Sooner or later, any parent hears his child's request to buy a game console. But if in the youth of parents the choice was very small, but now stores are simply bursting with the number of various models of game consoles. It is quite difficult to choose on your own from such a number, so you should first study the range of game consoles and their characteristics.
Types of game consoles
Game consoles are stationary and portable. Stationary models will not work without a TV. These include Dendy, Sega Megadrive, Sony Playstation 2, Sony Playstation 3, XBox 360. The image quality on the TV screen will be better, the child's eyes will be less tired. It is easy to select and connect various accessories for games to such models: steering wheel, pedals, pistol. The bad news is that stationary models cannot be taken with you on a trip, you cannot play on them on the way to work or on vacation. Another disadvantage of such models is that the TV is busy during games. This is solved only by the presence of a second TV set.
Portable game consoles do not connect to the TV. They have their own monitor and battery that needs to be recharged periodically. These consoles include good old Tetris, Sega Megadrive Portable, Sony Playstation Portable, Gameboy Advance. These models can be taken with you to the dacha, for a walk, to the clinic - wherever you need to "kill" time. You can connect additional cables to them for games together. As disadvantages of portable models, one can note their small screen, which can seriously impair vision, and a weak battery, which "sits down" at an unnecessary moment.
Price range
Prices for game consoles range from 400 to 21,000 rubles. Therefore, before buying, you should think about who the console is being purchased for. Very expensive game consoles are absolutely useless for a preschooler, and a teenager will be upset if a simple Dendy is bought for him.
You will need to buy various accessories for game consoles. It can be steering wheel or pedals, joysticks or pistols. It is also worth considering buying an additional memory card, because modern games are quite long and interesting. You can save the progress of the game on the memory card, because the child does not have to play all day long.
For a game console, you will have to purchase games, because there are usually few games in the internal memory of consoles, moreover, they are often short and uninteresting. Each game console model has its own range of games. Consider this when choosing a set-top box. The PS3 prefix will be the most interesting for the child; there are many toys in its library based on famous cartoons. The Nintendo Wii has the largest selection of games for kids of all ages, although the graphics are far from ideal.
Characteristics and design of game consoles
Only its characteristics are more important than the appearance of the console. The weakest in terms of graphics quality will be the Nintendo Wii game console. It does not support high resolution, and therefore can spoil both the child's vision and his mood. The video system of this model (ATI Hollywood GPU 243 MHz) is quite weak compared to the XBox 360 (ATI Radeon 500 MHz). In terms of performance, the most powerful console will be the PS3. But XBox 360 has a video accelerator that not only improves the quality of graphics, but also makes it possible to use the game console to the maximum (not only for games, but also as a multimedia center).
The design of game consoles is important for those who value style and maintain it in their apartment. The sleek lines of the XBox 360 or the beautiful silver PS2 body will go well with modern TVs. The noise from the consoles is not that high. But the compact Wii will be much quieter than the powerful Xbox.
