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View Poll Results: Which do you use as a DVD player?
DVD player (standered)
32
84.21%
XBOX
4
10.53%
PS2
1
2.63%
Don't have one
1
2.63%
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Old 12-13-01 | 03:30 PM
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DVD player or Game system?

Hey, I was just wondering what you all do.
Old 12-13-01 | 03:40 PM
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DVD player - standalone.

I'll be picking up a PS2 soon, and getting a progressive scan player when I get my widescreen. But I'll always use standalones for DVDs, and consoles for games.
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I have two, regular DVD players... I don't think I've ever watched a DVD through my PS2.
Old 12-13-01 | 03:41 PM
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Stand alone player that I've have for 3 years. Game systems should just play games IMO. I don't want to pay $100 for features like a DVD Player and Hard Drive that I wouldn't get much use out of. I got my GC for 199.99 and 2 mem cards for $30 and that's all I'll ever need.
Old 12-13-01 | 04:27 PM
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I don't want to pay $100 for features like a DVD Player and Hard Drive that I wouldn't get much use out of. I got my GC for 199.99 and 2 mem cards for $30 and that's all I'll ever need.

Amen to that... One of my many arguments for the cube...it's a game console...it was made for one thing, and one thing only...gaming.
Old 12-13-01 | 04:56 PM
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I have a dvd player, xbox, and PS2. I use my dvd player for watching movies at home. I take my PS2 on vacations with me to watch movies in the hotel room since it's small and I have every type of t.v. connection for it.
Old 12-13-01 | 06:42 PM
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I use a standalone player in the living room. My roommate has an XBOX and so do I, so his is in the living room and I use mine in my room. Sometimes I use the one in my room to watch DVDs. I'll also take it with me when I go see my parents so that I can watch movies or play games while I'm there.(My parents don't have a DVD player).

I can understand the arguments of not wanting to play DVDs in a console, but the hard drive is used a whole lot more than people think. It's only going to be used more as games progress.
Old 12-13-01 | 09:37 PM
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I have four DVD players, so I really don't see myself using a PS2 to watch movies.
Old 12-13-01 | 09:47 PM
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i have a PS2, dvd-rom, and a stand-alone player. I usually use my PS2 since it is in my bedroom and I like to watch movies in my room rather than downstairs in the living room. So I get good use out of the PS2 dvd player, so does my best friend since it's his only dvd player is his PS2.
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Got a Sony DVP5600 with an X-box on top of it and a Cube right next to it.
It doesnt seem to mind though.
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hands down my DVD player
Old 12-13-01 | 10:50 PM
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Between my roommate and myself, we have four DVD players in our dorm room. One on each of our computers, my Sony DVP-S360 and my PS2. The only time I use my PS2 for DVDs is if I'm going home for a weekend or a short break(thanksgiving) but over Christmas break I'll bring the PS2, DVD player and my computer, as my parent's computer is wicked old.

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