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bossarea
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/08/2006 : 18:14:47
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Anyone got any of these? I've been thinking about buying one but there's the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP and probably some others too. I have no idea about these devices so if you have any experience with any of them, let me know what you think of them. |
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StratoSphere
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Canada
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Posted - 09/08/2006 : 18:24:46
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in my opinion, the PSP is best. the games seem to be better and overall more mature than the Nintendo handheld. plus some movies come out on PSP format. however i think the PSP is more expensive. ,my girlfriends brother has one, and he has an emualtor installed on it. so he can play any game from 8 bit nintendo, super nintendo, sega etc.  |
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DeFrag
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USA
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Posted - 09/15/2006 : 06:15:18
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The Sony PSP rules the roost. Here's a link to My PSP Portal: http://gamefreaks.net/defrag/personal/psportal/psp.html which is sized perfectly to the pixel for the lil' bugger.
Sony puts out must-have updates every few months & now the unit sports Shockwave Flash so I threw up some games & apps onto the site. Additionally, I bought the Sony LocationFree player which connects to my entertainment system (DVD, DirecTV, etc) & I can stream live AV to my PSP through my wireless router while I lay in bed! It can also stream your home-content anywhere in the world through the internet say if you're sittin' around a hotspot sippin' coffee, but I haven't tested that part out yet.
Rippin' DVDs to the PSP using Video9 (a freebie) is probably the best thing about it with its widescreen capability. Yeah, its basically a powerhouse. 
Next, I include a couple older posts from DeFrag's Glob http://deglob.blogspot.com/ (er.. blog;):
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Sony's PSP = Best Device Ever!
I've had mine for about 10 months now & at first I didn't really do much with it besides hack a D00M-wad onto it for a little Quake action. Lately even though Sony forced us to upgrade the ROMs, I'm loving it even more. More features & capabilities are welcome & rumor states we may even be getting some office apps with future updates! There are literally billions of accessories for those hipsters who require decking out.
I simply must grab another memory-stick or two.. preferably a 4 or 8GB which should be on the street soon. In the meantime, I think I may purchase an audio cradle with an earthshaking sub to watch those movies. A great little project that can be done in a matter of 10 minutes is a USB-charger. This gadget does it all but will inevitably be superceded by chip implants into our temples & a serial tatooed on the back of our necks someday. Until then of course, it maintains supreme reign over all that is cool.
Here's a list of great things this little powerhouse does for me:
1. Play the absolute best portable games (duh;P 2. Display high-resolution photos 3. Hold & transfer files like a USB drive 4. Listen to flaming gobs of MP3s with playlists 5. Rip & watch DVD movies (courtesy of high-cap memory sticks;) 6. Subscribe to RSS audio feeds (Podcasts) 7. Wirelessly browse the internet including Javascript apps & games 8. Reading Gutenberg e-books via HTML instead of converting to jpgs
Wishlist:
1. GPS & cellphone obviously tops the list 2. Shockwave Flash support 3. Email & IM 4. Biometric security & PKIs 5. Document & spreadsheet apps 6. Master remote control of Sony A/V components 7. Integral FM-transmitter for playback on car radios 8. Alarm clock
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PSP Nettin' Like a MoFo
So after a couple flash updates forced upon me by games I installed, I finally have a browser for my PSP. Ok, I couldn't actually get it talking to my LinkSys router for a while but now its runnin' WEP like there's no tomorrow. Note to self: "Always remember, the problem is usually configurational!"
Page rendering is extremely good, much better than I expected. Now I can surf lesbian pr0n from the sheets! Mwuhahaahaaaa... The tabbed interface is decent except for the fact that there is no keystroke to close a tab. Anyway after the flash upgrade to 1.5 (now 2.0), all hacks I had configured are toast, corrupt, gone, *poof*! Needless to say I'll miss running the Quake port & chess, but roaming internet access more than makes up for it considering the fact I hardly play the games hehe. Crap, now I gotta run into town & pickup at least a 1GB if not a 2GB Sony memory stick. Maybe then I can start ripping DVD movies onto the unit.
Plebes beware, we geek to a whole new level 'round these parts :)
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bossarea
Forum Admin
    
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 09/16/2006 : 00:28:19
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| Sounds like the PSP can do a lot more than the Nintendo. I will need to go to a store and look at the available games and compare. The Nintendo has Super Mario and I see that as a big plus but there's probably something similar for the PSP. |
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Big Boss Man
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USA
564 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2006 : 02:40:44
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| I remember looking at both of these a couple weeks ago. I liked the Nintendo games better. I'm a big Super Marios Bros fan so I'm a little biased. The PSP has so many other great features though, movies, music, pictures, etc. I could not make up my mind so I got neither. It's probably better that I just save my money for music gear anyway. |
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Jill Valentine
Bronze Member

USA
116 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2006 : 19:55:30
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The Ds is inexpensive and the Mario games are a blast. I got one and I love it.  |
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ronster
Gold Member
  
Australia
645 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2006 : 09:15:23
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I think the PSP has heaps more features and you can watch movies on it but I still love the DS lite since it is a basic games console and small. If you are not after the latest and greatest games then for the price it does the job.
Cya Ronster
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bossarea
Forum Admin
    
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2006 : 14:59:41
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I caved in to my urges and got me a Nintendo DS Lite. I was looking for old fart's games and there were a lot more of those for Nintendo than for PSP. And it has Super Mario... 
Doh, I'm trying to work but I'm stuck in a castle on level 3...  |
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Jill Valentine
Bronze Member

USA
116 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2006 : 21:03:58
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Nice choice Bossarea.  |
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