GP2X(Should i buy one?)
I've only heard a little about these, and have only seen one in person, but the idea of it interests me. I just want to know more about it, and if it is easy to use or not. Or would it be beneficial to use my PSP or my DS for the same purposes(emulation?)?
Dave
Originally Posted by garagesaleking!!
I've had one since they came out, and I love it. I don't think it's hard to use at all... basically, all you have to do is copy programs to an SD card, and then select the program from the GP2X and that's it. You don't need to know anything about Linux or anything like that, if that's what you're worried about. The main downsides to the GP2X are poor battery life, somewhat poor thumbstick (opinions vary, I actually don't mind it), and slow boot-up time. But you don't have to worry about installing custom firmwares or buying third-party flash adapters or anything like that.
Whether it's a better option than the PSP really depends on what you want to do with it I suppose. Each system has it's pros and cons. While I like the GP2X better myself, for many users the PSP probably edges it out. I wouldn't even put the DS in the same category, as it's just not powerful enough to do some of the things that the GP2X and the PSP can do.
Pandora should be coming out soon too, which could potentially blow both systems away as far as emulation and homebrew goes... or it could be a complete flop... though I'm cautiously optimistic.
--Zero
If you can get your hands on a fat PSP, I'd just use that. It's easy to flash and install programs and roms. Plus, you can get retail games and umd movies.
Only real downside is that UMDs kind of suck and that converting videos to watch on the psp is slow as hell. For gaming its great though.
Oh, and the D-pad. The d-pad sucks. Virtually useless. I always end up using the nub thing which I kind of hate because of its lack of precision.
Ehhh... after posting the above, maybe I'll look into getting a gp2x for emulation.
The fat PSP's d-pad really sucks. The slim's d-pad is awesome.
Install a custom firmware on a slim PSP and you have the best handheld homebrew device available as of now. The GP2X is nice too (I owned both the original model and the f-200), but there is nothing in terms of emulation that the PSP does not do better honestly. And as for d-pads, well the first model d-pad was jsut terrible, and the second is not so great either...although anything is better than that first model thing.
yeah the slim psp is the way to go nice and light with many other improvements over the fat as well. However you could save some money getting a fatty (dpad can be modded also) and I hear its easier to mod the fatty. I've had a fatty and a slim I prefer the slim for the most part though I did prefer the fattys build quality (felt better built) and liked its UMD lid (opened differently)
I woudlnt bother with a GP2x
Holy crap am I behind the times! So you're telling the slim PSP actally has a decent D-pad? Can I use it for fighting games? What about the Genesis collection? If this is true I'm gonna buy one ASAP.
I thought the only improvements were video-out, more RAM and better battery life.
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