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LiquidSound
LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
So who plays 'first person shooters'? Have you played any of the Quake series *or fps style games*, on what system, and what type of results did you get from using a computer soundcard as the sound source?

There's nothing like a good deathmatch...:supermad:
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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited July 2002
    Why don't you check www.3dai.com ;)

    Some of the cleaner "gaming" cards are the Audigy, Santa Cruz, and Game Theater XP. You can go more high end, but for gaming, no use.

    - Steve
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited July 2002
    in my comps oi have the turtle beach card and the sound blaster live card in my other the turtle beach is beter but it is the older style of card slot aka not pci so i had to get a new one but i play rpg games diablo 2 if you play i am in the east and i go by goingganzo
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    COUNTER-STRIKE ! ! ! ! mod for HL is one of my favorite FPSs. I have a Soundblaster Live (OEM) card that came with my Dell. It sounds pretty good, but nothing like PS2 in dts.
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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited July 2002
    Which games for PS2 do real-time encoding of DTS?
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    NHL2002, SSX Tricky, and a few others. My PS2 actually died, so I need to get a new one. That is why I went back to PC games. SoF2 (Soldier of Fortune 2) is pretty sweet.
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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited July 2002
    Real time? Not just the cut scenes and background music? Because it takes QUITE a bit of horses to encode real time DTS/DD without a noticable latency.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited July 2002
    Mine died as well.Ps2 sucks!!I had problems with it ever since I bought it.So I ditched it and got an Xbox.
    Xbox is so much better.Cleaner graphics,just about all games in Dolby Digital.The paddles are nicer like the S paddle or the Madcats.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    Real time? Not just the cut scenes and background music?

    Sure, but most of the games are only in 4.1, well at least SSX Tricky is. It is realtime and I heard the bitrate is somewhere less than half of 768, because of all the processing.
    Mine died as well.Ps2 sucks!!

    YES IT DOES!
    Xbox is so much better.Cleaner graphics,just about all games in Dolby Digital

    I heard that only certain games have DD 5.1? I saw that most of the launch games have it, but after that, many of the games were just released in Dolby Surround. Well, anyway, what does the DD sound like? I heard there was little to no low end. Is that true?
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited July 2002
    Completely false,the sub goes crazy.The dynamic range is scary for a video game.I was suprised.Monster game cables are the way to go.
    I haven't seen a game in dolby surround,all digital.
    I love my Xbox......I'm gonna beat my PS2 with a hammer,effing thing sucks bad.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    Monster cables? Best Buy rip you off!
    HAHA!

    j/k :D
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited July 2002
    Any serious gamer is going to want good cables.Why not have the best.
    You need to buy cables in order to use componet and Digital out right???I'm into the best.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    Monster is not the best. They are overpriced ripoffs. Microsoft sells component cables that are probably just as good as the $70 Monster cables. Sorry just my opinion.
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited July 2002
    lax01, mantis..you guys said your PS2's died. Which way did you have them positioned, horizontally or vertically?
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    horizontally. I left my PS2 in standbye for like 3 months and when I went to play it, it just didn't turn on. I called Sony Customer Service and said it would be $120!!!! to fix. The new ones are $200. That is a tough decision.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited July 2002
    Mine was also horizonal.Never went verticial.Left mine in standby as well.I owned it for alittle over a year.I was pissed when it died.
    I went to game stop and traded all my ps2 games in and got the XboX.
    I don't want a new PS2
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited July 2002
    Yea, I just got the MS cables, they work just dandy for the progressive scan component in and dolby digital (well, got some Acoustic Research optical, cheapest one I could find without being Recoton).

    XBox owns PS2. All the better games are DD5.1, 16x9, and progressive scan. I see Unreal and/or Doom 3 coming out for XBox next year.
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    Doom 3? Not this year or next year. When is it coming out on PC? Late this year (I don't know)? But I heard that even the strongest video cards right now won't be able to support it. Even the Geforce Ti440 (?). Just what I heard.

    So how are they going to port it to XBOX?
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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited July 2002
    Well, the beauty of a console is they can completely optimize something just for that platform and not worry about other hardware/software conflicts. So I betcha they can do a fairly decent Doom3 port to the XBox. Plus, they only need to run it at about 640x480 to look good on a TV.

    Doom 3 will be out late late this year or next summer.
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited July 2002
    I have to admit I still own a ps2, I have never had one problem with it, and I love all the games I have. Although I think I will be picking up an X-box in the near future because I want to play Halo.

    On the gaming side of things I think the ps2 has a better selection. With GTA3 and GTA Vice City coming out soon those two titles alone is worth the 200 dollars to spend on a unit. GT3 was also good. Plus Medal of Honor: Frontline absolutely rocks. Playing the Omaha beach mission is an awesome experience to behold. A truely great game by EA.

    I know there is a growing faction of X-Box owners out there who were dissatisfied with their ps2's. Not trying to sway em', just saying I still love my ps2, and I will probably be buying an x-box in the near future.
    Sean
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    I think I need to go pick up another PS2 and return the old one in its' place. Anyone ever done that?
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited July 2002
    Make sure it's spotless. Don't forget the vents.
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited July 2002
    Yes I have done it before. Not with a ps2 but with a phone that went bad.

    Just go to Walmart (they take back anything), buy a ps2, hookup the new ps2 to your old connections, just replace the old one back in the box.

    I know its a **** thing to do, but when you spend that kind of money it should work.
    Sean
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    Do they check it heavily?

    I mean, I tried to take mine apart and put it back together again. I did a pretty good job but any non-moron should see that the case has been opened.

    Should I give them fake name and address? Just so it can't come back to me?

    Also is there a serial # issue?

    I know this is incredibly illegal, but spending another $200 a year and half after I bought the original one sounds like complete horses*** to me. They need like a 2-year parts and labor warranty.

    Thanks for all the help! :)
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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited July 2002
    I've done that with harddrives before ;) "Express Warranty Exchange" we call it! hahaha
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited July 2002
    Nah...if it is back in the box and looks halfway new I doubt they will say anything at all.

    In fact I doubt they will ever take it out of the box. I would be surprised if they did.

    I had my AT&T phone for a year and they never noticed. I payed 125 for that thing and it broke. I was freaking furious. Then I said BS Im not buying a new phone. Im buying the same one and returning the broke one.
    Sean
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited July 2002
    Did you guys use your real names? And where is the best place togo? Walmart? KMart? Probably not a small store right?

    Thanks for all the info guys.
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited July 2002
    Wal mart is great. Just keep the reciept and you're good to go. Fake name and address is a must..unless you used a credit card to buy it. If the PS2 itself comes wrapped in plastic inside the box, be sure and wrap the old one with it too..as this will deter as much walmart checking as possible.
    good luck.
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited July 2002
    Here is a link to an interview with id lead programmer John Carmack about Doom 3.
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited August 2003
    Noone picked up on these. Seems like TroyD would know a bit. These are actually used in combat..not just in Quake. Supposedly a 2 inch cube of this material weighs 10 pounds. *G. Gordon Liddy Show* here's a pic of the cylinders.
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  • TonyPTX
    TonyPTX Posts: 545
    edited August 2003
    Originally posted by mantis
    Mine died as well.Ps2 sucks!!I had problems with it ever since I bought it.So I ditched it and got an Xbox.
    Xbox is so much better.Cleaner graphics,just about all games in Dolby Digital.The paddles are nicer like the S paddle or the Madcats.

    Ahh....so Dan...you were able to see the light after all :D I remember a few months back, folks were just all up in arms in the PS2 vs. XBOX battle.

    I love my XBOX. To be honest, it's the cheapest entertainment system you can find. For those folks who have HDTV, pick up the HDTV adapter for the XBOX and try out a few games in HDTV (widescreen) and come back and report to me if PS2 graphics still ROCK? Use Microsoft's NFL Fever 2003 as the bench marks. It's got DD, HDTV, Widescreen...and the hits and tackles...they make you hurt.

    Halo is a great game. Dan, if you don't have it, make sure you pick up a copy. Also, many stores have the "Platinum Hits" section where you can pick up new games on the cheep. Dead or Alive 3 is another good game. I just can't wait for Soul Calibur 2 to come out.

    Anthony
    Damn....8 lines...I've gotta put my sig on a diet now....
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