Gadgetory

hey everyone I'm Jeff Bakalar today I'm taking a look at the games Vanguard personal gaming environment look at this thing alright so I know the first thing you're thinking what in the hell is this it's ok I've gotten that reaction plenty of times before the way I best describe it this is like an Xbox suitcase basically that's all it is the company games they've built an LED TV into one end of this case and then on the other end is a padded section that you can sit a console now this is only going to work with an Xbox 360 or a slim version of the PlayStation 3 you might be able to get away with using the newest slim ps3 but because there's these velcro straps up here you might run into a problem when you're sliding back and forth the disc tray anyway these straps keep the console in place when you're traveling and that's about it it's kind of self-explanatory what you're getting right here now games that's G a EMS that's the company's name to make two versions of these personal gaming environments or pges for short this is the larger one it's a special edition version that has halo licensing so there's all these UNC s branding on this this goes for three hundred and fifty dollars for the 19 inch screen they make a lower end model called the century and that's 15 point five inches and that's going to cost two hundred and fifty dollars now each one of these comes with a small HDMI cable that hooks the console up to the built-in screen it also includes a small remote control but you're probably never going to use it because you're going to be so close to this thing that's how I imagine most people will play it now if you look up front there's dual headphone jacks which is actually pretty awesome if you're playing with a friend and you can share the audio now this thing is faa-approved you can bring it on a plane it packs up quickly it sets up pretty quick all you need is two outlets power for the console obviously and power for the screen there's no battery packs or anything like this now while this is a great way to transport your console it's tough to play it on a bus or plane you need about three square feet of space to make it comfortable so you're better off just waiting until you arrive at your destination to play carrying this thing is about 20 pounds when all the accessories and the console is loaded in without a console it's about nine pounds now there's two foam sleeves that come included they sit on either side of the console when traveling you're going to put your wires in here you're going to put a controller in here and that's about it you don't want to over pack these because you risk damaging the screen when this is all closed up there's only a few inches of room in between the screen and the sleeves so you got to be careful now when you're playing you have the option to make use of this kickstand around back that's going to change the viewing angle from about a hundred and two degrees to 90 degrees now the screen looks pretty good as you can see for the most part but there's a lot of light leakage around the perimeter of the screen when you're playing a dark game you'll actually really notice it a lot especially if you're also in a dark room it kind of sucks but it's not a deal-breaker also there's a bunch of blue LEDs that sort of flank the screen they're kind of annoying as well but that's nothing a little electrical tape can't cure now these products are hit with pro gamers also military members who are away for a long period of time and don't have access to consoles the way you and I do now it might not be the best gift for a casual gamer I mean let's be honest you need to be a pretty dedicated player to own one of these contraptions but at the end of the day this PG is probably the most practical solution to making a home console something it's not intended to be and that's a portable device that's going to do it for me make sure you read the rest of the review for a much more in-depth take this has been the games Vanguard PGE I'm Jeff Bakalar and thanks for watching