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John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 28 2012 06:46 AM

Kid wants a Wii game console. Am ignorant on this stuff. Do I want the newest Wii u or is the old version adequate. What else do indeed to get started. Thanks. Feel free to put other gift as here

metirish Nov 28 2012 06:55 AM Re: santa 2012

The new Wii looks pricey?......over $400 with certain options We have this one http://www.amazon.com/Black-Console-Sup ... mario+bros good value and under $200......great fun too....you'll probably end up getting the nanchuks.....more money...games are expensive......

Ceetar Nov 28 2012 06:57 AM Re: santa 2012

I haven't been paying attention much. the gaming seems to make it to the back burner of the secondary stove in my list of hobbies, but generally you want the Wii U, which does look pretty cool. I don't know if the new games will ultimately work on the old system, so if he's going to want any of the games that come out in the next couple of years.. Also, how old is he? Good chance he's not going to be "fooled" into liking the old one if he's old enough to know the difference and all his friends have the new exciting one.

seawolf17 Nov 28 2012 07:37 AM Re: santa 2012

I'm excited by the WiiU, but I'd bet there are probably sweet deals on the old Wii right now. Probably better to start there. We've had the Wii for five years, and MW loves it. We play at least 3-4 nights a week after we put MWette to bed; two enormous thumbs up to the entire spectrum of Lego games (Harry Potter and Star Wars are both winners, and we got Batman 2 out of the library this weekend and we're enjoying that too). The Mario games are of course excellent too, and it's taken some time for him to get the handle on the controls, but he's getting better fast. I'm a huge Zelda fan as well; both Zelda games were amazing. You'll need a second controller, and then two nunchuks, to play most games, so that factors into the price too.

metirish Nov 28 2012 07:41 AM Re: santa 2012

Yeah, I was thinking that Lil Bucket is older and might know what's what in the gaming world.... Speaking of Nintendo , we are taking Lorcan to the store Saturday to get the 3DS XL with Super Mario Bros. 2 for his birthday.....he saw it and played with it at a Mets game this summer, they had a tent set up.....it looked cool actually..... for Xmas then we will probably get some games for it..... For Xmas I want a new Chomebook.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 28 2012 07:50 AM Re: santa 2012

Thanks for the advice. The price of the new one really is a turnoff, games are 2x the price too. Irish I thought you got Google shit for free.

metirish Nov 28 2012 07:54 AM Re: santa 2012

I did, that prototype is now being held together with duct tape....still works though.... look at this price, for a new laptop? https://play.google.com/store/devices/d ... DczNjc4Il0. and there is an even less expensive one that just ca,e out too https://play.google.com/store/devices/d ... DczNjc4Il0.

Ceetar Nov 28 2012 07:54 AM Re: santa 2012

Price of entertainment is going up like crazy everywhere. oddly it's not just Mets tickets.

Ceetar Nov 28 2012 07:55 AM Re: santa 2012

metirish wrote: I did, that prototype is now being held together with duct tape....still works though.... look at this price, for a new laptop? https://play.google.com/store/devices/d ... DczNjc4Il0. and there is an even less expensive one that just ca,e out too https://play.google.com/store/devices/d ... DczNjc4Il0. might have to get one of those for the wife. it's 'full size' right?

metirish Nov 28 2012 08:10 AM Re: santa 2012

SCREEN 11.6" (1366 x 768) HD display I love these devices, if like me your wife uses a computer to mostly go online this is what to get....it does help to be all googled up .....all the PC's I use are synced across my google profile, as is my phone.

themetfairy Nov 28 2012 08:38 AM Re: santa 2012

I also have a Chromebook, and I love it. It's a great little portable device. Irish - do you know whether the new Chromies have USB inputs? That's the only feature I'd really want in a new one.

Ceetar Nov 28 2012 08:53 AM Re: santa 2012

or NFC/Wifi Direct? *googles*

metirish Nov 28 2012 08:56 AM Re: santa 2012

themetfairy wrote: I also have a Chromebook, and I love it. It's a great little portable device. Irish - do you know whether the new Chromies have USB inputs? That's the only feature I'd really want in a new one. PORTS 1 x USB 3.0 1 x USB 2.0 1 x HDMI Secure Digital (SD) card reader NETWORK WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2 Bluetooth 3.0 By Googles do you mean the app? , I believe that is an Android app.

Ceetar Nov 28 2012 08:57 AM Re: santa 2012

no, I meant I was googling to see what it has. verb, not noun. how do you feel about the speed? I assume the $450 one is faster, but is that needed? I don't need 3G or anything, I can trick my phone into being a WiFi hot spot if need be.

metirish Nov 28 2012 09:01 AM Re: santa 2012

Exactly , it's fast, hell the prototype they gave me is still fast and this has a newer processor( http://www.samsung.com/global/business/ ... wsId=12321 ).....the one I have has data connectivity , it came with two free years of Verizon data, I don;t think I ever used it beyond playing around with it....and like you I have the option of using my phone as a tether...but Wifi is so prevalent....plus, how ofter would you be using this outside your home?

themetfairy Nov 28 2012 09:31 AM Re: santa 2012

I meant to ask about an SD slot, and it looks like the new model has that!

themetfairy Nov 28 2012 09:32 AM Re: santa 2012

metirish wrote: Exactly , it's fast, hell the prototype they gave me is still fast and this has a newer processor( http://www.samsung.com/global/business/ ... wsId=12321 ).....the one I have has data connectivity , it came with two free years of Verizon data, I don;t think I ever used it beyond playing around with it....and like you I have the option of using my phone as a tether...but Wifi is so prevalent....plus, how ofter would you be using this outside your home? I've actually used mine on car trips (while D-Dad was driving, of course).

HahnSolo Nov 28 2012 12:10 PM Re: santa 2012

Any xboxers out there? Looking to get Little Solo the xbox360 for Christmas. Local kids told me I need the 250gb console but not the Kinect. Geek Squad at Best Buy told me that was true, but that there were some advantages (ease of play, kinect only games) to the Kinect. I probably should say that Little Solo is 9, and only has asked for Madden and NBA13 games. Any suggestions?

metsmarathon Nov 28 2012 01:56 PM Re: santa 2012

i love my wii. haven't been able to play it much since minimm stopped being a meatloaf. durned kid - i'm so far behind on my lego games!

metirish Nov 29 2012 06:23 AM Re: santa 2012

Everything you need to know about the Wii U....I suppose you could adjust prices for the US. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/ga ... tial-guide

metirish Dec 24 2012 09:34 AM Re: santa 2012

The Samsung Chromebook I want and ordered a few weeks back is sold out everywhere and I have no idea when I will get it....I refuse to pay the mark up I am seeing on the few that are available through Amazon.... I'll say this about Google....they never seem ready when launching a product ......the Samsung Chromebook and Nexus 4 are examples....

Ceetar Dec 24 2012 09:40 AM Re: santa 2012

metirish wrote: The Samsung Chromebook I want and ordered a few weeks back is sold out everywhere and I have no idea when I will get it....I refuse to pay the mark up I am seeing on the few that are available through Amazon.... I'll say this about Google....they never seem ready when launching a product ......the Samsung Chromebook and Nexus 4 are examples.... on the Nexus at least, it requires both Samsung's and the phone carrier's input/bloatware. Part of the 'hands off' nature of the open source Android system. this is why it takes months to get OS updates after Google releases them.

metirish Dec 24 2012 09:43 AM Re: santa 2012

Not on the Nexus 4 as it is sold direct from Google ......pure Android...no bloatware from LG or the phone company, it's unlocked....it seems they didn't anticipate the demand for the phone. As for updates, I get them right away on my Samsung Nexus precisely because I bought straight from Google.....this is obviously true for the LG Nexus....

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 24 2012 09:51 AM Re: santa 2012

btw Irish, thanks for the help, got the Wii sports thing you recommended only $129. Set it up already but still hidden from Lunchpail.

Ceetar Dec 24 2012 11:46 AM Re: santa 2012

metirish wrote: Not on the Nexus 4 as it is sold direct from Google ......pure Android...no bloatware from LG or the phone company, it's unlocked....it seems they didn't anticipate the demand for the phone. As for updates, I get them right away on my Samsung Nexus precisely because I bought straight from Google.....this is obviously true for the LG Nexus.... really? neat. although I think it's the Nexus that my brother and law has been complaining about and vowing to go iOS next. It's almost like Google experiments with things like chromebooks and whatnot to see how things should be done..and then abandons them. Didn't they have an ISP running somewhere for a couple of years too?

metirish Dec 24 2012 11:54 AM Re: santa 2012

The your bro in law bought his from either Sprint or Verizon and not direct from the Play Store...the one like I got from the Play Store works only on AT&T or T-Mobile in the USA......and this is why I got away from carrier phones....they take forever with updates for various reasons.... good point on Google.....

Ceetar Dec 24 2012 12:51 PM Re: santa 2012

metirish wrote: The your bro in law bought his from either Sprint or Verizon and not direct from the Play Store...the one like I got from the Play Store works only on AT&T or T-Mobile in the USA......and this is why I got away from carrier phones....they take forever with updates for various reasons.... good point on Google..... presumably it cost you another $200 that way though no? given the '2 year we own you' bit from Verizon/etc?

metirish Dec 24 2012 01:17 PM Re: santa 2012

I bought the Samsung Nexus for $349.....sounds like a lot but in reality it was a great price for a top of the line phone......even better , the LG Nexus 4 goes for $299 from Google.....good luck finding it in stock though :)

metirish Dec 24 2012 08:48 PM Re: santa 2012

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: btw Irish, thanks for the help, got the Wii sports thing you recommended only $129. Set it up already but still hidden from Lunchpail. Cool, glad to have helped. He will love the sword game, the cycling game is a lot of fun to.

Ashie62 Dec 25 2012 12:56 PM Re: santa 2012

Pete Townshend's autobiography "Who I am" is fun..

metirish Dec 26 2012 06:57 AM Re: santa 2012

Happened to get a Barnes and Noble gift card.....trying to figure out how to use it....wish I could swap it for one from Amazon.

TransMonk Dec 26 2012 07:25 AM Re: santa 2012

metirish wrote: Happened to get a Barnes and Noble gift card.....trying to figure out how to use it....wish I could swap it for one from Amazon. https://www.plasticjungle.com/main

metirish Dec 26 2012 08:19 AM Re: santa 2012

Hardly a good deal though For Barnes & Noble we pay up to 57.75%

Ceetar Dec 26 2012 08:27 AM Re: santa 2012

nothing at all you want from BN? save and regift it?

Edgy MD Dec 26 2012 08:27 AM Re: santa 2012

I got a cool vintage pleather jacket, thus hastening my transformation into a modern day David Soul.

Farmer Ted Dec 26 2012 09:00 AM Re: santa 2012

A 7 Line shirt. I won't take this off until the first loss of '13, sometime in May.

metsmarathon Dec 26 2012 08:40 PM Re: santa 2012

santa dropped off a nice new d5100, which i will not be bringing terribly close to the ocean this time around. mrs.mm got vibram five fingers for her running endeavors. and minimm got a haul. notables include a leapfrog leap pad tablet thingy, a bunch of lego duplo sets, and a giant wooden train set from his grandma. minimm is a happy munchkin.

themetfairy Dec 26 2012 08:52 PM Re: santa 2012

Awesome mm - that's a sweet camera. Enjoy!

metirish Dec 27 2012 06:45 AM Re: santa 2012

Ceetar wrote: nothing at all you want from BN? save and regift it? Looking at audio books for the car........am a bit confused about it though....and the prices are all over the place....are there differing quality in audio books?....

Ceetar Dec 27 2012 06:51 AM Re: santa 2012

metirish wrote: Ceetar wrote: nothing at all you want from BN? save and regift it? Looking at audio books for the car........am a bit confused about it though....and the prices are all over the place....are there differing quality in audio books?.... the few times I've looked at legitimately purchasing audiobooks the prices have always seemed way off to me. I have no idea how they set them.

Swan Swan H Dec 27 2012 07:22 AM Re: santa 2012

metirish wrote: nothing at all you want from BN? save and regift it? Looking at audio books for the car........am a bit confused about it though....and the prices are all over the place....are there differing quality in audio books?.... James Earl Jones reading Charles Dickens: High Quality. Gilbert Gottfried reading Stephanie Meyer: Low Quality.

Edgy MD Dec 27 2012 07:24 AM Re: santa 2012

And yet, I'm not sure I wouldn't pay more for the latter.

Ceetar Dec 27 2012 07:27 AM Re: santa 2012

Swan Swan H wrote: nothing at all you want from BN? save and regift it? Looking at audio books for the car........am a bit confused about it though....and the prices are all over the place....are there differing quality in audio books?.... James Earl Jones reading Charles Dickens: High Quality. Gilbert Gottfried reading Stephanie Meyer: Low Quality. I'm going to take this time to point out James Marsters (Spike from Buffy) reads the Dresden Files books. And he's excellent at it.

Centerfield Dec 27 2012 11:55 AM Re: santa 2012

metsmarathon wrote: mrs.mm got vibram five fingers I don't know what this is, but it's probably not what I'm thinking it is.

themetfairy Dec 27 2012 12:58 PM Re: santa 2012

Centerfield wrote: metsmarathon wrote: mrs.mm got vibram five fingers I don't know what this is, but it's probably not what I'm thinking it is. (psst...CF....it's a type of running shoe)

metsmarathon Dec 27 2012 01:21 PM Re: santa 2012

Centerfield wrote: metsmarathon wrote: mrs.mm got vibram five fingers I don't know what this is, but it's probably not what I'm thinking it is. i like to keep the missus happy.