Well... What you also have to remember is that it's a "console" - it plugs into your TV, is console sized
So, for the household that doesn't have the room for a TV, but "little johnny" wants to be able to play PC games, then it's not that bad I don't know where you got your specs from, as their site states: A "sizzling" PentiumR4 3.06 GHz 1Gb of RAM And as for graphics: nVIDIAR GeForceR4 TI Graphics Overall, if you want a gaming PC, which won't do anything else, then it's not bad for the money http://www.gameconsole.tv/ > So...they take a PC and stick it in a nice box...and then > write software to 'recognise' and install games. > However...since most games come with an Autorun feature > anyway how much software did they really have to write? > > Basic specs are fairly anemic for PC games: 1Ghz 'Pentium > Class' processor with 256MB of Ram.And an Integrated video card. > > Thing is...most games aren't written for 'low end' console > specs.Half Life 2..Deus Ex 2..Doom III..all of these aren't > going to truly shine unless you got that Hyperthreaded P4 > with the 512MB of Ram and a new DX 9 graphics card. > > The unit is going to cost about 400US apparently....the same > price as that DELL (with better specs than this) after rebates. > > So....who the hell is going to BUY this crap? > > Basically they are dropping a neat software shell atop > Windows XP to 'simplify' installing and patching games. > > Alienware and Voodoo PC are supposed to be 'licensing' the > DISCover virtual desktop for their machines as a choice to consumers. > > Me? I think selling the software desktop is a good idea. > Selling a 'complete' gaming PC package and calling it a > DISCover console..isn't. > http://www.homelanfed.com/index.php?id=16071 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
