Computers, Technology, Gaming Systems, and Software
Be it an Android or Xbox or PC, this is the place for all things electronic and technical.
251 topics in this forum
-
Ps3 Controller Matusware Edition
by Matusware- 5 replies
- 1k views
"Ps3 Controller Matusware Edition" Originally this was the first generation Sixaxis Controller. but behind its "Sixaxis" logo is much more than old lousy controller Main Features -Bigger Battery -DUALSHOCK 3 Circuits and Motors -PS4 Controller Parts -custom made PS button -R2,L2 are from Generation 3 controller and mechanics are from Generation 1 ps3 controller that has been customised -Top Buttons Are from cheap controller except contant surfaces that are from Original Sony controller -Inner Chassis is custom made for Dualshock Motors -LED lights are custom made for this controller (they are still red) -color is Metallic Copper with bit of gold in it -R…
-
Bad controller? 1 2
by BMSTANG- 2 followers
- 35 replies
- 3.6k views
My controller has developed a mind of its own. Admittedly I do have trouble sometimes that is completely my fault, so I thought it was just that. But I have been having trouble with what seems like buttons being pushed by themselves, when my fingers are nowhere near them. It only happens when I'm in a vehicle. It goes to change the radio, or fire the SMG, or often makes me bail out of the vehicle while its moving. Has anyone else had a controller go bad and act this way? Is it time for a new controller? EDIT: I have tried corded and wireless, same problems.
-
Activision lookin to buy Take Two
by JustHatched- 1 follower
- 5 replies
- 1.2k views
What would this mean for the future of GTA? I know I have no respect for Activision based on personal reasons http://news.investors.com/technology-click/082914-715340-ttwo-subject-of-takeover-talk-by-atvi.htm
-
Dear PSN "hackers"......
by handcuff_charlie- 1 follower
- 13 replies
- 1.5k views
Enjoy federal "pound-you-in-the-ass" prison. You fucked up this time. You twats are too stupid for your own good. I hope they perp-walk you in front of the cameras so we all get to make memes out of your pics and turn you into the next joke-of-the-week on the web. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/playstation-hackers-divert-plane-carrying-the-president-95763492139.html My recommendation is decide whether you like tropical heat or sub-arctic cold because your two options are Cuba and North Korea if you really think you won't be found. Venezuela would be a close third if you don't mind risking ending up dead on the side of the road having been shot and rob…
-
Attention all PS3 12 GB Users.
by vishesh_91- 5 replies
- 1.3k views
As the world of Grand Theft Auto Online continues to expand and evolve through ongoing updates, storage limitations of the PlayStation®3 12GB hardware will require owners to purchase additional storage to accommodate GTAV Title Updates after 1.16 (released on 8/19/14). All updates and content must remain installed on the system in order to maintain compatibility for all players within GTA Online. For details on how to upgrade the hardware storage on your PlayStation®3 12GB System, visit: PlayStation®3 12GB PS3 Information If not enough space is available on the system, hardware limitations will prevent players from accessing GTA Online. GTAV Story Mode will still be …
-
PSN Down
by JustHatched- 1 follower
- 18 replies
- 1.7k views
Assuming it's down for everyone due to a ddos attack http://www.shacknews.com/article/85951/blizzard-playstation-network-and-more-under-wide-ddos-attack I seen this posted in the shoutbox but figured a thread would help coming on for the first time today as things get shuffled in the shoutbox. Post when you get PSN access please to let all know it is back online.
-
Playing games
by Lann- 4 replies
- 1.3k views
So it seems that its good for kids to play an hour a day. http://www.ibtimes.com/video-games-not-always-bad-kids-oxford-university-study-1647696 So; ("your age"/((10+15)/2))*1 = about 3 hours playtime per day for me?
-
ps3 cleaning
by Smurf- 1 follower
- 17 replies
- 1.8k views
Finally popped open my ps3 slim this morning and man was it dusty, felt like an archeologist then I was a dead roach just chilling in the corn wth and the corpse of something else, guess it was the clash of the titans and my ps3 the arena. Anyways have you ever done this and what have you found as a result.
-
PS4 - prices 1 2
by Lann- 2 followers
- 26 replies
- 3k views
How much does the PS4 cost where you live? The console (500GB) and one controller, without any games, incl shipping. If you would post the price in $ USD ( exchange can be done; http://www.xe.com/ ) Sweden, order online: $ 500
-
PS Plus
by JustHatched- 1 follower
- 18 replies
- 1.8k views
DO you pay for PS Plus? Was it worth it? I not sure if I am still a + member or not, I did pay for it a couple times but it wasn't worth it to me as I am only playing one game, I have little interest in other games. I did download a few free things but overall not worth it to me.
-
Fibre Optic Broadband
by Casey- 1 follower
- 20 replies
- 1.8k views
Is it worth the extra money? Been having a few broadband issues over the last few days so I'm considering fibre optic. Would appreciate any existing users comments and views to help me decide. Thanks in anticipation :-)
-
Playstation 4
by DavidCore89- 1 follower
- 19 replies
- 1.7k views
I don't have a PS4 yet, I will be getting one before the end of the year (probably in time for the next FIFA). Not that many releases have really caught my eye and I've been happy with the PS3 but there's no denying it's a great console. Do you have a PS4, maybe intend to get one or are you also happy with PS3? If you are a PS4 owner, how often do you use it and which games do you play?
-
PS3 after market controllers 1 2
by Smurf- 2 followers
- 30 replies
- 4.1k views
I got a PS3 control made by powerA and the model is pro elite. The right analog stick sticks at times and the trigger springs are too stiff, but mainly I wanted a 360 reverse analog sticks on it, I was wondering if there is anything better offeredout there than the precise Sony original one?
-
PSN Compatibility Test
by JustHatched- 1 follower
- 7 replies
- 1.2k views
Testing a few small things to integrate PSN with the website at a future point. [pse]JustHatched[/pse]
-
This is why Amazon.ca is SOOOOO dangerous
by 54_Bear- 5 replies
- 1.1k views
I don't think I have ever wanted to buy a game so much based on a single picture...
-
Scholarships for playing video games
by newyork-nightmare- 2 replies
- 1.1k views
shit don't let your kids read this. Especially you Hatch. Since your so close. "A small private university in Chicago is offering hefty scholarship for players of one game in particular, League of Legends, which has become one of the most popular games for organized team competitions" https://games.yahoo.com/news/ka-ching-scholarships-slaying-video-game-foes-182231213.html
-
I killed my PS3...
by Cotick20- 1 follower
- 24 replies
- 2.1k views
As some of you know I had a little PS3 not turning on issue early this morning... Turns out I killed it... I guess if it doesnt even go into the home screen, and turns itself off after about 10 seconds its done for... :(
-
Playstation History 1 2
by JustHatched- 2 followers
- 44 replies
- 5k views
What was your first PS1, 2, or 3? DO you remember you first game for it? I am old enough I got the PS1 when it first came out and I get Destruction Derby with it, I also played the first GTA and never again played another GTA until 5 came out. I have only had my PS3 for about 2 1/2 years, I was quite happy with my PS2. Still got loads of PS2 games and a few PS1's floating around.
-
PS3/PS4 & Keyboards
by Jwkilla99- 6 replies
- 2.8k views
Hey guys, Just thought I'd ask this question because I can't find any accessory information for what I'm looking for from Best Buy. I'm not a huge fan of typing out PSN messages and GTA V messages with the PS3/PS4 controllers that I currently own. It takes far to long and it's a huge pain in the ass I find.. I use to own an Xbox 360 way back when and I know you were able to purchase a mini-keyboard that you could use for Xbox LIVE conversations to make things easier.. I've been looking everywhere and I can't seem to find an official Sony keyboard that is compatible with the PS3 and the PS4, so I thought I'd ask here. I'm wanting a keyboard, ideally, a wireless one…
-
Laptops
by markyhitch- 1 follower
- 11 replies
- 1.5k views
I want a laptop but have no idea which is best nor do I understand the technical jargon. I basically want it for internet browsing, film editing, office apps and copying music cds for my mp3 player. Advice?
-
Nvidia Shield
by DavidCore89- 1 follower
- 3 replies
- 1.1k views
I have been thinking of getting one of these for a few months since testing it but as with other handheld games consoles - how much would I actually play it? The specs are pretty awesome. The Nvidia Shield 2 is rumored to be due for release soon so I'm hoping to grab myself a good deal before that comes. Anyone else been interested in, own or tested one of these?
-
Playstation now
by The putnonpain- 5 replies
- 1.1k views
Has anyone tried out the playstation now beta? It is pretty cool and should check it out
-
I need help
by PapOiteE- 1 follower
- 11 replies
- 1.7k views
Hey everyone My computer is infected with a virus, known as Shortcut Virus, and i don't know how to remove it!!! If anyone knows how to remove this bitch please tell me how... I'm using windows xp. Thanks
-
Capture Cards
by JustHatched- 4 replies
- 1k views
I do not know who has these but if anyone does or if you get one let me know so we can edit 2 points of view into one video. Mine a the Elgato HD, it is HDMI and if you are looking for one it works well but not like I thought it would. It seems it is true HD but only for XBox. Something about the PS3 HD encoding that Sony doesn't allow to be recorded forces capture user to go the a/v method. Wanted you to know that before you go get one with false ideas like I had, had I known that I could have gotten a cheaper a/v one rather than the HD. Plus if you have it hooked up you have to have your computer on or the PS won't display a picture on the TV. It's really kind o…
-
Trigger Happy (Modifying the L2 and R2...)
by Matusware- 2 replies
- 1.1k views
^^ Trigger Happy ^^ Read Me im am not responsible if you screwup your controller, if you havent got any idea what you are doing then *waving his hand like a jedi* this aint the topic you are looking for, but if you are still here and you are willing to do some "science" then feel free to continue and like always i hope this helps you in some way (who ever you might be) there aint much for this kinds of things so ill have a go..may there be more of these ^^ i did this to my controller cause my trigger was broken in 3 pieces and my replacements havent arrived yet and idea all of this is that when you use triggers on controllers own triggers they will come loos…
-
Recently Browsing 0 members
- No registered users viewing this page.
-
Recent Activity on RSCnet
-
1,034Two Brothers Playlist (GTA & RDR)
I'm happy to host this weekend. Planning the playlist right now. -
0Atomized Frogger
Up n Atomizers and NPC traffic on high. Each frog for themself. 5 min. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/job/gtav/Ontwci9ufUu7sojP2x-DBg- 2
-
-
1,034Two Brothers Playlist (GTA & RDR)
In need of another substitute host this week. Thank you in advance. 🙂 Will be back to host next week. -
234Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
What I Watched This Week #172 (Apr 14-20) Alien dir. Ridley Scott/1979/1h57m One of the greatest sci-fi horror films of all time, Ridley Scott's Alien stars Sigourney Weaver as a member of a deep space mining crew who takes a detour to an SOS message on the long journey back to Earth, finding a crashed ship full of eggs. My favourite thing about this film after seeing it so many times is how worn and lived in the ship is. I totally believe that it's real and functional and that this crew has spent months living in it. The opening sequence where we explore the empty ship while the crew is in cryosleep not only builds tension but allows us to take in the incredible details in the production design. Speaking of design, H.R. Giger's design for the xenomorph is the best in movie history (though the lil guy who bursts out of John Hurt's chest is kinda cute and goofy looking). The aggressively ph*llic look of it works well with the very male perspective fear of r*pe and childbirth. The whole cast is excellent, alongside Weaver and Hurt you have Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton and Yaphet Kotto, the latter two making a great comedic double team. 9.5/10 Lime's Film of the Week! Now You See Me dir. Louis Leterrier/2013/1h56m Now You See Me tells the story of a group of Las Vegas magicians known as the Four Horsemen (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco) who rob banks live during their show, distributing the money to their audience. They are being tracked by Mark Ruffalo's FBI agent Rhodes who is determined to uncover their secrets. Totally forgettable fluff, there are some nice moments in here, and I liked the twist at the end even though you can see it coming a mile away. The big trick showpieces are entertaining in that artificial Vegas way that also feels hollow and meaningless. My biggest gripe here is with the four main characters and that I didn't like any of them. Like real magicians I found them to be annoying and so far up their own *sses that I was actively rooting against them every step of the way. The exception is Harrelson, though he comes close at times. There's solid support from Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, with Ruffalo giving the best performance in the film. This is the definition of inoffensive cinematic background noise. 5/10 Cinderella dir. Georges Méliès/1899/6m Georges Méliès here with some more ground breaking work from the dawn of cinema. Not only is this the first film adaptation of Cinderella, it's also the first film adaptation of any fairy tale and also the first film to use dissolves to transition between scenes (with this being his first film with more than one scene). Watching this is to watch the evolution of film in real time, and, like the rest of his work, it's nothing less than magical. This is Méliès becoming more innovative and inventive with his films becoming more complex and technically demanding. The sets and costumes are beautifully detailed and like illustrations come to life. It's amazing to me that a film from the 19th century can still be so magical. 8/10 How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies dir. Pat Boonnitipat/2024/2h7m This family drama/comedy from Thailand stars Putthipong Assaratanakul as M, a lazy young man who has dropped out of college to try and start a streaming career ("wow four viewers" his mother chides early on). When he learns that his grandmother (Usha Seamkhum) has cancer he thinks that he can weasel his way to the top of her will by moving in with her to care for her. A tender and gentle film that also surprises with some pretty dark humour, I found this to be incredibly charming with two excellent lead performances from Assaratanakul and Seamkhum. Seamkhum is particularly impressive in her late in life film debut as the wily old woman who sees through all the bullsh*t from her grandson, but also sees something of herself in him. The plot is fairly predictable - of course the two will grow closer to each other and form a real bond by the time she dies - but the journey to that point, and the touching epilogue, I really enjoyed. There's a lot of family drama with the grandmother's children but it always feels close to reality and not emotionally manipulative or overly melodramatic at any point. 9/10 Shock Treatment dir. Jim Sharman/1981/1h34m Shock Treatment is a sequel to one of my all time favourite films, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and picks up with Brad and Janet (now played by Cliff DeYoung and Jessica Harper) a few years later with their marriage now on the rocks. To rectify this they appear on a TV show with the result being Brad getting committed to a psychiatric hospital run by Dr. Cosmo McKinley (Richard O'Brien) and Janet getting groomed for superstardom. This is perhaps even more bizarre than Rocky Horror, certainly more cynical, with the world now seeming to exists as a series of TV shows, a live studio audience never leaving, sleeping in their seats as the film happens on screens all around them. It's a strange dystopia that seems to predict the dominance TV would have over our lives to an even greater extent in the era of commercialism and Reganomics. If there's not a camera on you then you don't exist, like the antithesis of Rocky Horror's theme of "don't dream it, be it". Many of the Rocky Horror cast returns with the exception of Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as Janet and Brad (though DeYoung and especially Harper do an excellent job in the roles) and most notably Tim Curry. I kept imagining him in the role played by Barry Humphries (most famous for playing Dame Edna Everage), a garishly sleazy host called Bert Schnick. Humphries is great, but we all know Curry would have been better. Another slight let down for me is the soundtrack. As a musical this doesn't really compare with Rocky Horror, though there are some catchy tunes in there, the main theme still popping into my head occasionally. 9/10 #21xoxo dir. Sine Ozbilge, Imge Ozbilge/2019/9m This animated short from Belgium shows a girl (Indra de Bruyn) and her experiences with online dating, hooking up with several men before finding a genuine connection. The most striking thing about this film are the visuals, with the film being rotoscoped, a process where live action footage is traced over by animators giving it natural movement, a process used by Disney for Snow White back in 1937. Here it's given a thoroughly modern makeover, with the screen bombarded with text and images and memes representing the experience of being chronically online. The aesthetic also calls to mind pop art of the 60's, showing that the digital world may be new but the problems of finding a partner are anything but. It's at times overwhelming, purposefully so, but there's still a cohesion between all these elements. The ending is a bit on the nose but it's well done, wrapping the whole thing up maybe a bit too neatly. 7/10 Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves dir. Chintis Lundgren, Drasko Ivezic/2019/18m Another animated short, this time from Estonia, this tells the story of Toomas (Drasko Ivezic), a wolf who is fired after turning down his boss's advances. With a wife and children to support he turns to prostitution and then gay p*rn. Meanwhile, his wife Viivi (Chintis Lundgren) is learning some things about herself thanks to militant feminist Alexandra Horn-Eye (Lee Delong). This reminded me a lot of Bug Diner, another charming and cheeky animation about sexuality and relationships starring anthropomorphic animals. That was stop motion while this is animated in a simple yet effective style, the linework wobbling between frames like Doug, the 90's cartoon. Like Bug Diner, this is also a very mature film with more human characters than a lot of live action films that tackle the same subjects. 8.5/10 No Home But Cinema: The Spaces of Chantal Akerman dir. Jessica McGoff/2025/14m (no trailer for this, so here's one for a similar film) This short essay film explores the films of Chantal Akerman through her use of space and locations, how she films them, how she moves through them and what they represent. McGoff doesn't narrate this film, rather her essay is presented as text on the screen over clips from films that illustrate her points. I like this approach and how it's executed. The text isn't presented in blocks but line by line and is edited with the rhythm of the film clips so that they're unobtrusive and allow you to fully immerse in the various worlds of Akerman. This doesn't go too in depth with any of her observations as they are things you will pick up on by just watching the films, but it would work as a good introduction to her and what to look out for in her work. 7/10 Hotel Monterey dir. Chantal Akerman/1973/1h3m (no trailer so have an extended clip) Staying with Chantal Akerman, Hotel Monterey is an observational documentary in which she explores the titular hotel, a cheap one in New York where she stayed when she first moved to the city, from the lobby to the roof. It starts off at night where her camera captures people milling about in the lobby, taking the elevators up and down. She then prowls the corridors like a ghost, her very formally structured compositions bringing out the textures of the grimy yellow walls. Methodically we move upwards until we are on the roof, it is day now, and the feeling of escape is palpable. We do this all in silence, and I mean total silence. No music, no background noise, nothing. Not only does this make us even more aware of what we're seeing on screen, but it also makes us aware of our own environment. An exploration of space is happening on the screen and in real life at the same time and it's kind of amazing once you notice that. It's like Akerman speaking out of time saying here I am, where are you? This also feels like a prelude to her masterful film News From Home, in which she takes the same approach but expands it to the whole city, though this time with sound. This totally isn't for everyone, it's not even close to what you'd call entertaining, but if you give it a chance you'll get so much out of it. 8.5/10- 1
-
-
234Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
Local Hero (1983) dir Bill Forsyth A great early 80s British light comedy drama. Peter Reigert (who I have never seen in anything else) plays Mac, a lawyer / accountant / fixer working for Texas based Happer oil. The CEO, Mr Happer (Burt Lancaster), sends Mac to oversee the purchase of an entire Scottish fishing village that they want to demolish to build a new oil terminal. Mac expects at least some of the villagers, led by their lawyer / accountant / hotel manager Gordon Urquart (Denis Lawson - Wedge from Star Wars), to put up somewhat of a fight. But they are not quite the simple folk he expects. They already know what is going on and Urquart intends to squeeze as much cash as possible from the big oil company. It also co-stars a young Peter Capaldi, almost unrecognisable at times, as Oldsen, a Scottish Happer Oil employee assigned to help Mac and Jenny Seagrove as marine biologist Marina, working for them in what she knows is really just a job to generate good PR in case of environmental problems. Marina has slightly webbed feet, making her seem a bit like a mermaid as she swims, which her job requires a lot of. This is possibly a nod to the Jerry Anderson puppet show Stingray that had a mermaid called Marina. (And maybe having watched Team America last week this is what subconsciously made me decide to watch this film that I have seen many times before). It also features a host of other faces, mainly Scottish actors, familiar to anyone who has watched a lot of British TV over the years, like me. But sometimes it takes a while to recognise them, because this was made over 40 years ago. One of the non-Scots is Christopher Rozycki, who is great as the captain of a Soviet fishing trawler that makes frequent visits to the village. He quite clearly is not a believer in the political ideology of his homeland. He has a great line I wish I could remember word for word, but at one point he says to Mac something like “Don't look so worried. You are doing a great thing here. You are making people very rich!”. It is a beautifully made film, technically very, very good. It's set mainly in the village, but starts in Houston and switches back there a couple of times and has some stunning scenes of the Scottish countryside and coast. There's no great tension to the story, no massive plot twists. It's quite a gentle tale of Mac falling in love with the village he has basically come to destroy, but the locals just wanting the money. Forsyth got a well deserved BAFTA for the direction and a nomination for the original script. It also got a number of other worthy nominations including Chris Menges' cinematography and Mark Knopfler's modern score that includes the iconic “Going home” guitar – saxophone instrumental that accompanies the end credits. The only acting one was for Lancaster but the rest of the cast are very good, even down to some quite minor roles. I do have to pick it up on a couple of factual issues. The village is shown on a map in North West Scotland, but the oil is (was) all on the east, in the North Sea between Scotland and Norway. And I know, from a friend who used to live there and remembers the filming, it was mainly filmed on location in various villages on the east coast. The other thing might have been a deliberate joke at the expense of Hollywood. This is when Marina is showing Oldsen a colony of what are described as grey seals, but what we see on screen are quite clearly sea-lions, the sort you might well see in California but certainly not Scotland! Those don't really detract from the overall film though which is one of my all time favourites. 10 / 10- 2
-
-