PSP or Ipod

Malson · September 28, 2006, 01:33:19 AM

What proof do you have that the majority of iPods die quickly?

Arrow · September 28, 2006, 02:01:18 AM

Well, most of the guys I have talked to that own Ipods are satisfied, but lack a piece of truly reliable equipment.

Roph · September 28, 2006, 09:10:45 AM

I KNOW A GUY AND AT COLLEGE HE PLUGGED HIS IPOD INTO ONE OF THE COMPUTERS AND BOTH THE COMPUTER AND HIS IPOD CRASHED, I'LL NEVER EVER GET ONE.

Lol, I know somebody who wouldn't even consider getting a similar phone to mine when he asked me for suggestions, because his mum's sister or something had a motorola phone once and the battery went funny. :roll:

Unless it's a proven ipod-wide problem (like the nano's scratchability) I'd pretty much ignore it.

Generally, you can find an alternative player of comparable or larger size for less. I'm sure you could find a 60GB ipod cheaper than a 80GB toshibawhatever if you look at a cheap store for the ipod and an expensive store (lol, shopping.com) for the toshiba.

The main reason I dislike ipods is I can't just plug it in and drag files across like a mass storage device like I can with my current phone or mp3 player. Also it sorts everything by ID3 tags, not folders / filenames. (maybe they changed it, idk)

But if you flash your ipod with a different 3rd party firmware (say, Rockbox) then it's alot better, and you can play vorbis / flac etc. But doing that kinda defeats the point of buying an ipod in the first place.

Atomic · September 28, 2006, 07:55:36 PM

thanks for the feedback

Malson · September 28, 2006, 08:10:22 PM

Quote from: Silverline on September 28, 2006, 09:10:45 AM
But if you flash your ipod with a different 3rd party firmware (say, Rockbox) then it's alot better, and you can play vorbis / flac etc. But doing that kinda defeats the point of buying an ipod in the first place.

It'd be worth it in the long run. As I said earlier, iPods have more support and features, like the 3rd party firmware you mentioned. Plus, they kill any other mp3 player in terms of accessories. Sometimes, you just gotta go with what the media supports, otherwise you'll miss out.

jordus · October 19, 2006, 01:25:02 AM

well i am guessing ipod cant play games lol

Arrow · October 19, 2006, 01:33:33 AM

And the PSP can? (BURN)

Roph · October 19, 2006, 05:28:56 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Portable_games

Malson · October 19, 2006, 10:15:33 PM

Do they have a list of PSP games that aren't crappy PS2 ports?

Venom · October 19, 2006, 11:08:57 PM

The psp is the best handheld system to date the ipod may have more song capasity but i'd like to see apple come out with a handheld that can play ps2 like graphics.

Arrow · October 20, 2006, 12:20:08 AM

All I know is that my PSP was a fairly large dissapointment. I'm considering selling it.

Malson · October 20, 2006, 12:22:28 AM

Quote from: Venom on October 19, 2006, 11:08:57 PM
The psp is the best handheld system to date

You make it sound as though it's a proven fact.

jordus · October 20, 2006, 11:11:12 PM

PSP

HowlingWinds · October 21, 2006, 06:00:22 AM

Quote from: Silverline on September 28, 2006, 09:10:45 AM
I KNOW A GUY AND AT COLLEGE HE PLUGGED HIS IPOD INTO ONE OF THE COMPUTERS AND BOTH THE COMPUTER AND HIS IPOD CRASHED, I'LL NEVER EVER GET ONE.

Same thing happend to my sis' Computer. Also My friend is on his 3rd iPod because they keep freezing up and dieing. He takes great care of them too. Also a kid at my school, his iPod froze and then the back of it got hot, hotter, and started melting a little... So from what I see iPod sux...

Malson · October 21, 2006, 02:19:33 PM

You realize he was being sarcastic, right? I mean, it's okay to miss that kind of thing, given he didn't put a

, but still.

thingy · October 21, 2006, 06:40:39 PM

if ur gonna buy an ipod don't buy an actual ipod, buy a less brand name one since those are not only cheaper, they are more reliable, and don't require using itunes (which is the stupidest thing ever)

Malson · October 21, 2006, 09:22:03 PM

Quote from: thingy on October 21, 2006, 06:40:39 PM
if ur gonna buy an ipod don't buy an actual ipod, buy a less brand name one since those are not only cheaper, they are more reliable, and don't require using itunes (which is the stupidest thing ever)

Noone makes iPods except Apple.

Knownot · October 23, 2006, 08:40:45 AM

GET BOTH!

Blizzard · October 23, 2006, 10:39:13 AM

I don't have the money to get even one. $:-\$

thingy · October 23, 2006, 09:34:43 PM

wouldn't you rather play videos on this instead of a tiny ipod screen?

Arrow · October 24, 2006, 01:35:19 AM

wtf is that?

thingy · October 24, 2006, 01:36:33 AM

iriver

Arrow · October 25, 2006, 02:28:15 AM

A friend of mine had that. It was actually pretty sweet.

thingy · October 25, 2006, 10:43:53 PM

much better screen for videos and you can probably get one for quite a bit less than an ipod

Indignos · November 06, 2006, 03:38:39 AM

Quote from: Atomic on September 17, 2006, 05:10:11 AM
I'm thinking about getting either a PSP or an ipod. I'm not sure which one to buy. The PSP has wifi and lots of games, but I think the ipod might have better music playback and it holds more music.

some alternatives might be the Zen instead of the ipod, Or the gp2x instead of the PSP.

I know the're not really the same type of thing but could you guys give me a hand.

http://gp2x.co.uk/
http://www.creative.com/

I'm not too sure. An ipod is very good for listening to music and watching movies. The PSP has good, portable graphics but the game are bad in my opinion. Ipod.