This Nerd Heard…

Ok, I am loathe to admit it, but I just barely started playing World of Warcraft.  I had played previously, using a 10 day trial from a friend.  At the time I played, I was in a situation that granted me a lot of free time to play around on computers but I couldn’t really do anything else.  So, I played a lot during those 10 days.  A friend from work indicated he wanted some help, so I thought I’d try and catch up to him while he is away in China for business.  I found out from an email today that I have a lot of catching up to do.  I won’t be caught up before he comes back.  Maybe I’ll catch up during my medical leave.

So why am I confessing this?  I am beginning to wonder if I am becoming a luddite or something.  I’m completely behind technologically.  I haven’t bought a new computer in over 4 years.  Well, unless you count my Xbox360.  Can I really consider myself a computer geek or a nerd? I don’t know.

Well, I never ended up sending my Xbox360 in because the problem is now happening with my brother’s xbox also.  So, I just assume that the problem has to do with an incompatibility with how my TV handles 1080i.  Crazy since my native resolution is supposed to be 1080i on the thing.

A coworker of mine, howver, has had a major hardware problem.  That is when we discovered that the manufacturer’s warranty is only for a period of 90 days.  Even the original Xbox had a warranty of 1 year.  His problem appears to be related to the audio/video cards.  It cost him $130 to have it fixed.  You can read his post here.

He goes on to state that in 5 years time, an xbox 360 is way more expensive to match the features for a PS3.  My only argument is not everyone wants everything the PS3 has.  They may not need it.  My other argument is that I don’t believe for an instant that their online matchmaking / game playing will be free.  If it is, I am sure that other consoles will follow suit.