OK, just a quick question. There is both a sleep mode and a power off mode. Now how do you perform each action. When I want to turn my system off, I just give a quick press up on the power switch, then the screen and system appear to turn off. But is it in sleep more or is it off? If I hold the power button up for a few seconds it also seems to turn off, but what is really happening? Which is which?
PSP sleep mode or power off?
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Holding it down is the power off. The quick tap is the sleep mode.
The nice thing about sleep mode is that it barely affects your battery (assuming you don't leave it on for more than two days) while leaving the games in a fully loaded state, so you can play whenever you want without loading.
The nice thing about sleep mode is that it barely affects your battery (assuming you don't leave it on for more than two days) while leaving the games in a fully loaded state, so you can play whenever you want without loading.
OK, another Q. When I fully power down my system with a game in the system, after I do a power up on my system it seems to jump strait into loading the game disc. Is there a way to have a game disc in the system and on power up having the system just open to the desktop?
Sometimes I just want to turn my system on and watch a video, but it jumps right into my game, then I have to exit back to the home screen.
Sometimes I just want to turn my system on and watch a video, but it jumps right into my game, then I have to exit back to the home screen.
CamHostage
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Works like a PS2 -- it loads into the game as soon as possible instead of going through the menu. I didn't see any option not to have it go here in the options menu, but yeah, it is something of a pain in the neck, if you're trying to start up MP3s. Trust and love sleep mode...
Rummy Bunnz
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I had the same problem. I just chose an invisible car anyway and the game hung at the loading screen. When I restarted the PSP the next race had no music, and it froze for 3-4 second intervals 5 times, then hung during the post-race loading again. I was terrified that I'd scratched the UMD, but it looks fine. Haven't dropped the PSP.
I've had the no-music during races two or three times since then. I think it may have been after I put the PSP to sleep, but I can't remember. I should try it again and see if it happens.
I've had the no-music during races two or three times since then. I think it may have been after I put the PSP to sleep, but I can't remember. I should try it again and see if it happens.
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
I guess I'll ask this question (again) here...
How is mp3 playback?
Can you turn the screen off during, to conserve battery life?
How is mp3 playback?
Can you turn the screen off during, to conserve battery life?
DaCocoBrova said:
Great, and yes.
Of course I have no other portable music player to compare with, and I'm no big music fan. But the audio generally sounds very rich.
IGNs battery test turned the screen off (press and hold the screen button), and got over 10 hours of playback. With the remote headphones you only need to turn the screen on to adjust settings or playlists (assuming someone works out how to do that, I haven't)
I was playing RR on EGM's PSP last Friday. When I was finished, I flicked it off (sleep mode) and gave it back to Mark.
A weekend passes. Then late yesterday afternoon, I went to borrow it to play RR some more. Nobody recharged the damn thing, and it was right where I left it. So more than 50 hours later, basically, I flick it on and it brings me right back to my RR replay!
And I continue playing with no dent to the battery bar at all. Amazing.
I get my PSP with RR, MGA and Golf tomorrow (Lumines was sold out at the time -- I'll get it later). Going to buy a 1 gig mem stick today. Can't wait.
A weekend passes. Then late yesterday afternoon, I went to borrow it to play RR some more. Nobody recharged the damn thing, and it was right where I left it. So more than 50 hours later, basically, I flick it on and it brings me right back to my RR replay!
And I continue playing with no dent to the battery bar at all. Amazing.
I get my PSP with RR, MGA and Golf tomorrow (Lumines was sold out at the time -- I'll get it later). Going to buy a 1 gig mem stick today. Can't wait.
I dragged some Mp3's from my pc to the PSP. Sounds a bit low on the PSP speakers at half volume(maybe its the mp3 file), but using headphones is greater. You get to choose some preset soud options like Jazz, Pop, Unique, etc for some different sound quality with mp3s/movies. Note that with movie playback, it has a option like PS2 to increase the sound volume by +1 and +2.DaCocoBrova said:
There isn't a option to just turn off the screen at will for MP3 playback(that I've seen). But, in the desktop menu for the PSP, you can set it to have the PSP backlit turnoff after a certain amount of minutes(ie. 2, 5, 10 minutes) if no button is pressed. I use the 2 minute option for mp3 playback so the screen turns off while listening.
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
But...
:confused
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
Great. That coupled w/ Che's beautiful battery life span example gives me no reason not to fully want this thing at launch... 'Cept for the lack of games, but that's temporary.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
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my post was too late.
my post was too late.