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Bought a PSP Go explicitly to be used as a "console"... best options?
TheSonicRetard
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I've had my PSP-1000 since launch and, despite really liking the PSP library, I just can't bring myself to play games on the thing due to it's size and the awful controls. I'd been looking at the go since it was announced specifically because you can use a DS3 and, like all PSP models beyond the PSP-1000, it can output to a TV. I picked one up today for $100, and I've already got my DS3 synced to it and I'm enjoying LBP a lot more already.
My next step is to connect this thing to my TV, and thats where I need help. What is the best method for connecting a PSP to a TV? I'm looking at the docking cradle because it seems you can power the PSP Go and output to the TV at the same time, plus it looks nice... are there other options? I don't want the vanilla AV cables as those don't provide power to the system (I don't believe). Is there any way I can use my PS3 to output it to the TV?
I'd ask in the PSP thread but A) I can't find one and B) this is a pretty specific question about the Go.
My next step is to connect this thing to my TV, and thats where I need help. What is the best method for connecting a PSP to a TV? I'm looking at the docking cradle because it seems you can power the PSP Go and output to the TV at the same time, plus it looks nice... are there other options? I don't want the vanilla AV cables as those don't provide power to the system (I don't believe). Is there any way I can use my PS3 to output it to the TV?
I'd ask in the PSP thread but A) I can't find one and B) this is a pretty specific question about the Go.
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Still mainly looks like shit on big screens, but hey, no need to keep the thing with you.
but you can't charge with a component cable.
There's a device you can buy that will charge the go, output video, and scale the image to fill your TV screen at 480p.
I'll try and find a link.
edit: Something like this is what you want. This site is sold out, but that's the box you need.
Doing this, along with syncing a Dual Shock 3 (you'll need access to a PS3 to do the initial sync), and you've got a pretty awesome miniconsole that plays PS1 games, PSP games, and Minis.
does this introduce any lag? I wasn't aware that the PSP didn't output in fullscreen :-\
On a side note, been playing around with the PSP Go and the controls are massively improved from the original PSP-1000. This is a much sleeker, much more comfortable PSP. Shame it bombed, and that the NGP will go back to the original design.
Also, comparing it with the 3DS, which I bought a few days ago, the PSP go is more comfortable. The buttons and d-pad feel more solid and easy to reach, although the 3DS has a much superior analog nub.
I already have a PS3 (and a PS2 and a PSX) so I won't be using my PSP Go to play PS1 games on my TV, nor minis, but it will, no doubt, see a lot of action. I plan on replaying Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker once I have everything properly set up.
I don't own one, so I can't say for sure. You'll want to check around for reviews.
Since it's just scaling the image to full screen at 480p instead of 720p or 1080p I wouldn't think there would be much in the way of lag.
The PSP will output PS1 games in fullscreen, but PSP games are in a smaller window.
I'd agree to that, outside of the sega saturn model 2 pad, I think nintendo's standard D-pad, the one they've used for generations, is the best d-pad by far. My problem with the 3DS's d-pad is it's placement, it's the same problem I have with the PSP-1000's nub, or the dualshock -- I don't like having to crook my thumb out awkwardly to get at controls. Granted, I'm mainly bitching because the 2 3DS games I have - Ghost Recon and SSFIV - use the D-pad almost exclusively. When it comes to action games, I will definitely enjoy the configuration of the 3DS.
Rather, I was commenting on the Go's improvement over the original PSP-1000, which has a simply awful d-pad. The PSP-1000's d-pad is mushy and unresponsive. The PSP Go's, by contrast, is clicky and very responsive. Granted, the problem with the PSP's d-pad might be gone in newer models - my experience with the PSP prior to picking up this go has been exclusively with the PSP-1000. I've never seen another model of PSP in person.