The PSP can display varieties of all of the above media stored on Sony's Memory Stick flash RAM media. Images must be in JPEG format, while the handheld supports audio in the common MP3 format or two flavors of Sony's proprietary ATRAC3 format -- ordinary ATRAC3, with a maximum bitrate of 132kbps, or ATRAC3plus, with a maximum bitrate of 256kbps.
Users will be able to create MPEG-4 movies for playback on the PSP, but converting them into its variety of the H.264 codec will require the latest version of Sony's Image Converter 2 program, for either the PC or Sony's Clie handhelds
Defensor said:No clamshell design![]()
Confirmed to support both ATRAC and MP3(without transcoding to ATRAC). Sony's latest players like the NW-HD3 now support MP3 out of the box.PC Gaijin said:I wonder if you can play MP3s without converting them to ATRAC? Some of Sony's music players say they support MP3, but they actually force you to convert your MP3s to ATRAC before they'll play.
PC Gaijin said:So Sony is using it's own version of H.264? Just wondering because I've used Sony's Image Converter 2 with my Clie before, and it sucks ass.
This is probably come across as a troll, but where in hell are you gonna watch those movies? Listening music i can understand (and love my IRiver for that), since you can listen to music while doing pretty much everything. But movies, you've got to be focused on that movie. You have to basically sit down to watch it. Instead you could go home and watch the same movie on a proper screen.acklame said:I'm soooo gonna take naruto on the go.
mumu said:This is probably come across as a troll, but where in hell are you gonna watch those movies?
border said:We can start testing video conversion speed right now, probably. Are there any encoding programs that support H.264? VirtualDub only seems to go up to H.263. I doubt that Sony's software will be the best choice, but maybe it is available for download.
Never! Portablejiggle said:See!! Junk.
Time to cancel your pre-order, Defensor
and give it to me![]()
Time gap between my morning classes. I have a chunk of Kamen Rider 555 eps that I can now watch on the gomumu said:This is probably come across as a troll, but where in hell are you gonna watch those movies?
This is the reason i haven't converted much for my Clie lately, or bought a hard drive-based MP3 player. i'm either at work or at home. And the few times i'm out and have time to burn, i'd rather read news than watch something.mumu said:This is probably come across as a troll, but where in hell are you gonna watch those movies?
btrboyev said:not to mention its not pocket friendly at all.
mumu said:This is probably come across as a troll, but where in hell are you gonna watch those movies? Listening music i can understand (and love my IRiver for that), since you can listen to music while doing pretty much everything. But movies, you've got to be focused on that movie. You have to basically sit down to watch it. Instead you could go home and watch the same movie on a proper screen.
mumu said:Maybe i'm living a crazy life, but where are those oppurtunities to sit and watch a 2h movie on the go? Also if you have those oppurtunities, wouldn't you be rather playing games instead of watching a movie you've probably already seen a few times?
mumu said:I think once the initial "damn i can now watch movies on the go!" coolness goes away people will see that there is not really much practical value do it. But like i said, maybe i'm just living the wrong life for PSP movie watching
mumu said:I find it really hard to believe that people will use every minute they spent waiting during a day to watch snippets of movies. So you're telling me you're gonna whip out your PSP in a restaurant and watch some 5 minutes of a movie while waiting for a table?
If you got like 1h bus rides or so every day that's a different story.
On this planet? I'm apparently living the wrong life. And i didn't really know portable movie players are so successful. Are they?Amir0x said:Portable movie players have been extremely successful? People watch movies on the go all the time?
I never said otherwise. However that also goes the other way, just because you do it doesn't mean everyone else will.I think it's about time you realize that whether or not a feature appeals to your unique situation in life, it has absolutely no relevance at all to how much appeal it will have to the vast majority of the market.
That's funny cause i never wanted to win. Is GAF a boxring know or what? I think you spent too much time in fanboy battlesYou lose.
jiggle said:The function is there, should you choose to use it.
If you dont' feel like watching movies for 5, 10, 30 minutes, bust out the same machine and play a short game of Ridge Racer. You won't even have to remove/exchange the movie with the game.
I'm not, i'm just wondering where people are actually gonna use all those functions. That's all. Apparently there is plenty of oppurtunities, just not in my life (or in the lifes of most people i know).Insertia said:Why are you so adverse to PSP having portable media functions?
mumu said:On this planet? I'm apparently living the wrong life. And i didn't really know portable movie players are so successful. Are they?
mumu said:I never said otherwise. However that also goes the other way, just because you do it doesn't mean everyone else will.
mumu said:That's funny cause i never wanted to win. Is GAF a boxring know or what? I think you spent too much time in fanboy battles![]()
Slow down there, i never said anything like that. I just don't see it being a system seller. It's a nice extra that's for sure. Although actually it's probably gonna be a system seller! People will be wondering if it's really worth to spent 200$ on a gaming handheld, just to remind themselves that they actually could also watch movies on it! They'll probably never gonna do that, but just knowing they could if they really wanted to will make it easier for them to spend the money.Amir0x said:The fact is, there's nothing at all NEGATIVE to having this feature. The hilarious thing about this argument is you're literally trying to find a way that it's BAD to have an extra thing like this.
It's a cool extra thing to have. That's all there is to it. You're wasting time hopelessly grasping at straws, wishing for this ever to become something that's a negative. It's not.
mumu said:Slow down there, i never said anything like that. I just don't see it being a system seller. It's a nice extra that's for sure. Although actually it's probably gonna be a system seller! People will be wondering if it's really worth to spent 200$ on a gaming handheld, just to remind themselves that they actually could also watch movies on it! They'll probably never gonna do that, but just knowing they could if they really wanted to will make it easier for them to spend the money.
So even it has no practical value (opinions may differ) it was a smart move by SONY either way.
mumu said:This is probably come across as a troll, but where in hell are you gonna watch those movies? Listening music i can understand (and love my IRiver for that), since you can listen to music while doing pretty much everything. But movies, you've got to be focused on that movie. You have to basically sit down to watch it. Instead you could go home and watch the same movie on a proper screen.
mumu said:I find it really hard to believe that people will use every minute they spent waiting during a day to watch snippets of movies. So you're telling me you're gonna whip out your PSP in a restaurant and watch some 5 minutes of a movie while waiting for a table?
If you got like 1h bus rides or so every day that's a different story.
There is the ignore button you know.DarienA said:mumu how many more pages will you continue this facade?
Extremely sad....but very true...Minotauro said:The PSP is going to be the best portable porn jerkoff device ever.
mumu said:I'm not, i'm just wondering where people are actually gonna use all those functions. That's all. Apparently there is plenty of oppurtunities, just not in my life (or in the lifes of most people i know).
mumu said:There is the ignore button you know.