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akascream

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Maybe it's just the novelty of the PSP talking, but I'm so much more interested in playing on it than my consoles right now.

I sit in the exact same place I'd sit to play my PS2 or Gamecube and I play my PSP. I don't have to turn my tv on, change my audio settings, change input cables in some cases. I don't have to deal with controller cables. I don't have to have an ethernet cable run to my PSP. It's just all very convenient, and the visual quality of the PSP screen is better than my dlp projector.

When I see screenshots for new games, I can't help but think, is there a PSP version of this game?
 
akascream said:
and the visual quality of the PSP screen is better than my dlp projector.
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I call shenanigans.. the screen is good.. but any decent projection system should blow it away.
 
akascream said:
When I see screenshots for new games, I can't help but think, is there a PSP version of this game?
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I swear I have this thought whenever I see previews/screens of an upcoming PS2 game. So you're not alone in that regard.

:lol
 
borghe said:
I call shenanigans.. the screen is good.. but any decent projection system should blow it away.
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Maybe in some cases, like the ghosting of the PSP screen, and maybe my dlp setup isn't top of the line, but the visual quality is just better in my eyes.

Plus I don't have to listen to the squeel of the color wheel in my ghetto ass infocus pos heh.
 
I'm kinda the same way right now. I own a 56" HDTV and god only knows how many DVDs yet I'm obsessing over watching movie files on my tiny PSP. I own a PS2, Xbox, and a Gamecube but when I go to the store I'm just looking at PSP stuff, even considering getting games that I know will probably be shit. "Should I or shouldn't I get Ape Escape? Hmmmm..." It's getting unhealthy.

It's getting to the point where I want everything ported over to this thing.
 
Yep, the convenience factor of PSP is through the roof. I totally understand everything you're saying, and I feel almost the same way. This will probably change somewhat with next gen systems that will offer visuals completley outside of PSP's realm, though.

but any decent projection system should blow it away.
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Projection TVs have the worst image quality in my opinion. Pixels are all blurred up on them. Not nearly as nice and sharp as some really good CRT or LCD screens.
 
akascream said:
Maybe in some cases, like the ghosting of the PSP screen, and maybe my dlp setup isn't top of the line, but the visual quality is just better in my eyes.

Plus I don't have to listen to the squeel of the color wheel in my ghetto ass infocus pos heh.
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Blow it up the same resolution as your DLP projector and then try to say that. It's purely do the the small size of the screen.
 
Mashing said:
Blow it up the same resolution as your DLP projector and then try to say that. It's purely do the the small size of the screen.
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Whatever the reason, I still prefer the PSP screen. Even better, I can put it close to my face for a 'bigger' image! :lol
 
Hitler Stole My Potato said:
I'm kinda the same way right now. I own a 56" HDTV and god only knows how many DVDs yet I'm obsessing over watching movie files on my tiny PSP. I own a PS2, Xbox, and a Gamecube but when I go to the store I'm just looking at PSP stuff, even considering getting games that I know will probably be shit. "Should I or shouldn't I get Ape Escape? Hmmmm..." It's getting unhealthy.

It's getting to the point where I want everything ported over to this thing.
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IAWTP F the port haterz. I don't have my 1 gig mS and it's killing me.
 
Marconelly said:
Projection TVs have the worst image quality in my option. Pixels are all blurred up on them. Not nearly as nice and sharp as some really good CRT or LCD screens.
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projection tv's can be crt and lcd. any decent projection TV out of the box will be better than most directview sets. any decent projection TV calibrated will blow away pretty much any directview set. and either will beat a psp as well.

if pixels are blurry, adjust focus.

I get the PSP entusiasm, and yes the screen rocks.. but let's not get crazy here. a DVD on my 55" set will look better than the same DVD on my PSP.
 
I get the PSP entusiasm, and yes the screen rocks.. but let's not get crazy here. a DVD on my 55" set will look better than the same DVD on my PSP.
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Not when you factor in the gadget/novelty factor. PSP totally kicks its ass! =P
 
Settle down, borghe. You've been jumping head first into every PSP thread and trying your best to downplay it. You don't really need to do that.
 
omfg.. you are joking right? yeah, I am trying to downplay it by saying the screen rocks. get a grip.

if someone said the psp was mnore powerful than xbox, would you argue it?
if someone said psp was more powerful than a P4 and Raedon x850, would you argue it?

I am not downplaying anything, just using common sense.. though akascream has pretty much admitted that he is just awesticken which is cool...

though one has to wonder what's worse, the guy who goes in to every thread to try and bring people down to reality, or the other guy who follows the first attempting to make it look like the first has some sort of dark agenda..

repeat, get a grip.
 
I don't know borghe, I have yet to see a DLP that comes even close to Sharp's Aquos LCD screen or This direct view CRT. (btw when I said CRT I only meant direct view CRT, and when I said LCD I only meant large LCD screens, not projection)
 
my set is a Mits 55819. Out of the box and with a proscan player and HDTV tuner it looked better than everyone else's set I knew. In July 2003 I had it calibrated by CraigM from the Spot. my old setting were stored on a different preset so I could directly A/B them. The difference was night and day. And note I did have it calibrated in before myself, but obviously I couldn't do stuff like red push (internal IC), whitebalance (no colorometer), or have the patience or fine eye for fine geometry.

Anyway, as of now I have not seen a TV as impressive as mine PQ wise, with the exception of the three chip DLP front projectors they have setup at a local AV store, or one screen.. think it is sony or mits.. 72" or 80".. that was freaking nice.. I mean REAL nice.

I dont have the greatest set known to man. you don't need the greatest set known to man. just a decent set that is calibrated. LCD and plasma (including the PSP) have their own problems that prevent them from looking as good as CRT (DV or RP).

Anyway, if we continue this we can do it in OT. This is about the PSP. I'll just leave with if you get any CRT set properly calibrated (DP or DV) it will blow everything else out of the water. but most of the better CRT's (Sony, Mits, Pioneer) even out of the box will be better than pretty much anything else.
 
i wouldn't mind having a 1GB MS so that i can finally catch up on my DVD collection. i didn't think i'd be into watching movies on something other than a PC/TV because i've been able to do it on PDAs for years. But the quality of the PSP screen along with the ease of the remote make it rather enjoyable.
 
Anyway, if we continue this we can do it in OT. This is about the PSP. I'll just leave with if you get any CRT set properly calibrated (DP or DV) it will blow everything else out of the water. but most of the better CRT's (Sony, Mits, Pioneer) even out of the box will be better than pretty much anything else.
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Yeah, I can definitely agree that best DV CRTs are still better than anything else, as far as picture quality goes, but if you have a chance, take a look at Sharp Aquos LCD - it's really damn good looking. GAF crew from Japan has also reported that Sony's latest LCDs (NVX or something like that) are even better, but I don't think those are selling here yet.

PSP screen is definitely not without it's problems, but it does have a lot of what makes Aquos as great looking as it is.
 
I really don't get the point of this thread. I wouldn't spend 5 cents on portable gaming. It's a waste of my time, and for the way I enjoy entertainment (games, movies, music) my Gamecube, Xbox, and PC do it all, on a large screen. The PSP certainly offers an excellent product for those people into gaming on the go, but I really couldn't imagine enjoying any of my favorite games this generation on that tiny screen. Bad games don't get better as a result of being on a particular platform, either.
 
I agree about the convenience factor being huge for the PSP. Being able to kick back, relax, and use the PSP anywhere in the home is nice.
 
akascream said:
Maybe in some cases, like the ghosting of the PSP screen, and maybe my dlp setup isn't top of the line, but the visual quality is just better in my eyes.

Plus I don't have to listen to the squeel of the color wheel in my ghetto ass infocus pos heh.
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What model Infocus do you have?
 
But you have to hold the thing! I am not getting how it is more convenient. Its one thing to say its convenient because you can use it anywhere, it is completely another to say that in the same place you watch your normal DVD's!

Me = @_@
 
Speevy said:
I really don't get the point of this thread. I wouldn't spend 5 cents on portable gaming. It's a waste of my time, and for the way I enjoy entertainment (games, movies, music) my Gamecube, Xbox, and PC do it all, on a large screen. The PSP certainly offers an excellent product for those people into gaming on the go, but I really couldn't imagine enjoying any of my favorite games this generation on that tiny screen. Bad games don't get better as a result of being on a particular platform, either.
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sense and ratiionality strikes again!
 
Speevy said:
I really don't get the point of this thread. I wouldn't spend 5 cents on portable gaming. It's a waste of my time, and for the way I enjoy entertainment (games, movies, music) my Gamecube, Xbox, and PC do it all, on a large screen. The PSP certainly offers an excellent product for those people into gaming on the go, but I really couldn't imagine enjoying any of my favorite games this generation on that tiny screen. Bad games don't get better as a result of being on a particular platform, either.
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I agree... it's like you have an expensive stereo with good speakers at home, but you would claim listening to your music through a walkman with crappy headphones is better because it's "more convenient" somehow.. Especially if you have a surround system it can't even compare..

Instead of spending a shitload of money on psp and games he could have gotten:

-wireless controllers
-wireless router and bridge
-a proper receiver or input switch where he doesn't have to switch cables

that would have solved all his problems. I have no clue about how a tiny lcd can be better than a dlp projector.
 
I agree... it's like you have an expensive stereo with good speakers at home, but you would claim listening to your music through a walkman with crappy headphones
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Except that instead with a "walkman with crappy headphones" we are talking the top of the line portable music player with expensive Sennheiser headphones. Which is much better analogy.

Doesn't take a genius to see that both configurations have certain advantages over each other (i.e. you can't always sit and listen to your music loud on the mentioned speakers)
 
Speevy said:
I really don't get the point of this thread.
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It seems pretty clear what the point of this thread is. He feels rather the opposite of the way you do and felt like sharing it. Viva la difference.

The PSP certainly offers an excellent product for those people into gaming on the go, but I really couldn't imagine enjoying any of my favorite games this generation on that tiny screen.
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Great, then you don't have to. Please don't strain too hard to imagine another perspective other than your own.
 
akascream said:
I sit in the exact same place I'd sit to play my PS2 or Gamecube and I play my PSP. I don't have to turn my tv on, change my audio settings, change input cables in some cases. I don't have to deal with controller cables. I don't have to have an ethernet cable run to my PSP. It's just all very convenient, and the visual quality of the PSP screen is better than my dlp projector.
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Welcome to the anxiety free world of portable gaming my friend :) ---- it doesn't hurt either, that portable gaming is so low key that you get many experemental/non-traditional games that console publishers pass up...

Portable games get simple/addictive/singularity design games like mercury, wario-twisted, lumines, ect. (that take a simple concept to its fully realized potential )almoast monthly ---- in 4 years of consoles all we ever got was Katamari, Ikaruga, and Monkey Ball... (all this in portable worlds + 2d Castlevanias)
 
I have a DLP projector yet since the PSP launch I've been gaming on my 4.3" screen instead of my 120" screen. I'm sure the honeymoon will wear off, but yeah it sure is nice not to mess with multiple inputs/consoles/wire/audio/cables, etc.
 
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