Sony PSP

[x3els]

Had a play with one of these things today, my God they are amazing :o~:-o~:eek: just want to be the first to say that this will change the world of mobile gaming / mp3 / portable DVD :o~:-o~:eek:



Mark my words......

[rOAdeh]

i agree.. havent seen one in the flesh yet but they seem incredible.



in case you havent seen one of them in action:



19mb vid playing ridge racer and omg does it look sweet! :clap:



http://www.rllmukforum.com/PSP_RR_Race.wmv

[Matt Horne]

yep for loats of impressions/reviews/comments head over to www.ntsc-uk.com



I'll be getting one soon to go with the nintendo DS.. just waiting for the prices to return to normal before importing :)~:-)~:smile:



Matt

[x3els]

Apparently UK SRP will be £130, an in Japan they are going for about £105 :o~:-o~:eek:

[Tee .]

My brother's got one and we share a house so I've used his PSP a lot - they are CRAZY! Nintendo have just lost the handheld battle :o~:-o~:eek:

[pandamoanium]

This website is selling them, but think they going for 299 pounds.... http://www.gbax.com/



Have not seen one, but going to wait for the price to come down..

[R-Lench]

£300 plus VAT and postage though :roll: Click on checkout, choose payment method and then it tells you the real price



Items in Cart: 1 x Sony PSP Value Pack with Ridge Racer (UK)



You are paying by Debit Card



Total Products Price: £ 299.89



VAT: £ 52.48 (17.5%)



Postage & Packing (24 hour special delivery) £ 6



Total Price: £ 358.37 ($ 673.73 - Euro 505.30)





If people were smart they'd wait four weeks and the Japanese prices will plummet. Then the US version will be released, and there probably won't be shortages so the import price will be low (under £170, IMO). Or wait until March and buy a UK version for about £160 where some retailers might even let you check for dead pixels (the JPN consoles have a lot of dead pixel problems and Sony will NOT replace them!) It's just not worth the kind of prices that it's selling for now, or was before Christmas (£500 just for the console!! :o~:-o~:eek: )

It's a shame there's only a few decent games for it though but I still want one...I'd buy one now just for Ridge Racers and Lumines though w)

[DpMc]

They do look class, it makes the DS look like a fisher price effort.



Im gonna hold off tho to see what the price is like and how much support it will get (not that this will be a problem).

[ekko star]

Played with this thing yesterday and it is TOTAL class. The screen is so good the images appear Hi-Def like. Ridge Racers is breathtaking.



UK prices are going to be £180 for regular and probably £230 Value pack.



Jap prices you can pick up the value pack for £235 delivered all inc off yes-asia right now.



There are no differences in machines so if you really must have one now, I don't think you can get stung on the price. You will also beat the UK rush.



The one area of concern/benefit is the screen. Rumour has it the UK versions will be manufactured using cheaper Samsung panels. The Japs get the Sharp manufactured screens. Obviously comparison cannot be made right now, but the Sharp screen I guess will be superior. In the flesh it is stunning. However, 1st batches have been prone to dead pixels, dust ingress etc etc.



They were the 1st batch of 200,000 launched in Japan in December. Sony admitted to manufacturing problems. January see's another 500,000 put into circulation. I guess they have got the problems sorted now !



Personally I will go for a Jap model, giving it about another week or so to get the 2nd batches well into circulation. Supplies are really opening up right now, so silly price season has gone. £235 for the value pack inc delivery and taxes is good as it is.



One things for sure, this thing is a dead cert product, you WILL buy it.

[Cessquill]

That video's no longer where that link takes it. Anyone know where the new one is?

[Squirrelecto]

That video's no longer where that link takes it. Anyone know where the new one is?


It's because rOAdeh didn't put "http://" before it, so it comes up as an AV Talk site...



http://www.rllmukforum.com/PSP_RR_Race.wmv

[Cessquill]

Cheers SG - I don't believe I did that. I noticed that first time round and sorted it, but today I didn't. Oh well.



Cheers :thumbup:

[Squirrelecto]

No worries :)~:-)~:smile:



Anyone know what the battery life on these things is?

[R-Lench]

Between 4-6 hours, depending on what's being used. Games that have a lot of disc access/lots of loading will use up the battery quicker though



Or you could always buy an extra battery...it's a on a strap that you attach to your wrist :lol:

[Squirrelecto]

I suspected it would be short :(

[pandamoanium]

I suspected it would be short :(




Check this link out and read the review, battery life sounds good enough to me.... http://www.gbax.com/pspreview.html

[Geezer]

I think i am going to get one when they are released over here. :thumbup:

[pandamoanium]

I think i am going to get one when they are released over here. :thumbup:




Me too, just gonna wait for more games to come out. BUT i think after the news of GTA - San Andreas coming to PSP, there is no doubt i will get it! :thumbup:



Still dying to see it in the flesh though....

[CarlB]

Amazon UK are taking pre-orders at £180 for a launch date in late March. Quite disappointed with the typically uncompetitive price compared with Japan and the US, which are both targetting the £100 equivalent mark. I am also highly suspect that the UK March launch will occur, considering they are still sold out across all Tokyo, and that they are attempting a simultaneous US / European launch. Just can't see them having the inventory myself. I think a Summer UK launch would be more believeable, though I'll be pleased to be proved wrong.



Hopefully WipeOut Pure and Archer Maclean's Mercury will also make the UK launch, as only Ridge Racers interests me from the current games. GT4 PSP is the killer app for me, and I can't wait to see that...

[pandamoanium]

Latest report with regards to issues on screen & buttons on PSP..



http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=57686

[Cessquill]

Does anybody have any more links to information on this? I've got some great streaming vids and stuff, but they're all on register-to-access sites, and I'm trying to let a mate know about it...?

[R-Lench]

There might be some stuff on www.gametrailers.com. I'll look for some PSP-specific links for you now

[R-Lench]

http://www.gametrailers.com/?p=hand



Try any of those links where it says PSP next to it :)~:-)~:smile:



Although I'd be a bit sceptical of any PSP footage because most of it isn't direct video from the PSP, ie it's taken from development kits and emulators so the real footage might not look anything like this



Most of it should be pretty close to the PSP though :nod:

[franc]

Hi all. A couple of friends have picked up some PSPs and to be honest, when I first saw it running, I thought it was incredible. Really beautiful screen albeit with some faulty pixels.



To see one is to want one.



Watching the demo disc movie trailers, it is noticable that they don't have the quickest respose time (some blurring with motion) but Ridge racer was less apparent. However, even this and the high-lighted square button issue shouldn't stop Sony from confirming there place as the premier gaming hardware manufacturer.



Have now played several games (both standalone and wireless muti-player), viewed still images, video from the demo disc, compressed video from a memory stick and mp3 audio too. It really has the bases covered.



dvdsoon are now offering pre-orders on the units at a very attractive price!



Regards FRANC

[rOAdeh]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Cessquill wrote on Wed, 12 January 2005 14:39</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
That video's no longer where that link takes it. Anyone know where the new one is?


It's because rOAdeh didn't put &quot;http://&quot; before it, so it comes up as an AV Talk site...



http://www.rllmukforum.com/PSP_RR_Race.wmv




apologies, didn't notice that - have amended the link in my original post.



with regard to how everyone is saying that this will walk all over nintendo's ds that would be a real pity; nintendo have not had much success with their previous two consoles and have repeatedly threatened to leave the hardware market entirely (in a similar way to sega) but seem to have continued due to their complete domination of the handheld market with the gameboy... this looks likely to change now :(

[pandamoanium]

How to get your DVD's onto the PSP:



http://www.dvd2psp.net/

Site is down at the moment but seems to be a place to check out in the future.



http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000980024404/

Very detailed and the comments from the users offer help for any issues and updates.



Now these are just a couple of the sites i have found and sure more are going to become available.



The PSP is really turning out to be a gadget i really can't wait to get.

[Bobbles]

With a 1Gb memory how many dvds do you expect to fit on exactly?

[pandamoanium]

With a 1Gb memory how many dvds do you expect to fit on exactly?








I think it all depends on the compression ratio, the size and quality of the image which will be displayed. These factors are all gonna affect the size of each file, but as per the second link some people have got the movie files down to 128mb per movie.



Now I have a IPAQ 3870 which I use to view movies on when I go abroad and have software which also downloads DVD's to either about 128mb(medium quality) or up to 512mb(best quality). This is the software company I use http://www.makayama.com/products.html. I also heard they may be bringing out a software version for the PSP and if it works anything like the one for the IPAQ it will be great.

[Bobbles]

well I have an iRiver which can play avi files on a screen 228x176



compressed films take up about 300Mb but that isn't a problem with a 40Gb HDD



At most you would be looking at putting 1 episode of a comedy or something on the psp because I would imagine everyone would need all the space for mp3 files.



Does game data require space



1Gb is nowhere near enough space, a ridiculous decision by sony if they want an all singing and dancing games playing, mp3 playing, video jukebox.

[R-Lench]

The standard card is only 32mb(!) It's designed for use as a memory card for games/a few mp3s etc but not full-length movies



It can be removed and 512mb/1gb cards used instead. It's not designed for large files like this so that's why you won't get more than a few hours of film on a card.

[Bobbles]

I don't understand why they didn't put in an onboard standard 20Gb HDD

[pandamoanium]

I don't understand why they didn't put in an onboard standard 20Gb HDD




I think they did not add a large HD to it to stop it from being to big.



I know you don't have to use the memory card for any games, think when you save a game it is saved to internal memory.



I don't think i will use the PSP to play mp3's, for me it will be used to play games and if i go abroad maybe to watch movies. This will save me taking my iPaq along at the same time, i might copy a few songs i really like. But think my iPod does the job for music.

[whatever]

i know that ipods can have card adapters to read memory sticks...what i wonder is if some bright spark will make them write to the sticks...that way you could buy one 1gb stick and take the ipod around with you, listen to mp3 and load on whatever movie you like onto the PSP...

[Bobbles]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Bobbles wrote on Wed, 23 February 2005 21:06</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I don't understand why they didn't put in an onboard standard 20Gb HDD




I think they did not add a large HD to it to stop it from being to big.



I know you don't have to use the memory card for any games, think when you save a game it is saved to internal memory.



I don't think i will use the PSP to play mp3's, for me it will be used to play games and if i go abroad maybe to watch movies. This will save me taking my iPaq along at the same time, i might copy a few songs i really like. But think my iPod does the job for music.




I understand completely what you are saying. The future has to be an all in one device that kicks arse on all fronts, small



Tiny in size but huge capacity HDD for MP3 and video

Phone

MP3

Games Machine

Video Jukebox

Long Battery Life

Personal organiser

Web Browser

portable tv

radio



etc



How long do you think we are talking for this, 3-5 years?

[Squirrelecto]

Some retailers are now listing a number of movies on UMD format.



See here (http://www.avtalk.co.uk/forum/index.php?t=msg&amp;th=12028&amp;start=0&amp;rid=9&amp;SQ=11093826 43) for some good prices from DVDSoon :)~:-)~:smile:

[baileych]

Sorry to seem really dumb but what is UMD format? :?~:-?~:???: They're listed like regular DVDs on soon? Any issues I should know about for &quot;normal&quot; DVD players?



Charles.

[R-Lench]

It's a special disc format developed just for the PSP for games and movies. It's about the size of a minidisc and holds about 1.5Gb iirc.



It's nothing to do with DVD at all, it's just listed like that because it's a movie. I'd expect them to put some kind of warning on the site that it's not compatible with DVD though otherwise people are going to be confused :?~:-?~:???:

[baileych]

people are going to be confused :?~:-?~:???:




Like me! :lol:



Charles.

[CarlB]

I got a PSP a month or so ago, with the free Spiderman 2 movie. I hadn't even bothered to look at the movie until yesterday, but when I did I was pleasantly surprised. The quality is excellent on the small screen, and more than adequate for travel purposes.



The games aren't bad, either!

[pandamoanium]

I'm still trying to find a 1GB Memory Stick Duo for my PSP! :( :(



Anybody got one yet and know where i could get one??

[Bonesy]

It's a special disc format developed just for the PSP for games and movies. It's about the size of a minidisc and holds about 1.5Gb iirc.




..and another attempt by sony to gain market accpetance of a proprietary standard for them to make licence revenues for years to come.



memory stick anyone?

who was behind mini-disc?

[common]

I'm really starting to love my PSP, stuck at Heathrow yesterday for a couple of hours, but thanks to my 1gb mem stick and psp I had a dvd to watch, a few hundred tracks to listen to, Fifa 2005 to play and if I really got bored some photo's of the family to view 8)~8-)~:cool:



A great piece of kit for those undecided on if to get one :thumbup:

[dazza32]

Just to let you all know that there is a new firmware update available for download (ver 1.51) ;)~;-)~:wink:

[Geezer]

Just to let you all know that there is a new firmware update available for download (ver 1.51) ;)~;-)~:wink:




What does that do?

[dazza32]

Nothing special, just security improvements from what i can tell.

[dazza32]

Just recieved midnight club 3 today and 1st impressions are very good. I thought a game that played along at lighting quick speeds on other consoles would struggle on the psp but so far so good. Has anyone played Coeded Arms or Dead to Rights yet? if so what do you think of them?

[ikaruga]

I picked up a PSP in Japan last week, really, really pleased with it so far. Battery life for me has been way better than the estimates I've been reading about online - I do tend to play it at low brightness and volume levels, but this has been perfectly acceptable. I've been consistently getting around 7 hrs gameplay/media viewing from each battery charge.



Games I have so far:



wipEout Pure - Easily the best of the series. My only possible complaint would be that it does not run at a fully true smooth 60fps (it's more like 25 to 30fps) but everything else about it is very well executed, and it's so much better than the horrendously ugly PS2 version.



Lumines - Truly excellent puzzle game from the man behind the (also excellent) REZ. Very different to other games of its type and graphically very stylish indeed, you have to see it in motion to appreciate how pretty it really is.



Space Invaders Pocket - Has all the official versions of Space Invaders made by Taito (5 distinctly different games and 4 more variations). The newest two, made in the 90's, have very nice graphics and gameplay which go well beyond from the overly simplistic play of the original.



Puyo Puyo Fever - A nice conversion, but pretty much the same as all the other versions around on the other consoles, really. Deceptively cute.



As to all the other media stuff...



I got a 1GB memory stick with it. Haven't bothered to load on any mp3's as my iPod does a much better job of that with higher quality formats of music files. Not interested in buying (m)any UMD movies as I've already bought all my favourite films several times over (VHS, LaserDisc and DVD) and I really don't want to spend more money on another, doubtless short-lived proprietary format. Have loaded on lots of photos though, and this is a great function, being able to browse through hundreds of images on that loverly screen. The image quality is great.



A great little toy. :thumbup:

[ikaruga]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">dazza32 wrote on Fri, 20 May 2005 20:17</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Just to let you all know that there is a new firmware update available for download (ver 1.51) ;)~;-)~:wink:


What does that do?




- Well, for one thing, it blocks you from running unofficial software off the memory cards... Such as emulators... (Doh.)

[dazza32]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Mon, 23 May 2005 01:59</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">dazza32 wrote on Fri, 20 May 2005 20:17</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Just to let you all know that there is a new firmware update available for download (ver 1.51) ;)~;-)~:wink:


What does that do?




- Well, for one thing, it blocks you from running unofficial software off the memory cards... Such as emulators... (Doh.)




Ah, yes your right about running homebrew software but from what i've been reading, newer game releases will also need to have up to date firmware insalled. Infact games being released now come with firmeware updates on the UMD.

[Geezer]

I got mine today. Praise to movietyme for getting it to me so quickly :thumbup: unlike dvdsoon where it had been on order for 1 month :?~:-?~:???:



Really is a great piece of kit, working out how to put movies onto it now.



I got with it

Lumies

Wipeout

Tony Hawks



Need more games already any reccomendations?



The golf one looks ok

[Cessquill]

I The golf one looks ok


Was it this...



http://www.avtalk.co.uk/forum/index.php?t=getfile&amp;id=4311



..?



(you've no idea how long it took me to find that)

[Geezer]

Yup thats the one. Corker of a game :D~:-D~:grin:

[Cessquill]

Yup thats the one. Corker of a game :D~:-D~:grin:


Great Simpsons episode.



&quot;Your ball is in. The parking lot.&quot;

[Geezer]

5 yards to pin.



&quot;you have chosen POWER DRIVE&quot; :lol:

[Cessquill]

5 yards to pin.



&quot;you have chosen POWER DRIVE&quot; :lol:


&quot;I suggest you choose Putter. POWER DRIVE&quot; :lol: (can't remember exact quote)

[pandamoanium]

I now have 3 different emulators working on my PSP for the last month. Now i can highly recommend it to those who are keen to play some old school games. I have a US PSP and so you need to make sure the emulator you will use is for the specific PSP. This is the first emulator i downloaded and works great KXploit (Homebrew on 1.50).



This is one of the websites i used to download and research the software. http://www.psp-hacks.com/psp-hacks.php I have also downloaded the background software which works great.



To research the emulator games by console i use the following website http://www.mobygames.com/home and then to download the actual games i use the following website [Removed by moderator]



So give it a try it is well worht it and is loads of fun, i'm currently playing Double Dragon on my PSP.

[Geezer]

Cheers will have a play once a get a 1g card

[pandamoanium]

Cheers will have a play once a get a 1g card




I have a 1GB card and with about 50 games on it plus the background images and i have just downloaded Coded Arms. It has only taken up about 250mb.. :D~:-D~:grin:



So leaves space for two movies at 350mb each OR one movie at 700mb... :thumbup:

[Geezer]

Question for you, does the psp itself only have one speaker? it works with the headphones in stereo, but i can only get sound coming from one place on the handset. Worried it might be faulty.

[pandamoanium]

Question for you, does the psp itself only have one speaker? it works with the headphones in stereo, but i can only get sound coming from one place on the handset. Worried it might be faulty.




Think one of yours might be faulty, mine has two and as far as i can hear they both work. http://www.us.playstation.com/consoles.aspx?id=4

[Geezer]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Thu, 21 July 2005 14:03</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Question for you, does the psp itself only have one speaker? it works with the headphones in stereo, but i can only get sound coming from one place on the handset. Worried it might be faulty.




Think one of yours might be faulty, mine has two and as far as i can hear they both work. http://www.us.playstation.com/consoles.aspx?id=4




Yes thats what i thought. Back it goes then

:(

[ikaruga]

Yep you should definitely hear proper stereo from the front's speakers. Hope they get a new one to you soon!

[adox]

I`m thinking of buying one of these when I`m in the states in september.



What extras would be essentials and also will I have any issues with the AC adaptor?



Also whats the asking price in the states at the moment,$250?

[Geezer]

I`m thinking of buying one of these when I`m in the states in september.



What extras would be essentials and also will I have any issues with the AC adaptor?



Also whats the asking price in the states at the moment,$250?




You wont have any issues with the power adaptor, just need to change the lead.



Extras bigger memory card 1gig really. and a better carry case.



They are around that price yes.

[adox]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Thu, 21 July 2005 22:57</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I`m thinking of buying one of these when I`m in the states in september.



What extras would be essentials and also will I have any issues with the AC adaptor?



Also whats the asking price in the states at the moment,$250?




You wont have any issues with the power adaptor, just need to change the lead.



Extras bigger memory card 1gig really. and a better carry case.



They are around that price yes.






Thanks mate.



With regards to the power adaptor do I just buy a UK/Ireland PSP power adaptor and use that? images/smiley_icons/unsure.gif

[Geezer]

Thanks mate.



With regards to the power adaptor do I just buy a UK/Ireland PSP power adaptor and use that? images/smiley_icons/unsure.gif






No you just need a normal figue 8 power lead. Thats it.

[Geezer]

What games does everyone else suggest?

[adox]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Thu, 21 July 2005 23:05</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">






Thanks mate.



With regards to the power adaptor do I just buy a UK/Ireland PSP power adaptor and use that? images/smiley_icons/unsure.gif






No you just need a normal figue 8 power lead. Thats it.






Cheers mate :thumbup:

[ikaruga]

What games does everyone else suggest?


You already have far and away the best two - Wipeout and Lumines.



As far as the other games I've played so far...

If you like Lumines and other puzzlers, Puyo Puyo Fever is good, it's more conventional though, but good wireless (if you can find anyone else who imports Jap games). Coded Arms is also good, it's a fairly simple FPS more like Doom or Quake in feel, run around and kill stuff and that's about it, but fun. Ridge Racer is a good version, very fast and smooth. And the golf game is great too.



There's a new version of Hudson's Star Soldier out today in Japan too, haven't played it of course, but love the old versions so I might have to get that. If it's any good I'll post again.

[Geezer]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Thu, 21 July 2005 15:11</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
What games does everyone else suggest?


You already have far and away the best two - Wipeout and Lumines.



As far as the other games I've played so far...

If you like Lumines and other puzzlers, Puyo Puyo Fever is good, it's more conventional though, but good wireless (if you can find anyone else who imports Jap games). Coded Arms is also good, it's a fairly simple FPS more like Doom or Quake in feel, run around and kill stuff and that's about it, but fun. Ridge Racer is a good version, very fast and smooth. And the golf game is great too.



There's a new version of Hudson's Star Soldier out today in Japan too, haven't played it of course, but love the old versions so I might have to get that. If it's any good I'll post again.






Im not 100% sure i understand Lumines you just have to make squares right? the puzzle part i dont understand at all of course i havent read the instructions

:D~:-D~:grin:

[Squirrelecto]

pandamoanium,



Please don't post links to Romz and similar sites as these are illegal and can get us into trouble. Thanks. :)~:-)~:smile:

[ikaruga]

Im not 100% sure i understand Lumines you just have to make squares right? the puzzle part i dont understand at all of course i havent read the instructions :D~:-D~:grin:




:lol: Yup, just make the biggest squares you can, and as many of them as possible! They're evaluated when the scanning line crosses over them. When you're playing the puzzle mode you just have to assemble the shape that's shown to the side of the playing screen.

[pandamoanium]

pandamoanium,



Please don't post links to Romz and similar sites as these are illegal and can get us into trouble. Thanks. :)~:-)~:smile:






Sorry about that, forgot in the moment of excitement...

[Geezer]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Fri, 22 July 2005 01:06</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Im not 100% sure i understand Lumines you just have to make squares right? the puzzle part i dont understand at all of course i havent read the instructions :D~:-D~:grin:




:lol: Yup, just make the biggest squares you can, and as many of them as possible! They're evaluated when the scanning line crosses over them. When you're playing the puzzle mode you just have to assemble the shape that's shown to the side of the playing screen.






Hmm thats what i thought for the puzzle one, but i still cant work out the first level

:D~:-D~:grin:

[ikaruga]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Thu, 21 July 2005 15:11</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
What games does everyone else suggest?


There's a new version of Hudson's Star Soldier out today in Japan too, haven't played it of course, but love the old versions so I might have to get that. If it's any good I'll post again.




Just received Star Soldier today, and I'm happy to say that it's an excellent shooter.



It certainly won't be to everyone's tastes - a lot of gamers today will just see it as being far too retro. But for anyone looking for a pure and simple arcade-style rush, it's fantastic.



I was a little concerned about performance issues, as I'd heard the original Gamecube version had some very noticeable slowdown, but I haven't seen any here yet. Everything's fast and smooth - they've clearly put a lot of effort into the PSP conversion. (Well, as it's also the most expensive version of the game, I'd damn well hope so.)



Rotating the PSP to be held vertically also, surprisingly, isn't too much of an issue. It feels quite natural after just a few minutes play.



Lots of fun.

[Geezer]

Got my replacement unit the other day, unlike the last one though this has a dead pixels :( they are barely noticable as it is in the top left corner but im quite tempted to kick off as it was supposed to checked before being sent out.

[pandamoanium]

They seem to have found a way to trick the PSP in to thinking it has a higher firmware version! Which means people with old PSP's v1.50 running emulators will be able to buy games in Sept when using this... I've not tested it of course, but saves upgrading firmware on your PSP.





<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"> From psp-hacks.com</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">


Wab Version Changer v0.2 for PSP



Yoshihiro from Wab has released version 2 of the Wab version changer.

&quot;This is described as the First Firmware Trick for Games that need Firmware 1.52 to run on your PSP and Cant Run UPDATER 1.52 or 2.0. The System thinks it's a PSP v1.52 ,v1.0 ,v2.0 even if its a v1.5 or 1.0.



Unrar the file and put the Folders into :

X:/PSP/GAMES/

Then follow the instructions on the screen



START : Quit without change

Square : Trick to Firm v1.0

Circle : Back to Firm v1.5

Cross : Trick to Firm v1.52

Triangle : Trick to Firmware v2.0

When is done you can go to System Settings &gt; System Information and Check Your System Version :=) Then launch the game! Enjoy!!&quot;





This will NOT work for people with firmware versions 1.52, 1.52, or 2.0. It's a homebrew application just like any other homebrew, so it will not work on versions greater than 1.5.





This allows 1.0 and 1.5 users to trick newer games that require update 1.51, 1.52 or 2.0 to run, into thinking your PSP is actually one of those versions, when it's really not.



DO NOT UPDATE YOUR FIRMWARE THINKING THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO REVERT BACK TO 1.0 OR 1.5!

[Cessquill]

Anyone know the best place to get a UK one from (from Sept)?



Also, am I right in assuming that - with some software - I could rip some DVDs to playback on it easily?



:thumbup:

[Geezer]

Anyone know the best place to get a UK one from (from Sept)?



Also, am I right in assuming that - with some software - I could rip some DVDs to playback on it easily?



:thumbup:




Yes, you should get a 1gig card first though

[R-Lench]

Anyone know the best place to get a UK one from (from Sept)?



Also, am I right in assuming that - with some software - I could rip some DVDs to playback on it easily?



:thumbup:




Buy it from Asda (seriously)



Unlike the games shops, they won't be pushing £300 bundles on you and crappy 3rd party accessories. And you'll probably be able to walk into any Asda and buy it there and then. No preorders, no deposits etc (cough Game cough :x~:-x~:mad: )

[ikaruga]

This is quite geeky, but I am writing this from my PSP using the web browser that comes with the v2.0 firmware. :)~:-)~:smile:



Works OK but I miss having a real keyboard for typing.

[Cessquill]

This is quite geeky, but I am writing this from my PSP using the web browser that comes with the v2.0 firmware. :)~:-)~:smile:



Works OK but I miss having a real keyboard for typing.


Oddly enough that was my next question - does it do web browsing over wi-fi :clap:



Well, looks like Asda it is then. Play seem to have a £179 bundle with Donnie Darko and screen cleaners and stuff, but I just want the box.

[savage]

Oddly enough that was my next question - does it do web browsing over wi-fi :clap:



Well, looks like Asda it is then. Play seem to have a £179 bundle with Donnie Darko and screen cleaners and stuff, but I just want the box.




Got mine yesterday and hooked the PSP up to my home wireless network - that bit was OK and it did the test connection OK. When I went to go online with the browser it gives me a DNS error!!! Will look into that at the weekend.



What I really want to do with it is when it is on the home network I want to browse folders on my network that have music and photos on rather than have to but them on a memory stick. ANyone know if this is possible/ how to do it????



Other than that the next step is to find software to get DVDs on to the PSP - there are several in shops - anyone tried any?



Regards



Sav :)~:-)~:smile:



PS - My thumbs have cramped up :thumbdown1: after playing it for at least 6 hours yesterday :D~:-D~:grin: but the actual unit is :thumbup:



It does have one pixel out - stuck on white! DO I take it back????

[pandamoanium]

Got mine yesterday and hooked the PSP up to my home wireless network - that bit was OK and it did the test connection OK. When I went to go online with the browser it gives me a DNS error!!! Will look into that at the weekend.



What I really want to do with it is when it is on the home network I want to browse folders on my network that have music and photos on rather than have to but them on a memory stick. ANyone know if this is possible/ how to do it????



Other than that the next step is to find software to get DVDs on to the PSP - there are several in shops - anyone tried any?



Regards



Sav :)~:-)~:smile:



PS - My thumbs have cramped up :thumbdown1: after playing it for at least 6 hours yesterday :D~:-D~:grin: but the actual unit is :thumbup:



It does have one pixel out - stuck on white! DO I take it back????




For all those who have just got a UK PSP, give this website a try for a free Spiderman 2 UMD!!

http://www.yourpsp.com/psp/psp.html#locale=en_gb&amp;section (http://www.yourpsp.com/psp/psp.html#locale=en_gb&amp;section=registration&amp;setloca le=true) =registration&amp;setlocale=true



I use this software to get my DVD's onto my PSP. There are loads of options/settings, to try out making the file sizes bigger or smaller. http://www.pqdvd.com/psp/



Don't know if it is possible to view folders over a network on a UK PSP, think i read something about it being done on 1.50 version PSP's.

[savage]

I use this software to get my DVD's onto my PSP. There are loads of options/settings, to try out making the file sizes bigger or smaller. http://www.pqdvd.com/psp/






Does this software get around the copy protection or do you need further software?



Regards



Sav :)~:-)~:smile:

[pandamoanium]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">pandamoanium wrote on Fri, 02 September 2005 09:58</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">




I use this software to get my DVD's onto my PSP. There are loads of options/settings, to try out making the file sizes bigger or smaller. http://www.pqdvd.com/psp/






Does this software get around the copy protection or do you need further software?



Regards



Sav :)~:-)~:smile:




I have not had any problems with copy protection on any of the discs i have copied. It is the only software i have used. Maybe somebody else has had issues but i have not had any yet.



Jay

[savage]

Ok thanks - I'll give it a go.



Regards



Sav :)~:-)~:smile:

[pandamoanium]

Ok thanks - I'll give it a go.



Regards



Sav :)~:-)~:smile:




As far as i remember there is a trial you can download, so try that first if you want.



I have had my PSP for a good 6 months now and have tried quite a few software packages. This one just worked the best and had the most features to change which has helped in getting the best quality.



Just make sure you got a big memory stick.

[RAL12]

I've been trying to load some DVD footage onto my 1gb memory stick and am struggling :?~:-?~:???:



I've used dvdshrink to produce a compressed .VOB file and then tried to convert this to MP4 using MAX media manager (PSP software bought from HMV).



This seems to work OK and, when connected via usb, it appears to copy to the memory stick OK.



However, when I go into movies on the psp itself it does not seem to recognise the file and says &quot;there are no movies&quot; or something like that. The file is definitely there as it has taken space on the memory stick and I can see it when looking via windows explorer on the pc.



Do I need to format the card (1gb sandisk) first? Bizarrely after formatting the card, and creating the suite of folders (mp_root etc), the Max media software was telling me that I had no free space when I clearly had 949mb left!



Can anyone offer some pearls of wisdom?



Thanks

[Geezer]

Before you begin transferring video to your PSP, you'll need to set up the directory structure. In the root of your memory card, create a folder named &quot;MP_ROOT&quot;, and then inside of that folder create another folder called &quot;100MNV01&quot; (both without the quotation marks).



Video files must be named M4VXXXXX.mp4, with the XXXXX part being the video number. For example, your first file could be M4V00001.mp4. You can number the files whatever you want, though every file must follow this convention, M4V followed by five numbers and ending with .mp4.



Then just save the video files in the 100MNV01 file

:thumbup:

[pandamoanium]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">PSP-VAULT</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Sony's &quot;LF-PK1 LocationFree.&quot;



It's a box that connects to your antenna, cable, or other A/V devices you have in your house, then your router. This enables you to serve up television, DVD, recorded TV programs, and other such audio/video signals (*cough* Playstation 3 *cough*) directly to devices connected to your wireless LAN.



What's more, though, is that Sony is offering a feature in this product called &quot;NetAV&quot;. NetAV provides IP services to users of the LF-PK1 so they effectively have a fixed IP for just the LocationFree device. In other words, you can connect to your LocationFree box from anywhere in the world, provided you have an internet connection, and watch TV.



What does this all have to do with the PSP?



Let's take a look at the LocationFree's specifications:



-Integrated 802.11a/b/g LAN compatibility

-Integrated MPEG-4 encoder



Whoa, wait a minute there. Not only does the PSP have integrated 802.11b support, but it has integrated MPEG-4 decoding. Looking at the specifications alone, you can see that if Sony were to so desire, the PSP could easily be compatible with the LocationFree.



For the time being, the LocationFree box is compatible only with a Windows client. But what's the to stop Sony from releasing, say, a PSP client? Absolutely nothing -- since they're using an encyrption algorithm for the actual signal, they don't have to concern themselves with copyright violations and other such fair use issues that have been cropping up of late. However, the real question is: Will they?



We turn to some of what Mr. Satoru Maeda said during the LocationFree's announcement event:



&quot;We plan to announce two more products that support LocationFree before the end of the year. I can't tell you what sort of products they'll be, but they'll probably surprise you.&quot; (source)



Alright, so PSP support may not &quot;surprise&quot; me, but it would certainly be a welcome addition.



Furthermore, when asked about PSP support for LocationFree, Mr. Maeda responded:



&quot;It's technically possible.&quot; (source)



Still, that doesn't really answer our question, does it? Will Sony release a LocationFree client for the PSP?



The way I see it, absolutely. Back in January of 2005 at CES, Sony actually stated that they were developing a piece of software called &quot;LocationFree Player for PSP.&quot; (source) The format it uses? You guessed it -- 320 x 240 MPEG-4 video.



Therefore, my prediction for this Speculation Time: Sony will announce LocationFree support for the PSP at this year's Tokyo Game Show.






Taken from http://www.psp-vault.com/Article290.psp and i must say it sounds like great news if it does happen. You could connect to it from anywhere in the house and watch a movie on your PSP in bed before you fall asleep... Now i know you are already able to watch movies on the PSP, but not what is on TV at the moment and only what has been stored on the memory stick. :thumbup:

[RAL12]

Thanks for the help, Geezer. I have created the file with the 5 digits but have not added to that the &quot;.MP4&quot; bit - do I need to do that - I'd assumed because it was an mp4 file the file type would automatically be in the name.



Any ideas why, after formatting the memory stick (which creates the suite of folders you referred to, including &quot;mp_root&quot;)the maxmedia software &quot;reads&quot; the memory stick as having no free space (and therefore prevents copying to the memory stick) whereas if I delete the suite of folders it &quot;reads&quot; the memory stick as having the right amount of free space, 949mb.



It was never going to be easy............ :?~:-?~:???:

[savage]

RAL12,



Can you not just drag and drop the MP4 files using standard file view on the PC rather than use the software?



I am using the software that pandamoanium suggested and that works great :thumbup: no need to use DVD Shrink as an in between process.



Regards



Sav

:)~:-)~:smile:

[RAL12]

Sav,



Using standard explorer drag &amp; drop works, thanks for the tip.



The problem seems to be at the psp / memory stick end because even though the correctly named file and directories are on the memory stick (visible when looking at the usb drive through windows explorer) the psp still says &quot;There are no movies&quot; when looking at the card in the movies menu.



Also the psp recognises a file on the memory stick because the free space of 940mb is 9mb less than full capacity, ie the size ofthe file in question.



Faulty card?

[pandamoanium]

Sav,



Using standard explorer drag &amp; drop works, thanks for the tip.



The problem seems to be at the psp / memory stick end because even though the correctly named file and directories are on the memory stick (visible when looking at the usb drive through windows explorer) the psp still says &quot;There are no movies&quot; when looking at the card in the movies menu.



Also the psp recognises a file on the memory stick because the free space of 940mb is 9mb less than full capacity, ie the size ofthe file in question.



Faulty card?




Does the 32mb stick work that came with the PSP? Try downloading a file to that stick and if it works then you know your 1GB stick is faulty. :(

[RAL12]

I was thinking exactly that - I'll try the 32mb card tonight and see if it works.



Thanks for your help (&amp; patience!)

[pandamoanium]

I was thinking exactly that - I'll try the 32mb card tonight and see if it works.



Thanks for your help (&amp; patience!)




No problem that what the forums are for and lets just hope it is not a faulty memory stick.

[bells0]

Ral12 -see this thread on sengo:



http://www.sengo.com/thread4176.html

[RAL12]

I've now managed to do it so the card was not faulty :thumbup:



I think the sotfware I was using previously was rubbish. Worked immediately after availing myself of pspvideo 9!



Thanks again to all

[pandamoanium]

I've now managed to do it so the card was not faulty :thumbup:

I think the sotfware I was using previously was rubbish. Worked immediately after availing myself of pspvideo 9!

Thanks again to all




That is great news that the card did not have to be changed and was not faulty. I will still recommend the software http://www.pqdvd.com/psp/ that I have been using for the last few months.

For all those GTA fans out there, have a read of the latest update on EuroGamer which has a nice preview of what Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is all about. http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=60843

Sounds amazing and I think it will be my first UK game purchase.. :nod:

[Cessquill]

http://www.hacker.co.il/psp/bochs/



Might be of use to somebody :roll:

[pandamoanium]

http://www.hacker.co.il/psp/bochs/



Might be of use to somebody :roll:






Think the 10 minute boot up might keep me away from it, but is a great result and i can just imagine soon enough they going to have Windows XP running on a PSP. :clap:

[Uncle Eric]

Might be a tall order but does anyone know where I can a PSP before Saturday for my little girls birthday?



Thanks in advance :)~:-)~:smile:

[holtehero]

Think everywhere is on backorders Eric, let me have a word at work our games guy. He deals with gamestation so may be able to help



will have a word in the morning

[Uncle Eric]

Think everywhere is on backorders Eric, let me have a word at work our games guy. He deals with gamestation so may be able to help



will have a word in the morning


That would be great Kev. Appreciate it mate! :bow:

[R-Lench]

You'd be very lucky to find one for the weekend. Some places won't even guarantee stock for Christmas



Try the supermarkets or some small games shops as they're your best chance of finding one without having to pre-order months in advance. Steve at Next Gen (www.next-gen.co.uk) might have some in stock

[Cessquill]

I did find a shop in Peterborough with 5 in on Tuesday evening, but for some reason I didn't buy one. I could check see if they still have any in...?

[Uncle Eric]

What an absolute gem of a guy. Cessquill went out and found one for me this morning. Incredible!



Thanks again Simon :bow: :bow:

[holtehero]

Thats a relief as i couldn't get hold of the games guy, left him a voicemail at 9am and was still waiting for him to come back to me

[Uncle Eric]

Thats a relief as i couldn't get hold of the games guy, left him a voicemail at 9am and was still waiting for him to come back to me




Thanks for trying Kev. Appreciate it mate :thumbup:

[Cessquill]

What an absolute gem of a guy. Cessquill went out and found one for me this morning. Incredible!



Thanks again Simon :bow: :bow:


Fortunately the boss is on holiday, so I was able to arrange an unscheduled off site meeting. Annoying thing was, this had talked me into buying one for myself, and they only had the one left :D~:-D~:grin:



It's going in Special delivery in a few minutes to be with you tomorrow morning. :thumbup:



If she doesn't like it I'm having first refusal. :nod:

[holtehero]

I got a call back and had one winging its way to Cambridge if needed :lol:

[Uncle Eric]

Have to say I think Sony have cracked it with the price. Bought a couple of ipod nano's a few weeks ago and at exactly the same price, they don't look good value anymore.

[holtehero]

Eric, what do you think on the ipod nano? seriously thinking about buying one

[Cessquill]

I got a call back and had one winging its way to Cambridge if needed :lol:


I still want one :nod:

[Uncle Eric]

Eric, what do you think on the ipod nano? seriously thinking about buying one


They're fantastic Kevin. Bloody thing fits into my credit card wallet. How cool is that? Grab the 4gig one as it's worth the extra.

[Uncle Eric]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">holtehero wrote on Thu, 29 September 2005 13:21</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I got a call back and had one winging its way to Cambridge if needed :lol:


I still want one :nod:


I know where to come and look when mine doesn't turn up tomorrow :tantrum: :lol: :lol:

[Cessquill]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Cessquill wrote on Thu, 29 September 2005 14:28</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">holtehero wrote on Thu, 29 September 2005 13:21</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I got a call back and had one winging its way to Cambridge if needed :lol:


I still want one :nod:


I know where to come and look when mine doesn't turn up tomorrow :tantrum: :lol: :lol:




can't...reply...too...busy :roll:

[holtehero]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">holtehero wrote on Thu, 29 September 2005 13:21</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I got a call back and had one winging its way to Cambridge if needed :lol:


I still want one :nod:




Bugger, told him i didn't need it anymore though i am sure i could have a word again if your desperate to have one

[holtehero]

Eric, thanks for that. looks like i will be purchasing an ipod nano :)~:-)~:smile:



But is that mere mortals credit card wallet or an AV dealers credit card wallet :lol:

[Cessquill]

Bugger, told him i didn't need it anymore though i am sure i could have a word again if your desperate to have one




I'm not desperate, but I would like one, so don't go out of your way mate.

[holtehero]

If hes in the office tomorrow i will speak to him, though he sounded a bit cheesed off when i told him i didn't need the last one (think he had spoken to about 10 people to sort it out :roll:)



Doesn't matter though as I am always sorting his phones out at work

[adox]

They are readily available in the shops over here,although that would involve a plane journey for most of you so I dont really know why I`m posting here at all................. images/smiley_icons/unsure.gif

[Uncle Eric]

Eric, thanks for that. looks like i will be purchasing an ipod nano :)~:-)~:smile:



But is that mere mortals credit card wallet or an AV dealers credit card wallet :lol:


Must be a first for this phrase but here goes anyway.....Mines smaller than yours :D~:-D~:grin:

[Uncle Eric]

Arrived this morning bright and early. I thought I'd take it out and charge it up. Anyway, switched it on and I have to say the quality of the screen is better than my £500 pounds portable Panasonic DVD player :o~:-o~:eek: :o~:-o~:eek:



Absolutely amazing!!!

[R-Lench]

The screen quality is amazing :nod: Now you just need to rip some DVDs to a memory stick and you'll never need a portable DVD player again :thumbup:



I was sceptical but I have to admit that UMDs do look very impressive on it. There's no way I'd buy them, but they do look very good.

[Jonas]

Got a PSP this week in the US, they are really quite amazing bits of kit.

[savage]

I am using mine extensivly - just been on holiday - watched 3 films (loaded on a 1Gb card), listend to several new albums on MP3 on another 1Gb card and played lots of games.



Came home on Friday - downloaded 300 odd digital photos and uploaded them to the memory card and took them around to my parents to look at.



All on one bit of kit :clap: :thumbup: :D~:-D~:grin:



Got to get a new set of headphones though as the standard ones are rubbish w) Anyone replaced their's yet? If so what have you bought and are they any good?



Sav :)~:-)~:smile:

[bells0]

Sennheiser Px-200's for me, are a bit retro looking, but are closed cup so cut out external noise - sound great for the £25 i paid!

[Jonas]

Sennheiser Px-200's for me, are a bit retro looking, but are closed cup so cut out external noise - sound great for the £25 i paid!




Same here, they are fantastic.

[savage]

Cheers thanx for the tip.



Sav :)~:-)~:smile:

[Cessquill]

Got one of these in the duty free on the way back from Spain, works a treat! :clap: :clap:



Only have 1 game on it (Burnout Legends) and no other accessories (aside a USB cable), so need to know what to do. Just found out on the off-chance that my PS2 can charge it up over USB :thumbup:

[Bob007]

so need to know what to do.




Get across to the classifieds and pick up a couple of games. ;)~;-)~:wink:





My son has one and already he has 2 x 1 Gig cards, downloaded so much on it, has all the emulators you can think of, even a pc emulator. I've been playing Sonic, Mario Kart, R-Type etc, they're great fun, favorite psp game is Everybody's Golf, it's wicked. :nod:

[WRH]

Wow, the new PSP can really do all that!



If a games console can be that versatile then, i might go back to them.Being only a handheld console, i did'nt think they'd be able to do that much, but there you go.



Mind you i dont go anywhere much, so a handheld would probably be unnessessary for me.



What would be cool is if you could get on the internet with them, maybe they do, after all, i have'nt delved too far into thier cababilities yet.

[Cessquill]

Version 2ish onwards of the firmware has an internet browser. If you've got a wireless network then once configured it'll connect to the web no problem. Quite clever to with it's reformatting, but not quite there yet with the ease of browsing. Still very good.

[Games Guru]

If you either have a 1.5v firmware or downgrade a 2.0v you can install snes, gba etc emulators which are a lot of fun.



If you legally back-up your own games onto memory card and run them using umd emulator you can run games such as winning eleven 9 at 333mhz instead of the much slower setting, and the games load incredible fast, there is no slow down, and battery life increases a massive amount as the battery hungry umd drive isnt being used! :clap:

[Cessquill]

Taken from http://www.psp-vault.com/Article290.psp and i must say it sounds like great news if it does happen. You could connect to it from anywhere in the house and watch a movie on your PSP in bed before you fall asleep... Now i know you are already able to watch movies on the PSP, but not what is on TV at the moment and only what has been stored on the memory stick. :thumbup:




With the lastest firmware, this is now implemented on the PSP, although I have not seen anywhere yet advertising the hardware.



I'm of a mixed opinion on this one. On the one hand it's great to be able to stream your media to your PSP, but on the other you have to buy in to yet another bit of Sony hardware - it's a shame it can't be done using a HTPC, or a PC with DVD backups on. After all, you're all ready using UMD discs, or ripping to a memory stick (which has just cost me twice as much as an SD card that I've all ready got). OK, the hardware would be simpler, but it would be nice to have more than one option. :roll:

[Cessquill]

It does have one pixel out - stuck on white! DO I take it back????


Did you get this sorted Savage? I've downloaded a couple of video files that thrash the display and unblock stuck on pixels. I had a white one stuck and after a few run throughs it fixed it.



Let me know :thumbup:

[savage]

I did not take it back but did the same as you and downloaded a screen thrasher and still have the problem but I only tried it once.



Sav :)~:-)~:smile:

[Cessquill]

Give it a run through 5 or 6 times - might sort it. :thumbup:

[Geezer]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">savage wrote on Fri, 02 September 2005 09:50</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
It does have one pixel out - stuck on white! DO I take it back????


Did you get this sorted Savage? I've downloaded a couple of video files that thrash the display and unblock stuck on pixels. I had a white one stuck and after a few run throughs it fixed it.



Let me know :thumbup:




I tried this when i had a US version left it going over night. Made no differnce at all. Still PSP less until Sony get more stock.

[adox]

I got a few quid for my birthday and am seriously considering spending it on a PSP.



Can someone talk me into it please?



Also what essential extras will I need and what are the &quot;top&quot; games on it so far? I love racing games and sports sims,but will play most genres.



I dont have a dvd burner so I guess I`ll have to buy UMDs if I want to watch a film?

[juboy]

I had my first look at a PSP last night, the screen quality is nothing short of breathtaking. Without a doubt the best screen I've seen on anything similar and portable.

[adox]

I finally bought a PSP today.I bought the giga pack with two games,Tiger Woods 2006 and Need For Speed Underground. :clap:



I`m so knackered though,I havent even taken it out of the box yet :D~:-D~:grin:

[Geezer]

I finally bought a PSP today.I bought the giga pack with two games,Tiger Woods 2006 and Need For Speed Underground. :clap:



I`m so knackered though,I havent even taken it out of the box yet :D~:-D~:grin:




I got the Giga pack too in the states. Get yourself GTA so good.

[adox]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Thu, 15 December 2005 20:48</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I finally bought a PSP today.I bought the giga pack with two games,Tiger Woods 2006 and Need For Speed Underground. :clap:



I`m so knackered though,I havent even taken it out of the box yet :D~:-D~:grin:




I got the Giga pack too in the states. Get yourself GTA so good.






Its on my christmas list mate along with Ridge Racer :thumbup:



I still havent unpacked it yet.I spent last night trying rip some dvds to my laptop bt with no success.My laptop is having lotsof glitches at the moment,media player wont work,Outlook express wont work and the dvds wont rip to the hard drive.I`ll give it another go over the weekend.



In the meantime I`m looking forward to having a go on Tiger Woods.

As for Need For Speed,well I`m not expecting too much from it.

[adox]

:clap: :clap: I managed to load an epsiode of The Simpsons onto the PSP.The picture quality is amazing although I need to learn to compress it a bit more as the one episode is taking up around a quarter of the 1 GB memory.



I used dvd shrink and PSP video 9 which were both quite straight forward to use.



PSP video 9 was quite slow in converting the file - around 25 minutes which is probably the run time of the episode.Is that the normal conversion time we are looking at?

[Geezer]

Adox use http://www.downloadatoz.com/psp-movie-creator/Very easy to use easily the best i have tried.

[Jase]

Over here the PSP was pretty easy to get hold of, had it for a few weeks now. Got Ridge Racer and it's pretty addictive once you get into it and start unlocking faster cars and more tracks. Star Wars Battlefront II on the other hand is a pig to control and quite frustrating at times. Also got GTA but haven't played it yet. One thing about the PSP is the sound via Headphones is supposed to be limited to a max 90db. If that's 90db then I'm either deaf or the PSP is borked. Tried some Koss Headphones and whilst the quality is better the overall volume isn't. Anyway, the actual console is pretty nifty. 8)~8-)~:cool:

[adox]

Adox use http://www.downloadatoz.com/psp-movie-creator/Very easy to use easily the best i have tried.






Thanks mate.I`ll give it a try later and see how I get on :thumbup:

[adox]

Over here the PSP was pretty easy to get hold of, had it for a few weeks now. Got Ridge Racer and it's pretty addictive once you get into it and start unlocking faster cars and more tracks. Star Wars Battlefront II on the other hand is a pig to control and quite frustrating at times. Also got GTA but haven't played it yet. One thing about the PSP is the sound via Headphones is supposed to be limited to a max 90db. If that's 90db then I'm either deaf or the PSP is borked. Tried some Koss Headphones and whilst the quality is better the overall volume isn't. Anyway, the actual console is pretty nifty. 8)~8-)~:cool:






Jase, theres a volume limiter in the sound settigs that you might have activated.You can choose to turn it off if it is set to on.

The Sony in ear phones that come with the PSP are posibly the worst phones I have ever used.At max volume I could still hear the tv in the background over the volume of the PSP.



Once I connected my PX100s it was like light and day.The volume increased by multiples as did the quality.I`m as deaf as they come,especially when listening to music,and I`d say that the volume on the PSP is around the same as my ipod which has the volume limiter lifted on it also.

[adox]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Sat, 17 December 2005 03:08</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Adox use http://www.downloadatoz.com/psp-movie-creator/Very easy to use easily the best i have tried.






Thanks mate.I`ll give it a try later and see how I get on :thumbup:




I`ve downloaded the trial version of this mate and it wot work for me at all.It wont even load the dvd file. :(

[Jase]

Jase, theres a volume limiter in the sound settigs that you might have activated.You can choose to turn it off if it is set to on.

The Sony in ear phones that come with the PSP are posibly the worst phones I have ever used.At max volume I could still hear the tv in the background over the volume of the PSP.



Once I connected my PX100s it was like light and day.The volume increased by multiples as did the quality.I`m as deaf as they come,especially when listening to music,and I`d say that the volume on the PSP is around the same as my ipod which has the volume limiter lifted on it also.






I'll doublecheck but I'm pretty sure the limiter is off. The IPod I had a listen to was way louder so there must be something daft I'm missing. :roll:

[Cessquill]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Sat, 17 December 2005 12:28</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Sat, 17 December 2005 03:08</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Adox use http://www.downloadatoz.com/psp-movie-creator/Very easy to use easily the best i have tried.






Thanks mate.I`ll give it a try later and see how I get on :thumbup:




I`ve downloaded the trial version of this mate and it wot work for me at all.It wont even load the dvd file. :(


IIRC the trial version does not convert DVDs. Just MPGs, AVIs, WMVs, etc.

[adox]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Sat, 17 December 2005 15:14</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Sat, 17 December 2005 12:28</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Sat, 17 December 2005 03:08</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Adox use http://www.downloadatoz.com/psp-movie-creator/Very easy to use easily the best i have tried.






Thanks mate.I`ll give it a try later and see how I get on :thumbup:




I`ve downloaded the trial version of this mate and it wot work for me at all.It wont even load the dvd file. :(


IIRC the trial version does not convert DVDs. Just MPGs, AVIs, WMVs, etc.






Ah,so I have to buy it to convert dvds? :o~:-o~:eek:

[Geezer]

Ah,so I have to buy it to convert dvds? :o~:-o~:eek:




Yes but its well worth it mate, top piece of software

[adox]

Yes but its well worth it mate, top piece of software




Ok I`ve paid for the full version of this and it still doesnt work.I dont even get a preview of the dvd.It keeps telling me to install differnt players etc which I have done to no avail.:(

[Geezer]

Ok I`ve paid for the full version of this and it still doesnt work.I dont even get a preview of the dvd.It keeps telling me to install differnt players etc which I have done to no avail.:(




I had the same problem, can you play dvds through windows media player?

[adox]

No mate,my windows media player isnt working. :(

[Geezer]

Are you msn at the moment?

[Jase]

Quick update. Tried some new Headphones and the volume is way louder. :thumbup:

[adox]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Thu, 15 December 2005 20:48</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I finally bought a PSP today.I bought the giga pack with two games,Tiger Woods 2006 and Need For Speed Underground. :clap:



I`m so knackered though,I havent even taken it out of the box yet :D~:-D~:grin:




I got the Giga pack too in the states. Get yourself GTA so good.






I have an option to buy GTA second hand but its a Japanese version.

Now I know the games are region free but will I have any issues with the language in the game etc?

[Geezer]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Thu, 15 December 2005 23:35</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Thu, 15 December 2005 20:48</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I finally bought a PSP today.I bought the giga pack with two games,Tiger Woods 2006 and Need For Speed Underground. :clap:



I`m so knackered though,I havent even taken it out of the box yet :D~:-D~:grin:




I got the Giga pack too in the states. Get yourself GTA so good.






I have an option to buy GTA second hand but its a Japanese version.

Now I know the games are region free but will I have any issues with the language in the game etc?




Im not certain but i would think so to be honest.

[ChrissG]

Are the films region free too?

[ChrissG]

Doesn't mattter. Just saw another thread :)~:-)~:smile:

[adox]

Anyone else register on the official site?



I did when I bought it and they promised to send a free UMD of Spiderman 2 which arrived today :thumbup:

[adox]

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Mon, 02 January 2006 18:04</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Geezer wrote on Thu, 15 December 2005 23:35</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">adox wrote on Thu, 15 December 2005 20:48</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I finally bought a PSP today.I bought the giga pack with two games,Tiger Woods 2006 and Need For Speed Underground. :clap:



I`m so knackered though,I havent even taken it out of the box yet :D~:-D~:grin:




I got the Giga pack too in the states. Get yourself GTA so good.






I have an option to buy GTA second hand but its a Japanese version.

Now I know the games are region free but will I have any issues with the language in the game etc?




Im not certain but i would think so to be honest.






Sorry mate,I completely forgot to reply to you post.



I didnt get it in the end as the guy selling it started messing around a bit. :roll:

[Cessquill]

Anyone else register on the official site?



I did when I bought it and they promised to send a free UMD of Spiderman 2 which arrived today :thumbup:


Yes - Keep your eye out for a second copy, they decided I'd like two. :thumbup:

[ChrissG]

What type of software can you use to put mp3's onto the PSP? Also does anyone find that the volume through the headphones is somewhat limited??

[Cessquill]

What type of software can you use to put mp3's onto the PSP? Also does anyone find that the volume through the headphones is somewhat limited??


The USB Connection to a PC is all you need to copy files across. Replace the headphones with others that have been quoted on this thread.

[Cessquill]

Downloaded new firmware upgrade 2.71 yesterday. Only two things mentioned in the upgrade - the ability to download game demos straight from the Internet Browser, and something about a fix for viewing external sources with the LocationFree player.