06-20-2005, 03:40 AM
I understand the urge Roland, and it would be really cool to have something entirely different. But I have a question, why a 160gig HD? I thought ROMs were a few megs?
Isn't the target of both PS3 and the XBox360 to create in some form a multimedia center (wireless, large HD, interconnectivity w/ computers)? The idea seems great, but something with similar (or arguably better specs) is due to come out before the end of this year, and it seems it will be half the cost of your system.
Why not wait a few months and have a XBox360 with all the newest games, old Xbox games, ROMS, movies and the like? With the money you save you could buy a PS3 or even a Revolution (which is supposed to support all the old NES games).
From my point of view its not an issue of hassle, but an issue of wasted money! Why spend 1000$ on something that could be done for less? The advantage of a logitech (or other computer) controler over an xbox controller doesnt appear to be worth the money, but then again its not my hard earned money on the line. Do what your heart desires Roland, and I wish you luck with it :).
Cheers,
Munk
Isn't the target of both PS3 and the XBox360 to create in some form a multimedia center (wireless, large HD, interconnectivity w/ computers)? The idea seems great, but something with similar (or arguably better specs) is due to come out before the end of this year, and it seems it will be half the cost of your system.
Why not wait a few months and have a XBox360 with all the newest games, old Xbox games, ROMS, movies and the like? With the money you save you could buy a PS3 or even a Revolution (which is supposed to support all the old NES games).
Quote:Also, there is a lot of self-satisfaction in building this sort of thing to suit your own needs instead of paying someone else to do it for you. Roland is a hardware geek and I'm sure he'd never think of putting something like this together as a hassle.
From my point of view its not an issue of hassle, but an issue of wasted money! Why spend 1000$ on something that could be done for less? The advantage of a logitech (or other computer) controler over an xbox controller doesnt appear to be worth the money, but then again its not my hard earned money on the line. Do what your heart desires Roland, and I wish you luck with it :).
Cheers,
Munk