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Old 09-16-2003, 12:29 AM
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I've never heard of this until today, by randomly finding it off Google.

Apparently it's a game-console that doesn't require cd's/cartridges.

You download games. I think.

It's always connected to the internet, and I believe requires broadband to use.

But, the specs of it look very good. 3 GHZ, good nVidia Card, etc.

Watch the video of it:
http://www.phantom.net/

The only thing they leave empty is the games. They say it has lots of games, but they don't mention one anywhere on their site. It seems if the console is to have non-original games, then they would be ports from the PC. But, a console isn't much without good original games.

I don't like the design of the product though, but maybe it's in concept. I like Nintendo's idea of smaller and lighter game consoles. This thing looks like it could weigh more than the Xbox.

It could very well be more powerful than the PS2 and Xbox, as they say in some articles (listed below), but then again its been 2/3 years since those consoles came out. By the time PS3 is out, this Phantom will probably be crushed. Maybe.

More news on it:
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/2718/
http://techzone.pcvsconsole.com/news.php?tzd=1970
http://www.i4u.com/article517.html&m...rder=0&thold=0
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Old 09-16-2003, 03:13 AM
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Yeah, looks and sounds great. I signed up to be a beta tester. Let's hope they choose me.
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...ive heard about it for months..but i STILL cant get a price tag on the thing....
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yeah i heard a while back.. but its just a stripped down pc thats all
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yeah i heard a while back.. but its just a stripped down pc thats all
None the less, should cost cheaper than a PC. Good idea I think.
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but its just a stripped down pc thats all
Just like any other consol . . .
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Basically. Only this one actually runs an official operating system. Microsoft Windows XPe Kernal.
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Should be interesting. Since it's running Windows, it means that hackers will love it.
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Should be interesting. Since it's running Windows, it means that hackers will love it.
LOL what is the world coming to! People hacking into others' games consoles!! AND YOU THINK YOUR KIDS ARE SAFE PLAYING SPYRO THE DRAGON!

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