Newbie ps2vgcube

ttooddddyy · Jan 9, 2003

A friend wants to by a PS2 or Gamecube or maybe Xbox for his son, he doesnt have a dvd player.
He asked my advice, now Im asking yours as Im not up with this stuff. Whats the general opinion and pros/cons. Would appreciate any help.

ray_7 · Jan 9, 2003

A GC would be great for a kid.

k'_127 · Jan 9, 2003

one of my teachers asked me for the same thing and my answer was:

"it depends on your taste"

really. if he is buying the game for his kid, I can mention some nice titles for PS2 and GC (I don't own an XBox so you should ask someone else about it):

PS2:

-Jak and Daxter
-Ratchet and Clank
-Need for Speed HP 2
-Test Drive Off Road
-Dragon Ball Z
-Kingdom Hearts
-Maximo
-Klona 2
-Tekken 4
-crazy taxi
-Dynasty warrior 3
-Parappa the rapper
-Splash Down

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GC:

-Mario Party 4
-Super Mario Sunshine
-Monkey Ball 2
-Super Smash Brothers
-Zelda (coming soon)

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Both:

-NBA streets
-Sega Soccer Slam
-SSX tricky
-Pac Man World 2

ttooddddyy · Jan 9, 2003

Will the GC play back DVD movies like the PS2

Shred · Jan 9, 2003

Originally posted by ttooddddyy:
Will the GC play back DVD movies like the PS2<hr></blockquote>
No GC use the mini-DVD disks. I think the Panasonic Q do maybe.

td741 · Jan 9, 2003

No the GC doesn't play back DVD's. Then again the quality of DVD play back from the XBox and PS2 isn't all that spectacular. Granted, I have not seen the XBox's DVD capability first hand, so I'm going by

What's the size of their television? On larger screen televisions, apparently the PS2's DVD playback will have artifacts around the black areas. (I haven't noticed them when playing on a small 14'' TV.

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ttooddddyy · Jan 9, 2003

I dont think that will be an issue, hes used to vcd.

trunks218 · Jan 9, 2003

Originally posted by td741:
No the GC doesn't play back DVD's. Then again the quality of DVD play back from the XBox and PS2 isn't all that spectacular. Granted, I have not seen the XBox's DVD capability first hand, so I'm going by

What's the size of their television? On larger screen televisions, apparently the PS2's DVD playback will have artifacts around the black areas. (I haven't noticed them when playing on a small 14'' TV. )<hr></blockquote>

X Box is one the best DVD players (under $200.00) on the market today. But PS2 is really bad tought! Also how old is the kid? If he's older than 10 he might get bored with the Gamecube's games to choose from fast.

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Huxley · Jan 9, 2003

Here's the truth: you wont notice much difference in the quality of most dvd players unless you have a really good TV. This is true of the PS2 and Xbox. Any DVD player is far superior in quality to a VCD or regular VHS, fact.

Also, if this is for a kid, I'd go for the GC. Nintendo make kid-friendly games with kid-friendly control systems. You know, the BIG green button does everything.

However, the PS2 is waaaay more street-cred. If the kid doesn't want get bullied in the schoolyard, he'd better have Vice City. Depends how old he is.

BlackSpy · Jan 9, 2003

The Xbox is an OK DVD player (the idea that any DVD player is better than any VHS is nonsense though). It has very few strong games though. It has a very small presence in the Far East, apparently finding shops that sell the games can be difficult in Japan.

The Cube only plays DVDs in its Qube version. There is a new version of this coming soon which may mean that prices on the old ones drop. It has a solid range of good games with more good ones on the horizon, it is my most played machine at the momment.

The PS2 plays DVDs but not well. Its the most expensive, the least graphically and sonically impressive and has the most games. Many of them are unimpressive but you can find a playable version of most things on it.

On a desert island I'd hope a Cube was washed up next to me.

Argentina94 · Jan 9, 2003

Originally posted by BlackSpy:
(the idea that any DVD player is better than any VHS is nonsense though).<hr></blockquote>

What the...

Robert · Jan 9, 2003

GC: great for the kid, great for the father!

Plisken · Jan 9, 2003

Well i'd go for xbox

depends what games the lad likes. If he was anything like me growing up he'd want his share of violence and fun.

The xbox dvd player is of a very high quality and has true DD5.1 support, also there is no pause when changing layers.

I'd say get the Xbox Sega GT/JSRF pack (every kid loves JSRF, and sega gt is a tight racer), you don't have to arse around with memory cards and you get the 'S' pad which is great for small hands.

BlackSpy · Jan 9, 2003

Originally posted by Argentina94:


What the... <hr></blockquote>

I mean you are better with a good VHS player than a rubbish DVD player for picture quality.

Bishamon · Jan 9, 2003

Originally posted by BlackSpy:


I mean you are better with a good VHS player than a rubbish DVD player for picture quality.<hr></blockquote>

Even the worlds cheapest no-name DVD players (such as the APEX players sold by Future Shop for like $89 Canadian) will offer a better picture than even an SVHS VCR.

BlackSpy · Jan 9, 2003

Originally posted by Bishamon:


Even the worlds cheapest no-name DVD players (such as the APEX players sold by Future Shop for like $89 Canadian) will offer a better picture than even an SVHS VCR.<hr></blockquote>

You would put a high quality VCR through an RGB output though.

Just for clarification. A $3,000 VCR will look and sound a lot better than a $75 DVD. That said the $75 DVD will probably look better than a $75 VCR. Getting a DVD is not neccessarily such an important thing if your VCR is up to scratch.

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Huxley · Jan 9, 2003

Originally posted by BlackSpy:


You would put a high quality VCR through an RGB output though.

Just for clarification. A $3,000 VCR will look and sound a lot better than a $75 DVD. That said the $75 DVD will probably look better than a $75 VCR. Getting a DVD is not neccessarily such an important thing if your VCR is up to scratch.

[ January 09, 2003: Message edited by: BlackSpy ]<hr></blockquote>

Are you sure you're not talking about Super VHS players? I said REGULAR VHS. Super VHS is twice the quality of regulr VHS, despite using exactly the same tapes. However, DVD is still better quality. Fact.

td741 · Jan 9, 2003

Well, DVD has the higher potential for better quality. If your source material is crap, and the compression algorithm are crap, you can get a much worse signal.

I've got DVD's with tape rolls and compression artifacts that not even the best players in history will fix it up.

ttooddddyy · Jan 9, 2003

Thanks for the replies, the kids 9 BTW.

Huxley · Jan 9, 2003

Originally posted by td741:
Well, DVD has the higher potential for better quality. If your source material is crap, and the compression algorithm are crap, you can get a much worse signal.

I've got DVD's with tape rolls and compression artifacts that not even the best players in history will fix it up.<hr></blockquote>

Totally...you're right there. If the kid is 9, GC all the way. Nintendo games might be suitable for all ages, but they have the market cornered on user-friendly software & hardware.

trunks218 · Jan 9, 2003

Don't forget about laserdisc!

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