Portable hand-helds and work
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Sleeps in the wrong bed.TejasRegistered User regular
Sleeps in the wrong bed.TejasRegistered User regular
So I work in the oilfield, and due to that-I am at work sometimes 18 hours a day. Sometimes there is roughly only two hours of work in that work period so suffice to say I have a lot of down time. I've been struggling with picking a hand held to help me out of the boredom but I can't seem to honestly come to a conclusion. I have come here to ask the denizens of the great PA to assist me in picking one of three items that will most likely keep me entertained the most hours possible.
I have three options, and I'm only really leaning heavily on two of them. I have been weighing the option of either a DS Lite, PSP, or just a standard iPod or Zune. I kind of threw away the idea of the mp3 player considering music/video is great, but it seems I can just get music/video out of the PSP, and while the DS has better games overall (personal thought), the PSP seems like the all around multimedia winner for keeping someone occupied for long periods of time.
There are plenty of games I want for either, but the CC sale starting tomorrow (20% off all DS games) has stopped me dead in my tracks and made me rethink the PSP idea.
What say you Penny Arcade!
I have three options, and I'm only really leaning heavily on two of them. I have been weighing the option of either a DS Lite, PSP, or just a standard iPod or Zune. I kind of threw away the idea of the mp3 player considering music/video is great, but it seems I can just get music/video out of the PSP, and while the DS has better games overall (personal thought), the PSP seems like the all around multimedia winner for keeping someone occupied for long periods of time.
There are plenty of games I want for either, but the CC sale starting tomorrow (20% off all DS games) has stopped me dead in my tracks and made me rethink the PSP idea.
What say you Penny Arcade!
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I sorta like the DS better because I think its games are more awesome, but at the same time the music playing option with the PSP is good too.
Or you could get creative and do what I did towards the end of that six months - buy a 360 and a portable DVD player. =D
I do have a company truck, and I keep it pristine inside. I work for Schlumberger, so I'm not a roughneck-I'm merely a low-level engineer right now so I mostly stay away from the "dirty" side of the job.
I should also note I have a ps3, so is there really any advantage to getting a PSP?
...and what exactly would that accomplish? O_o
Anywho, does the PSP come with headphones?
I bring my DS to work, I have a lot of downtime on the weekends. It's great to be able to just flip it shut when I need to do something and then come back to it later.
But at the same time there are a lot of games on the PSP I'd like to play, but not too many coming out for the DS that really have me interested. I mostly just play puzzle quest right now.
even the best ds games get really old in long stints, whereas i can, and am at this second, listen to music or radio all day every day.
While I don't play games while I'm at work work (pretty busy 12 hours!) more often than not I hit up the portables and some music because its better than going to the wet mess every night. From personal preference and experience, and a varied libary of both handhelds, I play the PSP more. I just find that with the PSP games I enjoy, I'm able to sit down and put a solid 2 hours or so at a single time. With the DS I usually play it in short bursts like inbetween ads while half-watching TV.
I wouldn't buy the PSP alone due to its multimedia capablities (not yet anyway). Although its a pretty good video player and MP3 player, it has alot of limitations. You'll need to find a video converter on the net (not sure if you get the 'media pack' over in the US) to make them viewable on the PSP and in almost all games I own you're unable to play your own music ingame. The music arrangements in general are pretty labour intensive because you've gotta make seperate folders for everything on your own.
The potential functionality is all right there for Sony to exploit, but they're dragging their feet bigtime with it for some ungodly reason.
As for the Zen, its extremely easy to put music and videos on it but by golly it makes you click through alot of menus. The buttons are also pretty small. But hey, its also got flash storage!
All in all, if you enjoy lengthy handheld sessions, PSP is my recommendation. I'm still on the fence on whether the Zen is better than an iPod... atleast the Zen doesn't have to deal with iTunes.
Hell if I remember what that program was called though, I beleive its free though, but it didnt want to work with my 64bit version of Vista.
You can stream music and video from your PS3 to your PSP and some games support remote play (meaning you can play certain PS3 games on your psp such as PixelJunk Monsters). Though I've found remote play isn't the greatest. There is some lag and if you increase the visual quality settings it becomes unplayable due to lag. That said of what little I've toyed with it the audio/video streaming is pretty good. As for headphones the PSP pack I got (phat not slim) came with a set of cheap ear buds.
In the end it comes down to what you want to do and what you want to play. If you want extra media features the PSP is your handheld. If you want truckloads of great games and great battery life then you want a DS. The PSP's battery life IMO sucks.
I own both and I enjoy them but if I had to pick one I'd go with a DS. Even more so if you want it as a portable due to battery life.
You can also watch movies.
Link. Somebody get on this.
If you find yourself around a wifi connection you'd be able to use remote play, like someone else mentioned, and other things. Like Skype, internet radio, webbrowser etc. Then you have other accessories and features coming out like the GPS unit and the planned Bluray copy/playback. (However that'll work).
In the end though, just weigh which platform has the games you like most, vs features and capabiltiies of the other.
Yeah, but if the DS has the games you want to play as opposed to the PSP's superior functionality (and game library that is severely lacking in Mario), then the tables can still turn.
Both systems have quite a few good "pick up and play" games, like Lumines, Puzzle Quest (PSP) or WarioWare and Brain Age (DS). But it all comes down to preference.
Unless you're going to be tied to a wall or something.
True, but I know I'm the type that would want variety and there's still gotta be enough decent stuff on the PSP for games for when you want to play. If the OP is that type then the PSP is definitely the better choice. For the games library? I'd go with the DS for sure.
Otherwise, you can't go wrong with a DS.
I've had a DS forever, but... I dunno, I prefer the wide size of the psp over the square size of the DS. Also, I tend to burn through ds games more easily.
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Don't forget about keeping that WLAN switch off. That really does a number on your battery.
If you can find one, consider a Micro. GBA games are on the cheap as a whole now and you won't be needing any of the features that the Micro lacks in comparison to the other GBA models.
I played nothing that couldn't be played in short spurts but god damn I wanted to kick David Bowie's ass in EBA.
So with the DS you'll find a good selection of games that can be played for only a few minutes but are also there for the long gaming binges. The PSP gives you the media functions but it's games are really not made for portable use (at least the ones I own). Go for the DS if gaming is more important to you.
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I make a bit more than that actually. But just because I make that doesn't mean it all can go to consoles/games.
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My thoughts exactly. I live in the boonies so used to spending more on entertainment than most people, but it keeps me sane which is worth the price. I wouldn't want to lug around two systems either though.