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Andrew Poole |
Message #77629, posted by andypoole at 21:30, 13/7/2006, in reply to message #77627 |
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Disco P.
Is that what they're calling you now?
They call me Fancy A. |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77630, posted by Phlamethrower at 21:35, 13/7/2006, in reply to message #77629 |
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Disco P.
Is that what they're calling you now?
Some of them, yes.
They call me Fancy A. Is it just me or does that sound rude?  |
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VinceH |
Message #77631, posted by VincceH at 21:43, 13/7/2006, in reply to message #77630 |
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They call me Fancy A. Is it just me or does that sound rude?
Depends what follows it. |
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Andrew Poole |
Message #77654, posted by andypoole at 10:51, 14/7/2006, in reply to message #77631 |
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They call me Fancy A. Is it just me or does that sound rude?
Depends what follows it.
Nothing follows it |
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richard cheng |
Message #77658, posted by richcheng at 14:43, 14/7/2006, in reply to message #77654 |
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My post in this thread reminded me of the DS hacking scene. Has anyone here tried installing any interesting DS homebrew, such as DS IRC or the alternative DS firmwares that let you do snazzy stuff with your DS? |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77660, posted by Phlamethrower at 15:59, 14/7/2006, in reply to message #77658 |
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Nope, I don't have a suitable wiffeh card/flash cart for downloading stuff. |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77709, posted by Phlamethrower at 15:51, 15/7/2006, in reply to message #77660 |
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I caught an ocean sunfish! |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #77710, posted by monkeyson2 at 16:42, 15/7/2006, in reply to message #77709 |
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I had a go with a Wii on holiday!
Well, sort of. In Vienna there was this music/sound museum, and there was a virtual orchestra you could conduct by waving a rod around. Very much like Wii orchestra, except that if you got it wrong the lead violinist stood up and shouted at you in German, then stormed off. |
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Andrew Poole |
Message #77732, posted by andypoole at 21:31, 15/7/2006, in reply to message #77710 |
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I had a go with a Wii on holiday!
Well, sort of. In Vienna there was this music/sound museum, and there was a virtual orchestra you could conduct by waving a rod around. Very much like Wii orchestra, except that if you got it wrong the lead violinist stood up and shouted at you in German, then stormed off.  |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77744, posted by Phlamethrower at 00:05, 16/7/2006, in reply to message #77732 |
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I just caught three hercules beetles, two elephant beetles, and one goliath beetle - all from the same tree
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Make that two goliath beetles!
And a scarab beetle! (From another tree, though)
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77745, posted by Phlamethrower at 00:17, 16/7/2006, in reply to message #77744 |
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My pockets are full of bugs! |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77754, posted by Phlamethrower at 12:01, 16/7/2006, in reply to message #77745 |
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Yay! Bug-off.
*hands in his 4 oak silk moths*
Well, that's that over with. |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77764, posted by Phlamethrower at 22:43, 16/7/2006, in reply to message #77754 |
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I just got killed by a scorpion!
The bastard circled round and attacked from behind!
Then a big fish got away from me 
Then I got killed by a tarantula 
So, how was your day? |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #77776, posted by monkeyson2 at 09:47, 17/7/2006, in reply to message #77764 |
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Electroplankton is finally out in the UK. Woo!
Pudge is moving out
Drake has arrived from Phlemton, not that cat. |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77792, posted by Phlamethrower at 13:06, 17/7/2006, in reply to message #77776 |
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Drake has arrived from Phlemton, not that cat. Nibbles is a squirrel, not a cat |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #77793, posted by monkeyson2 at 13:51, 17/7/2006, in reply to message #77792 |
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Drake has arrived from Phlemton, not that cat. Nibbles is a squirrel, not a cat
Nuts! |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #77804, posted by monkeyson2 at 16:33, 17/7/2006, in reply to message #77793 |
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Cracking hinges Gromit!
I hope they get this sorted before I inevitably get one. |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77806, posted by Phlamethrower at 16:40, 17/7/2006, in reply to message #77804 |
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This is clearly a case where big and clunky is better than thin and flimsy. |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #77961, posted by monkeyson2 at 20:13, 21/7/2006, in reply to message #77806 |
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Say goodbye to the profit, pudgy. I've just eaten 75 turnips by mistake! |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #77962, posted by monkeyson2 at 20:15, 21/7/2006, in reply to message #77961 |
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Also:
Anime Crossing! |
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Andrew Poole |
Message #77964, posted by andypoole at 22:17, 21/7/2006, in reply to message #77962 |
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Also:
Anime Crossing! If only I could read Japanese |
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John Hoare |
Message #77968, posted by moss at 23:59, 21/7/2006, in reply to message #77964 |
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Also:
Anime Crossing! If only I could read Japanese
I really want to learn Japanese.
Just so I can play Final Fantasy in its original language... |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #77972, posted by monkeyson2 at 00:42, 22/7/2006, in reply to message #77968 |
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I'd like to learn Chinese and Latin.
But I'm rubbish at languages. I'm surprised I managed English. |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #77981, posted by Phlamethrower at 15:49, 22/7/2006, in reply to message #77972 |
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Frobert says scorpions and tarantulas only go after you if you're carrying a net! |
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Richard Goodwin |
Message #77996, posted by rich at 22:30, 23/7/2006, in reply to message #77972 |
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I'd like to learn Chinese Which one? There's five main ones, although Mandarin and Catonese are the most popular. And then there's all the smaller ones, which number into the hundreds. Practically every valley has its own dialect!
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Rich.
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Phil Mellor |
Message #78000, posted by monkeyson2 at 23:24, 23/7/2006, in reply to message #77996 |
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I'd like to learn Chinese Which one? There's five main ones, although Mandarin and Catonese are the most popular. And then there's all the smaller ones, which number into the hundreds. Practically every valley has its own dialect!
Mandarin, probably. Oo! |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #78012, posted by monkeyson2 at 10:30, 24/7/2006, in reply to message #78000 |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5209346.stm
Figures earlier this month showed that in 2005, Nintendo sold 2.6 million units of its handheld DS Lite and a further 1.3 million of the original DS. They must be pleased, selling 2.6 million units in 2005 considering it was released in March 2006!
Sony sold less than a million of its PlayStation portable. Ha-har! I'm not suprised, it's a bit pooey. |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #78013, posted by Phlamethrower at 11:07, 24/7/2006, in reply to message #78012 |
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Sony sold less than a million of its PlayStation portable. Ha-har! I'm not suprised, it's a bit pooey.
I tried to warn you!
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Phil Mellor |
Message #78014, posted by monkeyson2 at 11:50, 24/7/2006, in reply to message #78013 |
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Sony sold less than a million of its PlayStation portable. Ha-har! I'm not suprised, it's a bit pooey.
I tried to warn you!
The good:
LocoRoco
It is teh shiney
Volume - the speakers are quite loud, enough to annoy someone in the next room who doesn't like Doctor Who. Sound quality is good on headphones too - much better than the DS.
The meh:
Web browser (competent, but awkward to use without a real keyboard - a problem with all mobile devices, really.)
Photo browser (not bad, but it would be easier to use if it preloaded the next image and automatically rotated portrait images to fit better on the screen)
The bad:
It's very fussy about movie formats, so all my avis and mpegs need re-encoding. Encoding an episode of Who takes about 2.5 hours on my Mac.
Upgrading to firmware 2.71 stopped my nicely encoded Dr Who videos from playing.
The interface. My sister, mother and father found it too awkward to use. A game controller isn't the best way of navigating menus at the best of times, and when you also have to say 'no, press cross, i think, no square... triangle!' all the time, it's obviously not a good design.
UMD discs. Horrible big, rattley things. The drive mechanism looks too fragile for me (I break stuff) and the discs are a bit slow spinning up and loading. I'm also concious that my minidisc player lasted a year and a bit before it started jumping and stuttering. Moving parts are bad in portable devices.
No case. OK, so I got the base pack, but even with a case I'd be very worried about taking it anywhere. A clamshell screen is so much safer.
Weight. As least as heavy as my phat DS, which is too heavy.
Heat. It gets a bit warm after half an hour. Not the best weather to be testing it in though, to be fair.
Memory sticks. Again, I had to buy one seperately before it could be classed as useful. Unfortunately I got a third party stick which seems to cause strange errors. For example, I can't download the LocoRoco demo using the PSP (any other files are fine, just not executables). I have to download and transfer it using a computer and usb cable. The RSS feeds don't work either. Google suggests that this is because it's not a Sony memory stick.
No homebrew.
No touchscreen. I miss it. I also want a phone with one. It makes a portable device so much more useful.
So, the loveliness of the screen is outweight by the awkwardness of everything else. Some are bad hardware and form factor decisions, but hey it's their first attempt. Maybe they'll get it right (copy Nintendo) in the next version.
But the software! I can't forgive that. The fact that things used to work but have been restricted in subsequent versions of the firmware really makes me feel trapped and restricted. I know the hardware can do it and it's frustrating that Sony are deliberately preventing me from using the PSP to it's full potential. Improve the software and it would be a much better product.
In short, I'll keep it for a few good games, but I really wouldn't recommend spending money to get one.
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ninjah |
Message #78022, posted by ninj at 14:02, 24/7/2006, in reply to message #78014 |
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No case. OK, so I got the base pack, but even with a case I'd be very worried about taking it anywhere. A clamshell screen is so much safer.
Have you seen the logitech cases like this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000A4385K ?
They're quite easy to find, and also pretty robust looking. |
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