17th February 2006, 3:16 AM
This is just a theory, but let's say the Rev uses USB2 ports, wouldn't they be fast enough for extra RAM? What i'm getting at is that when you buy an 'HD ready TV' you have to buy a seperate box which decodes the signal that has been compressed on normal cable lines and upconverts the signal through higher end cables (such as the proscan cables). So if such a device can take in a 480 signal, upconvert it, and send it to the screen through such cables, i would think th Rev could do th same. Perhaps RAM isn't the answer. I was refering to the Xbox using RAM in its box to create upconverted HD, so I thought it was playing on the same principal of the set-top boxes for HD ready displays (uncompressing the video).
okay you sound very confused and you're making me confused. The DS has built in wifi, as in, it can connect to a network wirelessly. However it must have a network to connect to. the dongle plugs in to your computer and shares the connection you have to the internet so that your DS can go online, that's basically the idea for why would need a dongle for the rev. or, alternatively, plug the USB directly in to your modem, that method would give a dedicated line for just the Rev. And the third option would be to connect the rev's USB directly to a wifi router which could sit next to the rev.
As far as how to get 720 or 1080 out of the Rev, i'm almost certain th answer is in RAM which as far as we know now, the Rev is lacking any spare RAM to be used as such, if a developer could find the RAM, he could upconvert any game to 1080 and keep the refresh rates (not sure if im using the right terminology) at a steady pace.
some other things:
That 'weird connection port' on the back of the rev has been guessed to be the port for connecting the actual device that will pick up the movements of the revcon (which you put under your TV), but it could be the location for the dongle that activates DVD playback.
the german mag i talked about, which is actually the nintendo-europe official endorced mag, says that the base of the Rev is a charging or docking station. Now looking at some things, like the weird angles of it (th system and dock), makes sense that when you slide the Rev in, it will use gravity to stay connected to the power supply for recharging. Why - nintendo releases an 8 inch LCD screen, making it a portable DVD player/games (and online to boot)/internet browsing machine, about the size of 3 DVD cases stacked up, well, maybe 4 cases with the screen attached :D but how are you going to play with the Revcon while on the go? My guess is that you wont, when you're out traveling with your rev it will only play games off the virtual console (NES, SNES, N64, GC), but of course the updated older games with online play and the DVD playback and the web browsing will make it a worthwhile experience. this, of course, brings up the need for a keyboard. My guess - a keyboard/LCD monnitor that folds up on the rev that, when unfolded will give you a tilting/movable LCD screen and fixed keyboard. I'm not saying it's impossible that a portable Rev would use the revcon, but such a small screen with games that require large hand movements doesn't add up, you would have to put the screen at atleast arm's length from you. on an 8 inch screen, that's just dumb. so then the rumors about micro-projection come in to play which actually already exists (surprised the fuck out of me) which mean the Rev could project a 10 foot image on to any surface without the need to pull focus on a lens. The technology is talked about to be implimented in to cellphones (WHY?) so i guess we'll just wait and see.
This is the best i can come up with, i just cant see why else Nintendo would make a docking station for the console. In essense, the Revolution would be Nintendo's next console AND next Gameboy.
okay you sound very confused and you're making me confused. The DS has built in wifi, as in, it can connect to a network wirelessly. However it must have a network to connect to. the dongle plugs in to your computer and shares the connection you have to the internet so that your DS can go online, that's basically the idea for why would need a dongle for the rev. or, alternatively, plug the USB directly in to your modem, that method would give a dedicated line for just the Rev. And the third option would be to connect the rev's USB directly to a wifi router which could sit next to the rev.
As far as how to get 720 or 1080 out of the Rev, i'm almost certain th answer is in RAM which as far as we know now, the Rev is lacking any spare RAM to be used as such, if a developer could find the RAM, he could upconvert any game to 1080 and keep the refresh rates (not sure if im using the right terminology) at a steady pace.
some other things:
That 'weird connection port' on the back of the rev has been guessed to be the port for connecting the actual device that will pick up the movements of the revcon (which you put under your TV), but it could be the location for the dongle that activates DVD playback.
the german mag i talked about, which is actually the nintendo-europe official endorced mag, says that the base of the Rev is a charging or docking station. Now looking at some things, like the weird angles of it (th system and dock), makes sense that when you slide the Rev in, it will use gravity to stay connected to the power supply for recharging. Why - nintendo releases an 8 inch LCD screen, making it a portable DVD player/games (and online to boot)/internet browsing machine, about the size of 3 DVD cases stacked up, well, maybe 4 cases with the screen attached :D but how are you going to play with the Revcon while on the go? My guess is that you wont, when you're out traveling with your rev it will only play games off the virtual console (NES, SNES, N64, GC), but of course the updated older games with online play and the DVD playback and the web browsing will make it a worthwhile experience. this, of course, brings up the need for a keyboard. My guess - a keyboard/LCD monnitor that folds up on the rev that, when unfolded will give you a tilting/movable LCD screen and fixed keyboard. I'm not saying it's impossible that a portable Rev would use the revcon, but such a small screen with games that require large hand movements doesn't add up, you would have to put the screen at atleast arm's length from you. on an 8 inch screen, that's just dumb. so then the rumors about micro-projection come in to play which actually already exists (surprised the fuck out of me) which mean the Rev could project a 10 foot image on to any surface without the need to pull focus on a lens. The technology is talked about to be implimented in to cellphones (WHY?) so i guess we'll just wait and see.
This is the best i can come up with, i just cant see why else Nintendo would make a docking station for the console. In essense, the Revolution would be Nintendo's next console AND next Gameboy.