--- You bought a PSP? (On purpose?) >.>

[HUGECOOL]

Me, obsessed? Not really.

But the fact that I've gotten so many PMs about the PSP being better than the iPod because of it's more features and others saying the iPod can't play games is kind of annoying now. ;l

The iPod is a Music Player. *An iPod is an MP3 player. It gets annoying when people start categorizing by itself, lol. *

The Playstation Portable (PSP) is a handheld gaming machine.

Even though both support various types of media, they are not the same thing by far, yet people seem to think otherwise.
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Now, the PSP...

If you’re not already familiar with Sony’s new PlayStation Portable (PSP), you should be. Released in Japan for under $200, the PSP takes one step forward and two steps back from Microsoft’s fall 2004 Portable Media Center devices, offering music (MP3/ATRAC), video (MPEG-4), photo (JPEG/etc.), and game playback capabilities - all in a beautiful, heavily iPod-influenced enclosure.


Sony executives have repeatedly suggested that the PSP will compete against the iPod - initially claiming a direct competition on features, but more recently opting for a less direct competition for luxury spending dollars. Not coincidentally, but oddly, Sony’s official PSP headphones and wrist strap are sold in iPod-signature white, even though the rest of the PSP hardware is jet black. (LOL @ Sony)


The PSP’s game and video playback are highly impressive, featuring graphics that absolutely humiliate Nintendo’s long running Game Boy platforms (). Sony’s choice to include MPEG-4 video support and MPEG-3 audio support almost make up for the facts that it left out Dolby Surround audio and the ability to connect the PSP to a TV. It is a portable game system without peer.


As Sony has now failed with both Walkman- and VAIO-branded products to effectively compete against the iPod, Sony is putting its full force behind the PlayStation brand as a means to take out both gaming rival ‘Nintendo’ and digital music rival ‘Apple’.

But the PlayStation Portable is no iPod, at least, not for the masses. Like so many other Sony products, the initial price tag doesn’t include the proprietary extras you’ll need to really use the device as a movie or music player. And they’re expensive.

PSPs do not include hard disks, as do today’s iPods and Microsoft’s Portable Media Centers, and instead rely on two proprietary storage media for music/video/photo/game playback. In other words, if you want to watch a movie or listen to music on the PSP, you need to buy special pre-recorded discs or separate memory cards, and most likely will need extra software to convert movies you own for PSP viewing.

The PSP also has comparatively weak battery life. Microsoft’s devices get between 7 and 22 hours of play time for video and audio, and the considerably more pocketable iPods run for between 8 and 17. Sony’s PSP is specced to run for 4 to 10 hours depending on whether it’s playing games, video, or music, and actually gets less than that depending on a number of factors, including UMD drive accessing and use of its built-in wireless game networking features. Under the most demanding circumstances, the PSP may run for under 2 hours on a single battery charge..

Music playback isn’t iPod-caliber impressive, either. I’m not impressed by Sony’s cheap-feeling headphones and remote controls that were custom-made for the PSP. It also goes without saying that the PSP doesn’t fit into a pocket as easily as an iPod. It’s considerably larger than an iPod, and for that matter, virtually any portable music player currently being sold.

Since so many companies now evoke the iPod’s name just to get media attention, it’s especially ironic given Sony’s previous Walkman history that the company has needed to use the iPod’s name to tout the PlayStation Portable as more than just a super-expensive Game Boy.

Just don’t expect a device that’s as elegantly implemented, or completely useful out of the box as the iPod.

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Stop posting this rubbish already.

[HUGECOOL]

Stop posting this rubbish already.

Why is it that people with the smallest minds seem to have the biggest mouths? :s

[Hecho]

Stop posting this rubbish already.

You Got Pwned

[Rawr]

I'm sticking with video ipod 100% as i'm getting one. :p

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You Got Pwned

I didn't get owned you idiot.

[Tommy]

Ipods are still better lol
And wth, psp's are better mp3 players youre saying. Well size for one thing, dont think so. And ipod is in a category of its own its not just an mp3 player, an mp3 player plays just tunes, an ipod does so much more. Im obviously taking it youve never EVER had an ipod? And you definatly not seen the new video one?

[Alexisonfire]

As a portable media device, iPod beats PSP hands down, but I must admit that PSP beats DS games-wise.

I mean, a 1GB stick retails at a minimum of £80? That's a total rip off, when you can get a 4GB iPod Nano for just £140 and a 30GB iPod Video for £220

[HUGECOOL]

Ipods are still better lol
And wth, psp's are better mp3 players youre saying. Well size for one thing, dont think so. And ipod is in a category of its own its not just an mp3 player, an mp3 player plays just tunes, an ipod does so much more. Im obviously taking it youve never EVER had an ipod? And you definatly not seen the new video one?

Uhmm... :s Was that directed at me..?

I've owned more than 4 iPods (accidentally) and I have a Black 60 GB iPod Video that I received for Christmas. I've done more modifications to my iPods than you can even imagine.

I never said PSPs were better MP3 players either. o_O

and I'm not sure, but whenever I go shopping online the iPods always seem to be found under the MP3 section. Hmm... Interesting.

[NekkLe]

The PSP can also be portrayed as a swissarmy-media player, its obviously got its advantages aswells as the iPod has its advantages aswell.
£80 for a 1Gb memory card, yes at there RRP but you can easily pick one up off the net for less than £50.

If I was on the go, I'd definatley have my PSP, its cheaper, more durable and se><y :p