Originally Posted by Bob

Wait till the summer and get the new ps3 or xbox2 :)

Originally Posted by USBound

LMAO - man you need to re read those rumour sites.

I can confirm that neither Xbox2 nor PS3 will be out next summer, trust me on this.. I have an XBOX 2 devkit on my desk right now... the production unit is supposed to be out by next xmas BUT its not confirmed by any means... PS3 .. thats WAYYYYYYY off in the future mid to late 2006 is the current estimation.

Think of it this way, a game takes 18months to 2 years to write when you KNOW what you're doing. When you don't... LONGER still... no one has Ps3 devkits yet, and trust me I'm at one of those companies who WILL get them first, so from here you're looking at 2 years.

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Originally Posted by USBound

LMAO - man you need to re read those rumour sites.

I can confirm that neither Xbox2 nor PS3 will be out next summer, trust me on this.. I have an XBOX 2 devkit on my desk right now... the production unit is supposed to be out by next xmas BUT its not confirmed by any means... PS3 .. thats WAYYYYYYY off in the future mid to late 2006 is the current estimation.

Originally Posted by sibsie

They're the little things you put your cans or bottles of beer in to keep them cold while you're drinking them.

Originally Posted by Bob

I said xbox next summer...
as for ps3, it might happen if the xbox is on time, small chance i know...
and I know how long games take to make too...been there and had mine shelved *l*

Originally Posted by fatman

You were a game designer? How come it got shelved, that sucks.

Originally Posted by fatman

Okay I was wondering if anyone could help me (again) despite my girlfriend trying to get me to sell my playstation before I moved, my brother begging me to just let him have it. I stubbornly held on to it and brought it here (I also need something that will play my collection of English DVD's). However getting some sort of English to American socket adapter that would let me plug it in seems to be very hard, has anyone else had this problem. perhaps they couldn't bear to part with their favourite hairdryer or something, if so what did you do?. Would you need to buy some sort of appliance that adjusts voltage or whatnot.

also, has anyone noticed that American pints are smaller than English ones? :beer:

Originally Posted by rincewind

I'd sell the playstation or give it to your brother and buy one of the new slim-line PS2s.

Originally Posted by rincewind

I'd sell the playstation or give it to your brother and buy one of the new slim-line PS2s.

http://www.us.playstation.com/Conten...delProfile.jpg

Originally Posted by honeymommy

You could allways donate it to the Honeymommy's kids got no playstation home...... :D They pay the postage.... LOL


Cheeky or what..... :D

Originally Posted by USBound

what I meant by this was... unless you get a voltage convertor that ACTUALLY handles the rate at which the power is delivered then what you actually get is roughly 20% more voltage than was intended.

so... a power supply that outputs 12V on a UK power source (240V @ 50Hz) would be getting 240V @ 60Hz here thus outputting 13.2V, I have tried 5 different units here (all the ones below $100) and they ALL do this. For most applications its not a problem... for my laptop.. it was :(

Originally Posted by PBC_1966

The input frequency can have a small effect on the output voltage, depending upon the design of the power supply, but certainly not to this degree on a 20% rise from 50 to 60Hz.

It's more likely one of the following:

1. The supply is an unregulated type and you were measuring the output voltage off-load. With no load on a unregulated (or very poorly regulated) supply the output voltage will always be higher than nominal.

2. The supply is designed for 220V (European) input rather than 240V.

3. It's a supply intended for car radios, CBs, etc., where it is listed as 12V output but is actually regulated to 13.2 - 13.8V, closer to the actual operating voltage on a car when the engine is running.

Originally Posted by USBound

It was a laptop supply rated at 220-240V