What do you play WipEout HD on?

[DeepMix]

daaamn a lot of u guys really living the high life lol i play on a 29" or 27" (cant remember) sdtv yep it is true and yep it isnt a joke either lol

[yeldar2097]

42" toshiba somethingorother
meridien dsp 5500 or something.
you can tell i know what i'm talking about....

[SuperNova]

A 46" 1080p Sony Bravia KDL46Z5500 with MotionFlow 200hz, Perfect for WipEout HD's Fast paced action.

Sometimes on The HD Projector, But not Often.

[blackwiggle]

That's a $US 15,000 active speaker system you have their Yeldar.
Although they should be a bit cheaper in the UK where they are built.

[kaori]

I play on a big 14 pouces Full SD

[KIGO1987]

A shtheap 1999 Singer 52cm CRT TV.

Cant really upgrade to a new telle atm, since the Aus dollar is worth sht, a tv of the same specs this time last year was much cheaper than one of the same specs now. Im prob gonna wait another year before i upgrade, got other concerns atm, like going to ADSL2+.

[blackwiggle]

CRT displays give better colour rendition and far deeper black levels than any Plasma or top of the range LCD display.
Simple reason for that,a CRT just does not reproduce an image at black,the voltage has been turned off to zero,where a Plasma or LCD display is ALWAYS on,therefore you will always get a graduating scale of black never as deep as a CRT display.

That's why I keep mine.

Hell,I've got a spare 3 lens CRT PJ as back up siting behind me in my computer room just in case anything goes amiss.
Got brand NOS Tubes to replace the ones that are fitted,another 20K hours.

A PITA to set up though.

I learn't a LOT about displays having have to set the bugger up on more than one occasion from scratch.

Even thought going to the extent to becoming ISF certified

[lunar]

I have an LG 32 inch 1080P which does the job nicely for the money. Next purchase will be an LG home cinema setup with optical in so I can have bigger sound but all still with only one button and one remote. Can`t be arsed with switching on a seperate amp. Most LCD TVs do seem to have pretty thin sound. I wouldn`t want a bigger set than that for playing on. I already have to retreat from the TV quite a distance.

For all those on SD, it really really REALLY is worth the upgrade. Wipeout HD is massively better in HD and you might fly better too as you seem to get more FPS than on a PAL SDTV. If you are susceptible to losing ability with low framerates then HD can make the game easier. Some people can play at 15 FPS of course, but they are aliens.

IMO and at the end of the day it`s best not to get too fussy or anal about which HDTV you get. AFAICT all the popular models from the good brands give you a good picture unless you really want to be picky. Internet reviews can make you worry too much - if you get a popular set that`s a good brand it will be much better than your 15 year old SDTV. You can see a minor improvement on graphics with a 1080P 32 inch set over a 720p, but it`s not essential to have 1080P for 32 and lower IMO. It`s just nice to have, but more important to get a good brand TV than that.

[afatsuoM]

This is my setup in my bedroom.

http://gallery.me.com/m.mansourbaker...12470532350001

- 20" HD-ready TV (sony KDL-20B4050).
- Fatman iTube Carbon II amplifier.
- Roth Audio Oli1 speakers.
- Comfy chair from IKEA.

I play other games lying back on the chair, but playing WipEout, I usually sit on the tip of the chair with my elbows on my knees. There's a 32" HD-ready TV in the living room (Samsung), but my parents don't want me gaming there all the time.

Also in the picture:
- My old Nintendo Gamecube (for playing F-Zero GX)
- Pentax K10D camera.

[edit]
Wow, the picture looked OK on my phone, but seeing this makes me think I should have taken it with the Pentax.

[G'Kyl]

I usually play it on a chair. Or a sofa.

I also do willy waving.
But that's another threat.

Ben

[blackwiggle]

You can adjust a cheap TV to look like a PRO monitor.

You don't have to sell your soul for a great picture.

The problem with the cheaper set's is DRIFT.

You set it up perfectly ,then the settings drift out.

This is caused by cheap power supplies.

You can't amend that.

[afatsuoM]

I usually play it on a chair. Or a sofa.

I also do willy waving.
But that's another threat.

Ben

"threat"

What do you mean? Treat, threat or thread? Could be all three.

[ProblemSolver]

Here is my setup.



Not the best one, but still!

[G'Kyl]

"threat"

What do you mean? Treat, threat or thread? Could be all three.

I have absolutely NO idea what you are talking about!!

[Lance]

ProblemSolver: lol. I've got one of those sitting around, too.

[eLhabib]

LOL! Great picture! 256 colors of JOY

[ProblemSolver]

@eLhabib: LOL what? It's my setup!

@Lance: Judging from your age, I guess you have the original one! xD

[blackwiggle]

I love the Wipeout HD screen visual showing on the ancient computer screen photo [Very subtle PS]

[Lance]

@@Lance: Judging from your age, I guess you have the original one! xD

Mine is an IBM PC-XT. Monochrome green monitor, 20 MegaByte full height harddrive, 1 MegaByte RAM, two 5.5 inch floppy drives, MS-DOS 3.2

It was already old when I was given it by a friend. My actual first computer was a Commodore 64. I loved it. For two years I played with that thing, writing programs in Basic, Forth, and machine language [with an assembler, of course]. I only used machine language for a sorting algorithm I invented. Everything else ran quickly enough in fully interpreted language. The little C64 accomplished tasks almost as fast as the PC, largely because the little MOSTEK 6510 processor was a semi-RISC machine, even though the clock speed was only 1 MHz while the PC's was 4.77

[blackwiggle]

I've got PC mag's and APPLE specific Mags from that era that have a 1gb HD costing around $5000.
If you had a 1mb ram Mac .....you were flying!