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Forum: Request/Discuss Game Solutions Topic: BioShock 2 FOV Fix/Hack Needed! |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010, 18:47
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Replies: 94
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| I wonder what that means about their stance with the first Bioshock. If I remember crrectly, I believe the "design decision" quote came from one of the 2k CEOs, not the developers themselves. The developers basically said "ignore what he said- we'll fix it" and then we got the patch. the way the pa... |
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Forum: Request/Discuss Game Solutions Topic: BioShock 2 FOV Fix/Hack Needed! |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010, 01:24
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Replies: 94
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| I'm very glad developers, including 2K Games are now taking the FOV issue as it relates to widescreen monitors seriously. It went from "We don't give a shit. Deal with it." to actually commenting right away that a fix is in the works. Hopefully it'll show up soon. 2K Games even posted a set of scree... |
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Forum: Hardware Discussions Topic: Time for new video card yet? |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2009, 23:11
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Replies: 19
Views: 3437
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| As was already said: I wouldn't bother unless current games are already giving you unplayable framerates. At 1920x my 8800 GTS 512 is still keeping up splendedly with every new game I throw at it which doesn't have "Crysis" in the title. Somewhat dissapointingly it doesn't look like anything is comi... |
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Forum: Site News & Suggestion Box Topic: Problems logging into site with Firefox 3? |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2009, 01:42
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Replies: 10
Views: 3481
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I'm having the exact same issue as wazoo. In fact, I'm kinda glad because I was worried I was the only one. :)
For me, this didn't start until Firefox updated itself to version 3.06, which happened just a couple of days ago. Before that it was working just fine. |
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Forum: Hardware Discussions Topic: Quiet PC. |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2009, 08:11
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Replies: 19
Views: 3687
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| Water cooling has always been intriguing to me, but I am still very skeptical about the risk and of course it's pretty expensive. As far as longevity goes, the vinyl tubing certainly doesn't have a long life and you need be careful to select compatible non corrosive parts. Most people (who know wha... |
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Forum: Hardware Discussions Topic: Quiet PC. |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2009, 06:02
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Replies: 19
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| If you're looking for both quiet and the ability to handle a high OC, then I'd recommend water cooling. It will start as far more expensive than high quality air coolers, but a good custom kit will last you many generations of systems. For instance: My current setup cost ~$250 a couple years ago and... |
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Forum: Hardware Discussions Topic: PCIexpress 1.0 vs 2.0 |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2008, 18:58
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Replies: 9
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| My G92 based 8800 GTS 512 works great in my P35 based board. |
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Forum: Hardware Discussions Topic: Using a 32" HDTV as a monitor |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2008, 19:32
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Replies: 15
Views: 3539
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ANyone have much expirence with using a 1080P 32" HDTV as a monitor?
I'm thinking about either getting the Toshiba REGZA 32RV530U or the Doublesight 265W 26" monitor.
Any opinions? |
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Forum: Hardware Discussions Topic: Best 24" monitor? |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2008, 03:17
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Replies: 17
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| Looks like the new DS model will not ship with a polarizer either - some are thinking the earlier models having a pol. installed was some sort of manufacturing fluke. Even assuming you don't get the polarizer, it is still a superior H-IPS panel, far better than most on the market, and all panels at ... |
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Forum: Hardware Discussions Topic: Good 26" monitor? |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2008, 05:03
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Replies: 6
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| My PC already has 2 TV tuners (one QAM/ATSC & one SDTV) and since I prefer to watch TV using my DVR software (Beyond TV) any tuner built into the display would mostly be a waste. Playing 16x9 movies on a 16x10 26" display would still be far better than what I'm already using now, and the black bars ... |
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Forum: Hardware Discussions Topic: Good 26" monitor? |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2008, 22:50
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Replies: 6
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| That doublesight is a really nice display, and I'm surprised I didn't notice the Viewsonic used a 6-bit panel (bleh). Problem is $700+ was more than what I was planing to spend. Perhaps I should get a really nice 24" monitor instead? I know the cheap ones are going for a little over $300 now. That s... |
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Forum: Hardware Discussions Topic: Good 26" monitor? |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2008, 05:18
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Replies: 6
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| My current 20" monitor is starting to feel kinda small, especially since I use it so often to watch movies and TV shows from 10 feet away. Any word on good 26" monitors? I saw the Viewsonic VX2640w at Costco the other day, and the listed specs are fantastic. Is it really that good or is it to good t... |
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Forum: Multi-Monitor Gaming Topic: Anyone tried 3D Shutter Glasses or Anaglyph in triple head? |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2008, 08:40
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Replies: 1
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| Since shutter glasses require a CRT monitor to function, I doubt it very much. I have an old pair of ELSA shutter glasses and have thought about making a controller board to handle the glasses' lens shutter, but getting the timing in sync with the video would be nearly impossible without computer co... |
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Forum: General Gaming Discussions Topic: GTA IV (New Trailer soon!) |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2007, 00:34
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Replies: 53
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| I don't think you can make judgments on framerate based on a released video. For all we know they could have removed some frames for the sake of a smaller video size. |
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Forum: Multi-Monitor Gaming Topic: Spanning in Windows Vista |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2007, 00:12
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Replies: 8
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| NV says its impossible to do with the way Vista handles video drivers. You may be out of luck. |
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Forum: Multi-Monitor Gaming Topic: Spanning in Windows Vista |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2007, 10:42
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Replies: 8
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By "span" do you mean make Windows and other software treat the two monitors as one large, high rez monitor?
Out of curiosity, why is that so important? |
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Forum: General Gaming Discussions Topic: Crysis: Who's beaten It? [SPOILERS] |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 23 Nov 2007, 11:19
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Replies: 33
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| Just finished the campaign last night. After taking some time to cool off I can offer my opinion w/o overreacting... 6 or 7 out of 10. Bugs and game engine aside, its just Farcry with a powersuit and overpowered aliens. I really have nothing more to add to my thoughts on the overall feel of the game... |
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Forum: Site News & Suggestion Box Topic: "Can't make another search so soon" message. |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 04:56
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Replies: 8
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| I get the same error sometimes. |
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Forum: Multi-Monitor Gaming Topic: Crysis ... ea released the wrong demo ? |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2007, 09:15
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Replies: 12
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| I new about all this stuff and thought it was all done intentionally. I had a lot of fun playing with the extra stuff in the editor and look forward to that and more in the full game. If it wasn't for the editable config files I wouldn't have been able to fine tune my settings the way I like. Made a... |
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Forum: Detailed Widescreen Reports Topic: Half-Life 2: Episode Two |
| TheSmJ |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2007, 03:12
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Replies: 24
Views: 6538
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I will assume that by scripted events you do not mean anything that takes control away from the player.
Correct. |
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