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McLaren

Dec 21st, 2004, 04:13 PM

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000510024287/

http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/9784670691380881.jpg

TenzoR

Dec 21st, 2004, 04:19 PM

old school (grey on the top left corner) = best handheld ever

dell

Dec 21st, 2004, 05:28 PM

Great review with some cool pics.

airblade90

Dec 21st, 2004, 05:40 PM

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000510024287/

http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/9784670691380881.jpg
Thanks, I like the pics !!

d_jedi

Dec 21st, 2004, 06:07 PM

That's a serious fanb0i review.. no objective journalism there!

felix

Dec 21st, 2004, 10:02 PM

I like the layout of the review. No need to click Next, Next, Next, ...

Kenneth

Dec 21st, 2004, 10:54 PM

Supra_KL

Dec 21st, 2004, 11:04 PM

http://psp.ign.com/articles/574/574557p1.html

PSP battery test...

slippy

Dec 21st, 2004, 11:08 PM

ah802

Dec 21st, 2004, 11:48 PM

It's availablility and cost... can this be purchased before Christmas?

d_jedi

Dec 21st, 2004, 11:51 PM

It's availablility and cost... can this be purchased before Christmas?

Nope.. I dunno why everyone's so excited over a product that we can't even buy yet..

sfu_lifer

Dec 22nd, 2004, 04:41 AM

Nope.. I dunno why everyone's so excited over a product that we can't even buy yet..
Because it looks sexy. I doubt N's dominance is over. The backwards compatibility, touch screen, double the battery life and the Nintendo exclusives still carry a LOT of weight.
I was just reading on engadget how movies (so far) will only play in 320x240 mode when run off the expensive memory stick pro duos and how movies @30fps are ballooning to over 1GB per 90 minute movie :(
I don't want movies at QVGA. My PDA can easily do that
:evil:

bluetroll

Dec 22nd, 2004, 12:58 PM

sfu_lifer

Dec 22nd, 2004, 04:08 PM

OMG..... I WANT ONE!!!!!

ya and their right.... the only beef is the freakin expensive mem sticks.... they've already dropped in price... as i've been watching b/c i need one for my dsc-p100.... but still rather expensive when compared to other types of flash media....
This is the MEMORY STICK PRO DUO, and not just any ol' memory stick. It's like half the length and so far maxes out at 1GB at $349US :-0

Fantaz

Dec 22nd, 2004, 05:26 PM

I can't wait! PSP is going to be big!

elty

Dec 22nd, 2004, 11:13 PM

it would be perfect if PSP comes with touchscreen and longer battery life

for now, altho it looks good... i wont buy it.

bluetroll

Dec 23rd, 2004, 09:44 AM

the one thing that would make this system really sweet was if they were to use a flip up screen instead. like the DS or SP

TenzoR

Dec 23rd, 2004, 09:48 AM

i predict a price drop for DS right on PSP launch

poppa

Dec 23rd, 2004, 10:06 AM

Nintendo's handheld dominance is over; the picture below sealed the deal:

http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3463683147171125.jpg

In the original pic; I know all of the systems except the one below the GBA SP?

If you are talking about the retro GBA, the one below it is the Neo Geo Pocket. I think they are missing the Sega Nomad, but what is the one below the <a href=../autolink/redirectpage.php?linkid=33 target=_blank>Indigo</a> GBA?

sfu_lifer

Dec 23rd, 2004, 01:24 PM

Anyone know when Sony is putting out alternate colors?
They were showing off different ones at E3 and the TGS earlier this year. I want the yellow or white PSP :).

babaji

Dec 23rd, 2004, 11:40 PM

i predict a price drop for DS right on PSP launch

hehe, and that is when I will be getting a DS. :cheesygri

RSD

Dec 24th, 2004, 12:16 AM

this is what proves the PSP dominance
http://img158.exs.cx/img158/3576/pspvsds1no.gif

Supra_KL

Dec 24th, 2004, 12:26 AM

this is what proves the PSP dominance
http://img158.exs.cx/img158/3576/pspvsds1no.gif

haha

IVNP

Dec 24th, 2004, 01:08 AM

I wonder which one would break first.......hehe :D

Trajectory

Dec 24th, 2004, 02:57 AM

I'm so getting one when it gets released here. But... while researching for memorystick pro duo... this caught my eye...

-512 MB maximum storage capacity with 460 MB available

my eyes kinda poped out at that moment... 52megs gone?!? WTF!... then I clicked the little link beside the statement:

-Memory Stick® Media Storage Capacity
Available storage capacity of Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™, Memory Stick Duo™ and Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media may vary. A portion of the memory is used for data management functions. Actual available memory in MBs is: 32=30, 64=61, 128=123, 256=220, 512=460, 1024=940

that's 94%, 95%, 96%, 85%, 90%, 92% respectively. For someone who's used to getting 242mb out of a 256mb sd card... that's quite a shocker. I mean, up to 128mb you get mid 90%, which is quite acceptable. But 220 out of a 256?!?, not to mention 460 out of a 512? That's loosing 52megs! And the other thing is, CC currently has the 512mb Pro Duo for $149. 512mb sd card costs $50-60. Someone needs to make an MS Pro Duo -> SD adapter very very soon.

Sigh...
~T~

P.S. Above information obtained at Sony's Site (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=dcc_DIMemoryStickMedia_MemorySt ickProDuomedia&Dept=dcc_DIDigitalCameras)

sfu_lifer

Dec 24th, 2004, 12:49 PM

I wonder which one would break first.......hehe :D
I can guarantee you the DS will break last. This thing is built quite well (all Nintendo's handhelds have been built to be manhandled). It's dropped it twice to the concrete floor and it still keeps working :cheesygri
did not do it on purpose of course, my nephew and niece were fighting over it.
My nephew has put it thru the ringer and the touch screen and LCD are still doing well.
The PSP is quite easy to scratch according to a Japanese friend who owns one despite the supposed scratch resistant coating Sony put in place. However, there's no denying the sexiness of the PSP over the DS. The PSP is designed to be a pretty sophisticated piece of kit, the DS more for general purpose entertainment.

rdtx2002

Dec 24th, 2004, 01:31 PM

i have one suckers :p

i don't find the screen easy to scratch.. but.. hey.. that is your friends opinion

sfu_lifer

Dec 24th, 2004, 03:04 PM

i have one suckers :p

i don't find the screen easy to scratch.. but.. hey.. that is your friends opinion
Actually no, that's his EXPERIENCE. Hey I'm getting one too in two weeks or so and I'm putting a scratch protector on it asap :). I'm just looking for an affordable memory stick pro duo around 512MB or so.

thedon

Dec 24th, 2004, 03:48 PM

just my opinion but that was a ******** review..... i means standing outside of games shops to see how much attention it gets is pretty lame.. and i love its comparisons

"The Creative Zen Portable Media Center (PMC) is a portable media player with a 3.8-inch 4:3 screen and a 20GB hard drive, but beyond the hard drive (and perhaps 7 hour video battery life and TV output), it does not compare too favorably with the PSP."

all his comparisons are solely based on the screen..if all u want is a nice screen than the new vga pocket pc's are the way to go

ne ways, psp does look really cool though.... not sure if i'm gonna buy one though

CSR

Dec 24th, 2004, 09:52 PM

Sexy indeed

rdtx2002

Dec 25th, 2004, 03:12 AM

Actually no, that's his EXPERIENCE. Hey I'm getting one too in two weeks or so and I'm putting a scratch protector on it asap :). I'm just looking for an affordable memory stick pro duo around 512MB or so.

i only know of Sony Store selling 512mb for 119.99.. and the 1gbs are coming out in Jan 10

sfu_lifer

Dec 25th, 2004, 11:41 AM

i only know of Sony Store selling 512mb for 119.99.. and the 1gbs are coming out in Jan 10
that's always been my one major beef with Sony: their need for proprietary media. I see 512MB SD cards now in the US for $15 (!!!) plus you can use their full capacity as opposed to memory sticks and all this "data management" overhead crap. Ah well, as they say, you deal with the devil ...