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ipod video vs PSP

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  • 02-12-2005 6:40pm
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    richieg
    Registered Users Posts: 587 ✭✭✭


    I currently have a 4th gen ipod and am considering getting 1 of the above. In addition to having a music player I want something I can look at pictures and home video while travelling. Which do you recommend. The PSP has a bigger better screen and you can buy movies and play games where as the ipod video means 1 device for everything and transfer of meview from my mac easily (I hope!!!) but has a smaller screen. I read a review on ipodlounge and it wasn't great. Anyone with any experiences and what do you think?


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    muckwarrior
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    Well if it's just for movies, mp3 and pics then the PSP would be a bit of a waste. It may do all those things but its still primarily a games machine. If you wanna play games as well then it's well worth it, and it is much more suited to watching movies than an iPoo. I wouldn't get rid of your old player though as the number of mp3's you'll be able to put on the PSP is relatively limited.


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    MrPinK
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    If video is what you want it for then I don't think either is a good choice. Take at look at the archos range.


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    Linku
    Closed Accounts Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Linku


    I think the main advantages of each are;
    iPod - More Memory
    PSP - More Screen

    For around the same price as a PSP with a 1GB stick (which is the minimum you'll want if you're using it for movies), you can get the 30GB iPod. Now, this may have changed as I heard of Sony introducing a new 'Giga Pack' PSP with a 1GB stick, but still - Sony memory sticks are expensive. A 1GB stick separately in HMV is €150.

    Content-wise (legally at least!), the PSP focuses on movies, and Sony Pictures/Columbia/Tristar have released a lot of movies on UMD discs, but they can't be played back on a television easily.
    The iPod has the iTunes Music Store where you can get music videos for €2.49 a pop at the moment (bad pricing compared to the US store IMO…), and a small set of Pixar short films. There's also the video podcast directory which has some gems. The newest Firmware for the PSP also supports "RSS feed downloads / the-same-thing-as-Podcasting-without-mentioning-the-iPod".
    I mentioned you can't output from PSP-to-TV without one a huge device that sits on top and actually captures the screen with a camera, and it's really messy. For the iPod there's an Apple AV cable available for the iPod for around €25 that'll output any iPod video to TV.

    And for portability, the iPod wins hands down for me. I'd never lug a PSP around to listen to music.

    Edit: And if you have a Mac it'll be really simple to convert all those home movies from iMovie or Final Cut or whatever to an iPod. Also, you mentioned you travel - the iPod camera connector allows you to move photos from your Camera to iPod over USB, something I find invaluable on holiday :)


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