So I was planning to use my gift card to buy the psp, then resell on it EBAY but as things would have had it, it was too neat to sell. As far as battery life goes, it is from 2hrs. to 8hrs. With my experience with the ipod, and the whole hd spinning issue, I really don't have any qualmes about the battery since it is a spinning disc in there. Plus the battery is removable so that's always good. I wonder how much they cost? (will google later).
In terms of construction, the back is a little to plasticy (is that a word?); Maybe I am spoiled by the ipods construction, but yeah... The front however is gorgeous; I love the way the screen blends into the rest of the system. It almost has a nice mirror like quality so like the back of the ipod, it will attract finger prints, and you the user will be obsessed with keeping it clean. I like how sony included this special cleaning cloth which works wonders at removing fingerprints.
The head phones section. The sound is pretty great; whether it is the white headphones that come with it (it's those uneven length ones where you put it behind your neck), but the tiny internal speakers, used without headphones, is not surprisingly great by anymeans. But hey, my 1200 dollar ibook doesn't sound all that great with the internal speakers.
The screen is beautiful; clear images etc... I am watching Spiderman 2 while I type this, which came bundled with the circuitcity deal, cause I am bored. Its pretty cool cause the screen is just so nice and clear. However, I actually don't see the whole movie thing as a selling point imo. I already have the Spiderman 2 dvd so I am selling this movie pack-in, and as for other UMD (the cartridge/cd medium sony uses in the psp), it' a luxury few can afford, and I, as a college student would not even consider it. Why would you buy a movie you can't see on the tv to enjoy with others? But who the hell cares. It's the games we care about.
Like I said, I was planning to sell this. The system came with twisted metal and like I said, what the hell, I'll give it a go. I've never been a fan and my impression countinue like they have been before. I played it but I am selling it on half.com. But, I am looking forward to spending the rest of my gift card credit tomorrow on Wipeout and maybe Ridge Racer, and based on the demo, WOW!!! The graphics are nothing short of amazing. You gotta wonder how next years games are gonna be like. Plus, it is kinda special having this small device displaying beautiful textures. It'd totally kill if grand theft san andreas comes out on this thing, or maybe resident evil 4...
Other little things...Kudos on sony making clear shoulder buttoms. Very artsy, very elegant; maybe they took a hint from the g4 imac's clear screen . Also, they included a remote and headphones. THe headphones are okay; I'd rather use my regular sony earphones though for some reason since those are the ones I use for my ipod. But the remote... ugh... feels totally cheap in my humble opinion... I don't know, I guess I may be spoiled with apples remote's feel. Also, when your watching the movie, I'll probably be 3 ft away so a remote seems almost impractical. I guess instead or reaching 2 ft for the remote, I'll reach 3 ft instead.
All in all, seems really like a great machine with a great future ahead of it. Personally, it is a game machine first and foremost, and not a movie, or music machine. You gotta wonder how can nintendo's ds will fare since the graphics on those things look so outdated already.
In terms of construction, the back is a little to plasticy (is that a word?); Maybe I am spoiled by the ipods construction, but yeah... The front however is gorgeous; I love the way the screen blends into the rest of the system. It almost has a nice mirror like quality so like the back of the ipod, it will attract finger prints, and you the user will be obsessed with keeping it clean. I like how sony included this special cleaning cloth which works wonders at removing fingerprints.
The head phones section. The sound is pretty great; whether it is the white headphones that come with it (it's those uneven length ones where you put it behind your neck), but the tiny internal speakers, used without headphones, is not surprisingly great by anymeans. But hey, my 1200 dollar ibook doesn't sound all that great with the internal speakers.
The screen is beautiful; clear images etc... I am watching Spiderman 2 while I type this, which came bundled with the circuitcity deal, cause I am bored. Its pretty cool cause the screen is just so nice and clear. However, I actually don't see the whole movie thing as a selling point imo. I already have the Spiderman 2 dvd so I am selling this movie pack-in, and as for other UMD (the cartridge/cd medium sony uses in the psp), it' a luxury few can afford, and I, as a college student would not even consider it. Why would you buy a movie you can't see on the tv to enjoy with others? But who the hell cares. It's the games we care about.
Like I said, I was planning to sell this. The system came with twisted metal and like I said, what the hell, I'll give it a go. I've never been a fan and my impression countinue like they have been before. I played it but I am selling it on half.com. But, I am looking forward to spending the rest of my gift card credit tomorrow on Wipeout and maybe Ridge Racer, and based on the demo, WOW!!! The graphics are nothing short of amazing. You gotta wonder how next years games are gonna be like. Plus, it is kinda special having this small device displaying beautiful textures. It'd totally kill if grand theft san andreas comes out on this thing, or maybe resident evil 4...
Other little things...Kudos on sony making clear shoulder buttoms. Very artsy, very elegant; maybe they took a hint from the g4 imac's clear screen . Also, they included a remote and headphones. THe headphones are okay; I'd rather use my regular sony earphones though for some reason since those are the ones I use for my ipod. But the remote... ugh... feels totally cheap in my humble opinion... I don't know, I guess I may be spoiled with apples remote's feel. Also, when your watching the movie, I'll probably be 3 ft away so a remote seems almost impractical. I guess instead or reaching 2 ft for the remote, I'll reach 3 ft instead.
All in all, seems really like a great machine with a great future ahead of it. Personally, it is a game machine first and foremost, and not a movie, or music machine. You gotta wonder how can nintendo's ds will fare since the graphics on those things look so outdated already.