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General Arcade & Retro Chat' Special Championship Edition

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    #2372
    CiDeRmAn
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    o1s1n wrote: »
    These are fantastic:

    QuxdeUG.jpg

    So, thanks to O1s we all now know what the Starfox team members look like when they climax


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    #2373
    Andrew76
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    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    So, thanks to O1s we all now know what the Starfox team members look like when they climax

    What in the jesus is going on in your head that made you think of that! :pac::pac:

    So, anyone here going to try and pre-order the Analogue Pocket today? Think it's 4pm our time. Do they take payment straight away or when it ships does anyone know? Just curious. Defo not getting it ofc. :P

    Also, finally got myself a daycent 4k TV and decided to see what all the HDR fuss is about - Shadow of the Colossus on the PS4 Pro looks gorgeous indeed! Might try and finish the game this time.


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    #2374
    CiDeRmAn
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    Andrew76 wrote: »
    What in the jesus is going on in your head that made you think of that! :pac::pac:

    You really don't want to know!

    So, anyone here going to try and pre-order the Analogue Pocket today? Think it's 4pm our time. Do they take payment straight away or when it ships does anyone know? Just curious. Defo not getting it ofc. :P

    I'm going to give it a go, fingers crossed...
    Also, finally got myself a daycent 4k TV and decided to see what all the HDR fuss is about - Shadow of the Colossus on the PS4 Pro looks gorgeous indeed! Might try and finish the game this time.

    SotC is stunning, and now I have to get a 4K telly and a PS4 Pro!


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    #2375
    McDermotX
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    Andrew76 wrote: »
    What in the jesus is going on in your head that made you think of that! :pac::pac:

    So, anyone here going to try and pre-order the Analogue Pocket today? Think it's 4pm our time. Do they take payment straight away or when it ships does anyone know? Just curious. Defo not getting it ofc. :P

    Also, finally got myself a daycent 4k TV and decided to see what all the HDR fuss is about - Shadow of the Colossus on the PS4 Pro looks gorgeous indeed! Might try and finish the game this time.


    Assuming it is the Pocket, and Analogue aren't trolling everyone again, then yes, they take the money straight away. Plus add on 50 dollars shipping (can't imagine the Pocket being any different to the previous devices).
    Duty then down the line as well more than likely.

    Would be nice if they done a European tie-in like one of the limited Mega SG runs to save some dough, but unlikely.


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    #2376
    sniper_samurai
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    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    SotC is stunning, and now I have to get a 4K telly and a PS4 Pro!

    I'd advise getting a higher model LG for the variable refresh rate(both G Sync and Freesync compatible) and 4k 120fps support.

    The new 48 inch oled is probably the best gaming monitor on the market atm, pricey at €1500 though. The 55 inch model can be gotten for an additional €300.


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    #2377
    CiDeRmAn
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    sniper_samurai wrote: »
    I'd advise getting a higher model LG for the variable refresh rate(both G Sync and Freesync compatible) and 4k 120fps support.

    The new 48 inch oled is probably the best gaming monitor on the market atm, pricey at €1500 though. The 55 inch model can be gotten for an additional €300.

    I have a perfectly good non-4K Samsung at present, and have really no interest in replacing it just yet.
    But, with the PS5 incoming...


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    #2378
    sniper_samurai
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    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I have a perfectly good non-4K Samsung at present, and have really no interest in replacing it just yet.
    But, with the PS5 incoming...

    Same, strongly considering that LG Oled. Hopefully it gets a hefty discount next spring when it goes oop, the 55 inch of last years model dropped from €1800 to €1350, it would be a bargain if it dropped to near the 1k mark.


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    #2379
    Andrew76
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    sniper_samurai wrote: »
    Same, strongly considering that LG Oled. Hopefully it gets a hefty discount next spring when it goes oop, the 55 inch of last years model dropped from €1800 to €1350, it would be a bargain if it dropped to near the 1k mark.

    Yeah last year's LG C9 would be my pick if I was getting a TV for gaming use, you're saving a lot over the CX for pretty much the same features.


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    #2380
    sniper_samurai
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    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Yeah last year's LG C9 would be my pick if I was getting a TV for gaming use, you're saving a lot over the CX for pretty much the same features.

    Not easy to find the C9 atm. The price of the 55 inch CX should drop down to where the C9 ended up though around February.

    I'll still be looking at the 48 though, better size for me despite the small price difference between it and the 55.


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    #2381
    o1s1n
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    55 inches? Jesus, would that not look a bit like this in your average Irish living room?

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    #2382
    sniper_samurai
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    o1s1n wrote: »
    55 inches? Jesus, would that not look a bit like this in your average Irish living room?

    flaherty-1-1024x526.png

    Have a 55 inch plasma in the living room, massive yoke. Modern 55 inch sets are quite a bit smaller due to the bezels all but disappearing on them.


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    #2383
    Andrew76
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    sniper_samurai wrote: »
    Have a 55 inch plasma in the living room, massive yoke. Modern 55 inch sets are quite a bit smaller due to the bezels all but disappearing on them.

    Yeah 55" isn't that big these days, perfect size for a bedroom imo. :D


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    #2384
    CiDeRmAn
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    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Yeah 55" isn't that big these days, perfect size for a bedroom imo. :D

    I'll wait for the Lidl/Aldi version, with a built-in VCR....


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    #2385
    DaveyDave
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    I went with a 2019 Samsung Q70 QLED rather than a smaller OLED. It was a tough decision not going with OLED in this day and age but I'm very happy with my choice, the contrast ratio and full array local dimming give it very good colours and black levels for an LED panel. I have a square living room so the smaller OLED would have been undersized for my viewing distance.

    It depends on what your upgrading too, I replaced a 2015 LG 4K 3D that didn't have the best picture quality in the segment but had a very clear panel so anything 4K would always look good so it never bother me but the difference to the higher end panel in the Q70 is night and day.


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    #2386
    o1s1n
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    I picked up a 43 inch Sony XG80 at Christmas to try out 4K gaming with the XB1.

    I think it was about 800 euro at the time? Not high end by any margin but the picture quality is absolutely gorgeous and I'm delighted with it.

    Saying that, it's the first new TV I've bought since 2008 so I might be easy to impress. :eek:


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    #2387
    Steve X2
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    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Yeah 55" isn't that big these days, perfect size for a bedroom imo. :D

    Very true. My 4 year old was giving out that her nanny only had a 50" tv when she was visiting and watching cartoons("why does nana only have a small tv dada?").
    Kids these days, they'll never know the life of gaming on a 14" black and white crt in your bedroom and loving it.


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    #2388
    um7y1h83ge06nx
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    I was in Harvey Norman in Tralee on Saturday. They had a 85 inch Sony 4K TV! :eek:

    Have a 50 inch plasma here as the main TV and the 50 inches looked tiny in comparison to the 85. I noticed a majority of the TVs were 55 inch and bigger.

    A little non retro but are many of ye are going to be buying into the next gen consoles? For the first time since the SNES/MD days I have no interest in the new consoles. A busy job with 2 kids under 3 means any new console would be wasted on me, gathering dust in the corner.

    I could be swayed by an updated Switch though, the Switch is a great console if you're busy, 90% of my gaming is now on it, my PS4 and Xbox One are looking very sad.


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    #2389
    CiDeRmAn
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    Steve X2 wrote: »
    Very true. My 4 year old was giving out that her nanny only had a 50" tv when she was visiting and watching cartoons("why does nana only have a small tv dada?").
    Kids these days, they'll never know the life of gaming on a 14" black and white crt in your bedroom and loving it.

    One does not require a 65" 4K UHD TV to watch Paw Patrol and Baby Shark videos.

    I had a 14" portable in the front room (never used aside from Sundays) and my Spectrum!
    Colour clash?
    What colour clash?


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    #2390
    o1s1n
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    Alessandro Hot Syringe wrote: »
    I was in Harvey Norman in Tralee on Saturday. They had a 85 inch Sony 4K TV! :eek:

    Have a 50 inch plasma here as the main TV and the 50 inches looked tiny in comparison to the 85. I noticed a majority of the TVs were 55 inch and bigger.

    A little non retro but are many of ye are going to be buying into the next gen consoles? For the first time since the SNES/MD days I have no interest in the new consoles. A busy job with 2 kids under 3 means any new console would be wasted on me, gathering dust in the corner.

    I could be swayed by an updated Switch though, the Switch is a great console if you're busy, 90% of my gaming is now on it, my PS4 and Xbox One are looking very sad.

    I'll be playing the XB1 and Switch for many years to come, feel like I've only scratched the surface with both consoles!

    Never really was one to buy consoles on release, apart from Nintendo ones of course.


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    #2391
    o1s1n
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    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    One does not require a 65" 4K UHD TV to watch Paw Patrol and Baby Shark videos.

    I had a 14" portable in the front room (never used aside from Sundays) and my Spectrum!
    Colour clash?
    What colour clash?

    I do miss my 14 inch Telefunken, was RF only but I didn't know anything else back then. I don't think I actually used RGB at all until the PS2 days.

    Mad how you threw out working tvs back in the day. That worked 100% but I got rid of it as my folks got a new living room TV, so I took the 19 inch Mitsubishi one that was down there instead for my bedroom.

    Upgraded to a 25 inch Mitsubishi and the 19 inch one went to the recycling centre then, again, fully functional!

    Shame I didn't start hoarding CRTs years ago.


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    #2392
    KeRbDoG
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    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    One does not require a 65" 4K UHD TV to watch Paw Patrol and Baby Shark videos
    I beg to differ sir! :D but I sit far far away from it


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    #2393
    Andrew76
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    DaveyDave wrote: »
    I went with a 2019 Samsung Q70 QLED rather than a smaller OLED. It was a tough decision not going with OLED in this day and age but I'm very happy with my choice, the contrast ratio and full array local dimming give it very good colours and black levels for an LED panel. I have a square living room so the smaller OLED would have been undersized for my viewing distance.

    It depends on what your upgrading too, I replaced a 2015 LG 4K 3D that didn't have the best picture quality in the segment but had a very clear panel so anything 4K would always look good so it never bother me but the difference to the higher end panel in the Q70 is night and day.

    That sounds savage! I was thinking about a 65" OLED for the bedroom but the missus convinced me it would look silly big, so decided to drop down to 55" but get a better panel (she was correct for once :P). It was an upgrade from a 48" Samsung LCD non-4K, so while the increase in size isn't all that much, the picture quality is streets ahead. Actually, what makes me smile is the black levels, no more light bleed crap in dark scenes. :)
    o1s1n wrote: »
    I picked up a 43 inch Sony XG80 at Christmas to try out 4K gaming with the XB1.

    I think it was about 800 euro at the time? Not high end by any margin but the picture quality is absolutely gorgeous and I'm delighted with it.

    Saying that, it's the first new TV I've bought since 2008 so I might be easy to impress. :eek:

    I'm similar in that I wouldn't be buying TVs all that often and literally only upgraded this time because the youngest threw the remote at it. Bedroom is locked most of the tie these days, learned my lesson.
    Alessandro Hot Syringe wrote: »
    A little non retro but are many of ye are going to be buying into the next gen consoles? For the first time since the SNES/MD days I have no interest in the new consoles. A busy job with 2 kids under 3 means any new console would be wasted on me, gathering dust in the corner.

    I could be swayed by an updated Switch though, the Switch is a great console if you're busy, 90% of my gaming is now on it, my PS4 and Xbox One are looking very sad.

    My eldest has mentioned the Series X for sometime next year, mostly because his mates are in the Xbox ecosystem. I like the look of the PS5 but won't be getting it at launch. Neither of them are doing much for me atm, still have so many games to catch up on in the current gen tbh.

    /Edit: 10 minutes to go for the Analogue Pocket pre-orders. :)


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    #2394
    McDermotX
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    Actually looks like the preorders for the Pocket are next week.

    Not shipping for a year.

    Analogue are magnificent prickteasers to be fair :)


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    #2395
    Andrew76
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    McDermotX wrote: »
    Actually looks like the preorders for the Pocket are next week.

    Not shipping for a year.

    Analogue are magnificent prickteasers to be fair :)

    Just had a look there and yeah, pre-orders not open til August 3rd and ships May 2021. $100 for the dock, $30 each for the adapters.

    https://www.analogue.co/store#pocket


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    #2396
    McDermotX
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    Surprised at the Dock price, was expecting that to top the 100 dollar mark by a distance.

    Still interested and will look at it again next week, but its a long oul wait, which no doubt will be explained with the Corona, in the same way the NT Mini Noir got pushed.

    But at least Analogue have pushed the date now as opposed to waiting a week or two prior to the inital expected date of the NT.

    Fully expect their Twitter to blow up of course :)

    At least they are limiting to two per order. That'll stop some scalpers.


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    #2397
    o1s1n
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    I didn't realise there was going to be a NGP adapter for it, really tempted now!


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    #2398
    CiDeRmAn
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    I'm going to order one anyway and the dock, looks like a beautiful piece of kit


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    #2399
    Shapey Fiend
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    My parents have a really long narrow living room so having the seating at the back with the TV at the other ends the only config makes sense. That means I'm 7m from the TV. They insisted 43inch was plenty big it's like watching a postage stamp at that distance compared to my computer monitor.

    I don't get why you'd pay the premium for an analogue pocket when there are so many good Chinese handhelds. I don't really like handhelds though so maybe they're not what they're cracked up to be?


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    #2400
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,544 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
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    Marketing is a powerful tool!

    Analogue have theirs down expertly, everything from absolutely gorgeous mockups on the website to all of the wanky blurbs to go with it.

    Chinese products on the other hand, have a combination of Engrish, historically dodgy production and no flair whatsoever.

    I usually don't particularly care for Analogue's products, however this one hits a pretty important corner of the market by both looking gorgeous and allowing the use of original carts.

    I have yet to come across a Chinese product with a nice screen which will allow me to play my collection of NGP carts for example.


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    #2401
    Jack burton
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    o1s1n wrote: »
    Marketing is a powerful tool!

    Analogue have theirs down expertly, everything from absolutely gorgeous mockups on the website to all of the wanky blurbs to go with it.

    Chinese products on the other hand, have a combination of Engrish, historically dodgy production and no flair whatsoever.

    I usually don't particularly care for Analogue's products, however this one hits a pretty important corner of the market by both looking gorgeous and allowing the use of original carts.

    I have yet to come across a Chinese product with a nice screen which will allow me to play my collection of NGP carts for example.

    Yeah I agree with Analogue. Their marketing team is top notch. Reading through that pocket page hade even considering a pre order. The device itself is super slick looking. Marketing it to people the same way phones are, just vomiting specs and technical blurbs at people. Definitely works


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