Sony developed software enabling TV on the PSP (and PCs outside of home)
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radioheadrule83
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wow...
that sounds pretty amazing! What would the bitrate be like though?
that sounds pretty amazing! What would the bitrate be like though?
This is great! I was seriously looking at getting an airboard from Japan so that my wife and children can watch Japanese TV (you plug the receiver into the antenna, then take the screen with you, and it broadcasts over the internet - adapting to whatever bandwidth it can get). But with this, we can watch on the PSP or PC - if it works, I'm definitely getting it.
As for battery life, I'd mostly use this in hotel rooms when I'm bored with PPV porn. I can catch up on my programs as and when I want. I can't wait for them to tie this in with their HDD recorders!
As for battery life, I'd mostly use this in hotel rooms when I'm bored with PPV porn. I can catch up on my programs as and when I want. I can't wait for them to tie this in with their HDD recorders!
Sounds great, shame the battery is so weak for PSP to be used for everything. You would charging quite abit often more than other handhelds.
Sony should have made the multifunction features alot more freindlier. Shame they wont even reach a fraction of what the dvd player was in PS2 the way they are going. They should have used HD.
Sony should have made the multifunction features alot more freindlier. Shame they wont even reach a fraction of what the dvd player was in PS2 the way they are going. They should have used HD.
There's nothing "weak" about the PSP battery from what I've read. 5+ hrs of Ridge Racers, sporting near-PS2 visuals, displayed on 4.3 LCD at high brightness with cd quality sound via external speakers? That's not weak.Deg said:
Do you happen to know the battery life on other such portable devices capable of streaming/receiving broadcast TV wirelessly? As far as I know, there aren't any likely to have much better battery life than the PSP would.
Maybe you should wait to see if your $129 US launch price prediction is right before you go and try predicting the rest of the PSP's lifetime successes/failures
kaching said:There's nothing "weak" about the PSP battery from what I've read. 5+ hrs of Ridge Racers, sporting near-PS2 visuals, displayed on 4.3 LCD at high brightness with cd quality sound via external speakers? That's not weak.
Do you happen to know the battery life on other such portable devices capable of streaming/receiving broadcast TV wirelessly? As far as I know, there aren't any likely to have much better battery life than the PSP would.
Maybe you should wait to see if your $129 US launch price prediction is right before you go and try predicting the rest of the PSP's lifetime successes/failures
5 hours is weak especially when you have to take WiFi into account. The fact that people keep saying battery life without ... , at low etc. shows its an issue. The competition outpaces it easily. Maybe its a relief for some poeple who beleived the 3 hours crap. :lol
PSP should be very cheap. As people pointed out earlier Us prices for Sony stuff is always lower. So $129 could even be beaten.
soundwave05
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I bet Sony will have a Double Capacity PSP battery out within the year that boosts battery life to 8-9 hours.
Kutaragi has already talked about higher capacity batteries.
A third party will probably beat them to the punch actually.
If the battery life issue is that much of a thorn in your side, simply wait until they release a higher capacity battery or buy two batteries.
I have no problem with it, that just means its one less person fighting over the launch PSPs for me to grab.
Kutaragi has already talked about higher capacity batteries.
A third party will probably beat them to the punch actually.
If the battery life issue is that much of a thorn in your side, simply wait until they release a higher capacity battery or buy two batteries.
I have no problem with it, that just means its one less person fighting over the launch PSPs for me to grab.
5h is weak, spin it whatever way you want. It does a lot of things during those 5h, and is quite amazing if you look at the screen and all that stuff they need to power, but for a handheld device it still is weak. I really hope SONY doesn't succeed in making that low battery life an acceptable standard in the industry, it will only get worse from there. Hopefully the consumer will force them to improve the battery. Who knows, maybe they'll already surprise us at US launch.
soundwave05
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The battery inside the PSP is not "weak", its incredibly powerful, its just for a device like the PSP, its gonna suck power. You have to remember even a year ago, a $400 i-Pod only had 7-8 hour battery life and that was with low LCD backlight usage and only MP3 playback.
Sony will release higher capacity batteries as time goes on.
Anyways, back to the topic, how's this work exactly? Does this mean I could be at the coffee shop, flip on my PSP and watch the TV channels that I can get at home? If so, score another one for Sony, that's a very, very cool feature.
Sony will release higher capacity batteries as time goes on.
Anyways, back to the topic, how's this work exactly? Does this mean I could be at the coffee shop, flip on my PSP and watch the TV channels that I can get at home? If so, score another one for Sony, that's a very, very cool feature.
soundwave05
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I think so.
The i-Pod has gone from like 8 hour battery to 14 hours in the latest model in a span of about a year.
I think they already have the battery technology, the problem is its just not cheap enough yet to put into a $199 product which already has a high quality screen, high end chipset, disc drive, WiFi reciever, and high end casing.
As costs come down, I see battery them phasing out the current battery (1850 MaH rating I believe) with a high capacity one.
The i-Pod has gone from like 8 hour battery to 14 hours in the latest model in a span of about a year.
I think they already have the battery technology, the problem is its just not cheap enough yet to put into a $199 product which already has a high quality screen, high end chipset, disc drive, WiFi reciever, and high end casing.
As costs come down, I see battery them phasing out the current battery (1850 MaH rating I believe) with a high capacity one.
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BTW though getting back to the friggin' topic, this is sweet as hell.
I mean say for instance you're out somewhere or stuck in class, you can just pull out your PSP and watch a football game or keep up to date with scores/news/stocks anywhere you want.
I wonder if you'll be able to record directly to the Memory Stick if you want ...
Hopefully this out here in the US by spring/summer (assuming a March launch).
I mean say for instance you're out somewhere or stuck in class, you can just pull out your PSP and watch a football game or keep up to date with scores/news/stocks anywhere you want.
I wonder if you'll be able to record directly to the Memory Stick if you want ...
Hopefully this out here in the US by spring/summer (assuming a March launch).
soundwave05
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In theory though, if you get these channels at home, you could watch ESPN, CNN, or HBO on the go or if you're stuck at a relative's house or something. I mean that's just awesome.
There's been lots of times also when I'm stuck somewhere and I want to know the score of a game ... well with this, I can just pull my PSP out and watch the game in progress.
I think this is really a significant new form of functionality right up there with being able to playback videos/movies right through the Memory Stick. Is it all software based? I'm also looking forward to being able to use PSP as a GPS device in the car, I think Sony has already mentioned that.
I think this is incredible really for a $200 product. Certainly when I'm on the road or out and about, its never gonna be the same after PSP.
There's been lots of times also when I'm stuck somewhere and I want to know the score of a game ... well with this, I can just pull my PSP out and watch the game in progress.
I think this is really a significant new form of functionality right up there with being able to playback videos/movies right through the Memory Stick. Is it all software based? I'm also looking forward to being able to use PSP as a GPS device in the car, I think Sony has already mentioned that.
I think this is incredible really for a $200 product. Certainly when I'm on the road or out and about, its never gonna be the same after PSP.
A battery is a battery. There's nothing weak about a 1800mAh battery, PERIOD. I'm pretty sure there are 3200mAh LiPo cells. I think the PSP uses LiPo, although it might be LiIon, but the two techs aren't very far apart. In any case, there are already high-capacity (2000-3200mAh) and high-discharge LiPo packs out there for electric RC planes. You can read about them at FMA Direct
I plan on getting some of these eventually when I buy a new plane. But the point is the tech is there to make a better battery for the PSP, it's just a matter of cost. No one's gonna pay $75 for a spare battery...not just yet. And I believe they need to shrink the packaging too.
But there is no problem with the PSP battery. The problem is the PSP itself, it kicks too much ass. Want better battery life? Kiss WiFi and the great screen and the awesome graphics goodbye. Yeah, then you're stuck with a DS pretty much...plus Wifi of course. The point is, you could buy an underpowered piecee of crap, and Sony was fully capable of building a portable PS1, but why? Why not push the tech envelope? I think they have come up with a great product. Don't think the battery life is by accident, it's not. They would have spent lots of time finding a balance between performance and battery life, and must have settled on that 4-6hour margin early on. I'm pleased with what they made. I'd much rather they make something that offers acceptable battery life (if 4-6 hours isn't acceptable, you're in the minority, b/c how often do you even game that long on a console?), that can later benefit from improvements in battery technology...than something that has great battery life, but looks and plays like something from a decade ago. The PSP's battery life will have no effect on its appeal.
And if you're worried about tv viewing eating battery life, don't use it. It's not like it's hard to find a tv anyway. But I think the tech is a great option if the video quality works great. My last job, our sys admin was streaming CNN to our desktops with very little bandwidth. It's a matter of finding good encoding settings. I had CNN on my lappy streaming off the wireless, and still had tons of bandwidth to spare. Movie Maker 2 works great, you don't even need any other software. It would be great if the PSP could do this out of the box. How hard is it to open URLs in a media player? PEACE.
I plan on getting some of these eventually when I buy a new plane. But the point is the tech is there to make a better battery for the PSP, it's just a matter of cost. No one's gonna pay $75 for a spare battery...not just yet. And I believe they need to shrink the packaging too.
But there is no problem with the PSP battery. The problem is the PSP itself, it kicks too much ass. Want better battery life? Kiss WiFi and the great screen and the awesome graphics goodbye. Yeah, then you're stuck with a DS pretty much...plus Wifi of course. The point is, you could buy an underpowered piecee of crap, and Sony was fully capable of building a portable PS1, but why? Why not push the tech envelope? I think they have come up with a great product. Don't think the battery life is by accident, it's not. They would have spent lots of time finding a balance between performance and battery life, and must have settled on that 4-6hour margin early on. I'm pleased with what they made. I'd much rather they make something that offers acceptable battery life (if 4-6 hours isn't acceptable, you're in the minority, b/c how often do you even game that long on a console?), that can later benefit from improvements in battery technology...than something that has great battery life, but looks and plays like something from a decade ago. The PSP's battery life will have no effect on its appeal.
And if you're worried about tv viewing eating battery life, don't use it. It's not like it's hard to find a tv anyway. But I think the tech is a great option if the video quality works great. My last job, our sys admin was streaming CNN to our desktops with very little bandwidth. It's a matter of finding good encoding settings. I had CNN on my lappy streaming off the wireless, and still had tons of bandwidth to spare. Movie Maker 2 works great, you don't even need any other software. It would be great if the PSP could do this out of the box. How hard is it to open URLs in a media player? PEACE.
soundwave05
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There are higher capacity batteries than whats in the PSP, although the 1850 MaH ion-lithium is definitely no slouch. Its just a matter of those batteries coming down in price.
And unlike the Game Gear, this is all a software thing to watch TV. You don't need a tuner.
One thing that confuses me is, OK, say you have the TV Software for PSP, lets say you're at school (10-20 miles away for example), I'm still kinda confused as to how this would work ... if you could send/recieve TV signals, why can't they give the PSP internet functionality in the same way?
Or is it because a TV signal is much lower bandwith?
And can you change channels through your PSP, or are you "locked" into watching whatever channel your TV at home is on?
And unlike the Game Gear, this is all a software thing to watch TV. You don't need a tuner.
One thing that confuses me is, OK, say you have the TV Software for PSP, lets say you're at school (10-20 miles away for example), I'm still kinda confused as to how this would work ... if you could send/recieve TV signals, why can't they give the PSP internet functionality in the same way?
Or is it because a TV signal is much lower bandwith?
And can you change channels through your PSP, or are you "locked" into watching whatever channel your TV at home is on?
Nyko has a couple of accessories coming out for the PSP that can help with battery life.
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Press Release
soundwave05
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KickyFast said:
I had a feeling it was only a matter of time. 3X the battery life is pretty insane though, I wonder how much that will cost and how much bulkier it makes the unit.
Those bitching about plane trips should just get one of these though. That's like 18-24 hours of gameplay.
I wonder though with that kind of battery life, can you switch the PSP into the maximum screen brightness, because currently thats only availible if you're plugged into an outlet.
· Theater Experience PSP, a case/stand for Sony PSP with built-in hi-fi speakers that extend the PSPs play time threefold and delivers a full sound experience
This, a tv tunner and a browser and you have yourself a mini high def tv sitting in front of you onyour desk. You'll be the envy of every cubicle! That is until I..stea er you get it stolen.
This, a tv tunner and a browser and you have yourself a mini high def tv sitting in front of you onyour desk. You'll be the envy of every cubicle! That is until I..stea er you get it stolen.
The "low battery life" you refer to was already considered acceptable in dozens of portable devices before the PSP arrived. What's nice about the portable electronics market is the diversity of devices that cater to different desires/needs, something that's been largely missing from handheld gaming corner of the market. What's nice now is that we're finally getting some diversity in this sector to cater to different tastes. So, if you prefer the Nintendo Way of sacrificing system power for the sake of longer battery life, you can continue to have that. And what's great is that those who would prefer a more powerful device and can manage with average battery life can have that too.