Mrjellybeanct
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Alex said:What does that "hold " thingy do? Honestly, the power switch confuses me, should've read the manual.
It just turns off the buttons so they dont get pushed if it's in you pocket playing music.
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It just turns off the buttons so they dont get pushed if it's in you pocket playing music.
Alex said:What does that "hold " thingy do? Honestly, the power switch confuses me, should've read the manual.
Hold locks the keys on the machine so they don't do anything, this is useful if you're using it to listen to music and you plan on putting in the case or in your pocket or something, where you don't want to accidentally skip tracks...you can still use the remote to control the PSP with the hold switch engaged (there's a separate hold switch on the remote)...
One cool feature: the remote can bring the PSP out of sleep
Synbios459
Banned
1. Is there anyway to turn the volume up more than it initially allows? I tried watching Spider-Man 2, but even on the highest setting I could barely hear it.
2. Is there a way to change the background color?
2. Is there a way to change the background color?
I finally got my PSP to work with my router after a couple of hours of trying (in between playing Lumines and Wipeout Pure). At first my PSP was giving me an 80110482 error (using WEP).
Well the problem seemed to be a setting in my router, a Linksys WRT54G. The solution was to set the Default Transmit Key (under the WEP settings) to 1. I don't know if other wireless routers do this, but the WRT54G generates 4 WEP keys when you put in a passphrase, and the Default Transmit Key setting tells it which of the four to use. I previously had it set to use the third key, which worked with my laptop which has a setting to tell it what key to use (1-4) in addition to the actual key itself. Apparently the PSP doesn't have this.
Anyways, now it works using 128-bit WEP.
Well the problem seemed to be a setting in my router, a Linksys WRT54G. The solution was to set the Default Transmit Key (under the WEP settings) to 1. I don't know if other wireless routers do this, but the WRT54G generates 4 WEP keys when you put in a passphrase, and the Default Transmit Key setting tells it which of the four to use. I previously had it set to use the third key, which worked with my laptop which has a setting to tell it what key to use (1-4) in addition to the actual key itself. Apparently the PSP doesn't have this.
Anyways, now it works using 128-bit WEP.
WEP, no matter the method, is NOT secure.
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1824
Recent advances have made it possible to crack the encryption in minutes. I'd go as far to say it's not even worth setting up WEP.
Also MAC filtering and disabling of SSID broadcasting doesn't gain you much of anything.
It's something I think people should be aware of. It's a negative for me towards getting a PSP, I really hope Sony, Nintendo, and MS get it right with their next gen consoles and handheld by implementing legit wireless security.
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1824
Recent advances have made it possible to crack the encryption in minutes. I'd go as far to say it's not even worth setting up WEP.
Also MAC filtering and disabling of SSID broadcasting doesn't gain you much of anything.
It's something I think people should be aware of. It's a negative for me towards getting a PSP, I really hope Sony, Nintendo, and MS get it right with their next gen consoles and handheld by implementing legit wireless security.
I finally found out why my EB was charging $32 for warranty when everyone was claiming $25. Well, this is atleast my assumption anyway. The EB warranty in Florida is different from every other state in the country. Florida EB's use a sort of 3rd party warranty. Every other state uses a warranty actually done by EB.
Why this is, I have no idea. But Florida was also the only state not doing cash for trade-ins until about a month ago.
Edit: And we've had only one return so far. The Problem? The battery wasn't holding a charge. So it would actually cut out every couple minutes. Take the battery out, plug it into the wall and it worked perfectly fine. That's what I call a portable! :lol
Edit 2: Also a game yesterday was defective, NFL Street. That's gonna get another chuckle. :lol
Why this is, I have no idea. But Florida was also the only state not doing cash for trade-ins until about a month ago.
Edit: And we've had only one return so far. The Problem? The battery wasn't holding a charge. So it would actually cut out every couple minutes. Take the battery out, plug it into the wall and it worked perfectly fine. That's what I call a portable! :lol
Edit 2: Also a game yesterday was defective, NFL Street. That's gonna get another chuckle. :lol
I picked up my PSP today...
It's in absolutely perfect condition. Watching Spider 2 on it is pretty cool, however there is some ghosting to be seen. The screen is...I forgot who said it, but it's like the fucking Right Hand of GOD.
I picked up Lumines and Ridge Racers. Hope they rock =)
It's in absolutely perfect condition. Watching Spider 2 on it is pretty cool, however there is some ghosting to be seen. The screen is...I forgot who said it, but it's like the fucking Right Hand of GOD.
I picked up Lumines and Ridge Racers. Hope they rock =)
Alex
Member
I took back my PSP because I thought there was a problem with the screen, it looked smudged and kinda brownish in the back on lit black portions of games and movies. Anyway, I wound up with a far worse one, haha, about a dozen permanently lit pixels in the bottom left corner.
This is the same shit I went through with GBA:SP, I hate these screens.
This is the same shit I went through with GBA:SP, I hate these screens.
Alex said:
Yeah, it's a pain in the ass. I've only got 1 dead pixel along the bottom of my screen on what is my 3rd PSP. I'm gonna stick with it, because the chance of getting one that's even worse is
high. I'm not sure how many more times Target will allow me to exchange, heh.
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
Synbios459 said:
Yes. Go into the main menu of the PSP and choose Settings->Video Settings->UMD Video Volume and change it from Normal to +2.
Is it just me or...is the battery life surprisingly good?
I been switching from games, sp2 umd, memory stick pro duo videos, music, and even a little bit of wifi TM for like four hours and the battery life seemed to be still at around 55%?
Also, I loaded MGA for the first time today. The gfx looks surprisingly good
I been switching from games, sp2 umd, memory stick pro duo videos, music, and even a little bit of wifi TM for like four hours and the battery life seemed to be still at around 55%?
Also, I loaded MGA for the first time today. The gfx looks surprisingly good
MetalAlien
Banned
I like how you can access your game saves from your computer, many an avatar will be found over the life of the PSP.
Alex
Member
I dunno about the DS, I don't like it's games lineup at all ATM, so I avoided it. But the dead pixel rate, from my experience is basicly that of the GBA:SP. I remember a lot of people posting GBA:SP problems at launch, same shit, different machine. Just take it back to the retailer, tell em the screen has defects, they'll exchange it no problem.
Rocket Punch
Member
Alex said:
There were no problems with the GBA SP launch that I recall other than people complaining about the lack of headphone jack. This is the first time in videogames history that people are quite accomodating to hardware providers to manufacturing defects of this type.
Uno Ill Nino
Banned
I went in to save the wee turtles, BUT THEY WERE TOO QUICK FOR ME! SOMEBODY SAVE ME FROM THE WEE TURTLES!!!
Bought a PSP today. Said I wouldn't do it, I did anyway. Actually traded in the DS for it too. It was a day off from work like any other.....
I woke up and hit the net. People on every site I go to were talking about the PSP. I even went to Gamespot and watched video reviews of Lumines and Twisted Metal. "Nope!" I said to myself. "I'm not going to get one of those. It sure looks cool, but I have the DS."
*crickets chirping*
"The DS has Castlevania..........this October....."
"Gonna just sit down and play FF Tactics....cuz I can't fit any battles in on a 30 minute lunch break at work like I thought I could."
"Fuck it, I'll watch some TV instead."
So I turned on the TV. Franz Ferdinand starts pumping out of my speakers and there's all these images of people being happy and banging their heads in tune to the song. What do you know, ITS A PSP COMMERCIAL.
TV is shut off. I decide to go to Gamestop to reserve a copy of Chaos Theory. I just so happen to take my Nintendo DS with me, in its original box with all the manuals and plastic wrappers.
I get to Gamestop and ask if they have any PSPs. I just want to look at one. Dude behind the counter gives me HIS and tells me Wipeout is inside. So I fire it up.
SWEET FANCY MOSES WIPEOUT IS FUCKING AWESOME. Holy shit this thing is way cooler than my lame-o DS. I instantly trade in the DS and walk out with a PSP, but they were out of all the games I wanted for it. So off to Best Buy I go.
Once at Best Buy, I go inside and start looking for the PSP stuff. I'm greeted by a guy asking if I want one. I tell him I already have it, so he asks me where I got it from. I told him Gamestop. But I said I didn't have any games yet and that's why I was there. So we chatted for a bit because lo and behold, HE HAS ONE TOO! I told him I couldn't decide between Twisted Metal and Wipeout and he went in back, got his PSP, gave it to me, and told me Twisted Metal was inside.
10 minutes later, I'm impressed with Twisted Metal, but Wipeout wins the battle and I leave with a copy. Glad I chose that one cuz Wipeout is fucking awesome. Its like the shit-hot Wipeout XL from way back in the day, but brand-spankin new and shinier than ever. So fucking cool.
Best part, there are games available for this system that I want. I was suffering from a severe drought with the DS. I played Castlevania AOS and Final Fantasy Tactics. Two GBA games for shit's sake. Fuck that noise. I'm glad I took the leap and I'm never looking back.
Bought a PSP today. Said I wouldn't do it, I did anyway. Actually traded in the DS for it too. It was a day off from work like any other.....
I woke up and hit the net. People on every site I go to were talking about the PSP. I even went to Gamespot and watched video reviews of Lumines and Twisted Metal. "Nope!" I said to myself. "I'm not going to get one of those. It sure looks cool, but I have the DS."
*crickets chirping*
"The DS has Castlevania..........this October....."
"Gonna just sit down and play FF Tactics....cuz I can't fit any battles in on a 30 minute lunch break at work like I thought I could."
"Fuck it, I'll watch some TV instead."
So I turned on the TV. Franz Ferdinand starts pumping out of my speakers and there's all these images of people being happy and banging their heads in tune to the song. What do you know, ITS A PSP COMMERCIAL.
TV is shut off. I decide to go to Gamestop to reserve a copy of Chaos Theory. I just so happen to take my Nintendo DS with me, in its original box with all the manuals and plastic wrappers.
I get to Gamestop and ask if they have any PSPs. I just want to look at one. Dude behind the counter gives me HIS and tells me Wipeout is inside. So I fire it up.
SWEET FANCY MOSES WIPEOUT IS FUCKING AWESOME. Holy shit this thing is way cooler than my lame-o DS. I instantly trade in the DS and walk out with a PSP, but they were out of all the games I wanted for it. So off to Best Buy I go.
Once at Best Buy, I go inside and start looking for the PSP stuff. I'm greeted by a guy asking if I want one. I tell him I already have it, so he asks me where I got it from. I told him Gamestop. But I said I didn't have any games yet and that's why I was there. So we chatted for a bit because lo and behold, HE HAS ONE TOO! I told him I couldn't decide between Twisted Metal and Wipeout and he went in back, got his PSP, gave it to me, and told me Twisted Metal was inside.
10 minutes later, I'm impressed with Twisted Metal, but Wipeout wins the battle and I leave with a copy. Glad I chose that one cuz Wipeout is fucking awesome. Its like the shit-hot Wipeout XL from way back in the day, but brand-spankin new and shinier than ever. So fucking cool.
Best part, there are games available for this system that I want. I was suffering from a severe drought with the DS. I played Castlevania AOS and Final Fantasy Tactics. Two GBA games for shit's sake. Fuck that noise. I'm glad I took the leap and I'm never looking back.
Rocket Punch
Member
BuddyC said:
But there was never a situation when things were of the magnitude of the PSP . And nintendo was quite willing to repair /exchange units with problems unlike sony.
I don't know if attempting to gauge magnitude by the ways of this forum is the brightest idea. And I fail to see how this correlates. The way I see it, our discussion has been:huzkee said:
huzkee: SP never had launch problems that I can recall.
BuddyC: Yes it did.
huzkee: Well, not of the magnitude PSP is facing!
BuddyC: Er?
huzkee said:
Sony are actually offering service now to replace dead pixel units.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03/25/news_6121092.html
MetalAlien
Banned
Ha, Uno got Punked... LOL Welcome to the world of the PSP Uno...
I imagine you could change the picture as long as you didn't change the name, but I bet it would change back when you saved your game again.
I imagine you could change the picture as long as you didn't change the name, but I bet it would change back when you saved your game again.
jiggle said:
Rocket Punch
Member
BuddyC said:
True, but anyone with a faulty system is bound to bitch about it. And I don't recall people complaining / acknowledging hardware faults as much as PSP buyers.
EDIT: Buddy, I'm not passing a judgement. I'm just making an observation on what I have seen in this forum. If that observation is slanted, it's a direct reflexion of the forum.
MetalAlien
Banned
Anybody notice that Spiderman2 doesn't appear to be 24/30 FPS? Looks more like 20 or something.... Maybe a way to fit it on the UMD?
MetalAlien
Banned
neptunes said:
Yea, but then it would effect the games too, which it does not. I was thinking maybe Sony provided a program to remove redundant frames to make it fit on the UMD...maybe not, but it still looks like a low frame rate to me...small price to pay for something so cool..IMO.
suikodan
Member
Anyone (Errr... I mean poor Canadians stuck with the Gretzky pack) was able to play the NHL game online?
I tried it approx. 30 times and each time, I get some kind of errors (timeout, unknown errors, etc)
I read somewhere that there might be some ports to open on the routers, anyone know?
I tried it approx. 30 times and each time, I get some kind of errors (timeout, unknown errors, etc)
I read somewhere that there might be some ports to open on the routers, anyone know?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Might be due to conversion from 24FPS (film) to 30FPS (PSP). I mean, you can observe lower than ideal framerate on DVDs, or Film screen, if you look for it. Motion blur that film has can only help so much.
Oh man I feel dumb. In Wipeout if any of you were having problems with the analog nub and having to use the left and right shoulder buttons to airbrake go to the options screen. You can change dual airbrake to single airbrake and you just need to hit the R shoulder button to airbrake to the left and right!
Alex
Member
I'm not a fan of the series, but I wish I was now. I simply don't understand Metal Gears timeline. MGS3 takes place in like, the 60's, and MGA in like 2015? What the fuck?
Well, at least I understood MGS, and the first half of MGS2. I had no idea what the heck was going on in what I played of MGS3, and that carried over well to Acid.
Well, at least I understood MGS, and the first half of MGS2. I had no idea what the heck was going on in what I played of MGS3, and that carried over well to Acid.
Alex said:
Apparently you didn't understand MGS3, cause
that's not Snake there
MGS takes place in 2000 something, MGS2 is like 2010 something. You can find accurate timeline somewhere out there.
EDIT - Oh wait, I'm lacking the ability to read apparently. Don't read those spoiler tags. Didn't notice the "what I played of..." part. Play all of MGS3! It's game of 2004 voted by GAF and me!
Quick question re: Dead Pixels.
So I did the dead pixel image test, and if I just look at it normally, I can't see a thing (20/20 vision), but if I look really close, I see black spots EVERYWHERE. There has to be at least 20+. They form almost a grid pattern on the LCD. Is this just normal, am I seeing things or do I have dead pixels?
So I did the dead pixel image test, and if I just look at it normally, I can't see a thing (20/20 vision), but if I look really close, I see black spots EVERYWHERE. There has to be at least 20+. They form almost a grid pattern on the LCD. Is this just normal, am I seeing things or do I have dead pixels?