Never should have bought a 360 - Page 2

jbmagic · 07-21-2006, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Thanks!! I'm excited big time.. should have ordered my monitor sooner though.

In the meantime, can you just hook it up on your pc monitor while you wait.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-21-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Well, I just bought a 360 at Gamestop along with VGA cables and NCAA 2007.. I can't wait until my new monitor gets in!!!

MuhAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAA!!!

what kind of monitor you get?

MizzouRah · 07-21-2006, 01:25 PM

Monitor is HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE YOU NEWEGG!!!!!!

Oh Pumpy..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824014105

Pumpy Tudors · 07-21-2006, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Oh Pumpy..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824014105

LLLLLOOOOVVVEE IT!

jbmagic · 07-21-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Monitor is HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE YOU NEWEGG!!!!!!

Oh Pumpy..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824014105

I love it too. Very nice.

We know what Todd is doing this weekend. Its NCAA time.

spleen1015 · 07-21-2006, 01:51 PM

I am going to hook mine up to my monitor and see what it is like. I pretty much have the same monitor.

I need one of those RCA converters for sound though.

MizzouRah · 07-21-2006, 02:00 PM

Oh yeah... run and play kiddies.. daddy has some work to do!

TroyF · 07-21-2006, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

What does that mean?

It's how I judge my game purchases. If I spend 60 bucks on a game, play it for 6 hours, it cost me $10 an hour for the game. That would be a pretty average game. The same 6 hours in the theatre would have cost me around 40-45 bucks. (assuming I didn't buy any popcorn or drinks)

Between myself and my friends, I think we put in something like 200 hours into NCAA 2004 for the PS2. I'm looking at a per hour cost of 25 cents on a 50 dollar game. Obviously, that's sensational.

I haven't played the XBox 400 hours yet, but I'm getting pretty close. I'm certainly over 300 hours. Even adding the costs for games and accessories, the system is costing me about 3 - 4 bucks an hour at this point. Pretty cheap hobby as far as I'm concerned.

rkmsuf · 07-21-2006, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TroyF

It's how I judge my game purchases. If I spend 60 bucks on a game, play it for 6 hours, it cost me $10 an hour for the game. That would be a pretty average game. The same 6 hours in the theatre would have cost me around 40-45 bucks. (assuming I didn't buy any popcorn or drinks)

Between myself and my friends, I think we put in something like 200 hours into NCAA 2004 for the PS2. I'm looking at a per hour cost of 25 cents on a 50 dollar game. Obviously, that's sensational.

I haven't played the XBox 400 hours yet, but I'm getting pretty close. I'm certainly over 300 hours. Even adding the costs for games and accessories, the system is costing me about 3 - 4 bucks an hour at this point. Pretty cheap hobby as far as I'm concerned.

You should look at dates/sex that way to determine your optimal scenario.

Passacaglia · 07-21-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TroyF

It's how I judge my game purchases. If I spend 60 bucks on a game, play it for 6 hours, it cost me $10 an hour for the game. That would be a pretty average game. The same 6 hours in the theatre would have cost me around 40-45 bucks. (assuming I didn't buy any popcorn or drinks)

Between myself and my friends, I think we put in something like 200 hours into NCAA 2004 for the PS2. I'm looking at a per hour cost of 25 cents on a 50 dollar game. Obviously, that's sensational.

I haven't played the XBox 400 hours yet, but I'm getting pretty close. I'm certainly over 300 hours. Even adding the costs for games and accessories, the system is costing me about 3 - 4 bucks an hour at this point. Pretty cheap hobby as far as I'm concerned.

I like Bee's answer better. I understand that it has a low dollars per hour cost, but I don't see how that translates to "paid for itself."

TroyF · 07-21-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

You should look at dates/sex that way to determine your optimal scenario.

Struggling badly there at the moment.

TroyF · 07-21-2006, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I like Bee's answer better. I understand that it has a low dollars per hour cost, but I don't see how that translates to "paid for itself."

My free time is how the scale is judged. What could I do with my free time that I personally would enjoy as much that would be cheaper? You can't say sex, because with my current slump, the cost to incident ratio is off the charts.

I'm a speed reader, so even buying a book doesn't compete with video games for cost/enjoyment. IMO, it's paid for itself now. YMMV.

sabotai · 07-21-2006, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I like Bee's answer better. I understand that it has a low dollars per hour cost, but I don't see how that translates to "paid for itself."

I think he means if he had spent those 300 hours doing other things for entertainment (going to movies, renting movies, playing pool, going to a bar, etc. etc.), he would have spent far more than he did on the video games. Hence the money he would have spent but didn't "paid" for the system and games.

Franklinnoble · 07-21-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TroyF

My free time is how the scale is judged. What could I do with my free time that I personally would enjoy as much that would be cheaper? You can't say sex, because with my current slump, the cost to incident ratio is off the charts.
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Maybe this has something to do with all the time you spend playing video games?

rkmsuf · 07-21-2006, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Maybe this has something to do with all the time you spend playing video games?

He has to bring his cost structure down.

John Galt · 07-21-2006, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TroyF

IMO, it's paid for itself now. YMMV.

The TroyF business model:

Step 1: Play video games
Step 2: ????????????????
Step 3: Profit

At least it doesn't involve a mobile hurricane-proof water-powered vehicle filled with 50 people, pets, and computers.

TroyF · 07-21-2006, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Maybe this has something to do with all the time you spend playing video games?

No, just really horrific luck actually. I go out with someone who I like, they don't like me. I go out with someone and can't stand them, and they keep calling me.

John,

Good business model. I'm comfortable with it. Just remove #2 and change #3 to "have fun" and I'm good.

bselig · 07-21-2006, 04:59 PM

Blowing $500 or whatever on a console isn't a huge deal because, assuming you only get one, it's a once in every 4-5 years expense.

Spending $1000 at launch is shaky though, simply because there typically isn't enough good stuff worth buying at launch.

07-21-2006, 01:25 PM	#53
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Monitor is HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU NEWEGG!!!!!! Oh Pumpy.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824014105

07-21-2006, 01:51 PM	#56
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	I am going to hook mine up to my monitor and see what it is like. I pretty much have the same monitor. I need one of those RCA converters for sound though.

07-21-2006, 02:00 PM	#57
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Oh yeah... run and play kiddies.. daddy has some work to do!

07-21-2006, 04:59 PM	#68
bselig n00b Join Date: May 2005	Blowing $500 or whatever on a console isn't a huge deal because, assuming you only get one, it's a once in every 4-5 years expense. Spending $1000 at launch is shaky though, simply because there typically isn't enough good stuff worth buying at launch.

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