 I love my PSP |
| Review Date: May 25, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Juan C. Ayala, Portland, OR |
I commute into work every morning on the light rail in Portland Oregon. I bought myself a PSP earlier this past spring with the intension of watching my TiVo on it while I'm on the train. So every night, I let the TiVo download to my PC and it's kind of like a PSPcasting.
All of my Season Pass shows like Lost, My name is Earl, ER, Desperate Housewives, Numbers and all of my favorite shows I don't have time for I'm now watching on my PSP. I have a 2 gig memory card that is automatically loaded with my tv programs while I'm asleep and when I wake up in the morning I just pick up my PSP from the dock and go.
I also play video games on it, its great for that too. But I'm watching way more TV on it then playing games.
With out a doubt this is my favorite toy that I've purchase all year long, although it only half over, I don't think I'll be purchasing anything else that comes close to how much I enjoy this thing. |
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
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| Review Date: May 9, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Ganesh Kumar Eswaran, Bangalore, India |
Somebody rightly said "A thing of beauty lasts forever". That holds good for this awesome little piece of technological marvel.
The moment you open the box, the widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) stares at you. The PSP does not come with a game. I immediately rushed to a store to buy a game "Need for speed". The graphics are amazing and the game itself is thrilling. The widescreen adds beauty to the games as the racetracks look more original in widescreen.
I have downloaded my home videos shot using Sony HC-42 camcorder. The camcorder shoots in wideangle (16:9). Hence the videos look great on the Sony PSP.
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The controls on the PSP are bit funny. For example, to accelerate your car you need to press the down arrow and to brake you need to press the up arrow. Isn't that unconventinal? But I got used to it very soon as my race car was not moving at all when all others sped by!!!
Sony is known for making proprietary items to mint money. They have created this UMD Disc whereas they could have easily supported mini-DVD instead. Don't spend your money on UMD disks. Instead buy a memory stick with good capacity and download games to the stick rather than using the UMD.
PSP is great for viewing photos. But please remember to resize your photos to less than 10% of their original size (if you use a 5 MP or higher camera). This will save valuable space on your memory stick and also display the photos faster on the PSP. If you don't resize them, it takes more than 10 seconds for the system to render the image on screen.
Connecting to internet is not fun. The text editor is very hard to use. Please don't have much expectations on this feature. This feature may be useful if you are playing games with another internet partner but not for anything else.
Please do buy a screen protector as you don't want to spoil this beatiful screen. Even a minor scratch may show up and spoil the fun.
The battery has excellent life (nearly 5 hours) before you need a recharge.
Go ahead and buy the PSP. You won't regret the purchase. I would surely recommend this product for you. |
199 Buncha Bang for buck
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| Review Date: January 4, 2007 |
| Reviewer: K. L. Woomer, San Antonio Texas |
First off, I was in love with my iPod.
I really don't think there is a music player -just a music player- that is better than the iPod. And I do not wish this to be an attack on the iPod, because it is NOT. Refer to this later on in the review....
But there is something on the market, that has been deadly silent that has all the ability of an iPod, of course it plays music, plays video, and games. And it not all that much bigger than the biggest iPod out there. What? The PSP does all that? I didn't know that either.
Lots of options crammed into this little doo dad. It is also Wireless, Internet ready, headphone jack, USB - there is a button for just about everything. The tiny insides of this little device must be crammed to the brim. Plays Video wonderfully, plays games great. (Loading time is a bit slow, but once loaded no interruptions.... and that is how I would like it, I hate game devices that take time out in the middle of action to catch up... would rather that all be done at the beginning). The movies are a small disk as well as the game disk.... easy to carry around. Small is indeed king here... the device does get a bit heavy after a while, but it OKAY to put it down and come back; but considering how much stuff it does, it should indeed be a tiny bit hefty.
Fact is, it is hard to give a good detailed review of this little device since it does so much, and some of the stuff is LITTLE stuff, like being able to save pics off the net, and use them as your wallpaper... it really is a little computer. I have had it a week and have not found anything that I don't like, and I know I have not found all the stuff there.
It is very good with a battery. 3 hours on the stock battery and you can play Dungeon Seige 2 with another person. 3 hours playing a game ?? Great stuff. And it recharges fast. Within an hour I had my battery recharged. Plus, you can always just plug it in and play, and ignore the battery. Batteries exist out there, that make it a six hour affair playing games. Music uses a lot less battery. When just playing music, you can get 6 hours of playing music. Headphone jacks can be used in the headphone jack, but you can put all sorts of things into this headphone jack, ... like a really, really small FM transmitter that uses no batteries (this also means no annoying cords)... plus about 30 more things that you can get for this headphone jack to be utilized in total utilization.
So, if you wanna shell out about 199 dollars and have a lot more to show for your money than buying a more expensive Video iPod, stop here. Buy this device right now. I no longer use my iPod in my car with an FM transmitter... I use the PSP to do the same thing... and guess what? This device puts out a lot more sound than the iPod.
For the cost involved lets break this down:
Ipod:
1. Video iPod =349 dollars.
PSP:
1. PSP =199.
2. 4 gig memory Chip =85 (on popular auction site, free shipping if you look). (Update, on popular auction site, 4 gig SD duo PSP mem is now 80 dollars, but more importantly, you can get 2 gig ones for $18.99 - just thought the ones who are debating whether or not to get an iPod or a PSP might want this info)
What is the outcome? PSP is not only a more capable machine for those looking for a machine that plays music as well as games and video, it is quite cheaper.
Why review this in comparison contrast to the iPod? The only reason is, I would have liked to have known about this device before I bought a couple of the iPods I had already bought. THE IPOD IS A wonderful music player. But that is really all it is, and the video iPod does not hold a candle to the video on this machine.
Have fun.
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Almost Perfect!
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| Review Date: June 10, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Daniel V., |
I have had this system for 9 months now and it's still working perfectly. So far I own 4 games and 6 UMD movies. This system is perfect because you can listen to music, watch movies, play videogames, look at pictures, go on the internet, watch TV, etc. But for the internet and TV you'll need a 2.5 upgrade which you'll eventually get.
As for the games, there aren't many out right now and some I'm not even interested in playing, but I believe (and hope) that later this year there'll be more. The graphics are probably the best I've ever seen on a handheld system and the movies are perfectly clear. On my PSP I have 3 dead pixels but while you're playing or watching a movie, you'll hardly recognize them.
As for the cons, this system is easily breakable and I mean if you drop it on concrete floor, it'll most likely break. So be really careful with it. As for the screen, it must be cleaned alot or you'll start seeing scratches which can make it look ugly.
Overall, the PSP is worth your money and time and it's a system for everyone. But on second thought, I would rather wait for all the good games to come out and maybe even new colors for the PSP.
Hope I was helpful enough! |
The PSP is quite amazing.
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| Review Date: December 4, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Rusty J. Razzaq, Madison Heights, MI |
| This portable gaming system is amazing! The screen is so big. The video quality is amazing. Also, not to mention, the graphics for the games are quite cool as well. I also found the Wi-Fi very useful. A lot of restatunts, colleges, book stores, and other places have free Wi-Fi. The game sharing option was a very good idea. Only one person has to have the UMD game disc, and another person in the same room can play against you, without a disc. It just uses the internal memory. I suggest buying a 1GB or 2GB Memory stick. I have a 2GB San Disk memory card, and I have 1 and 1/2 hours of video on there, and there is still about 1GB to spare. So buy this, if you have the $200.00 to spend. All the good, there is one bad part. The battery life. It only last 3-4 1/2 hours. Buy a spare battery. Thats about it.... |
Fun! Plus Helps Pass Time...
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| Review Date: December 6, 2006 |
| Reviewer: W. Eng, New York, NY |
| Being a resident of New York City, there's the daily routine of the long commute to and from work. Some people like to kill time by reading. I am the type that likes excitement. RSS + Games + Videos + Music = PSP ! There are so many things you can do with this. I can download RSS news feeds in the morning and read them while going to work. I can watch news videos or even listen to music. And nothing else can help kill time than games! This is like your own little personal entertainment system! The graphics are great even for something at this size (4.5 in. diagonal). I highly recommend it. |
Very Pleased With My PSP System
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| Review Date: September 1, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Dorrie Wheeler, |
If you want a PSP, the core system should be sufficient. There is a $249 valube pack but the core system is a good purchase for this reason. The value pack comes with a 32 meg memory stick which isn't much space. At the same token, you pretty much need a memory stick to do anything with the PSP, so if you purchase the PSP, buy a memory stick at the same time or in the very near future. I purchased a 1 gig memory disc for around $50.
The PSP is very easy to use from the beginning and this is my first handheld system. I will admit I was playing a game (Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories), and the instruction book said use the analog stick and I couldn't find the analog stick. It's flat on the PSP console, I actually thought it was a speaker.
The sound on the PSP is quite good, you can hear quite well even without headphones. However, I will say that you can use any headphones you already have and it will fit in the console, I use the same headphones I use with my iPod.
How well you enjoy your PSP depends on what you plan to use it for. If you want to do the all in one (pictures, movies, games, music, Internet) you may have different feelings or frustrations with various components.
I bought my PSP for gaming and I'm very pleased with it. The PSP comes with a huge instruction booklet that I haven't had to read too in depth yet because if you understand basic computer/gaming operations you can get the PSP up and going. The screens are nice. It's a slightly heavy system but seems very durable. |
The PSP is awesome~
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| Review Date: June 7, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Rob in DE, Wilm, DE |
I know a lot of people knock the PSP, but the fact remains that it's an excellent handheld gaming system with lots of extras. Many of it's 'faults' that others point out here can also be leveled at every other portable gaming device out there, most certainly including the PSP's direct competitor, Nintendo's DS system.
Now that Sony has cut the price of new PSP's down to $169, how can you complain?
It's the most powerful handheld system ever & there's a bunch of great games out for it now & hundreds more on the way. Many of these games are epic in scale & offer tons of replay value.
There's also hundreds of great movies to watch, anytime/anyplace. Many of the games & movies can be had for $10 - $15.
The storage problem has been resolved with 4GB memory sticks available,plus you can link your PSP with your PC/laptop & the PS3.
The LCD screen is just awesome. Most portable game system's screens suck, but not this one. The audio also pumps (better with headphones) & again blows away what's being offered with other handhelds.
It can handle music & surfing the net quite fine too, thanks to recent system updates, although I don't use these features that often.
The biggest problem I have with the system is the lack of a second analog stick. Some games would benefit greatly if it had it, but it's hardly a deal breaker; Most games control fine, with the PSP's button setup similar to the PS1/PS2/PS3 controllers we all know & love.
All in all, if you want to take handheld gaming to the next level & enjoy console quality gaming on the go,plus the ability to watch DVD quality movies, listening to music, free online gaming & more, the PSP is a great buy.
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