Dr.Hess moves into the 21st century with a PS3

There was a thread floating around here where someone made a wheel/pedal holder from a $30 home depot stand.

I just bought an HDMI cable from newegg.com for $9 shipped. The great thing about HDMI is that the digital signal is the same on a cheap cable as on a $100 monster cable.

But... if it costs $100, it must be better than a $4 cable, right?

Actually, if you look closely at the mons_ter corporate structure and enterprise, it looks like their business model is really to sell a couple products labeled "mon_ster" and then sue everyone and everything that even mentions "mo_nster" in any name, like the job board, disney, whatever as a trademark infringement. They must have 800 lawyers and one guy to order cables and get them shipped. The enterprise really appears to be an extortion racket. I'll stick with cheap cables, thanks.

We've had our PS3 for over a year and I own precisely one game (Arkham Asylum). For us it's really more of a media machine (Blu-Ray, downloaded/streaming content, etc.). Arkham is pretty awesome, though. And quite user friendly for "non-gamers."

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For the PS3 I would also pick up a copy of Grid and Grid2. If you're into rally Dirt and Dirt 2 are also pretty good. The first runs are going for about 30$ so the cost isn't too bad and they are a lot of fun.

Dr. Hess wrote: They must have 800 lawyers and one guy to order cables and get them shipped. The enterprise really appears to be an extortion racket.

What's wrong with that business model?

There are only a few things you need to make your PS3 the best that it can be:

First: http://www.netflix.com/InstantStreamingDisc

Second: Your driving game and steering wheel/pedals of choice

Next: a few hours of spare time, a MIG, some scrap box steel and to make it adjustable, a couple of outdoor water faucet handles, nuts and bolts and maybe an old race car seat...

Here's mine with my xBox 360 steering wheel:

Here's some pics of when I built it several years ago after looking at the ridiculously priced "systems" available out there.

Race Gaming Platform

I have a grand total of about $25 into this seat. The seat is on sliders salvaged from a 1972 Datsun 240Z, the Corbeau was a free donor from a friend who broke the frame in an accident with his NASA Camaro-Mustang Challenge car. The hight of the wheel, the length of reach are all adjustable and it breaks down into a pretty small package for storage in the garage when my wife wants to "entertain" and not be embarassed by her "juvinile" spouse's toys in the living room... ;)

I can't wait to finish the apartment above the new 66'x28' garage. I may NEVER come down!

Happy New Year and have fun!

Take a look at Need For Spee Shift. It does not have the number of cars that GT5 or Forza 3 have but it is a lot of fun.

There was someone on here that made a simulator that he said that used pins and could be made very small, I do not remember who it was though.

I would second getting the Dirt games as well as Grid. If you want some non traditional racing get hooked up to the net and download Burnout Paradise, I have the disc but you can get it just as cheap as a download.

For other games: Arkham Asylum Little Big Planet Uncharted 2 Go play in the sony store, some of the little download ones are good: Eden Criter Crunch

Should Dr. Hess and the rest of us (non hardcore gamers) expect to set better lap times with a steering wheel setup. Or is it just more fun? Thanks

I would say it is much easier to get good lap times with a wheel. It has many more degrees of rotation than the thumb stick's you have to use with just the hand controller.

Burnout Paradise is one of the most fun driving "games" I've played in a LONG TIME. I love games that go for realism and try to accomplish "simulator" status with ever improving physics and they can be very challenging and rewarding.

Burnout Paradise is completely unadulterated driving joy. One Tuesday each month, 3 friends and I play together online and my wife is trying to get me to shut up because all the giggling and laughter coming from the living room makes it hard for my kids to get to sleep!

The slow motion instant replays of the crashes are just hilarious aside from the fact that you're driving 150mph through populated city streets trying to dodge all the immovable obstructions and other citizens trying to make their way through the ridiculously dangerous streets...

OK, I found some scrap steel I can use. Chain link fence top rail after the tree hit it and some trampolene bits. Add in some electrical conduit and maybe leftover HF trailer pieces. Now I just gotta wait fer Amazon to get the controller here. I don't have a spare race seat. Well, I have 2 the Locost isn't gonna need for a while, but I think I'll leave them out in the shop.

They rented me Need for Speed Shift. It's more realistic than the GT5 Prolog. I was doing OK with an Eight Six. My step son is a gamer, so he does great on them with the controller. I need a wheel. I keep running off the track.