Tell me about PSP

[bhampton]

Hi,

I bought a 60Gb PS3 at Launch (Nov 06) and lately I see PSP mentioned now and then in FirmWare Updates. I understand that the PSP and the PS3 get along somewhat and you can buy games for the PSP though the PS3.

Now,.. Assuming I never want to own a UMD title,.. Can anyone tell me about the coolness of the PSP?

I'm trying to find out how much fun they are .. I'm tempted to get one.

Thanks,

Brian

Edit = For now,.. I'm starting here... http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP/About

[Irishwiseguy2006]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Hi,

I bought a 60Gb PS3 at Launch (Nov 06) and lately I see PSP mentioned now and then in FirmWare Updates. I understand that the PSP and the PS3 get along somewhat and you can buy games for the PSP though the PS3.

Now,.. Assuming I never want to own a UMD title,.. Can anyone tell me about the coolness of the PSP?

I'm trying to find out how much fun they are .. I'm tempted to get one.

Thanks,

Brian

Edit = For now,.. I'm starting here... http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP/About

If your someone that is on the go alot It would be a great buy. The PQ on the little screen may only be 720p but it looks petter then some HDTV I have seen.....cough "visio" cough cough

[bhampton]

Hey,

I didn't realize it was 720p.

I'm most interested in the idea you can access the Hard drive of your PS3 remotely,... I need to know more about that. I can put all my CD's on my PS3 hard drive in MP3 form (most of them are already on there.) and I can load it up with videos too.

If I could be on the beach in Miami this spring break and remotely access all the media on my PS3 then I think I'm sold.

Another thing that would be too cool was if I could use the PSP as a second controller for the PS3. I don't know if this works that way but that would also work well to sell me on buying one. (Since a second sixaxis is like $40 and I would like to have 4 controllers at some point.)


-Brian

[miokti]

I use my PSP to play games and watch movies while on a plane etc. Concerning PSP and PS3 inter-operability, here's what I do the most:

Remote Play:
1) I check on the progress of my Folding@home
2) From wherever I am, I can listen to music and play movies saved on an external HD attached to my PS3. It can also be from your internal HD, but i'm pretty frugal when it comes to using the internal.

PSP by itself:
1) Games
2) Movies ripped into Memory Stick
3) Music
4) Photo Album
5) I haven't tried Sykpe and Online Radio, but it's there...

I've had my PSP for some time and I have to admit that for a while, it was a very expensive paper weight. Now that Sony has added a bunch of functionality to it, it's cool again.

[cathexist]

I've had a PSP since the US launch, I traded that in and got a slim one when that came out as well.

I probably don't use it as much as I should, but it's a lot of fun.

UMDs are not that popular, but they are GREAT for trips. Family Guy on an airplane kind of makes the time go by a little faster.

There are a lot of features that I don't really use (location free, skype, even remote play for the PS3...cause it's too slow for me).

As a music and portable media device, it's great.

As for games...Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core and God of War come out next month...that alone makes it worth getting PSP in my opinion.

The demo of God of War is amazing.

[cathexist]

The screen is NOT 720p

480 x 272 is the resolution of the screen

[cathexist]

P.S. as far as remote play using the PSP to access the PS3. Audio playback is great...I've had no problems

Video playback...not so much, since the PSP only has 802.11b, it kind of hinders it's high speed access. I had some skipping even using my local network at home.

[wem003]

Originally Posted by Irishwiseguy2006

If your someone that is on the go alot It would be a great buy. The PQ on the little screen may only be 720p but it looks petter then some HDTV I have seen.....cough "visio" cough cough

It's not 720p - its a 480 x 272 screen.

http://playstation.about.com/od/psp/a/PSPSpecs.htm

Maybe UMD output via component is higher - but not on the native display.

I have a silver slim that I thought I'd use all the time, and for me it just sits there most of the time.

Maybe I'll use it more once remote play content is available, and definitely when blu-ray starts shipping with a PSP version of the film.

[tntkain]

I love my psp. I think it is great how you can access the ps3. The skpe thing is pretty awsome too. I would recomend a psp to anyone. My son and I both got one for christmas

[jorg]

ka for the psp u can i think yull liek this watch movies that u loaded onto a memory stick listen to music of course and with the slim (i suggest it) viedo out put skype also add on camera also u can download games if u hack u psp(i trust that you will only donwload open source games lmao)
remote play with yor playstation over wirless and internet also u can use as sort of playstation 3 controller with suported games

u can also buys games threw playstation store(i love this feture) i get around 4 hourse battery life it can out put 480p (u can use a tv as a screen)

i wasd in your position but finaly got one with a 4 gig memmory stick and i love it!!! especialy for movies free converter here :http://www.pspvideo9.com/
it is worth it

[oldmike]

i got one the 2 weeks into the new year
i use it to play music all the time also love how many PSP games are PS1 games
asfar as useing it with the PS3 the only thing i done is copy my CD into AAC
and them copy them to my PSP

[xtop]

when..not if you get a psp. make sure you learn about custom firmware

[haushausman]

Wait.... so the PSP can remotely access all the songs, movies, etc. on your PS3?! Remotely?! Without a range?!

Like without downloading the songs, etc. onto the PSP?!

[jorg]

Originally Posted by haushausman

Wait.... so the PSP can remotely access all the songs, movies, etc. on your PS3?! Remotely?! Without a range?!

Like without downloading the songs, etc. onto the PSP?!

over the internet if both are running i am aware that yes

[iNCREDiPiNOY]

psp is an awesome portable machine!

[miokti]

Originally Posted by haushausman

Wait.... so the PSP can remotely access all the songs, movies, etc. on your PS3?! Remotely?! Without a range?!

Like without downloading the songs, etc. onto the PSP?!

You connect via internet. There is even an option that allows you to power on/off your PS3 via the internet. As long as your PSP can reach the internet, it can reach your PS3.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Hey,

I didn't realize it was 720p.

I'm most interested in the idea you can access the Hard drive of your PS3 remotely,... I need to know more about that. I can put all my CD's on my PS3 hard drive in MP3 form (most of them are already on there.) and I can load it up with videos too.

If I could be on the beach in Miami this spring break and remotely access all the media on my PS3 then I think I'm sold.

Another thing that would be too cool was if I could use the PSP as a second controller for the PS3. I don't know if this works that way but that would also work well to sell me on buying one. (Since a second sixaxis is like $40 and I would like to have 4 controllers at some point.)


-Brian

The only tricky part for your "on the beach in Miami this spring break" situation is whether or not you will be in range of a wireless internet signal or not. As far as I can tell, not too many people bring their electronics to the beach because the sand and water could easily get into the equipment and FUBAR it. But, if there is a wireless internet signal that you have access to, your entire PS3 is at your travelling disposal... even content streaming from any/all computers in the same network. THAT'S CORRECT! You don't need to rip your CDs to your PS3 hard drive if they are already on your computer hard drive. The PS3 can access everything on the networked devices through its media server capabilities.

[aygie]

PSP =

Great games - Metal Gear, Final Fantasy, killzone etc
Remote Play - Awesome idea, and works well but has some kinks, video res not always great but def a wicked feature.
Storing Movies - Fantastic (Rather watch movies on my PSP than my iPhone)
Music - Fantastic

Just get one you'll love it. Got one from the Mrs for Christmas, thought meh at first but love it now.

[Victhor]

Not only does the PSP can remote access your PS3 through the internet or local network, which I usually do when I'm travelling.

You can also buy the Sony LocationFree TV. Just connect the LocationFree TV to your cable box (or any home entertainment system) and when you're away travelling you can stream/view your TV shows on your PSP via WIFI anywhere in the world! Live TV on your PSP anywhere! I use this everytime I'm traveling or waiting for my car at Honda.

The LocationFree also works on a PC and Mac computers. Just imagine, when you're on a road trip and you have the Autonet Mobile service (internet for the car), with the LocationFree and the PSP, you can actually watch your local TV shows while travelling...as long as you're the passenger.

[kwayneg]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Hi,

I bought a 60Gb PS3 at Launch (Nov 06) and lately I see PSP mentioned now and then in FirmWare Updates. I understand that the PSP and the PS3 get along somewhat and you can buy games for the PSP though the PS3.

Now,.. Assuming I never want to own a UMD title,.. Can anyone tell me about the coolness of the PSP?

I'm trying to find out how much fun they are .. I'm tempted to get one.

Thanks,

Brian

Edit = For now,.. I'm starting here... http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP/About

The PSP is fun and they just added Skype which lets you use it as a phone through wifi connections (you have to wait until the mic comes out before you can make any voice calls but as a test I dialed both my home phone and my cell phone and both calls went through)