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    61 KB Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:21 No.6324849  
    Hello /g/,

    I am a PC gamer with the elitist mentality that all consolefags are noobs, and mouse is superior. But lately I have been considering buying an xbox, there are just way too many games I want to play that don't come out on the PC, and with the recent price cut it's more tempting than ever.

    Now here is the problem: being a poor college student I don't have a TV. However, my laptop has a very nice 18" screen. So I was wondering if any of you have experience with playing xbox on a laptop and can tell me how to do it.

    (I did some googling before coming here, some say it can be done, some say no. Most of the stuff I found is outdated, and there was a youtube with that required over 9000 different cables, so fuck that shit)
    Oh, and here are the ports my laptop has:
    1x VGA,
    1 x HDMI (i read that this is usually only output thou)
    1 x DisplayPort
    1 x eSATA
    1 x Consumer Infrared (CIR) Port
    1 x RF-in Jack
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:22 No.6324866
    Get a USB TV-tuner card. They come in mini "stick" form, or full-featured box form. Newegg has them.
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:23 No.6324873
    Well that HDMI is output only so that's a no go. If you get a tv turner card like >>6324866 said you'll get shitty resolution so meh, it's your decision.
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:23 No.6324879
    OP you are not an eltist if you don't even know your own computer.


    Those "ports" are outputs.

    /facepalm
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:23 No.6324882
    >>6324866
    ty,
    will i be able to play in HD with one of those?
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:24 No.6324891
    > I am a PC gamer with the elitist mentality that all consolefags are noobs
    The mouse may offer more control, but the console is a cheaper, more elegant route, and the controller is a more elegant control device for gaming purposes. That said, using a mouse makes you no more skilled or impressive, and you only think this because, unbeknownst to your high-conscious self, you're actually insecure about your own skills at gaming and know deep down it doesn't fucking matter either way.
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:25 No.6324904
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    >PC gamer
    >elitist mentality
    >poor college student
    >don't have a TV
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:26 No.6324911
    4/10 needs improvement
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:26 No.6324913
    >>6324882
    be sure to get a 360 with an hdmi port, or it will cost you $80 to play in 1080 on a monitor
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:26 No.6324914
    >>6324882
    I haven't seen any TV tuners with a usable HD input. Unless you can find one with HDMI, DVI or component in, you won't be able to. Either way, such a card would probably come at a decent price. Just buy a cheap monitor and forgo the speakers, or check craigslist or eBay for a cheap/free TV.
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:28 No.6324949
    >lately I have been considering buying an xbox

    Tales of Vesperia and Blazblue are on PS3 already. No need to get an xbox.
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:28 No.6324953
    >>6324891
    >but the console is a cheaper
    yes
    >more elegant route
    no
    >and the controller is a more elegant control device for gaming purposes
    wouldn't that depend on the type of game?
    >That said, using a mouse makes you no more skilled or impressive
    except that FPSs using controllers have auto-aim
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:31 No.6324993
    >>6324953
    I bet you'll argue for hours with ammunition that you've convinced yourself is actually logical. The funny thing is, it doesn't fucking matter.

    But for the record, putting everyone on a fair ground gives nobody any benefit, so skills matter just as much on consoles as they do on computers. Also,

    > Implying auto-aim exists in all games
    > Implying I'm a faggot that actually enjoys single-player mode
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:34 No.6325030
    >>6324993
    >implying multiplayer isn't the cancer killing video games
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:34 No.6325031
    hmm, I don't want to buy a TV as I only watch a couple of show, all of which I can find online anyway, so it would be a waste. However, a monitor seems to be no a bad option. But than again, it's extra spending =\

    To all the people who seem to come here to release their rage:
    mouse is more precise, keyboard offers more keys.
    I don't have to know exactly how everything in a computer works to play on it.
    I did say that the ports are outputs, but I thought that listing them might still help, due to my limited knowledge.
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:35 No.6325044
    u could use a dazzle dvd recorder and just maximize the recording window, you'd have to play in 480i, standard definition though.. better than nothing i guess :)
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:36 No.6325054
    >>6324949
    I was thinking more fable 2, brutal legend, mass effect 1/2 (i know some of those aren't exclusive, but xbox is cheaper)
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)22:46 No.6325146
    What does one need to plug an xbox into a generic monitor?
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)23:11 No.6325410
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    >>poor college student
    >>don't have a TV
    >>laptop
    >>elitist mentality
    >>elitist
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)23:12 No.6325421
    you all slopes be posting in a troll thred
    >> Anonymous 10/19/09(Mon)23:15 No.6325455
    ummm... you have a PC so Xbox is worthless, really only about 10 games not on the PC

    PS3 has more actual exclusives



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