Ipod mini or Psp?

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:50 pm

What do you guys think I should try and talk my parents into getiing me for my birth day ipod mini4gig or a psp I like them both but am deciding whether I should wait to get one later I am thinking that If I wait until christmas the psp price will drop and they will have a more updated version of firmware Ipod minis arent gonna get updated anytime soon so I think that they will probably be a good choice too which one do you guys think I should ask, and does the gameboy emulator work on ipod mini?

Post by **bicostp** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:52 pm

If the PSP can play MP3s, get the PSP if you want.

But an iPod Mini is a bit less "hooligan pickpocket attraction" factor.

I was going to get an iPod Shuffle, but I can fit 700 MB of mp3s on an mp3 CD as opposed to the Shuffle's 512 MB.

cyco vision · Post by **cyco vision** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:53 pm

Get a PSP or a Zen Micro.

Micro > Mini.

I say get a PSP unless you have a lot of music or you won't be playing games as much.

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:56 pm

The zen micro is cheaper than the ipod mini Right? and it has an extra gig of space.

cyco vision · Post by **cyco vision** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:59 pm

iPod mini:
Supports MP3 and AAC (apple itunes codec)
4GB space
Needs iTunes to put on songs
Bad mini-games
Cost: $200

Zen Micro:
Supports MP3 and WMA
Has an FM tuner
Voice Recorder
Drag-and-drop to put on songs
Host feature
5GB
Cost: $180

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:01 pm

Can you put any games on the micro?

cyco vision · Post by **cyco vision** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:17 pm

No.

But the only games on iPod mini are solitare with bad controls and parachute.

Neither of them are entertaining.

I suggest the micro if you have a massive collection, but if not get a PSP with a 1GB and a copy of lumines.

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:18 pm

How much space does Lumines take?

G-Prime · Post by **G-Prime** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:21 pm

Get a PSP...unless you can talk them into getting a regular ipod. I have the 20gb U2 edition ipod, and its sweet. The PSP is the better choise but if you get a standerd ipod you can put Linux on it.

http://www.ipodlinux.org/Main_Page

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:52 pm

A Linux port for the PSP shouldn't be far off, with all the hacking going on.

cyco vision · Post by **cyco vision** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:55 pm

G-Prime wrote:Get a PSP...unless you can talk them into getting a regular ipod. I have the 20gb U2 edition ipod, and its sweet. The PSP is the better choise but if you get a standerd ipod you can put Linux on it.

http://www.ipodlinux.org/Main_Page

Even so:
Zen Touch > iPod

Zen touch is $230 for 20GB and iPod is $300. U2 iPod is $320.

Both are very similar.

Or you can get a nomad for $200 with 30GB.

And iPod linux sucks. If you want something that can actually run linux, get a PSP. Linux will be here soon.

soundwave wrote:How much space does Lumines take?

Buy the game. It's worth it. If you had to buy one game it should be lumines.

N Rage64 · Post by **N Rage64** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:59 pm

PSP its practily got a ipod that plays sweet games

cyco vision · Post by **cyco vision** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:09 pm

No it's not.

It's more like a pocketpc that runs on Memory sticks and features games on UMDs.

shelter pitfall · Post by **shelter pitfall** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:13 pm

For a PSP, thats $250 + the Memory stick. .. I think the 1gb is still around $100 something.

cyco vision · Post by **cyco vision** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:19 pm

PSP setup:
PSP unit - $250
Game - $40
1 GB MSdp - $95
PlayGear Case - $20

TOTAL - $405

Zen Micro setup:
Zen Micro - $180
Songs purchased - ?

TOTAL - $180 to $400

But PSP will be more than a music player. It plays movies, music, games, views photos, surfs the web, can run emulators, soon can run linux, can play online games and more.

Micro can play music and do some cool little things.

It comes down the point where you either want loads of music or a small supply of music, games, and movies.