So I decided to buy a psp. I got one of the new slim ones that came with the game daxter, and a memory card(1 gig) for only 200 bucks.
The thing is amazing. The graphics don't look like they should be coming out of something so small. I love the analog stick that it has(its a little nub thing but it works surprisingly well). I also bought the game metal gear portable ops and the graphics on that one are amazing too.(the game play is awesome too but it is of course metal gear so how couldn't it be. )
I do have a few gripes with it. The load times are pretty bad compared to a game boy, the wifi is a pain in the ass(it just doesn't seem to want to connect to my router), the browser is going to suck because of the way you input text(multiple presses like a cell phone? not that I would use it to browse anyway, I have a laptop with me 99% of the time) and the games are on funky little discs.
Other than that this thing is amazing. I've already put some videos on the memory card and the quality is just amazing. It would be perfect for a long trip or something.
So I decided to buy a psp. I got one of the new slim ones that came with the game daxter, and a memory card(1 gig) for only 200 bucks.
The thing is amazing. The graphics don't look like they should be coming out of something so small. I love the analog stick that it has(its a little nub thing but it works surprisingly well). I also bought the game metal gear portable ops and the graphics on that one are amazing too.(the game play is awesome too but it is of course metal gear so how couldn't it be. )
I do have a few gripes with it. The load times are pretty bad compared to a game boy, the wifi is a pain in the ass(it just doesn't seem to want to connect to my router), the browser is going to suck because of the way you input text(multiple presses like a cell phone? not that I would use it to browse anyway, I have a laptop with me 99% of the time) and the games are on funky little discs.
Other than that this thing is amazing. I've already put some videos on the memory card and the quality is just amazing. It would be perfect for a long trip or something.
So far its 200 bucks well spent.
I was thinking of getting one too, but they said I needed to a memory stick for playing games , for saves I supose, and special software if I wanted movies on it ... so I left the store to think about it some more... device : $278memory card 4gb with carry case $99 software arround $50
I'm thinking of buying a ps2. ive never played it, so all the games (to me) are new, cheap, and good. havent had a strictly game machine since the super nintendo....lol
I was thinking of getting one too, but they said I needed to a memory stick for playing games , for saves I supose, and special software if I wanted movies on it ... so I left the store to think about it some more... device : $278memory card 4gb with carry case $99 software arround $50
You dont need special software. All you need is the USB cable.(which you should just get with a starter pack or something. Usually comes with a case and other stuff for like $20)
Then you open it up as external drive, create a folder in the psp folder called Pics, Music, then you can just drag your stuff over. For videos you can just use this:
I spent right now about $250 for everything. 2 games, system, 1 gig memory card, and the starter pack that had a case, usb, screen protectors, and crappy headphones I'll never use.
Yeah i have a PSP but i only use it to listen to my music, well i did until i got an iPhone. Yeah i must agree that the graphics are rather surprising on that little thing but there aren't, in my opinion that many games on it that are any good and the ones that are come on PS2 which i think is better at play games then the PSP.
bah, never have been a Sony fan at all. but that starwars battle front game looks pretty cool. i have my Cowon D2 which is an MP3 Player and what more could i ask for?
$213(well spent i might add)
Touch Screen(320x240 Res.)
SD Card Slot(supports up to 16GB plus handles SDHC)
Yeah i have a PSP but i only use it to listen to my music, well i did until i got an iPhone. Yeah i must agree that the graphics are rather surprising on that little thing but there aren't, in my opinion that many games on it that are any good and the ones that are come on PS2 which i think is better at play games then the PSP.
It must just be the kind of games you like or something.
I literally have a list of about 30 games I plan to eventually buy. I'm an adventure, action game kind of guy.
bah, never have been a Sony fan at all. but that starwars battle front game looks pretty cool. i have my Cowon D2 which is an MP3 Player and what more could i ask for?
$213(well spent i might add)
Touch Screen(320x240 Res.)
SD Card Slot(supports up to 16GB plus handles SDHC)
52Hrs Music playback and 10Hrs of Video playback
Not really a good comparison. The PSP is first and foremost a game device. It does all of the other things too as a bonus. If I wanted something to only play movies, music I would have gotten just a media device but I wanted to play games.
From the pics I found the screen on that thing you have is really small, I dont think I would want to watch videos on it.
On further inspection(after getting it to connect to my wifi) the psp browser isn't completely useless. It needs a new flash player so it can go on my video podcast sites and youtube though.
I might use it to read a news site every now and then if I dont want to take out my laptop. It also has rss so I can just subscribe to a few sites and not have to type at all to see what I want.
I was looking at a new slim PSP at Wal-mart just the other night. As usual with most retail stores the people working in the area don't know enough about the gadgets to sell them since every question was replied with "I'm not sure."
Some questions:
Does it playback LAME encoded VBR mp3's well, such as no skipping, no clicking at the end of a track?
Is there gapless playback?
Does it read ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags?
Does is just playback MP3's only, or are there any other audio formats it supports?
Although for the price I'd rather just wait until Grand Theft Auto 4 is released then get a PS3.
although mine is just a MP3 Player and not a PGD(Portable Gaming Device) it is still worth it. believe me if you had a few mins. to mess with the Cowon D2 you'd adore it.
on to other matters the PSP is a good device at hand. i don't think it has gapless playback. i'm sure it can be added by Firmware update but hey idk... if Sony will do this as i think most users wouldn't care and wouldn't even know what gapless playback is(just means no pause between tracks).
PS3 is ahead now but god... the price is awful. Xbox 360 is a better buy.
I'm not sure what kind of tags my songs have to be honest. They were ripped in WMP.
If your MP3's were ripped and tagged by WMP then they should have ID3v2 tags. I don't know if it includes an ID3v1 tag or not.
Speaking of the XBOX 360 and PS3 I got an education at Wal-mart from a little kid (they should really hire him, if only that was legal) that told me the difference from the starting XBOX 360 that's under $300 and the one that's around $350. He said lower priced system sucked because it didn't really come with anything. He said what I pretty much already knew and that was wait for the PS3 to come down in price once more, then grab it and forget about the XBOX 360 altogether.
one of the reasons why PS3 is so... $$$ is the fact that it can play both DVD HD and BlueRay. actually the PS3 is the Cheapest BlueRay/DVD HD player out right now. PS3 is really a next in everything. plus... the Internet gaming Fee is free
one of the reasons why PS3 is so... $$$ is the fact that it can play both DVD HD and BlueRay. actually the PS3 is the Cheapest BlueRay/DVD HD player out right now. PS3 is really a next in everything. plus... the Internet gaming Fee is free
Partially wrong...it can only play Blu-Ray...not HD DVD.
What really kept me back from getting a 360 the other day besides that I'm not home very much is the fact that they have been known to break a lot. That and a bunch of games I want are ps3 only (mgs4, ratchet, socom and drake's fortune)
Also if you compare the high end elite xbox with hd dvd add on its more than the ps3. Plus the ps3 has built in wifi, can run an OS(would be cool to try), free online multi player.
In all seriousness I probably will go pick up a ps3 when the new socom game comes out. That game took over my life for like 3 months when it first came out (s3). I had to sell the thing to break the addiction(seriously..)
What really kept me back from getting a 360 the other day besides that I'm not home very much is the fact that they have been known to break a lot.
My friend had a 360..like one of the first ones that ran too hot...it literally "burned" a disc. He eventually got a new one, and it has been fine ever since. He came over and played Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, and Call of Duty 4 on my Vizio 42" LCD 1080P HDTV.....with 5.1 surround sound Let's just say HD has never looked so good!!!!!!!