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Computer Gaming PCs Try To Stack Up To Consoles

Posted by timothy on from the instant-on dept.

bippy writes "RedAssedBaboon has what I think is the first review of a computer to feature the much lauded DISCover technology. DISCover basically turns a computer into a gaming console, allowing you to drop a PC game into a system and play it immediately on your television. The site reviews a new DHS (Digital Home System) by Alienware which will feature the technology and is due out next month. The article ends with this interesting comment: 'It's high time that the computer stop lurking in the shadows of dusty computer desks in forgotten rarely-used bedrooms. If PC gaming is going to survive it's going to have to do so in the well-lit family rooms and dens of America right along side the GameCube, PS2 and Xbox -- and this looks like a great way to start.'" We previously discussed the DISCover 'Drop And Play' PC gaming system over on Slashdot Games.

6 of 411 comments (clear)

  1. who put their tongue in my asshole? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    no seriously

    i feel someone lapping and licking and kissing my prostate and nobody's gonna own up any time soon.

    this is the last time i sit in the fisting sling all by myself wearing a blindfold and a robin costume.

    and you have the nerve to call yourself a linux users group.

    1. Re:who put their tongue in my asshole? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Must be funny living in France.

  2. The advantage of ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... not being an ignorant illiterate north-American asshole is that at least some people are not completely disgusted by you.

  3. Its a good idea but.. by slungsolow · · Score: 0, Troll

    I already get enough errors from my digital cable box. I don't need to see a BSOD on my television anytime soon.

  4. Unlimited funds? Hardly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Microsoft is a silly nickel and dime operation compared to Sony.

    Sony practically is "king of all media".

  5. Re:Oh, great by Zebbers · · Score: 0, Troll

    are u fucking kidding
    price of a CRT vs the price of an HDTV

    jesus christ