Demia
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Post by Demia on Sept 15, 2007 1:54:55 GMT -5
Ok, i was browsing around GameTrailers.com when i found this video: www.gametrailers.com/player/21888.htmlI didn't even see this one coming, i mean, Disney Movies on XBOX LIVE? Now thats cool. I thought it'd be great to share this info with everyone in this board. Note: You might need to install QuickTime 7 to view this video, since it's in HD (for those who don't have it, that is)
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Post by Ken'ichi on Sept 15, 2007 8:50:59 GMT -5
Interesting, I wasn't expecting this for the Xbox Live I do wonder though how much the fee will be to download the movies.
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siman
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Post by siman on Sept 15, 2007 17:06:55 GMT -5
hmm though you guys knew the 360s getting them but its still no ware near the quality of the blu-ray counterparts
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Post by Truttle on Sept 15, 2007 22:11:26 GMT -5
That bit of interjection was absolutely unnecessary and unrelated to the topic, Siman. I have to warn you that if you keep up the comparisons to the other videogame consoles, you will might be banned.
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Post by Night Bear on Sept 15, 2007 22:16:53 GMT -5
I wasn't too happy with your response either, Siman. But I decided to keep quiet about it, and see what others think about it.
I'd have to agree with Truttle. I'm a bit annoyed at how your post made it seem like X-Box Live is inferior to Playstation 3. As I've said before, power is not everything.
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Post by Epesi on Sept 15, 2007 22:21:36 GMT -5
Did I miss something? What did Siman say in his post that was so offensive to threaten him with banning? I don't see anything here to warrant such a serious measure, unless it was edited out; and I don't see an edit tag on the post. Please do tell me if I'm missing something here.
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Post by Night Bear on Sept 15, 2007 22:33:42 GMT -5
No you didn't miss anything. Nothing was editted.
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Post by Truttle on Sept 15, 2007 22:43:37 GMT -5
This is just a warning. But to point a few things I dislike in his post is that his statement is way off subject and only a means to flame the X Box. For instance, the Blue-Ray movies, whatever movie it may be, will used with hardware and will have little to no video dysfunction. But Downloading it from X-Box live is downloading it from the internet. That of course will be littered with imperfect playback with it's movies. But then that's like comparing apples and oranges. Nobody needed to know that point and simply stating that serves no point to the matter at hand. So what else can it be than a flame?
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Post by Epesi on Sept 15, 2007 23:01:19 GMT -5
What else can it be? A statement of his opinion. A flame is "an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message". Was he angry or hostile? Certainly not, and I think to say he was abusive would be a ridiculous stretch.
Siman stated a simple fact: these downloadable files could never match the technical quality of Blu-Ray. The file would be enormous and take ages to download. There is no untruth in that, and he did not present it as an attack. Why are you angry?
Furthermore, his point is relevant to this thread: if it costs money to download, it can only play on an X-BOX 360, it eats up hard-drive space, and it doesn't match what you can find in stores (he only mentions Blu-Ray, but I seriously doubt these downloadable files could match even standard DVD quality), then this is a serious consideration in the worth of the purchase.
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Post by Truttle on Sept 15, 2007 23:17:25 GMT -5
I never stated his opinion wasn't true. Yes Blue-Ray is much better than it would be on X-Box live. But then that wasn't what this subject was about. And it's not about price either. He's comparing software to hardware. I might as well counter by saying that watching the movies in a full-screen theater is much better. This could go on and on and on into damn near virtual reality for best quality, but that's what I'm trying to prevent. I'm stopping him before it turns into a flame battle. Perhaps if he can point out a much better "Online" alternative to watching movies, then maybe his point would be more logical.
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Post by Epesi on Sept 15, 2007 23:33:05 GMT -5
What makes you think it would? You can't stop a war before it happens, because you can't know that it will happen. Time and again, I have seen at this board that discussions are shut down because "they might turn into a flame war", even though no actual flames had yet been thrown. In this case, you were the first to respond to Siman's post; how can you know how anyone else would have responded? On the other hand, it would seem that you yourself responded here with anger. Are you stopping a flame war, or starting one?
As for a better alternative -- the only alternative I can think of would be iTunes, and I don't know how the XBOX LIVE movies compare to those in quality; but I do know that iTunes doesn't require a subscription to a separate internet service. Any other alternative would most likely be illegal, and that would break Proboards rules.
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Post by Truttle on Sept 15, 2007 23:38:23 GMT -5
If it had only been my discomfort of his post, then I wouldn't have said anything. But I had already gotten other's opinions and they also didn't like it. So yes, I do know this would turn into something negative. And no, I did not respond in anger, I merely warned him that his actions are causing a discomfort among the other members. Maintaining civility in the boards is my main priority.
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Post by Night Bear on Sept 15, 2007 23:49:13 GMT -5
What makes you think it would? You can't stop a war before it happens, because you can't know that it will happen. Time and again, I have seen at this board that discussions are shut down because "they might turn into a flame war", even though no actual flames had yet been thrown. In this case, you were the first to respond to Siman's post; how can you know how anyone else would have responded? On the other hand, it would seem that you yourself responded here with anger. Are you stopping a flame war, or starting one? Okay perhaps I should have a say in this. Having topics shut down for fear of flames is common in other boards I have gone. And sometimes, they are shut down rather abruptly, like what Truttle has done, due to the fact that some flame wars have occurred in the past when such topics were not taken care of immediately. In 2 other boards I've been to, I have seen just how bad some topics can get when they aren't stopped quickly. I have seen members get in trouble from the head admin, even a ban once, because the matters were not taken care of as fast as they should have been. The point is that such topics, ones like these that moderators and/or admins feel could cause trouble, should be dealt with if a staff member sees it fit. Now can we really know if this would start a flame war? In my opinion no we can't. But the fact that we don't know is my point. What if it does start flames? And what if it gets feelings hurt? Why risk having such an event happen when the issue can be dealt with quickly? As a moderator, Truttle does have the right to intervene if he is worried the topic might get out of hand. Better safe than sorry if you ask me.
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Post by Epesi on Sept 15, 2007 23:59:55 GMT -5
They may not like it, but that doesn't make it wrong. Siman did not attack anyone. He has not broken a single board rule that I am aware of. He has merely annoyed people by stating an unpopular opinion.
I really must question your judgment in threatening to ban him over this. You say you're trying to preserve a civil atmosphere; but frankly, I don't feel like I'm in a civil environment when people can be banned because they insulted a video game console.
Night Bear, you say members wound up banned because things got out of control. What I am objecting to here is that Truttle immediately brought out the big guns in threatening to ban Siman for a very minor indiscretion. Again, he is not breaking any rules.
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Post by Truttle on Sept 16, 2007 0:22:37 GMT -5
Actually, he is breaking some rules.
2) No trolling, meaning no constant flames to anger other fellow members.
If he continues to degrade the X-Box or other systems. (His post was just the first opinion so there are no violations yet but there were before in my other post. But that's another topic.)
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7) No off-topic postings nor any kind of post that does not have any purpose or meaning. Posts indicating temporary leave of the boards is.
His post has no meaning to the topic. X-Box live and Blue-Ray are on completely different levels. If his post had anything to do with online capabilities, then it would be more about the topic.
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Oh and to further clarify this. The topic is called "Disney Movies on XBOX LIVE" That is the online service for both systems, Xbox and the 360. XBox live is not NOT the system itself.
Here is what Siman posted with:
~hmm though you guys knew the 360s getting them but its still no ware near the quality of the blu-ray counterparts~
He is comparing the quality of the systems. So that is off topic and continuance of it would be flaming. He need only state his point once. Not over and over.
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