Justin: Game Forum?

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Hey Justin,
Seriously man, you outta add a game section. I know there are alot of gamers on this forum and I am sure it would be a regular thing. I am about to get into the gaming market after I get my new sub and repair my surrounds and everything like that. I think you should definetely think about it. As I would be an all time regular poster. Fo Sho.

The Music and Movies could work, Off Topic could to, but how about a strictly gaming forum? That would rule dude, post cheats, hints, tricks, game title, release dates, opinions, you know the Club Polk style! lol! But think about it dude, I would definetely be a regular on there...

[Shizelbs]

I agree. I have seen game sections on other forums, and they looked mighty cool. I know I would appreciate one, and would frequently use it.

[RuSsMaN]

Mx, I think you would be better off changing the 'spin' on your statement.

How about suggesting a 'Multimedia Speakers - Gaming' forum.

It would have *something* more to do with Polk, and you chances for actually getting such a forum might increase.

Cheers,
Russ

[avelanchefan]

Ya know the damn kid has got a good point!

Agree with Russ, gotta make it feel....hmmm Polkish could we say?

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

You know, wouldnt you classify Bose as an overpriced computer speaker system? I mean...really...lol

Anyways, yeah - It would be a good place to post problems with the computer speakers that some customers have and come here time to time to solve.....

But it would totally rock, I would love it as I have been out of the gaming world for a while due to my audio hobby. But I hope to get back into it later next year and would love to go full force until christmas of 2004. Which I could move alot of game retail in that time. This will be awesome!

Cmon gamers! Get your votes in! The more the better chance it'll happen.

As Justin says, you ask, it happens

[avelanchefan]

Yeah this needs to be up and running by the time the next Grand Theft Auto comes out.:D

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

GTA, I'll wait for that on PC......very fun game it is

Vice City, people say it is just like 3 - but its a totally different game is options. Vice City just rules....lol

[dlew308]

Aren't you a little young to play MA rated video games. Maybe we need a Kiddy Polk Club :)

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

I dont know whether to say eff you or laugh.....lol

[organ]

I'm with you Sid. We have more gamers on this board than I thought.

Maurice

[GuitarheadCA]

Yeah, You got another gamer here.

The only thing is, I don't know if I could find enough to talk about to merit the addition of a new section, however if one were to go up, it's got my support.

[Strong Bad]

Actually, that would be kinda cool. I really don't know where to go to find info on the latest and greatest in PC games (other than running to the nearest store).

Got my vote!


John

[gidrah]

While I wouldn't consider myself a gamer I still love a good 12 hr Tetris marathon or some Final Fantasy. There's also a PC game, Battlefield 1942 (?) that my buddy showed me. I finally have a laptop (with built in Polks) that can handle it.

If he doesn't go for it I suggest moving it to the Music & Movies category. "Your reviews, suggestions, and questions regarding ALL current entertainment formats" pretty much sums it up.

[dcarlson]

I'm in.

Tiger Woods 2004 coming out in a few weeks. Can't wait.

I never know what games to rent, it would be nice to get some recommends.

finally have a laptop (with built in Polks)What laptop comes with Polks?

[-justin-]

Cool, sounds like a good idea, and an actual reasonable suggestion, considering the source ;)

Micah, think of a catchy name and make a description and it'll be done (I love passin' the buck)

~JB

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
I dont know whether to say eff you or laugh.....lol

BTW, thank ya, cool!

[Shizelbs]

Originally posted by dcarlson

Tiger Woods 2004 coming out in a few weeks. Can't wait.


Nor can I. I am debating whether to just order it now, or rent it once to make sure it doesnt blow, and then buy it. Either way, its going to be Tiger Woods 2003 or 2004. Just an awesome game.

[MTXMAN]

I'm a firm believer in renting before you buy ;D may cost you $5 but can save ya $50 ;D

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

take 5 off that 5 and theres my renting price :cool:

[dcarlson]

I think it's a safe bet to buy it outright. I know I will.

take 5 off that 5 and theres my renting priceFive finger discount? ;) :D

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Family runs a video/game store, so I get free rentals....

[dcarlson]

You lucky little.......;)

[TonyPTX]

Picked up my copy of NFL Fever 2004 for XBOX...I'm all game baby...who wants to sponsor a Game Forum? It's got my support.

[Ceruleance]

anybody else psyched for Jedi Academy and Half Life 2 coming out later this month? I don't play games too much but i'm excited about those two, plus I have pretty nice rig to just use for schoolwork and browsing the net ;) games look ridiculously sweet in 1280 or higher res. on a 21" flat screen monitor :D

[TonyPTX]

MUUUssst Reessiiissitttt poooosting my PC Specccccsss.....

[gidrah]

Originally posted by dcarlson

What laptop comes with Polks?

It's a HP Pavilion n5350.

[Ceruleance]

I never understood why ppl drop 3 large on the TOTL systems when you can wait 6 months and often less and get the same system for 800 dollars. Anyone with me on this? Anyone supporting the TOTL thing?

Tony, post the specs man. tell me what you got

[TonyPTX]

Originally posted by Ceruleance
Tony, post the specs man. tell me what you got

Most of the major stuff, hand selected and custom built by me....


Windows XP Professional Client w/ Internet Explorer 6.0
Gigabyte P4 Titan533 GA-8IHXP Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHz @ 2.66GHz w/1GB Kingston PC1066 RamBUS RIMM's
Intel 82850E (i850E) w/ ICH4 Southbridge Chipset
VisionTek X-Tasy Ti 4600 AGP Video Card (NVidia G4 4600 Ti)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family PCI Fast Ethernet Network Adapter (RTL8100BL)
Samsung SyncMaster 191T 19" Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Promise MBFastTrak133 Lite On-Board RAID Controller (PDC20276)
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR PCI
Plextor PX-504A DVD+R/RW CD-R/RW Drive
Plextor PlexWriter 40/12/40A CD-RW Drive
(2) Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 60GB 7200 RPM Drives in RAID0 Stripe Mode & (1) Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 80GB 7200 RPM Drive (200 GB Total Storage)

Antec Performance Plus Series Mini-Tower (PLUS660B) w/TruePower 330W
Cooling Provided By Alpha PAL 8942T Heat Sink & Antec Blue LED Fans
Power Protection Provided by APC Back-UPS LS 700 (20 Minute Run-time)

[TonyPTX]

DUP POST

[Ceruleance]

nice, glad you went with an Nvidia based gfx. how do you like the LCD? How does it perform vs. a CRT? I love the IBM P260 I have, but it's about 70 pounds and a hassle considering I move so frequently.

[TonyPTX]

Originally posted by Ceruleance
nice, glad you went with an Nvidia based gfx. how do you like the LCD? How does it perform vs. a CRT? I love the IBM P260 I have, but it's about 70 pounds and a hassle considering I move so frequently.

LCD's are generally a trade-off between space and sharp details in high speed gaming. If you're willing to spend the cash, you can get a real nice LCD screen that is a top performer. Sharp makes some nice LCD screens and this Samsung is no sloucher either. I'm using the DVI connector from the Video to LCD. It doesn't generate near as much heat as my old 19" CRT, takes up about 1/3 of the space, uses 1/10th of the power, has a low response time (ablity to switch pixels on and off) to keep the "streeking" from happening when you play FPS, and most importantly, a super bright backlight and filter to keep things in check. Whites look like whites and blacks look like black (not gray).

[faster100]

I just wanna know what this is? LOL :D or maybe n0t

[TonyPTX]

um....ahhhhh......it's it's aaa....a FlashLight YEAH....that's it.



Seriously, though it is a flashlight so that I can make out where the snake of wires behind the PC go sometimes.

[Micah Cohen]

THERE WILL BE NO "GAME FORUM" UNLESS...

Unless I get ass-urances that you folks will not just talk about games and all that goofy crap, but that you will POST GAME AUDIO REVIEWS. You know the drill: This sounds great on my Polk Computer Speakers (or whatever) because of this... Or that... Or listen for this... Or that...

NO GAME FORUM on our audio site unless I get a PROMISE that this is what will happen. GAME AUDIO REVIEWS.

Discuss.

MC

[avelanchefan]

Hell I can give you multiple audio reviews on my ps2 games and GameCube games.

Such as SSX Tricky, and GTA:Vice City playing in DTS. Or the DDay Omaha beach landing in Metal of Honor. Playing Resident Evil or Eternal Darkness on the gamecube and barely making it to the bathroom after a near crap yourself experience because some damn creepy crawly was behind you!:eek:

Its all good Micah. Audio is what makes it a "gaming" experience. :)

[Ceruleance]

while i agree that audio is essential to the game experience i doubt that we could keep the forum solely on game sound, every thread would eventually get sidetracked. On the audio note though, everyone with those dinky computer speakers is really missing out on game sound. I was just watching the Half-Life 2 demo movies on IGN.com and the distinct hits from the slugs of the submachine gun really come alive on my RT55i's and Infinity IL120s.


I still have yet to make use of the 5.1 on my soundcard, however. if anyone knows where I can get a miniplug to TOSLink style optical cable that is around 3m and less than 20 bucks, lemme know.

[organ]

I will post on the game forum if we get one and I will defenetely post about how they sound through my Polk speakers:).

Maurice

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Micah....

You know me.....

I write 10,000 character reviews.....

If I am going to get into gaming.....

There will DEFINETELY be gaming audio reviews............

DUH! lol! :p

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Cmon Micah! My Dad and I drove 7 hours to come see ya'll. You can make a Game Forum for me can't ya? lol! Don't want to change forums when I get into the gaming market..... ;)

[RuSsMaN]

Another note, sound cards, media formats, mp3z.....

Trying to help you guys justify it..... Anything to keep you out of MY 2ch forum. ;)

Cheers,
Russ

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Yeah Russ, your 2 channel forum...

[Strong Bad]

I'll see if I can get my nephew to start posting in here. He has an all Polk surround system and plays games online though his PS2. I believe he says Socomm (spelling???) RULES! He has alot of other games too that he runs strictly through his surround system in either DD or DTS.


John

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Well one thing is for sure...

The Gaming forum could be a computer based forum...

Instead of gaming, it could be computers

As in...

Talk computers, gaming, game consoles, video cards, OS, ram, harddrives, computer speakers, computer rigs, sound, video, graphics, w/e the eff tickles Micah's sock's pickle!

One thing is for sure, I would be a regular on there as I like computers and I love games! So weeeeeeee!

[phoneisbusy]

Originally posted by Micah
THERE WILL BE NO "GAME FORUM" UNLESS...

Unless I get ass-urances that you folks will not just talk about games and all that goofy crap, but that you will POST GAME AUDIO REVIEWS. You know the drill: This sounds great on my Polk Computer Speakers (or whatever) because of this... Or that... Or listen for this... Or that...

NO GAME FORUM on our audio site unless I get a PROMISE that this is what will happen. GAME AUDIO REVIEWS.

Discuss.

MC

This sounds great on my Polk Computer Speakers! Before,
I had these speakers, I never realized that the computer beeped at you when you chose an invalid move!!

Yessirree... from now on, I can say I have a definite edge recognising an invalid move. The programmers of this game are incredible. The audio cues just about make this game intiuitive.

How's that Micah? Do we get our forum now? ;)

regards

Dave

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Micah?

[Ceruleance]

what's wrong with having game forum related posts in the off topic forum?

I do think its weird that polk makes home products, car products, and multimedia products though, it seems like multimedia products should be represented, although im not sure they have such a devoted following

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Well there is so much stuff to talk about in gaming, it would flood the off topic if we took it there....

[TonyPTX]

OK, I gave in....there were just too many games I wanted to play on GameCube that were not available on XBOX. I picked one up at our local Sam's Wholesale Wherehouse for $150. It was a bundle pack that included the GameCube, a memory card, one free game and a strategy guide for that game. A $200 value for $150. Not bad...

Oh and I have a general comment to make about game hardware quality.....the GameCube hardware and design is far inferior to the XBOX. At certain points, I feel like I might accidently break the damn thing...

Anthony

EDIT: Oh and the XBOX weighs about 3 times as much too. It's built like a damn tank.

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

whoops......Well, Ya Ming is 7 foot.... :D

[organ]

Dude its Japanese, were like twice their size.....lol
Didn't stop to think there could be Japanese people browsing this forum?

Maurice

[dlew308]

what a mean thing to say Vr3MxStyler2k3
no more GTA for u!

[Zero]

Just had to interject here,

Hmm , just had a funny thought.

A Japanese / Canadian named Maurice........

My head's hurtin' already :)

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

sorry to all, meant no harm......

[organ]

I'm not Japanese. Part Chinese and part Indonesian:). I was named after one of the Bee Gee's:D.

Maurice

[organ]

It's all good Sid. I just thought we shouldn't make fun of them because afterall, this thread is about video games and the Japanese are providing us with the best games. They are also the leader in the video games industry.

Maurice

[dlew308]

yao ming isn't japanese, he's chinese

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Yao Ming is effin huge. Who cares what he is????? lol!!!!!!! That mug is tall!

Yo!

YAO!

Yo!

YAO!

Yo!

YAO!

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

oooooooooooo Micah.......

Justin..........

Hello Dudes.......

How are yall doing today?

[Zero]

Indonesian/Chinese/Canadian

haha Sorry, just having trouble putting that all together into one individual.

My condolences ;)

Sean

[avelanchefan]

So is this going to happen or what?? Next month we are going to start seeing Christmas commercials, it would be cool to start discussing game for would be holiday buyers....hint, hint....

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

No kidding dude...

MICAH!!!!! WAKE UP!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

Purdy please micah...:D

[dcarlson]

Tiger Woods 2004 comes out on tuesday. :)

[Shizelbs]

Tiger Woods 2003 was an AWESOME game. I usually don't like golf games, but 2003 was incredible. 2004 looks to be even better.

[fireshoes]

I am stoked for TW2004! I will probably have to wait til Friday to get it though.

I'm sure the soundtrack will sound great on my LSi15's. ;)

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

Micah.......


Justin.......


Hello?

[Shizelbs]

Anyone pick up TW2004 yet?

[dcarlson]

As far as I know, it comes out tommorow.

[Shizelbs]

My bad. I remember the 22nd from somewhere. Don't pay any attention to me.

[dcarlson]

Originally posted by Shizelbs
Anyone pick up TW2004 yet?

I picked it up last night. Been playing it all day. It just happens i need a Heating guy to come in and repair my boiler. ;) That meant a day home to play.

Gameplay is pretty much the same. The putting seems to be easier than 2003. I can't say for sure, but I am tearing the game up. Graphics are great, improved from 2003. The build your own player thing is sort of wierd. All sort of equipement. Sponsorship. More courses. I don't have a Network card for my PS2 so i can't say anything about the online play. Someone else will have to come up with that.

[fireshoes]

I've been playing TW2004 a lot when I'm not working (which ain't often right now) and I love it, other than not being progressive scan on the GC. The create-a-player feature is outstanding. There is a ton of detail to it. I started off with just a t-shirt and jeans, but was blantantly forced into some snobbish golfing attire so I could get bonus points for my skills. I look like such a tool in my tan khakis and long sleeved maroon sweater. ;)

[dcarlson]

The create a dude is pretty good. I find it's weird trying to make someone that looks like yourself.

I started with the match play stuff to get some quick cash and build my stats. I had a couple of close matches but never lost any.

I started the Tour play and was something like 38 under through 3 rounds and the next closest dude is very far behind. :(

Overall it's a great game, loads of fun. Best played with a few buddies and a whole lot of beer. :D

[fireshoes]

Turn off the stuff that tells you distance, wind speed, elevation, grids, and putting tips. ;)

[dcarlson]

Haha, there's an idea. :D

I was actually 40 something under through 3 and 56 under final. Although, I must say I've played hours and hours and hours of 2002.

[Terrax]

You know, I could really get into a gaming forum here, heck, my comp's outputting DD 5.1 right now. Into some Pinnacle BD 1000 towers for mains, Infinity center channel - till something better comes along, Anthony Gallo Nucleus Micro's for surround.

Sid, you talking a real man gaming forum, i.e. computer gaming, or the kiddy stuff? Like PS2, Xbox, Gamecube? LOL:p

[Shizelbs]

TW2004 for PC is totally worthless

[Shizelbs]

I just noticed this. Under the Movies and Music description, it says that this forum is for "ALL" entertainment formats. Is this a new change that we have missed? Is this Micah's way of granting us a game forum? Either way, I say that gaming discussion should as of now be welcomed and encouraged. Who is with me?!

[Polk-a-nizer]

Originally posted by TonyPTX
Most of the major stuff, hand selected and custom built by me....


Windows XP Professional Client w/ Internet Explorer 6.0
Gigabyte P4 Titan533 GA-8IHXP Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHz @ 2.66GHz w/1GB Kingston PC1066 RamBUS RIMM's
Intel 82850E (i850E) w/ ICH4 Southbridge Chipset
VisionTek X-Tasy Ti 4600 AGP Video Card (NVidia G4 4600 Ti)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family PCI Fast Ethernet Network Adapter (RTL8100BL)
Samsung SyncMaster 191T 19" Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Promise MBFastTrak133 Lite On-Board RAID Controller (PDC20276)
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR PCI
Plextor PX-504A DVD+R/RW CD-R/RW Drive
Plextor PlexWriter 40/12/40A CD-RW Drive
(2) Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 60GB 7200 RPM Drives in RAID0 Stripe Mode & (1) Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 80GB 7200 RPM Drive (200 GB Total Storage)

Antec Performance Plus Series Mini-Tower (PLUS660B) w/TruePower 330W
Cooling Provided By Alpha PAL 8942T Heat Sink & Antec Blue LED Fans
Power Protection Provided by APC Back-UPS LS 700 (20 Minute Run-time)

That thing come with a nuclear fallout shelter?:D :p :D

[Polk-a-nizer]

quote:
Come up with a good title and maybe you'll get you're forum.
originally posted by Justin:
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"Game On"!:cool:
Well Justin... Here's you're title. Cool enough for ya?
I'm all for a game forum. But true.. it should have some kind of "audio" content. Like how the sounds of bullets ripping through the flesh of cops in GTAIII and Vice City is gonna sound with Xboxs Dolby Dig. Capabilties. Or how "Enter the Matrix" would look sweet on a flat screen in 1080i with a Polk Surround setup.(notice the clever advertising of Polk there).:D
Come on Micah....Justin.... POLK AUDIO!......POLK AUDIO!....POLK AUDIO!....POLK AUDIO!......POLK AUDIO!.....POLK AUDIO!...I've done my ad bit for the day. Thank you and good night.:D