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... is it worth it then?
Apart from playing games, what can it do exactly? Can it go online anywhere or do you need to be in a WiFi hotspot or something? Can you only play games online or can you browse the interweb etc?
Apart from playing games, what can it do exactly? Can it go online anywhere or do you need to be in a WiFi hotspot or something? Can you only play games online or can you browse the interweb etc?
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... is it worth it then?
Apart from playing games, what can it do exactly? Can it go online anywhere or do you need to be in a WiFi hotspot or something? Can you only play games online or can you browse the interweb etc?
Apart from playing games, what can it do exactly? Can it go online anywhere or do you need to be in a WiFi hotspot or something? Can you only play games online or can you browse the interweb etc?
Righty it will.....
Let you surf the web from a hotspot, although the browser does not support Java, Flash or ActiveX.
Store files on a memory stick duo (pro or otherwise).
These stored files include images, .bmp .jpg .gif etc etc. You can transfer yous digi-cam pics to this and show them off without having to print them out if you wanted.
It will play movies. A whole DVD rip will fit onto a 1Gb memory stick, and you canget music videos and stuff coming out for it.
Music. It plays MP3s, atrac3 and atrac3plus. I use atrac3plus and have 157 files taking up only 289Mb on my card with excellent sound quality.
You can buy UMD movies, UMD music videos will be out soon too.
Then there are the games, which is the whole point of this thing anyway.
As for playing online, you cna use the Wi-Fi ad-hoc mode with most games to play someone within 30ft of you. Some games, the only one I know of so far is Twisted Metal, let you use Wi-Fi infrastructure mode (i.e. connecting to a server and playing someone miles away) over the internet.
Hope that helps a bit :).
Let you surf the web from a hotspot, although the browser does not support Java, Flash or ActiveX.
Store files on a memory stick duo (pro or otherwise).
These stored files include images, .bmp .jpg .gif etc etc. You can transfer yous digi-cam pics to this and show them off without having to print them out if you wanted.
It will play movies. A whole DVD rip will fit onto a 1Gb memory stick, and you canget music videos and stuff coming out for it.
Music. It plays MP3s, atrac3 and atrac3plus. I use atrac3plus and have 157 files taking up only 289Mb on my card with excellent sound quality.
You can buy UMD movies, UMD music videos will be out soon too.
Then there are the games, which is the whole point of this thing anyway.
As for playing online, you cna use the Wi-Fi ad-hoc mode with most games to play someone within 30ft of you. Some games, the only one I know of so far is Twisted Metal, let you use Wi-Fi infrastructure mode (i.e. connecting to a server and playing someone miles away) over the internet.
Hope that helps a bit :).
Twisted Metal has been replaced in the UK by Fired Up - it's the same kind of game and still allows you to play online.
Ok, cheers :-)
Sounds pretty good. I take it you're chuffed with yours?
Sounds pretty good. I take it you're chuffed with yours?
Currently on my 1Gb memory stick, I have the full version of Anchorman (not the entire DVD, just the movie) which takes up 411Mb, then 83 MP3s taking up a whopping 482Mb, then a load of game saves and photos. I still have 27Mb free too.
After comparing music storage sizes, I think I'm going to follow suit with Bonus and go with Atrac3Plus :D
After comparing music storage sizes, I think I'm going to follow suit with Bonus and go with Atrac3Plus :D
I've had mine since the beginning of July, nice Canadian model.
My only complaint is that the games are too expensive for what most of them are. Importing them is cheaper.
£30 for Ape Academy, I don't think so :).
PSP games are region free, so you could import twisted metal :).
I definately like it though, and it'll be even more appreciated once I need to start bussing it to work and back every day.
My only complaint is that the games are too expensive for what most of them are. Importing them is cheaper.
£30 for Ape Academy, I don't think so :).
PSP games are region free, so you could import twisted metal :).
I definately like it though, and it'll be even more appreciated once I need to start bussing it to work and back every day.
Bullett wrote:
> After comparing music storage sizes, I think I'm going to follow suit
> with Bonus and go with Atrac3Plus :D
There's a link in my new user quaestion and answer thread for the Sonic Stage 3.2 software you need to convert files to atrac3plus and transfer them to PSP.
They don't go in the music folder, they don't work from there :).
> After comparing music storage sizes, I think I'm going to follow suit
> with Bonus and go with Atrac3Plus :D
There's a link in my new user quaestion and answer thread for the Sonic Stage 3.2 software you need to convert files to atrac3plus and transfer them to PSP.
They don't go in the music folder, they don't work from there :).
What's this I'm seeing mentioned in some threads about dead pixels? Don't tell me you could have had one on pre-order for months, then when you get it some of the screen is knackered, only you can't get a new one because they are out of stock.
Nice.
Nice.
The PSP is good, the amount of stuff crammed in it is amazing, but the games don't 'do it' for me. The DS is far more innovative and interesting to play, but then again, you can't really compare the two. You want all of today's modern technology crammed into one? Get a PSP.
Have to admit, Wipeout is pretty good though.
Have to admit, Wipeout is pretty good though.
Your Honour wrote:
> What's this I'm seeing mentioned in some threads about dead pixels?
There have been reports of some units having the odd dead pixel, but I'd be reluctant to say it's a major issue. There are people posting here who have them, but say that it doesn't affect the enjoyment at all.
About a year ago, I bought a Sony Clie NX-70V palmtop, and had read lots of reports on the net about the screens on those (also large, colour LCD screens) having dead pixels. I bought one anyway, and the screen is perfect.
Same with the PSP. Have read lots of reports, but mine arrived today and is absolutely fine.
It is apparently quite a common issue with LCD screens. Google the appropriate words, and you can find plenty of similar problems with the DS.
> What's this I'm seeing mentioned in some threads about dead pixels?
There have been reports of some units having the odd dead pixel, but I'd be reluctant to say it's a major issue. There are people posting here who have them, but say that it doesn't affect the enjoyment at all.
About a year ago, I bought a Sony Clie NX-70V palmtop, and had read lots of reports on the net about the screens on those (also large, colour LCD screens) having dead pixels. I bought one anyway, and the screen is perfect.
Same with the PSP. Have read lots of reports, but mine arrived today and is absolutely fine.
It is apparently quite a common issue with LCD screens. Google the appropriate words, and you can find plenty of similar problems with the DS.
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