- Oct 19, 2000
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Damn my brother. That bastard got me good, as this morning he calmly whips out his brand-new, mint PSP he purchased the night before. Giving me subtle hints on MSN messenger the night before, I didn't pick up on them in the slightest. He said he wanted to surprise me, and that he did.
Now if you any of you have caught a couple of my quips in various PSP threads around the board, you'll remember that I've either said something about not having the money and couldn't get one at the moment, or lamenting the fact that Sony has fumbled with a lot of the first units, what with all the dead pixel and dead button problems. I even went as far as to state that this is why I NEVER purchase first-run hardware.
Well, I excitedly slid the PSP out of the nice case after my brother handed it over, and I immediately ask where the power button is. I snoop it out myself, and am greeted by the screen that was made by god himself. Now remember I'm used to Gameboy and DS screens on handhelds, but my god this screen is beautiful! I'm taken to the main menu, and I'm simply amazed at the quality of this screen. I can't say enough good about it. I find that he purchased Twisted Metal as his first game, so I quickly figure out how to get into it. What I'm greeted with next is quite simply the most gorgeous intro video I've ever seen on a handheld. Lots of action, the sound is pumping out loudly, this thing is amazing. It's literally a sight to behold when you aren't expecting to check one of these out for the first time.
I play for a bit, and the graphics are outstanding. The graphics fit squarely between a PS1 and PS2, sometimes looking like PS2 if you aren't thinking about it. The sound is LOUD on this thing, so I turned it down. Although I'm no sound buff, and I'm sure many will probably disagree with me on this, I think the sound is great. I think it's very well done for the platform.
I then pop in the free Spiderman 2 movie (an excellent addition to the package), and am amazed once again by the screen. This thing reeks of quality. Enough said.
I then realized that I had just received my brand new 2005fpw, and could not afford such a device. What was I thinking, after thinking all of the negative things about the launch of the PSP? I then, over the course of a minute, I talked my brother into loaning me the money to go purchase one of my own. Where do I stand now? With a PSP value pack, and NFL Street 2 and Twisted Metal. I thoroughly checked the thing for dead pixels when we got out to the truck, just incase I needed to take it back in. No problems then, and no problems now after plenty of playtime with it.
Once I got home from work this evening, I grabbed my mini-USB cord I use with my digital camera, and hooked it up to the comp. I immediately throw a few pictures and a couple of mp3's onto the included 32MB memory stick. I first start downloading a couple of videos made for the PSP from the net, mainly from here and here. I decide that these videos are all crap, and I need to create my own. I seek out the program called pspvideo9, and start making my own. This program is super easy to use, and is almost idiot proof in it's execution. 4 or 5 clicks of the mouse is all it takes to throw a movie on your PSP, provided it's already connected. I try quite a few videos (including a couple of short pron videos I have.....that's right, I admit it), and the videos look great playing on the PSP. I was able to successfully convert what I know atleast to be a quicktime movie file and a homemade DiVx file with pspvideo9 with no problems. Different video modes let you resize to your liking. I looked at a few of the pictures I had put on, and realize without reading the instructions that only jpg's work on this thing. I expected the pictures to look like crap, but to my amazement, they look fantastic. All the detail is still there. As for mp3's, they are listed in a nice, easy, simple format, although I can imagine it get quite confusing for those with more than the 2 I had one there
. Maybe this thing does playlists, I'm not sure (I'd think it does though).
Quite simply, I'm amazed with this thing. I never thought I'd own one this soon, but I couldn't resist. No buyer's remorse with me like so many in the FS/FT forum. I'm a happy PSP camper so far, and I've had no problems. This thing is quality as far as I can tell (atleast till it falls apart in a month). With a nice case, a 32MB memory stick, the complete Spiderman2 movie, a sample UMD with a ton of game movie demos, movie trailers, and more than a few music videos, earbuds that come complete with a nice volume and track switcher that clips onto your shirt, a soft wipe thingy for the screen, and to finish it off, a wrist strap. With the initial versatility of this thing, it's well worth the $250.
Although I've not hopped online with either game yet via wireless networking, it does detect my network fine, along with a couple more in the area. I can't report on battery usage either, as I've been doing all my testing and antics tonight with it charging on the AC adapter. It's long been completely charged for the first time, but I kept it on life support for the time being. Battery life will get a good rundown tomorrow.
As for the UMD's themselves, I really like these things. It takes the best thing about cartridges (ala Gameboy and DS) and the best thing about discs, and throws them together. It's basically a minature CD inside a plastic casing, with a section on the underside cut out for the laser to read and that's it. It makes handling these things real easy like cartridges, and it gives them some bulk so they aren't easy to damage. No worries about scratching the disc, either, unless you manage to stick something inside the tiny 1/2" square that exposes the disc itself for reading.
One of the cons about this thing that I do know of right now? The loading times stink, but are very acceptable by me. That's all I've got fellas.
So, with PSP post #182 out of the way, does anyone have any serious questions who is thinking about getting one? I first couldn't imagine buying one now, but now I can't imagine not owning one of these things. I just hope my decision to be an early adopter doesn't bite me in the but.
Now if you any of you have caught a couple of my quips in various PSP threads around the board, you'll remember that I've either said something about not having the money and couldn't get one at the moment, or lamenting the fact that Sony has fumbled with a lot of the first units, what with all the dead pixel and dead button problems. I even went as far as to state that this is why I NEVER purchase first-run hardware.
Well, I excitedly slid the PSP out of the nice case after my brother handed it over, and I immediately ask where the power button is. I snoop it out myself, and am greeted by the screen that was made by god himself. Now remember I'm used to Gameboy and DS screens on handhelds, but my god this screen is beautiful! I'm taken to the main menu, and I'm simply amazed at the quality of this screen. I can't say enough good about it. I find that he purchased Twisted Metal as his first game, so I quickly figure out how to get into it. What I'm greeted with next is quite simply the most gorgeous intro video I've ever seen on a handheld. Lots of action, the sound is pumping out loudly, this thing is amazing. It's literally a sight to behold when you aren't expecting to check one of these out for the first time.
I play for a bit, and the graphics are outstanding. The graphics fit squarely between a PS1 and PS2, sometimes looking like PS2 if you aren't thinking about it. The sound is LOUD on this thing, so I turned it down. Although I'm no sound buff, and I'm sure many will probably disagree with me on this, I think the sound is great. I think it's very well done for the platform.
I then pop in the free Spiderman 2 movie (an excellent addition to the package), and am amazed once again by the screen. This thing reeks of quality. Enough said.
I then realized that I had just received my brand new 2005fpw, and could not afford such a device. What was I thinking, after thinking all of the negative things about the launch of the PSP? I then, over the course of a minute, I talked my brother into loaning me the money to go purchase one of my own. Where do I stand now? With a PSP value pack, and NFL Street 2 and Twisted Metal. I thoroughly checked the thing for dead pixels when we got out to the truck, just incase I needed to take it back in. No problems then, and no problems now after plenty of playtime with it.
Once I got home from work this evening, I grabbed my mini-USB cord I use with my digital camera, and hooked it up to the comp. I immediately throw a few pictures and a couple of mp3's onto the included 32MB memory stick. I first start downloading a couple of videos made for the PSP from the net, mainly from here and here. I decide that these videos are all crap, and I need to create my own. I seek out the program called pspvideo9, and start making my own. This program is super easy to use, and is almost idiot proof in it's execution. 4 or 5 clicks of the mouse is all it takes to throw a movie on your PSP, provided it's already connected. I try quite a few videos (including a couple of short pron videos I have.....that's right, I admit it), and the videos look great playing on the PSP. I was able to successfully convert what I know atleast to be a quicktime movie file and a homemade DiVx file with pspvideo9 with no problems. Different video modes let you resize to your liking. I looked at a few of the pictures I had put on, and realize without reading the instructions that only jpg's work on this thing. I expected the pictures to look like crap, but to my amazement, they look fantastic. All the detail is still there. As for mp3's, they are listed in a nice, easy, simple format, although I can imagine it get quite confusing for those with more than the 2 I had one there
. Maybe this thing does playlists, I'm not sure (I'd think it does though).Quite simply, I'm amazed with this thing. I never thought I'd own one this soon, but I couldn't resist. No buyer's remorse with me like so many in the FS/FT forum. I'm a happy PSP camper so far, and I've had no problems. This thing is quality as far as I can tell (atleast till it falls apart in a month). With a nice case, a 32MB memory stick, the complete Spiderman2 movie, a sample UMD with a ton of game movie demos, movie trailers, and more than a few music videos, earbuds that come complete with a nice volume and track switcher that clips onto your shirt, a soft wipe thingy for the screen, and to finish it off, a wrist strap. With the initial versatility of this thing, it's well worth the $250.
Although I've not hopped online with either game yet via wireless networking, it does detect my network fine, along with a couple more in the area. I can't report on battery usage either, as I've been doing all my testing and antics tonight with it charging on the AC adapter. It's long been completely charged for the first time, but I kept it on life support for the time being. Battery life will get a good rundown tomorrow.
As for the UMD's themselves, I really like these things. It takes the best thing about cartridges (ala Gameboy and DS) and the best thing about discs, and throws them together. It's basically a minature CD inside a plastic casing, with a section on the underside cut out for the laser to read and that's it. It makes handling these things real easy like cartridges, and it gives them some bulk so they aren't easy to damage. No worries about scratching the disc, either, unless you manage to stick something inside the tiny 1/2" square that exposes the disc itself for reading.
One of the cons about this thing that I do know of right now? The loading times stink, but are very acceptable by me. That's all I've got fellas.
So, with PSP post #182 out of the way, does anyone have any serious questions who is thinking about getting one? I first couldn't imagine buying one now, but now I can't imagine not owning one of these things. I just hope my decision to be an early adopter doesn't bite me in the but.
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