One is better graphically.
Which is better?
One is cheaper.
Oh No! what are you doing? a war will ensue.
I'm for the PSP, I prefer the style of games more than anything else.
I've watched 2 movies on it, while quite a nice little feature, I hardly ever use it.
PSP has wifi and limited web surfing plus msn messenger which I've found out they go on after lights out !
However my boys now want a ds lite to go with thier PSP's bought 2 years ago, I'm trying to weigh up the pros and cons, they like the typical sony action and footy games and I'm not sure the ds can offer that.
For gameplay the Nintendo DS beats the PSP hands down but if you're looking at graphics and sound the PSP is an easy winner. I have a PSP thats been sitting in my drawer for the last 6 months.. I'm sure that wouldn't be the case if I had a Nintendo DS (Attn: Santa )
I have a PSP, the kids have their DS's.
The only advantage the PSP has for us is the possibility to view movies or photos off the memory stick. Equipped with some MP3 speakers and a blanket (the sound isn't powerful enough and the shiny screen is murder with reflections) it functioned as a cinema during a couple of long drives we made this summer. The screen quality has to be seen to be believed, even with movies compressed to 500Mb. However, I certainly wouldn't get a PSP just for this - in-car DVD sets are much cheaper.
A PS2 fan, I originally got the PSP for racing games but the control knob/button is hopeless for steering and gets tiring after 30 minutes.
The UMD-based games on the PSP mean way too much waiting between levels/missions/races/etc while it loads the data.
The kids? They could spend hours on the DS if allowed. Even their old Gameboy favourites work on it. Luckily we never got the WiFi to work with the home wireless setup
My DS has been excellent telling me how young and brilliant my brain is. Next time me, you and the DS are in the same location you can have a go...
The DS has wifi plus msn messenger too.
My major issue right now is this.
I have a Wii, and am about to trade it in for a PS3 as someone made me a good offer so I only have to pay half the PS3.
BUT
I kinda like the DS.
And now I am gonna end up with a PS3 and a DS that don't speak to each other.
So I am thinking I'll get the PSP so it can speak to my PS3... but maybe I should just buy all 4 and never play them...
I have a Ceramic PSP Jap Import (screens are better) + a PS3, they are starting to link the x2 up a little more, there's a new firmware patch out allowing the PSP to turn on/off the ps3. You can already browse pics/music from the PS3 on the PSP...Definately possibilities there
While having the PS3 speak to the PSP is quite nice, what are you actually going to use it for? I have this feature and haven't touched it.
On the other hand, they are making old ps1 games available for the PSP, which you can only access via the PS3, now that could be good!
Plus you can't play GTA Vice City on a DS :-)
Haha fake gunshots on a flight to England make a few people nervous lol
They had an idea to use the PSP as a rearview mirror for F1 and similar games... unfortunately they canned it.
But you can sit downstairs on your PSP and access a film thats stored on your PS3 and watch it... not bad.
"Agreed, Cata1yst" two words I never thought I would use consecutively.
Ah yes, GTA, great fun playing multiplayer too.
Do I groan???
More interesting as it's going this way why couldn't you use the PSP as a fancy media centre remote, hook the PS3 to a wireless disk drive loaded as a jukebox, PSP as pretty interface....
You can but not DVD's, Blu ray etc (Protected Content) Well currently anyway...
I don't have an HDTV, probably cos I am a tool.
But it is aparently EDTV-Ready.
Now what the funk is EDTV, and is this of any particular use with BLUERAY and PS3's.
EDTV only does 480p.
Thats better than normal but still ass.
Hmmmmmm who wants to sell me a HD tv for my EDTV?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhance...ion_television
Somewhere between Standard TV + HDTV, i'd bypass and go straight to 1080p high def.
Bringing over my tv from England in December, then I need a gaming night in Basel I think
I've said this before but if you have a 360 or Ps3 with HDMI then it is criminal not to have it hooked to a HDTV, the clarity in definition difference is amazing. Plus you have upscaling of DVD's etc etc.
However I've heard 360's can melt if steped up to HD (Mate's personal experience it stressed weak solder on the GPU) 3 red lights = bricked 360
Just found this that makes very interesting reading.
480i When you see a number like this followed by a letter, it's a description of picture resolution. In this case, it's standard resolution, or SDTV, wish is 480 vertical lines of picture per frame, scanned in the interlaced format. This is the old school video format that you've been watching since you were a kid.
480p When the same 480 lines of resolution are progressively scanned, you get a noticeable improvement in picture quality, which is called enhanced definition, or EDTV. In most hookups, ordinary DVD's will give you EDTV resolution, wish is very good, but not great. An EDTV-quality set can play high-def video, but not at it's full resolution.
720p A form of high-definition, or HDTV, featuring 720 lines of picture, scanned in the progressive format. Many manufacturers have chosen this resolution for HDTV; it not only looks great, it's easy to broadcast and less expensive
1080i Another method for HDTV pictures, using 1080 lines scanned in the interlace format. While this recipe ahs more lines than 720p, picture quality between the two is a toss-up, because interlaced scan is less smooth on the eyes than progressive scan.
1080p The highest quality HDTV pictures around, with 1080 lines of vertical resolution scanned in the progressive format. Many newer digital TVs are already capable of this resolution, and the new high-def DVDs will soon provide the goods.
Blu-ray One of the two competing formats in the new high-definition sweepstakes, the other being HD-DVD. The name comes from the colour of the laser used to read the discs, which have tremendous storage capacity (between five and ten times more data than you can put on today's DVD). Sony, Philips and Panasonic are being joined by several movie studios in supporting this format, which is expected to make it's debut this spring.
DLP Digital Light Processing is a video display technology seen in big screens, either read or front projection. Millions of tiny mirrors on a chip reflect light from a bright lamp and send it past a spinning colour wheel that reproduces the colour spectrum.
Downconvert See "Upconvert" below
DVI The Digital Visual Interface is a video connection that can pass a pure digital video signal from a source (like a high-def satellite receiver) to a digital TV. Though DVI is capable of excellent quality and copy-protected to soothe studio concerns, the actual jack is clunky and expensive, so it's being phased out in favour of HDMI, which is backward-compatible with DVI.
EDTV Enhanced-Defenition TV is defined as 480 vertical lines of picture scanned progressively, or 480p (in other words DVD quality video). Be careful when you shop for a TV however, becuase an EDTV set can only display HDTV signals with EDTV resolution, and no the 720 or 1080 lines that is true HDTV.
Front Projection A Front-projection system is to video what movie projector is to film; it projects large scale images on a screen (or if you're cheap, a wall). DLP and LCD technologies have made front-projection systems much more affordable; you can now have a 20-foot picture in your living room without having to run a studio.
HD-DVD One of the two high-definition formats (along with Blu-ray) due out this year. Developed primarily by Toshiba and NEC, it claims to have and advantage over Blu-ray in that disc manufacturing is closer to today's DVD duplication techniques.
HMDI The High-Definition Multimedia Interface is a digital connection that looks something like a USB plug and can carry digital video, audio and control signals over a single wire. HDMI is the required connection for much of the 1080p high-def revolution.
HDTV The highest quality version of digital TV. There are three flavours of HDTV around these days: 720p, 1080i and 1080p. In order to watch HDTV at its best, you need a TV that can play HDTV in native resolution. Be wary of salespeople who try to force a cheaper EDTV on you, saying that it will play HD. It will, but not very well. Interlaced Scan A way of creating a single video frame of video by dividing the picture lines into two sets, one for the odd numbered lines, and one for the even. The two are flashed sequentially onscreen so quickly that the eye sees just one image. This method is being replaced by progressive scan.
LCD Liquid Crystal Display technology first showed up on little calculator screens in the 70's. While direct view flat LCD TVs are gaining popularity, screen sizes north of 30 or so inches are expensive, problematic, and as of yet, unpopular. For truly big pictures, LCD is often used as the engine of a front or rear-projection display.
Native Resolution Most digital TVs are 'fixed pixel' displays, meaning that they have a set number of picture elements, or pixels, that they display at all times. When they receive a video signal that's in the same format - say 720p on a 720p TV - the video is playing in its native resolution and everyone is happy. If the TV receives a signal in a different video format, it must covert it (up or down) to match its native resolution.
Pixel Pixel is short for picture element. It's the "atom" of all digital images, the smallest entity containing visual information. The more pixels in a picture, the more detailed the picture; hence 1080 lines of pixels in HDTV video are mote detailed than the 480 lines of pixels in an EDTV picture.
Plasma A type of flat video display that uses a trapped layer of inert gas, which gets excited by electrons and lights up to produce full-colour images. Many think that all flat TVs are plasma, but this isn't true - direct view LCD TVs are also flat and other new flat technologies are on the way.
Progressive Scan A way of displaying a frame of video in a single pass, with all lines of picture displayed at once. It's the opposite of interlaced scan, which displays video in a constant alternation of odd and even picture lines. Progressive scan produces smoother looking pictures than interlaced scan.
Rear Projection A rear-projection TV is a front projector that has been built into a box and projects the image onto the rear of a light-catching screen, which is viewed by the audience on the other side. Popular for decades, today's rear-screen TVs are thinner and sleeker, thanks to DLP and LCD technologies, which are most often used to drive them.
Resolution Resolution is a description of potential picture quality. It consists of a number and a letter. The number describes the lines of pixels in a frame. The letter describes whether the image is scanned with a progressive or interlaced format. The higher the resolution the better the picture quality.
Scaling Today's digital TVs must be able to convert between various incoming resolutions and picture shapes, such as widescreen or non-widescreen. This function is called scaling. Incorrect scaling settings are what make you laugh when you see those stretched or squeezed pictures on some HDTV's
SDTV A form of digital TV with 480i resolution that describes the older, non-digital TV quality you've been seeing your whole life. Using progressive scan immediately bumps you to EDTV quality, which is a dramatic improvement.
Upconvert The process of taking lower-resolution signal, such as 480p and digitally rejiggering it to fill a higher resolution, such as 1080p. The quality isn't actually improved - if you move a bagful of potato chips into a bigger bag, you still have the same number of potato chips. Most digital TVs upconvert (or if the signal comes in higher, downconvert) incoming video to the TV's native resolution, but sometimes the conversion process itself can degrade the picture quality.