What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"?

GamerGuyX · 09-16-04, 06:55 PM

So uhh, hehe... what do you guys think of the

Phantom "Prototype"?

I'm sorry, I know its just a prototype. But jeez! Hot GLUE!?!

Some pics:

http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?im...pfM184X2wuanBn

http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?im...pfM18xX2wuanBn

http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?im...8xM19sLmpwZw==

http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?im...pfMV8xX2wuanBn

DaveW · 09-16-04, 07:20 PM

I could do something better myself, most of us could.

GlowStick · 09-16-04, 07:32 PM

As i expected.

Anyways,

When i look at the phantom i see they hired pritty decent computer modder, and told him to make something look cool.

The new phantom is exactly the same, however this time they bought a laptop and took out its guts.

**Raptorman** · 09-16-04, 07:52 PM

I'm going to try to forget about this thing just like I'm trying to forget DNF.

Edge · 09-16-04, 08:32 PM

Haha, not exactly the most elegant workmanship...but at least the outside looks pretty. But how powerful is this thing supposed to be? The specs looked pretty impressive back when the Xbox was released, but now with the Xbox 2 coming out in a bit over a year it probably will have a harder time matching up with the technology (not to mention the 4 ghz processors and 6800 cards...).

Edit: Oh, and I love this line from their article-

Quote:

What you see above is a Phantom Console that was loaned to us for the purpose of writing this article. The Phantom you see above is plugged in and "running", although we could never get it to POST.

Jeez, it's that large and heavy, and they couldn't even get the thing to work?!? Why didn't they at least stick an actual computer in there, at least then it would be functional

But does anyone else think it's funny that Phantom actually loaned HardOCP a prototype console when they took them to court less than a year ago? What in the hell are they thinking?

CaptNKILL · 09-16-04, 09:01 PM

My god... a Geforce FX 5600????

UUUGGGHHHHHHHH

Thats the biggest piece of crap card thats been made in the past 5 years. I had one.

That isnt a prototype. Its a joke. Theres no freaking way they can actually make something like that, and make it worth buying.

I hope, for everyone's sake, that this is always going to be vaporware. If its released, theres just going to be a lot of angry users and some scammers with their pockets full of cash.

Edge · 09-16-04, 11:46 PM

Wait...it honestly uses an FX5600? Buahaha, that's barely better than the Xbox's beefed up Geforce 3. Sheesh, does the thing even output to high resolution HDTV modes? What's the point of a PC in a box if it can't output at above 480p, even the Xbox can do that and supposedly Xbox 2/PS3 games will be 1080i native. This thing would be so outdated by the time it's released that there really wouldn't be any point to it, the advantage consoles have is that they're able to offer very advanced technology for the price, but this thing doesn't look like it comes anywhere near that goal (especially if it retails for $200 with a monthly charge like they're planning).

CaptNKILL · 09-17-04, 12:27 AM

Oh ya, anyone notice... no CD drive. Only an 80Gb hard drive and an internet connection (which is fake\non-functional in this prototype)... yes, you must download all of your games.

Edge · 09-17-04, 12:56 AM

Oh, so it's like a forced version of Steam then, except with monthly payments (and apperently less games

)

-=DVS=- · 09-17-04, 02:03 AM

Interesting idea , with wrong people and hardware

Also looked at they site so called better version of Phantom got spec similar to Xbox , its already outdated for current games not to mention future

* AMD® Athlon™ XP 2500+ central processing unit (CPU)
* NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5700 Ultra graphics processing unit (GPU)
* NVIDIA nForce™2 Ultra 400 platform processor
* 256 MB RAM
* 40 GB local content cache
* Microsoft Windows XP® Embedded Operating System
* Dynamic, personalized user interfaces customizable for age, gender or technical expertise
* Lapboard, mouse and game pad included

* HDTV and Dolby® Digital 5.1 compatible
* Works with any consumer-standard broadband Internet Service Provider (ISP): DSL or faster

**vampireuk** · 09-17-04, 02:33 AM

Smokey · 09-17-04, 02:46 AM

Was it not Hardocp that wrote sometime ago that this thing was one big con? Now they have one for preview

09-16-04, 06:55 PM	#1
GamerGuyX Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kentwood, Michigan Posts: 4,200	What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"? So uhh, hehe... what do you guys think of the Phantom "Prototype"? I'm sorry, I know its just a prototype. But jeez! Hot GLUE!?! Some pics: http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?im...pfM184X2wuanBn http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?im...pfM18xX2wuanBn http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?im...8xM19sLmpwZw== http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?im...pfMV8xX2wuanBn __________________ [COLOR="Red"][SIZE="4"]People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people. -[B] V[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [url="http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_list.php?s=&t=35216"]Folding for Team# 35216 : NvNews + OSNN + SP[/URL] Last edited by GamerGuyX; 09-16-04 at 07:08 PM.

09-16-04, 07:20 PM	#2
DaveW Its me! Hurray! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brit in USA Posts: 1,203	Re: What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"? I could do something better myself, most of us could. __________________ Core2 Q9400 @ 3.0, eVGA GTX 260, 4G DDR 800, Vista64

09-16-04, 07:32 PM	#3
GlowStick CoD4! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 5,786	Re: What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"? As i expected. Anyways, When i look at the phantom i see they hired pritty decent computer modder, and told him to make something look cool. The new phantom is exactly the same, however this time they bought a laptop and took out its guts. __________________ Intel i7-2600K, Corsair 8Gig, Corsair H100, Corsair 650D, Corsair HX750, ATi 6970, WD Caviar Black 2TB Sony Vaio SB: i7, 8Gig, Intel 320 300gig

09-16-04, 07:52 PM	#4
Raptorman Former Marine Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Jonesville, VA Posts: 783	Re: What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"? I'm going to try to forget about this thing just like I'm trying to forget DNF. __________________ Southern Motorsports - My Shop Southern Motorsports Facebook Formerly Serving The U.S. Marine Corps Not As Mean, Not As Lean, But Still A Marine 0331 Ramadi 2006, 22 MEU 2007 3rd Battalion 8th Marines WPNS CO "Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They're aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They've got really short hair and they always go for the throat." RAdm. "Jay" R. Stark, USN; 10 November 1995

09-16-04, 09:01 PM	#6
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"? My god... a Geforce FX 5600???? UUUGGGHHHHHHHH Thats the biggest piece of crap card thats been made in the past 5 years. I had one. That isnt a prototype. Its a joke. Theres no freaking way they can actually make something like that, and make it worth buying. I hope, for everyone's sake, that this is always going to be vaporware. If its released, theres just going to be a lot of angry users and some scammers with their pockets full of cash. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

09-16-04, 11:46 PM	#7
Edge 3d animator for hire! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,564	Re: What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"? Wait...it honestly uses an FX5600? Buahaha, that's barely better than the Xbox's beefed up Geforce 3. Sheesh, does the thing even output to high resolution HDTV modes? What's the point of a PC in a box if it can't output at above 480p, even the Xbox can do that and supposedly Xbox 2/PS3 games will be 1080i native. This thing would be so outdated by the time it's released that there really wouldn't be any point to it, the advantage consoles have is that they're able to offer very advanced technology for the price, but this thing doesn't look like it comes anywhere near that goal (especially if it retails for $200 with a monthly charge like they're planning).

09-17-04, 12:27 AM	#8
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"? Oh ya, anyone notice... no CD drive. Only an 80Gb hard drive and an internet connection (which is fake\non-functional in this prototype)... yes, you must download all of your games. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

09-17-04, 12:56 AM	#9
Edge 3d animator for hire! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,564	Re: What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"? Oh, so it's like a forced version of Steam then, except with monthly payments (and apperently less games )

09-17-04, 02:03 AM	#10
-=DVS=- .:. Lafiel .:. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Outerspace Posts: 3,009	Re: What Are Your Guys Thoughts On the Phantom "Prototype"? Interesting idea , with wrong people and hardware Also looked at they site so called better version of Phantom got spec similar to Xbox , its already outdated for current games not to mention future * AMD® Athlon™ XP 2500+ central processing unit (CPU) * NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5700 Ultra graphics processing unit (GPU) * NVIDIA nForce™2 Ultra 400 platform processor * 256 MB RAM * 40 GB local content cache * Microsoft Windows XP® Embedded Operating System * Dynamic, personalized user interfaces customizable for age, gender or technical expertise * Lapboard, mouse and game pad included * HDTV and Dolby® Digital 5.1 compatible * Works with any consumer-standard broadband Internet Service Provider (ISP): DSL or faster __________________ *.:. Lian Li X500FX .:. i7 2600k* .:. PNY GTX 680 .:. Corsair DDR3 8GB .:. Silverstone 800W PSU .:. Asus P8P67-M Pro .:. Crucial M4 SSD 512GB .:.**

09-17-04, 02:33 AM	#11
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09-17-04, 02:46 AM	#12
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