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VRX MACH 4 Brings 4 Screens 2 Forza 2 4 U

MaggieAcoetes — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:38:06 MDT

Comment on VRX MACH 4 Brings 4 Screens 2 Forza 2 4 U I would buy it and put it in my car!

MaggieAcoetes

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Hills — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:37:59 MST

Too bad that steering wheel is crap...heres a hint, if you buy this, buy a ps3...then get Grand Tourismo 5 and use the Logitech G25..then you got yourself a setup.

And I am not a fanboy...I have that steering wheel sitting in a closet in my house.

Hills

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fuchikoma — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:27:41 MST

@burningranger01:
Like this?
[gathering.tweakers.net]

fuchikoma

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Keegs79 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:02:02 MST

I WANT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keegs79

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burningranger01 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:38:39 MST

You know thats cool in all, but I wish this type of shit would go more into the unrealistic shit we cant do, such as virtual on piloting or ace combat games.
wait this is a at home thing right?**reads again**

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fuchikoma — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:12:51 MST

@Tenshigami:
Actually, I think that's exactly what it does.
Those look like Elites, so I guess it'd be about $2000 worth of 360s, but there's no reason synching them would cost extra apart from programming time. I remember reading that Forza could do that already some time ago.

I made a network-synchronized MP3 player in Java for an assignment once, and it only took a couple of days... (trust me, you don't want it. It's command-line, barely finished, and LAN only, but did make for a decent ghetto surroundsound effect...) I'd imagine technically, it could just work by setting one console with the controller as the master, and then streaming control data and opponent movements to the other boxes, treating it like a replay with a slightly different camera angle. With a bit of hacking you could probably do it to most networkable games with a replay function that isn't horribly bloated replay-data-wise.

fuchikoma

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reddevil — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:01:51 MST

I think you can actually install another screen and put it behind you, and that acts as the rear part of the car. How awesome is that...you actually look behind yourself and see a car coming towards you.

reddevil

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IntelSilver — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:53:38 MST

My Lord that Microsoft wheel is horrible. I would get that same setup with a Logitech G25 and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and then 5 complete, once it's out.

IntelSilver

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techknight — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:46:21 MST

I emailed VRX earlier today and they just sent me a PDF order form for the MACH 4. The price:

$24,995

It's actually not too horrible for what you get... But it's still out of my price range. There's a choice between Black & Red or Black & Grey seats.

techknight

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FP mind in rewind — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:29:11 MST

@Lilinka: It handles the fourth display (the rear-view mirror), as mentioned in the article.

So, does this thing have an ashtray?

FP mind in rewind

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SwapMeet — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:15:26 MST

I have the exact same setup, only without the TV and sound equipment. Hehe. I do have the VRX Racing seat though. It's awesome.

SwapMeet

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tetracycloide — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:46:25 MST

damn the budget, what we're doing is more important than money

tetracycloide

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JimmyPageJun1or — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:48:04 MST

$10,000+

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Lilinka — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:47:09 MST

I'm just curious why -4- 360s, I see the need for three, you have 3 displays; but what does the 4th handle? Do you really need a whole 4th system to handle the sound and other simulation load?

Lilinka

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Parsifal — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:42:44 MST

It would be extra sweet if someone with absolutely no "skizzells" whatsoever bought this hoping it would compensate for such...and finding out it didn't.

Parsifal

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okenny :) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:22:35 MST

@daddybojangles: Yes, you have to throw it all away but on the bright side, I know the number of a service you can call that will come to your house and dispose of it for free.

okenny :)

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RigorMortis — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:16:49 MST

Bose is shit but the rest of the setup made me hard.

RigorMortis

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Cloral — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:03:28 MST

Oi, worst thread title ever.

Cloral

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Ghostyghost — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:59:54 MST

Just think of how much of an elitist jerk you could be with that set-up.

Ghostyghost

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globel — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:46:52 MST

how do you link xbox360's? is there a titorial. or has this companey hierd its own set of engineers out side of Microsoft to make them work together. This is the only thing i have seen to reease to public inking xbox's seems like a waist of technology

globel

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JasonTerminator — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:42:19 MST

@-EDGE-:

Dear Reviewer,

Please accept this set of 901's for review. Please do not discard the "special reviewer packaging material". You can tell the difference between normal packaging material and "special reviewer packaging material" due to the unique green hue of said material. The presidents and other notable individuals on the material only showcase the class of said product and should be taken into consideration for the review. James Madison in particular is a special token of our appreciation. We're sure you'll use this valuable information to create a "fair and balanced" review of our product.

Thank you,
Bose

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m3rcer — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:32:33 MST

Just needs to somehow simulate g-force and inertia - I'd say throw it on an old Galaxy Force 2 hydraulic cab FTW!

m3rcer

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HfAsianInvasion — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:32:06 MST

Oh. Pfft, I'm not buying it then if it doesn't have 4 full sized screens.

HfAsianInvasion

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gils0n — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:25:52 MST

@jajimo:

The 4th is the mini screen next to the steering wheel for rear view mirror.

gils0n

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HfAsianInvasion — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:19:03 MST

It says 4 Screens in the Title, but the Article says it only has 3 Sharp Aquous LCDs...

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Guizzy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:17:18 MST

Ahhh, Forza 2... Easily the best car simulator on the market (and in the forseeable future if the GT5 demo is an indicator).

It just happens that they forgot to make it fun.

Guizzy

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Tenshigami — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:04:19 MST

Wait. 4 Xbox 360s and 4 copies of Forza 2...

What good does that do you exactly?

Is there some way to use that to have each 360 run in unison, displaying different parts of your view, and each one not just playing an entirely different session of the game?

As a college student studying programming, I know what I described is entirely possible, but it'd pretty much cost the consumer just as much as a real car, if not more.

Tenshigami

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bluesquareapple — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:57:01 MST

This thing is $24,995. I saw it posted on a car forum for a sale directly from VirtualRacerX.com. Would be better off buying a trashed doner car that is not rusted with a chassis that can handle a V8, a high end V8 and invest a little bit of extra money polishing up the rest of the car. Then you can actually race..

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Luis — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:55:09 MST

FYI, you need a separate xbox for each tv. One xbox can't process that much info. I remember hearing about it when 1up went to go test it out. They had the setup at the Forza offices.

While I'm sure Bose is a quality sounding speaker, I believe there are much better brands out there and they are just running on their name at this point.

Luis

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hibikir — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:49:14 MST

If someone is going to spend a fortune on this, why not get good speakers, instead of some awful Bose system?

You can get much better sound than that AcousticMass POS for half the price.

hibikir

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Tonx — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:48:45 MST

Wow. Hey, at a tech demo at one of the last E3's, the PS3 was touted as being able to handle two displays at once. Is that still a feature?
Because I'd much rather run a GT5 rig on a pair of PS3's than this.

Tonx

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fuchikoma — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:47:22 MST

@NotAZombie:
Sorry... I WANT a 360, but I can't convince myself it's worth it yet. It used to just be that most owners I knew had lost one, but IRL and online it seems the average owner is now on their THIRD unit! Nothing fails that much!

Sweet games, sweet specs, bad solder, atrocious cooling, hit & miss warranty support, and even if they fix all that, they still scratch discs without being moved. :/

It's not a loyalty issue - any day now I'm going to order some old and out of print 360 games so I'll have them when MS gets it right... I want to play now, I might even pay for Live against my better judgement, but that thing's a timebomb of defects. It has to be said so they hopefully don't (already?) decide it's more profitable to sell everyone 3 consoles and a couple of each game. I know they extended the RROD warranty, but too many people decide they'd rather buy a replacement today than wait weeks/months for a refurb.

fuchikoma

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sandwiches — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:35:17 MST

Dumb.

sandwiches

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Sparx — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:23:38 MST

If you would actually put up the money for this, you're a moron. You'd be better off just going out and buying a fucking car.

Sparx

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kw4k — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:23:23 MST

@DigitalHero: i would prefer GT5 too. FM2 is kinda meh for me

kw4k

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TrettOff — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:14:30 MST

@hondo: Less electricity than two high-end video cards (to drive four screens) and less than four PS3s...

TrettOff

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Akmed — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:07:26 MST

@DigitalHero:

exactly what i was thinking...

Akmed

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MASOCHIST187 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:05:55 MST

The fact they they even made this and give people options when ordering means that (hopefully) they have done some research and beleive that there is a market for it.....

And to those arguing about Bose, I personally have no idea but a friend of mine who is a stereo freak has a favorite saying, "no highs, no lows, must be Bose".

MASOCHIST187

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-EDGE- — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:58:15 MST

@Rambozo:

Again, to each his own. But I fail to see how the 901 could be one of the highest rated speakers on the market by just every audiophile or reviewer. Let alone just simply listening to the quality in person. Audio is largely a matter of opinion though (isn't everything?).

But I digress, the discussion is not about audio components it is about this kickass racing setup!

Carry on.

-EDGE-

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daddybojangles — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:57:06 MST

@NotAZombie: A 360 thread on kotaku and no mention of the RRoD??? Hearsay! Blashphemy! Shennanigans!

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Gouki4u's avatar has a severe case of Jekyll and Hyde — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:53:55 MST

Impressive, but ultimately it falls short because the one thing racing sims need to simulate the most just can't be done. Momentum. Until there is a racing sim that can make me actually feel like I'm drifting through a corner I don't see the point in these extravagant setups.

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Duff-Man — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:49:53 MST

"We don't know the price, but then again, we kind of don't want to"
If you have to ask, you can't afford it

@DigitalHero: "Wow, I would rather have Gran Turismo 5 in that setup though"
Do you even know if GT 5 will support a 4 display setup?

Duff-Man

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jgross — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:49:27 MST

"Beverage Containment System"

Brilliant.

jgross

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Rambozo — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:49:15 MST

@-EDGE-:

Bose speakers are overpriced, made of cheap parts, and have mediocre performance.

Rambozo

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Dreamwriter — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:49:12 MST

They half-assed it - only one rear-view mirror!

Dreamwriter

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kcm117 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:48:31 MST

lol on the website they call the fans a "Virtual Wind System"....they are just fans!

Nice setup though, but i'd never buy it...

kcm117

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the-hypnotoad — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:47:35 MST

@hondo: And how would you hear the game over the noise of the dvd drives?

And talk about 'single point of failure' - as soon as one 360 red rings you've got a whole bunch of wasted TVs, speakers, and fancy aluminum tubes.

Of course if you're a car nut and you've got the cash this looks like a whole lot of fun.

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NPC — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:46:56 MST

This is awesome, but I think it's actually possible to go up to six screens(which would surround you entirely).

NPC

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NotAZombie — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:46:11 MST

@fuchikoma: @daddybojangles: Damn I thought we could make it through one whole thread.

NotAZombie

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daddybojangles — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:43:38 MST

If one 360 RRoDs does it ruin the whole set up?

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-EDGE- — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:43:30 MST

@Rambozo:

Hey to each their own. But I have a set of Bose 901's in my setup and they are some kick ass speakers. Admittedly though I have no idea how good the Bose Acoustimass systems are.

-EDGE-

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PissedPS3Fan — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:43:12 MST

Virtual Wind System? Seriously?

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fuchikoma — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:42:39 MST

1500 WATT TACTILE VIBRATION SYSTEM?!
I made a 75 watt system at home, and if I crank it 3/4 up with one transducer, it is EXHAUSTING, numbing, and probably unhealthy. Is this overkill with emphasis on kill, or I would home most of the power goes to the speakers?

It looks like a beautiful rig, but I have to take the obvious stab and say - 4 360s? Does that mean you have about a 120% chance of it breaking in the first couple years? :(

fuchikoma

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NotAZombie — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:42:26 MST

@hondo: But how much money do you have to have in the first place to get this?

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bostano — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:42:19 MST

I'll take a new Nissan GTR, thanks.

bostano

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Herodito — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:42:09 MST

Why 4?

So that you can sell the other 3 :D $$$ ?!

Herodito

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hondo — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:38:57 MST

Four 360's? How high would you're electricity bill be after playing this for a few hours?

$$$$

hondo

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Rambozo — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:37:47 MST

It was looking good, but then came the Bose part.

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Luis — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:36:36 MST

This company will probably sell 5 of these. . .if they're lucky.

Cool but will this really make you a better Forza player or give you equal amounts of satisfaction for the cost?

Luis

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-EDGE- — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:36:07 MST

I think I see the next "Win This" from Kotaku! Plz :)

-EDGE-

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DigitalHero — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:35:26 MST

Wow, I would rather have Gran Turismo 5 in that setup though.

DigitalHero

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kw4k — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:34:05 MST

@kw4k: scratch that, i would just go out and buy the real car(s)

kw4k

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kw4k — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:33:46 MST

if i were rich, i would buy

kw4k