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toastboy44562 on 04 February 2009

psp, the games on the iphone suck imo...



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theprof00 on 04 February 2009

screw apple, i had an itouch and it broke within 2 years, and they wont repair it. The software is horrible and the games aren't there.

I'm pretty sure every major company is starting to produce games for the iphone but right now, it's pretty much garbage-look-what-I-can-do lemonware



theprof00 on 04 February 2009

plus you can play patapon and many other awesome games.

its has music playback, and looks fucking PIMP sir.



a12331 on 04 February 2009
twesterm said:

 

 

a12331 said:
iphone is $200 with a two year contract with att.
psp is $169.99
ipod touch is $229

ipod/iphone
pros:
thin, very easy to use, good web browser, youtube app, wide support of apps, email client, music, videos ( limited support -codecs) wifi, internet anywhere anytime(iphone).
cons:
no flash, java which limits internet use. all touch screen( could be pro or con, but for me it is a con), ok battery life. contract(iphone), limited memory

psp
pros:
games,music,web browser(not sure about flash),wider support of codecs, simple os(not hard to use), skype, price, upgradable memory
cons:
no internet anywhere anytime(not a cell phone), heavy, ok battery life

hopefully this helps you, but for your uses I suggest psp.

 

I have my iPhone turned on (not locked, screen on) all day listening to music set to push every 30 minutes and I still have battary life left over when I go to work.  The iPhone actually has really good battary life.

Also, compared to the PSP's battary life, it's excellent.

I would easily pick the iPhone over the PSP any day.

  • Phone-- iPhone
  • Music-- the iPhone is an iPod, it has free Pandora, and iTunes.  Sure, the PSP plays music but it's nothing compared to what the iPhone offers
  • Pandora-- I don't think the PSP has this and I know I mentioned it above, but it does need its own point.  You name a band you like and it makes a radio station that seamlessly streams that has that bands and other bands like it.  You can make as many as these stations as you like and you can listen all day for free.  You can even mix all your stations together.  Pandora is amazing.
  • Games-- PSP, but to tell you the truth, I've found some fun iPhone games.  Nothing I would sit down and play for hours upon hours, but more and more games are released every day.
  • Internet-- I haven't had a problem with most web pages on the iPhone.  There are the occassional web pages that don't work well or right (for example, you can't use the rich text reply on this site) but for the most part they work very well and a lot of pages have pages made especially for mobile browsers.  I can't really talk about the PSP browser as I've never used it, but I'm just going to assume the iPhone browser is better because it's really good.  The fact it has touch screen and the PSP doesn't should be a big hint.  Also, internet anywhere is a huge plus.
  • Videos-- I suppose PSP has this one, but since you're viewing something on a tiny screen converting everything to an mp4 (or whatever the format it uses it, I forget) isn't hard since you'll probably want to shrink it down anyways so I would actually call this one a tie.
  • Email-- Built in client versus webmail if you have it?  Easily iPhone
  • Touchscreen-- pure opinion on this one.  I didn't like touch screens until I got the iPhone and now I love it.
  • Apps-- The PSP does have homebrew but that is nothing compared to the app store.  The app store is nothing short of amazing and the fact it's always at your fingertips just makes it that much better.  I could go on and on for paragraphs about how stupid awesome the app store is but I won't.
  • Memory-- Do you really need more than 8gigs?  The iPhone comes in 8 or 16 gigs and I got the 8 and haven't had a problem.  I generally keep about 5 gigs full of media (music, videos) and that's more than I need.
  • OS-- it's funny you call the PSP a simple OS like the iPhone is some complicated OS.  Honestly, I don't think the iPhone could be any simpler and the XMB is just a confusing mess of huge nested menus that's a giant pain in the ass.
  • Skype-- I haven't checked but I'm sure iPhone has an app for that or something very similar.
  • Chat programs-- iPhone has every chat program imaginable.
  • Social Networking-- iPhone has all the social networking things like Facebook and MySpace
  • Google-- the Google app has everything google built right into it, the PSP does not.  You have to use the web browser and hope it works
  • GPS-- does the PSP have free GPS built in?  The iPhone does.
  • Contacts-- iPhone integrates all your contacts and calenders into it seamlessly, PSP doesn't have anything like that

I'm sorry, but the PSP can't even come close to touching the iPhone.  It might have the edge on games right now, but that's really about it.

Considering you want movies, music, and internet, the iPhone does all three brilliantly and I think would be the perfect choice.

 

Im sorry, I didnt mean to say to the iphone had a complicated os. I think I said it was very easy to use,( one button press and app starts). 

I can also argue that for the music part they are equal, they both play music. 

ALso I think psp has radio.

No offense you may love your iphone, I think the extra cost with it isnt necessary, 200 for the phone and at least 70 a month for service for at least two years. 

Also thanks for adding more detail about the iphone. 

Radha, (I now agree with twestern) since is company is paying for everything then I must say he should get the iphone. 



radha on 04 February 2009
twesterm said:

 

 

a12331 said:
iphone is $200 with a two year contract with att.
psp is $169.99
ipod touch is $229

ipod/iphone
pros:
thin, very easy to use, good web browser, youtube app, wide support of apps, email client, music, videos ( limited support -codecs) wifi, internet anywhere anytime(iphone).
cons:
no flash, java which limits internet use. all touch screen( could be pro or con, but for me it is a con), ok battery life. contract(iphone), limited memory

psp
pros:
games,music,web browser(not sure about flash),wider support of codecs, simple os(not hard to use), skype, price, upgradable memory
cons:
no internet anywhere anytime(not a cell phone), heavy, ok battery life

hopefully this helps you, but for your uses I suggest psp.

 

I have my iPhone turned on (not locked, screen on) all day listening to music set to push every 30 minutes and I still have battary life left over when I go to work.  The iPhone actually has really good battary life.

Also, compared to the PSP's battary life, it's excellent.

I would easily pick the iPhone over the PSP any day.

  • Phone-- iPhone
  • Music-- the iPhone is an iPod, it has free Pandora, and iTunes.  Sure, the PSP plays music but it's nothing compared to what the iPhone offers
  • Pandora-- I don't think the PSP has this and I know I mentioned it above, but it does need its own point.  You name a band you like and it makes a radio station that seamlessly streams that has that bands and other bands like it.  You can make as many as these stations as you like and you can listen all day for free.  You can even mix all your stations together.  Pandora is amazing.
  • Games-- PSP, but to tell you the truth, I've found some fun iPhone games.  Nothing I would sit down and play for hours upon hours, but more and more games are released every day.
  • Internet-- I haven't had a problem with most web pages on the iPhone.  There are the occassional web pages that don't work well or right (for example, you can't use the rich text reply on this site) but for the most part they work very well and a lot of pages have pages made especially for mobile browsers.  I can't really talk about the PSP browser as I've never used it, but I'm just going to assume the iPhone browser is better because it's really good.  The fact it has touch screen and the PSP doesn't should be a big hint.  Also, internet anywhere is a huge plus.
  • Videos-- I suppose PSP has this one, but since you're viewing something on a tiny screen converting everything to an mp4 (or whatever the format it uses it, I forget) isn't hard since you'll probably want to shrink it down anyways so I would actually call this one a tie.
  • Email-- Built in client versus webmail if you have it?  Easily iPhone
  • Touchscreen-- pure opinion on this one.  I didn't like touch screens until I got the iPhone and now I love it.
  • Apps-- The PSP does have homebrew but that is nothing compared to the app store.  The app store is nothing short of amazing and the fact it's always at your fingertips just makes it that much better.  I could go on and on for paragraphs about how stupid awesome the app store is but I won't.
  • Memory-- Do you really need more than 8gigs?  The iPhone comes in 8 or 16 gigs and I got the 8 and haven't had a problem.  I generally keep about 5 gigs full of media (music, videos) and that's more than I need.
  • OS-- it's funny you call the PSP a simple OS like the iPhone is some complicated OS.  Honestly, I don't think the iPhone could be any simpler and the XMB is just a confusing mess of huge nested menus that's a giant pain in the ass.
  • Skype-- I haven't checked but I'm sure iPhone has an app for that or something very similar.
  • Chat programs-- iPhone has every chat program imaginable.
  • Social Networking-- iPhone has all the social networking things like Facebook and MySpace
  • Google-- the Google app has everything google built right into it, the PSP does not.  You have to use the web browser and hope it works
  • GPS-- does the PSP have free GPS built in?  The iPhone does.
  • Contacts-- iPhone integrates all your contacts and calenders into it seamlessly, PSP doesn't have anything like that

I'm sorry, but the PSP can't even come close to touching the iPhone.  It might have the edge on games right now, but that's really about it.

Considering you want movies, music, and internet, the iPhone does all three brilliantly and I think would be the perfect choice.

 

 

 

great, you know what you talking about surely you are right but in my case i wont use the last 4  features



dd if = /dev/brain | tail -f | grep games | nc -lnvvp 80

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radha on 04 February 2009

i want to point out that where i live the is no at&t and if i buy an iphone at a telephone company it will cost US$1,100.00 ^_^



dd if = /dev/brain | tail -f | grep games | nc -lnvvp 80

Hey Listen!

https://archive.org/details/kohina_radio_music_collection

a12331 on 04 February 2009
radha said:

i want to point out that where i live the is no at&t and if i buy an iphone at a telephone company it will cost US$1,100.00 ^_^

what state do you live, at&t is now the second biggest cellphone provider. There should be service available where you live. ALso What cell phone provider do you have. Finally is their a apple store anywhere nearby, because you can buy it there and also try it before you buy it. 

edit: it is also available at best buy as well, I believe

edit again: it is also available at walmart



MDMAniac on 05 February 2009
a12331 said:
radha said:

i want to point out that where i live the is no at&t and if i buy an iphone at a telephone company it will cost US$1,100.00 ^_^

what state do you live, at&t is now the second biggest cellphone provider. There should be service available where you live.

 

radha

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Bullet100000 on 05 February 2009

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Commando on 05 February 2009

The PSP doesn't have GPS built-in but there is Homebrew for it. Has anyone here tried homebrew for PSP, I started a thread on it but got no replies.

Radha, if you feel so compelled do you think you will be getting Homebrew and/or GPS program/device for yur PSP. I was wondering how well it worked. THanks



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