iPod vs. PSP question

[kurosh]

PSP is pretty big, size-wise.

do you think it is too big to be practical as an mp3 player?

[kenberman]

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do you think it is too big to be practical as an mp3 player?

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not as practical as an ipod.

this is kind of a dumb comparison

[ilya]

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do you think it is too big to be practical as an mp3 player?

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not as practical as an ipod.

this is kind of a dumb comparison

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Why do you guys all think this is a bad comparison?!

They both play music.
They both play video.
They are in the same $$ ballpark. The deluxe PSP kit is $299. The cheaper video iPod is $299.
They are of comparable size. Yeah the PSP is bigger but not by thaaat much. It's about 1.5x as long, only a tiny bit wider, and about twice as deep.
They both have exposed screens & lots of accessories to protect those screens.
The iPod has more memory but the PSP plays games & lets you do internet stuff.

What is so crazy about comparing the two? Just because one is marketed mostly as a walkman & the other is marketed mostly as a gameboy, doesn't mean they are all that different in reality.

[kenberman]

b/c the Ipod is much much better for anybody looking for an mp3 player.

the PSP is a portable gaming gadget that happens to play mp3's.

they're not just "marketed" different; they are different

[Jack of Arcades]

It obviously depends on what you want to use it most for.

[The Yugoslavian]

ilya,

I have the video iPOD and I'm really happy with it. However, as you know I have fewer gaming needs as you. So far I have converted videos so that I can put them on my iPOD. Mainly pron....and while I have had issues with the sound/video tracking at the same time, generally I'm quite happy with watching stuff on it (altho the PSP would has a significantly bigger screen right?). I got the 30gb version and while it is enough for the music I want to have on there.....I certainly couldn't get by with 1gb.

From what I know about you I'd lean towards the PSP unless you feel the DS will be ur main portable gaming platform...then get an iPOD (I still go to work on my GBA [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] and likely will for a while if I jones for gaming on the go).

Yugoslav

[The Truth]

I got a video ipod for x-mas. What kind of conversion do i need to do of my video files? and where do i go to get converters etc?

thanks
blake

ps ill post a report about which to get later. I used my phone as an mp3 player/phone/internet surfer/camera for the longest, i am gonna try this out though.

blake