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The driving physics are TERRIBLE. The only car which drives well is the Corvette and the sports cars.

The moving physics are terrible. Its so inaccurate you can't even walk along a roof without falling off if near the ledge.

The flying physics of the Helicopters SUCKS - which is a shame cause Vice City got it right.

Why is there no Hydra jet anymore? We could damn near have an AIR WAR OVER LIBERTY CITY 10 times better than WARHAWK if only we had Hydra Jets.


This big assed TV doesn't make the game any better.]]>May 8th 2008 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/
And have you ever tried to take an old low rider for an aggressive drive around town in real life? I bet you couldn't nail a 90 degree corner going 80mph in that either. Unless of course you tried using the brake, which wait a minute, that's just like in the game!]]>May 8th 2008 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/the best way to be famous is being infamous]]>May 8th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/
It completely sucks.

You're better off with a solid piece of screen real estate, even if it is at a MUCH smaller size. Those black bars are completely awful.]]>May 8th 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/]]>May 8th 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/2. ???????
3. profit!]]>May 8th 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/
As much as I love GTA IV, I've been pretty frustrated with the aliasing. It's much worse than other PS3 games, and becomes very noticeable when it's blown up to that size. Remember, bigger is better, but it also shows graphic imperfections, and there are plenty in GTA IV (As opposed to Uncharted, which looks gorgeous.)]]>May 8th 2008 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/
I have a 360 and use a 120" screen. I honestly still think my picture is pretty clear, actually very clear. GTA IV although does seem to be a tad too dark I have a DLP projector, running at 1080p. What resolution are you running in? I'm actually floored by my picture.]]>May 8th 2008 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.eternal-champions.com/images/den_football_madness.jpg
It also rock an HTPC with single center and 4 head DVI cards driving those bad boyz. I helped him put it together, so I get a lifetime visitors pass. Oh and "Hannibal the beast dog" likes me too ;^)...]]>May 8th 2008 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/
I would rather play a game using the worst SVGA projector available than that setup.]]>May 8th 2008 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/
Would still be cooler on a 100"+ HD projection...]]>May 8th 2008 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/ http://youtube.com/watch?v=DyD2vGTnEFk]]>May 8th 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/Don't get me wrong, it looks fancy, but all that money could be better spent.

If you want to do clustered graphics look at something like the Equalizer API, which does this sort of thing and so much more without the issues of GL library proxying...

http://www.equalizergraphics.com/]]>May 8th 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/$10k cost, the insane amount of cables, the huge amount of electricity it uses and heat it generates, and just the overall complexity of the whole setup.

Just get a short-throw 1080p front projector and set it up in rear-projection mode. Simple, looks better, much cheaper, and better than this junk in just about every way.]]>May 8th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/
i can see the usefulness when there are multiple sources, but not for something like the above-pictured gaming.]]>May 8th 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/In the case of GTA, yes, the resolution doesn't get better, but if you had photos from a 12+ megapixel camera, only a tiled-display wall could show it at full res.]]>May 8th 2008 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/

ah... I see so he can concentrate on one display only without having to see the damn grid ]]>May 8th 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 8th 2008 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/hiperspace-monitor-wall-makes-a-great-grand-theft-auto-iv-canvas/May 9th 2008 12:54AM