That's called read-only, not proprietary. You know, a bit like CD used to be for first 5 years of its existence.Ferarrismo said:But seriously, my only serious problem with the PSP is the proprietary nature of the UMD. Meaning I'm SOL if I want to burn some MP3s or copy movies onto a UMD.
TTP said:Do they also play PS2 graphics level games and support Wi-Fi?
How about the price? How's the screen compared to the (awesome) PSP one?
aaaaa0 said:No, but they're good media players, unlike the PSP. Get one of each! ;-)
They're also devices made by companies that don't have vested interests in music and movies like Sony does. i don't blame Sony for including both in the PSP, it's just that the implementations so far looks too cumbersome to be worth it.aaaaa0 said:No, but they're good media players, unlike the PSP. Get one of each! ;-)
In other words, that's the same thing you can already do with Pocket PCs, (or even PSP as you have to convert videos to appropriate format). Samsung's device looks nice, though, but the screen looks very small. I'm not even sure why is Microsoft pushing this whole concept when their Pocket PC already does all that and more... Focused handheld media playback machines (where the media is not a standard DVD) - I'm not sure how popular that will be.They do not check for DRM or anything on the videos you copy and convert onto them... they'll take DivXes, AVIs, MPEGs, anything you want. They get converted to WMV and copied.
StrikerObi said:They really have no clue what they're doing in the handheld market. It's hilarious how much of a joke this thing is already becoming. They're going to get bitch slapped by Nintendo, maybe not even with DS but with the plain old GBA SP.
Marconelly said:It speaks volumes that Edge magazine editors were that impressed with PSP, (to proclaim death of GBA), and no tiny misworded tidbits can change the global positive outlook they gave.
Admín said:hahahah A memory stick big enough to hold a movie would cost more than a PSP. What a joke!
Insertia said:That doesn't mean Nintendo is out of the clear. The entire concept of wearing a battery pack is stupid.
Therefore:
Nintendo=stupid
Make it small enough to fit into my pocket and it'll be fine.
Panajev2001a said:$49.98 for 128 MB ( always go Sandisk ), for as low as $68 you can get a 256 MB one and for as low as $129 you can get a 512 MB one.
With 128 MB, ATRAC3+ and getting funky with the MPEG4 AVC compressor ( simple solution: not going for DVD quality [max quality setting] ).
They plan to store of very colorful and fast moving movies like 2-2.5 hours on a single 1.8 GB UMD and that would go to 4+ hours with a lower ( but still very good quality ) MPEG4 AVC compression setting. This would give about 2 hours or more with 450 MB: now, you can reduce the size of the movie by going to 16 bits color from the default 24 bits per color, and you can reduce the resolution a bit and you can prolly fit a nice 2 hours movie in a single 256 MB Memory Stick Pro Duo module.
You can fit shorter movies, music videos and music with your game saves ina single cheap 128 MB Memory Stick Pro Duo module.
SolidSnakex said:You could just simply not wear the battery pack. Just because it was created to be worn doesn't mean you actually have to do it.
You. Are. Not. Forced. To. Wear. It. So. Why. Give. A. Shit?Lost Weekend said:Wearable. Battery. Pack...
Panajev2001a said:How is this limited ?
You cannot play .mp3... whaaaaa whaaaaaa whaa wha.... the software you will use to put the music on the Memory Stick will do the conversion for you on the fly.
What is the issue ?
Please Panajev... Do I really look like a guy willing to convert his 192 kbits mp3 files to the shitty 48 kbits ATRAC3+ format? Don'T tell me it sounds the same, I've had a netMD (707) for 2 years now, and believe me, it just sux, plain and simple. The ATRAC3+ format is a joke.
If you want *quality* music playback, I believe you'll have to skip on the PSP, unless you just don't care about what you're listening to...
As for movies... well I certainly don't see the point of buying umd movies, and I certainly won't buy a 1000$ 1 GB memory stick to fill my needs for "video on the go" it's either play games, listen to music or read, not pay 20$ for a lesser quality movie release on a tiny handheld screen were I'll miss all the details.
Fularu said:Panajev2001a said:How is this limited ?
You cannot play .mp3... whaaaaa whaaaaaa whaa wha.... the software you will use to put the music on the Memory Stick will do the conversion for you on the fly.
What is the issue ?
Please Panajev... Do I really look like a guy willing to convert his 192 kbits mp3 files to the shitty 48 kbits ATRAC3+ format? Don'T tell me it sounds the same, I've had a netMD (707) for 2 years now, and believe me, it just sux, plain and simple. The ATRAC3+ format is a joke.
Nice change of tactics man, you only took like the lowest quality setting for ATRAC3+.
I listen to tons of comedy on ATRAC3 at 64 Kbps ( lowest quality possible in that format IIRC ) and I have lots of CD ripped at 132 Kbps ATRAC3 that sound quite good actually.
Also, maybe take something better than 192 Kbps .mp3 files: oh wait, you cannot as these files sound cough...Kazaaa-ed...cough... .
Take a CD you own , convert it to 132 Kbps ATRAC3+ and it will sound great.
Panajev2001a said:Who walks around town uninterrupted for more than 2 hours without being able to sit down, connect the battery pack and help the PSP re-charge ?
skinnyrattler said:The same guy who takes long flights overseas, or from NYC to LA, hell, from Boston to Miami with car travel, waiting in the terminal, etc. How about a drive to the beach? I live in Philly, about an hour away from the beach. I'm screwed if I want to play on the drive their, play on the drive back. Then I have to plan for the next time I want to play by plugging it in. I may be the only guy but I hate the fact that my cellphone battery is running out of juice quicker and quicker. The ideal would be for the battery to last me a week, with minimal usage. But after 3-4 days, I'd better charge it or it'll die at the worst time. It's not that it's that big of deal, but it can be when all of a sudden, it becomes another factor or annoyance. I bought a GBA in the beginning cuz I needed entertainment for my 14 hour flight to Australia. The whole purpose of having a GBA in the beginning was for portable play. I play it a lot now cuz of Advance Wars. But I didn't originally, it was just their for travel. It'll be a nice hurdle for customers when everybody starts bitching about the battery.
Quit the BS. There's a few chinks in the armour.
I shouldn't even get on ATRAC. Sure, Sony uses it for MD players but ask most MD owners, the software sucks. I hate it. I don't use my MD player as much cuz it's a hassle. If I ever get the urge to leave the house in 2 minutes, then decide I want to upload some new music, it's a wait. A wait for too long just to have some music. Then it becomes another thing I have to plan for. That's why I can't stand the fucker. Say you wake up in the morning and right before you leave, a song pops up into your head that you want to listen to. Well, sit you ass back down and wait the five minutes it takes just to upload it. Of course five minutes is an exaggeration for one song, but I've never uploaded just one song onto my MD. So, it's become more of a pain in the ass. And Real Player is hated on this board and for good reason. It's barely better for MD players and sucks in general. WTF happened to convenience?
WordofGod said:Panajev2001a: Do you ever admit Sony makes mistakes and is not perfect? lol
I'd like to see that interview, because from all I've seen, it was never mentioned. I think IGN just made some assumption about it, and even if it's true, noone will beat you with the stick over the head if you just put it in the backpack or a pocket. That's of course if you are even willing to buy such a thing in the first place.Yeah, but apparently it's in other interviews dating back to E3 or farther.
ge-man said:It's funny, this back and forth is going to continue until the DS and PSP's launches while the reality is that both will be niche formats at the most. The GBA SP probably has two more great holidays to look forward to before Nintendo decides to move forward with the next GB. I think Edge is being a little hasty by declaring the death of the GB--plenty of competitors thought they had it beat. And all this little things questions that are poping up about the DS and PSP don't generate a lot of confidence in either product.
Marconelly said:It speaks volumes that Edge magazine editors were that impressed with PSP, (to proclaim death of GBA), and no tiny misworded tidbits can change the global positive outlook they gave.
In other words, that's the same thing you can already do with Pocket PCs, (or even PSP as you have to convert videos to appropriate format). Samsung's device looks nice, though, but the screen looks very small. I'm not even sure why is Microsoft pushing this whole concept when their Pocket PC already does all that and more... Focused handheld media playback machines (where the media is not a standard DVD) - I'm not sure how popular that will be.