much cheaper in less than two years, but the sub-$800 TV market is probably going to be almost all CRT for a while yet. I'm not sure if computer monitors will go mostly widescreen, but notebooks certainly will, and I love my widescreen LCD for my desktop, so there's a good chance of that too.

Sighs. I still like the 4:3 ratio. How else am I going to keep them closed captions or subtitles off the picture?

 

[Bront]

Sighs. I still like the 4:3 ratio. How else am I going to keep them closed captions or subtitles off the picture?

Supercinemascope is actualy a slightly wider ratio than 16:9, so you can still do that on those movies.

Shard brought up a great point. I move my controller in strange ways when playing, and I'd be worried about how I'd be forced to hold it. If it was the optional controler like a light gun or something, I might be more excited. I still want to try it though.

 

[Ranger REG]

Supercinemascope is actualy a slightly wider ratio than 16:9, so you can still do that on those movies.

And how many of my favorite movies are in that format? Hmm?

 

[Bront]

And how many of my favorite movies are in that format? Hmm?

Actualy, most movies made in the past 5 years are.

 

[John Crichton]

A component cable isn't necessarily an HD component cable; I've got my Xbox hooked up to my standard-def TV via component cables (the PS2 is via S-video, and the Cube by RCA).

The Xbox is hooked up to a composite (red, green, blue) input, right? As for the TV being HD or not, it's more like just supporting 480p, 1080i or 720p. It doesn't have to be HD capable but the component cable is what you would need to make HD (which is typically 720p or 1080i) work.

I'm not sure what you mean - I didn't realize there's a difference. (My Xbox, PS2, and Cube are all hooked up to my HDTV using component cables, and all provide at least 480p [when supported], with the Xbox and PS2 also going to 720p or 1080i, repectively.)

Nintendo mentioned that they will support 480p, but not HD - and I assumed that it would thus require a component cable to do so (and thus I was agreeing with John Crichton that I too would be shocked if the new Nintendo system didn't have at least the same output that the Cube has). Am I wrong?

Nope, we're right on. It's easy to confuse component needs. HD still needs a component cable.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

This is exactly why I'm interested in the new controller. It looks like it'll be intuitive and natural.

Holding your hand out pointing at the tv screen looks natural to you. I'm a more slouching in a counch with my controller moving far enough it aint even close to being pointed at the screen kind of natural.

edit to add frequently I'm lying down on my couch facing at a 90 degree angle away from the TV. It would be quite uncomfortable to point at the tv for any extended period of time while lying down lik e that. And gah I'd have to point the other direction so my right hand was on the side facing the tv. Unnatural I say.