Is your computer in your living room?

[Tux]

If not...why not?
its where its supposed to be

[Tux]

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Escrito originalmente por Tux:

nope...The 'living room' was orginally a place for people to entertain each other because for the most part others WHERE the entertainment, there was no TV, there was no computers.

Now that is a incomplete reference to the history of the living room orginally it was where EVERYTHING happend but that is going back farther but in some ways is what I am suggesting it should be now

So...basically...you're mad no one cares about random facts. This is about where you keep your PC, not where living rooms originated.

ok that was a bit off topic.

[Perquisitore]

But you can do the same even if you have your computer in your bedroom. We don't connect anything to our TV because this... TV is bleg very bad (we have two from this label and both are bad), I've tried to put my PS3 and it doesn't work lol. But we tried to do something similar to your setup in this case. So you can watch movies, see photos, stay with your family or whatever in the living room.
Except for this families personal work places, it sounds again a bit... cybercafé and for that you have bedrooms. If I have to tell something to my parents, I get up of my chair and I go to tell them or talk about things.
I don't know, what are you saying seems a bit too... organized? Even a bit robotic? At least to me.

[Tux]

Escrito originalmente por Perquisitore.:

But you can do the same even if you have your computer in your bedroom. We don't connect anything to our TV because this... TV is bleg very bad (we have two from this label and both are bad), I've tried to put my PS3 and it doesn't work lol. But we tried to do something similar to your setup in this case. So you can watch movies, see photos, stay with your family or whatever in the living room.
Except for this families personal work places, it sounds again a bit... cybercafé and for that you have bedrooms. If I have to tell something to my parents, I get up of my chair and I go to tell them or talk about things.
I don't know, what are you saying seems a bit too... organized? Even a bit robotic? At least to me.

the 'den' would be very cyber cafe like and honestly I think that kicks ass.

Bottom line is what I want to do in my home that I spent a lot of money on is be able to watch TV and play computer games and talk to my house mates (or family) at the same time. A lot of people do in fact do that, in their bedrooms but that seems to me more like a series of mini homes connected together rather than a house.
Does that make sense?

I am single so my setup is more radical. I have literally everything in the living room, the bed, the computer (computer is my TV) and my bed is also my couch

[Perquisitore]

Well, it isn't my taste but if you like it is fine.

I do the second thing you've said. xD
Yeah, I guess this sounds well, I don't watch TV when I'm on my computer but I guess you can do that. I don't like to play videogames in the living room when we have guests, it seems a bit rude; but I guess you can do the set up you're saying and if you want to watch TV while talking with the family or friends is fine. You don't have to play videogames while you have guests anyway.

Well, I live with my parents and my brother so that's it. :p
Yeah, I have a TV-monitor in my bedroom though, but I don't usually watch TV in my bedroom. It's more for my videoconsoles and PC.

[Ubernerd Lucas]

Escrito originalmente por Tux:

If not...why not?
its where its supposed to be

I use a laptop that moves around a bit, but mostly stays on my dining room table until I get a desk.

[Tux]

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Well, it isn't my taste but if you like it is fine.

I do the second thing you've said. xD
Yeah, I guess this sounds well, I don't watch TV when I'm on my computer but I guess you can do that. I don't like to play videogames in the living room when we have guests, it seems a bit rude; but I guess you can do the set up you're saying and if you want to watch TV while talking with the family or friends is fine. You don't have to play videogames while you have guests anyway.

Well, I live with my parents and my brother so that's it. :p
Yeah, I have a TV-monitor in my bedroom though, but I don't usually watch TV in my bedroom. It's more for my videoconsoles and PC.

My home is and would be (if I had a family) a technology focused orgy. Namely because I spend nearly all my waking time behind one computer or another either playing a game, watching a movie or reading a book

[IcyGlare]

yep

[Tux]

I think if I was a custom builder what I would ask customers to do is this.

For a month that you would consider a 'normal' month set a stop watch to record how much time you spend doing various activities. That would give me an idea of where to put what.

I think that is what I am saying overall :)

[Perquisitore]

Your set up reminded to me these futuristics houses or something, so if that's what you want I guess you're doing it right. :p
And well, I don't know if I'm being a bit off-topic right now so... it it's like that I'll stop here.

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AND I see Valve trying to sell people a 'console' for the explict reason to 'get the PC into the living room'..derp...really? its like people need permission or something

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i really doubt that valve's plan is to put everyone in the living room at the same time for the sole purpose of verifying your belief that one's computer should be in the living room

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Escrito originalmente por Grox3000:

There are certain things you play/do on a computer in public, and there are things you don't.

Duke Nukem Forever is a fine example.

let me ask you something

why, why, why in the name of all that is good, why would you play that atrocity, one of the poorest excuses for a duke nukem game?

[Tux]

Escrito originalmente por Tony The Gay Pony:

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AND I see Valve trying to sell people a 'console' for the explict reason to 'get the PC into the living room'..derp...really? its like people need permission or something

i really doubt that valve's plan is to put everyone in the living room at the same time for the sole purpose of verifying your belief that one's computer should be in the living room [/quote]

GabeN said: 'a lot of our customers have expressed the desire to play PC games in the living room, Steam Machine is in hopes of filling that request'

(paraphrased)

So yeah...PC in the living room

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Escrito originalmente por Tony The Gay Pony:

i really doubt that valve's plan is to put everyone in the living room at the same time for the sole purpose of verifying your belief that one's computer should be in the living room

GabeN said: 'a lot of our customers have expressed the desire to play PC games in the living room, Steam Machine is in hopes of filling that request'

(paraphrased)

So yeah...PC in the living room [/quote][/quote]

not to disrespect gabe, but to be honest he probably doesn't give a damn where people have their computers

valve wouldn't have done the big picture project/steam machines if they didn't believe there was an audience (and therefore money) for it

[COW]

didnt read dont care

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Escrito originalmente por Grox3000:

Why is it such a big deal that our computers aren't in the living room? I like a bit of privacy every once in a while (No not that kind of privacy, pervs.)

besides, i don't think your mother wants to see you riding elephants while shooting down a bunch of asian people or playing cash cow 5000: advanced borefare

and i feel like if somebody's trying to watch TV at the same time as that it would just get annoying, and granted you can put in headphones i feel like a lot of people would prefer their nice surround sound speakers