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Is playing your Wii U and PS360 at the same time a cool feature made possible by the Wii U?

Yeah, that is quite cool 101 74.26%
 
Nope, it's just a gimmick 35 25.74%
 
Total:136
DaRev on 24 November 2012
d21lewis said:
DaRev said:
Barozi said:
I've a seperate monitor next to my TV, so yeah I could do that for ages. Was also cheaper than a WiiU :P

And just as Panama said, the Laptop would've probably been the better idea.

ha ha, that must look quite rediculous! Post a pic of that setup for me pretty please What, you got like two 50" screens next to each other or you got one big one and a little one? ha ha., or maybe two little iddy biddy screens. Seriously, please post a pic, it must look like a real hot mess of a setup.

Even I, the mild mannered d21lewis, have a laptop connected to my HDTV.  It's pretty sweet.  I'm using it right now to post on VGChartz.  A laptop in the closed position using a VGC cable connection and 1280x960 resolution (don't know why.  My old TV that I did this with supported a higher resolution but no worries.  It's still crystal clear).  I keep a wireless keyboard and a wireless mouse near my sofa.  I say 75 percent of my VGChartz activity comes from this setup.  The rest come from our other laptop or the rare post from my cell phone or some other game console because no other option exists.  I'll probably be using the Wii U a lot in the future, though.

I never open the laptop, though.  It's purely for browsing on my TV and it would probably have a hard time running anything but the most basic of PC games.  Still, it's a second screen right next to my 42 inch LED.  Doesn't look bad at all.  I wouldn't use it for Netflix though.  I WOULD use the Wii U pad.

Yeah, I just use my Wii U - thanks.



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I love My Wii U, and the potential it brings to gaming.

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Barozi on 24 November 2012
DaRev said:
Barozi said:

one 50" TV and one 24" monitor

Yep, that must look quite crazy. What you got on the 24" I hope it's the PS3, cause PS3 720 resolution games look like crap on bigger screens.

I only use that monitor if the TV is busy with something else.
I mostly do my gaming on my TV and my gf can watch something else on the other monitor which is connected (just like the TV) to my PC.

Obviously I also use the 2nd screen for video editing and other stuff. Oh and if some friend comes over with his 360, we can do system link without much of a hassle.




My girlfriend has something to say here, so please ignore that doll and the owls..... and all the books lol.
I could've filled that shelf with games easily but I wasn't allowed to :(



DaRev on 24 November 2012
spurgeonryan said:
I wish I had one. If only nintendo marketed it better theere would be mmore demand and consumers would realize what it was!

Is there a way to hook it to your 3ds yet?

Monster Hunter 4 I guess.
 Or whatever Mr. Miyamoto is cooking up.



Nintendo Network ID: DaRevren

I love My Wii U, and the potential it brings to gaming.

zuvuyeay on 24 November 2012

it all sounds pretty cool to me,i just hope nintendo built this thing well as it sounds like it wiil be on 20hrs a day with all her multi tasking



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d21lewis on 24 November 2012
Barozi said:
DaRev said:
Barozi said:

one 50" TV and one 24" monitor

Yep, that must look quite crazy. What you got on the 24" I hope it's the PS3, cause PS3 720 resolution games look like crap on bigger screens.

I only use that monitor if the TV is busy with something else.
I mostly do my gaming on my TV and my gf can watch something else on the other monitor which is connected (just like the TV) to my PC.

Obviously I also use the 2nd screen for video editing and other stuff. Oh and if some friend comes over with his 360, we can do system link without much of a hassle.




My girlfriend has something to say here, so please ignore that doll and the owls..... and all the books lol.
I could've filled that shelf with games easily but I wasn't allowed to :(

I actually really like your setup but I'm surprised your consoles haven't exploded being confined to such a small area.  No problems with overheating?



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DaRev on 24 November 2012
Barozi said:
DaRev said:
Barozi said:

one 50" TV and one 24" monitor

Yep, that must look quite crazy. What you got on the 24" I hope it's the PS3, cause PS3 720 resolution games look like crap on bigger screens.

I only use that monitor if the TV is busy with something else.
I mostly do my gaming on my TV and my gf can watch something else on the other monitor which is connected (just like the TV) to my PC.

Obviously I also use the 2nd screen for video editing and other stuff. Oh and if some friend comes over with his 360, we can do system link without much of a hassle.




My girlfriend has something to say here, so please ignore that doll and the owls..... and all the books lol.
I could've filled that shelf with games easily but I wasn't allowed to :(

That actually looks a lot more organised than I was thinking thanks for the pic. Your GF must something to do with it. What does she think about the Wii U. I bet she'll want one!



Nintendo Network ID: DaRevren

I love My Wii U, and the potential it brings to gaming.

mai on 24 November 2012
Cub said:

Do the adapters accept AC current from 110v to 240v or only 110v only? I am tempted to get one from the US.

Of course, not. It's rule of thumb for everyone who's importing Nintendos, they never do universal AC adapters, get 3rd party 110-240V adapter (if there's any, which I doubt at this point) or buy step-down transformer... or just buy it from your local distributor. Furthermore, not a single Nintendo service is accepting credit cards from another region. Nintendo is not import-friendly.



kitler53 on 24 November 2012

NSF in full affect.



DaRev on 24 November 2012
pezus said:
DaRev said:
Barozi said:
DaRev said:
Barozi said:
I've a seperate monitor next to my TV, so yeah I could do that for ages. Was also cheaper than a WiiU :P

And just as Panama said, the Laptop would've probably been the better idea.

ha ha, that must look quite rediculous! Post a pic of that setup for me pretty please What, you got like two 50" screens next to each other or you got one big one and a little one? ha ha., or maybe two little iddy biddy screens. Seriously, please post a pic, it must look like a real hot mess of a setup.

one 50" TV and one 24" monitor

Yep, that must look quite crazy. What you got on the 24" I hope it's the PS3, cause PS3 720 resolution games look like crap on bigger screens.

What about Wii U 720p games or 360 720p games?

Never had any trouble with 360 games, and the Wii U games look fine.

I have a 58" TV and I ALWAYS, yes I repeat ALWAYS have to readjust my TV settings so that PS3 games can look decent on my TV. Whether the games is 1st or 3rd party doesn't matter, PS3 games just look like shit. But I think that's because of the screen size and PS3 game resolution which is normally 720p. Luckily I have a specialy setting for PS3 games on my TV.



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I love My Wii U, and the potential it brings to gaming.

Barozi on 24 November 2012
d21lewis said:

I actually really like your setup but I'm surprised your consoles haven't exploded being confined to such a small area.  No problems with overheating?

Not yet lol. I originally had the boards, which the consoles are standing on, a tiny bit lower. I already made a hole in the back of the shelf for the cables. Then I realized that I couldn't fit two rows of Blu-Rays underneath it, because of some stupid special editions and collections with different heights. :P


The area around the 360 does get warm, but I don't think it's critical. It's a Falcon, so while there's a chance of RROD, I'm pretty confident.