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The one on the right is old news. The middle one is new to me though, as is the one on the left.
Not sure what theme middle one is using if any. The one on the left is maybe using a theme from the old Nintendo handhelds? Wonder why they didn't continue it all the way to the upper half - looks strange.
Not sure what theme middle one is using if any. The one on the left is maybe using a theme from the old Nintendo handhelds? Wonder why they didn't continue it all the way to the upper half - looks strange.
Do they make one that has the nice black/glossy PSP look?
Btw, Teasy you may know this: How is the Micro coming? I had heard that they may add some MP3 support through a secondary provider.
Hhave you seen the addon? Is it small?
I really REALLY think Nintendo should put MP3 support in the Micro as a native feature. I have not owned a portable since the GB, but I would get one that supported MP3. There are just too many good GBA games for cheap + MP3 support (still do not have an MP3 players egad!) so that would be ideal for me!
Btw, Teasy you may know this: How is the Micro coming? I had heard that they may add some MP3 support through a secondary provider.
Hhave you seen the addon? Is it small?
I really REALLY think Nintendo should put MP3 support in the Micro as a native feature. I have not owned a portable since the GB, but I would get one that supported MP3. There are just too many good GBA games for cheap + MP3 support (still do not have an MP3 players egad!) so that would be ideal for me!
Acert93 said:
The GB Micro currently does not support MP3 because it has no built-in flash memory slot. It seems the Play-Yan adapter will provide all the music and video decoding along with the SD card slot. I guess it kinda makes sense because then you could use the Play-Yan for GBA, GBA SP and DS too.
PC-Engine said:
Cool.
It seems Nin may be considering a Play-Yan bundle with the Micro
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000643044876/
Still doesn't help that according to you it "doesn't work out of the box"
Hell, it's even more crippled because you can't put ANY MP3s on there at all!
Now you're touting the Play-Yan as this awesome thing even though not only does the GBA/DS not play media out of the box, and you have to buy an adapter for it, the adapter ALSO requires the purchase of MORE external hardware.
In another thread you bag the hell out of PSP for requiring you to purchase more stuff to get it working, but when it's Nintendo, that's just fine and dandy.
Riiiight.
So how much is a GBA Micro + Play-Yan + 1GB SD Card? How come those other conveniences aren't worrying you anymore?
Hell, it's even more crippled because you can't put ANY MP3s on there at all!
Now you're touting the Play-Yan as this awesome thing even though not only does the GBA/DS not play media out of the box, and you have to buy an adapter for it, the adapter ALSO requires the purchase of MORE external hardware.
In another thread you bag the hell out of PSP for requiring you to purchase more stuff to get it working, but when it's Nintendo, that's just fine and dandy.
Riiiight.
PC-Engine said:
So how much is a GBA Micro + Play-Yan + 1GB SD Card? How come those other conveniences aren't worrying you anymore?
1. Where did I say I would be using this to replace my 1GB MP3 player?
2. If it's $100 and come bundled with the Play-Yan, I don't have to spend even more money to turn it into a video player since I already own a 1GB SD card.
3. With PSP I'd be spending in the neighborhood of $375 just to be able to match my 1GB flash MP3 player in capacity. It still needs to match it in portability and sound quality and features.
Again Nintendo isn't claiming multimedia playback OOTB and this could very well be just an optional addon. If it's bundled then I personally would prefer no memory card in the package at all since I doubt they'll include a 1GB variety.
If they include a 32MB card then it's pretty much USELESS while adding to the overall cost.
2. If it's $100 and come bundled with the Play-Yan, I don't have to spend even more money to turn it into a video player since I already own a 1GB SD card.
3. With PSP I'd be spending in the neighborhood of $375 just to be able to match my 1GB flash MP3 player in capacity. It still needs to match it in portability and sound quality and features.
Again Nintendo isn't claiming multimedia playback OOTB and this could very well be just an optional addon. If it's bundled then I personally would prefer no memory card in the package at all since I doubt they'll include a 1GB variety.
If they include a 32MB card then it's pretty much USELESS while adding to the overall cost.
I never said I was going to replace my MP3 player in the PSP thread, you're the one who started bringing it up in the argument against using the PSP as a multimedia device.
That's nice dear, I'm pointing out your original flawed argument when you said the PSP "didn't work out of the box" as a video and sound playing device because you "had" to buy an extra stick of memory. I don't see you crying about that here with Nintendo's solution, WHAT A SHOCK.
And "if" it's $100? Can't use assumptions in an argument PC-E
And what about for people who DON'T own a 1GB SD card? So Play-Yan is the better hardware for everyone ... because you've got a 1GB SD card?
Why aren't you complaining about the Play-Yan's lack of features, or terrible video quality, yet you're ragging on the PSP like no tomorrow? Could it be.. because you're terribly biased? No!!!
Well they're certainly claiming multimedia playback out of the Play-Yan box, except.. oh wait.. you need to buy a GBA/DS for it.. oh.. and a memory card as well.
Again, this doesn't seem to bother you at all, yet previously you were complaining about having to buy extra things for the PSP and about the "quality" of its playback - er, have you checked how many colours GBA can display lately?
32Mb card was not useless at all - if you want to think it was only for MP3, then fine, it's limited, but the PSP uses it as a memory card for GAMES as well - if it makes you feel better, you can think of the 32Mb card as a pack-in that you can use for games, and then you can use the WHOLE of your 1GB card for MP3s/video! Huzzah!! Wipe away those tears PC-Engine, it's just a matter of perspective!
Well didn't you say you didn't have a flash MP3 player?
In other words you have no choice but to use it as a sh*tty MP3 player.
The reality is PSP doesn't work as MP3 player OOTB even though it's advertised as a mutimedia player. If you want to call a 32MB MSDUO attached to a PSP as a MP3 player then that's your perogative. Doesn't look good for you though since it would probably be one of worst MP3 players around for its price and size.
How is it flawed since the Play-Yan doesn't work OOTB either.
You know why it's called an adaptor.....right?
What about them? Nobody is forcing them to buy a Play-Yan for their GB and their GB isn't advertised as a multimedia player.
Nintendo isn't going to be charging $250 for it so I have no problem with it. It's also tiny too.
That's just stupid and only a person like yourself would scrape the bottom of the barrel to make such a desparate and futile point.
The Play-Yan is a multimedia adaptor, it doesn't work on it's own. Only someone as smart as yourself would want to believe it works on its own. BTW you don't buy the Play-Yan then buy a GB/DS to go with it. I think you got that backwards. That's like buying gasoline then buying a car to go with it.
No it doesn't bother me at all, since my portable DVD player gives me the quality. I wouldn't be buying the Play-Yan for the audio or video quality. That's what my MP3 and DVD player is for. I'd be buying the Play-Yan as a cheap audio/video addon gadget that's highly portable and works with my DS and future GB Micro. I don't expect awesome quality from it.
Thing is I don't want to pay for a 32MB MSDUO. If I were to buy a MSDUO I'd buy a large capacity one so I could use it for all of the multimedia functions. Problem with this is it'll cost $375 total and then I wouldn't be able to use the 1GB MSDUO on other devices.
Anyhow....
The only reason I would be interested in the GB Micro as a MP3 player is because it is as small as a MP3 player. As awesome as the PSP is, it is a little big for the gym
I have not gotten an MP3 yet (do not listen to much music, mainly audio vocabulary for foreign languages), but an MP3 + GBA seems like a nice little package.
If Nintendo goes with a Retail Packing, I think they could really hit the market hard. I hope they do it because I could then get one cheap on Ebay 8)
The only reason I would be interested in the GB Micro as a MP3 player is because it is as small as a MP3 player. As awesome as the PSP is, it is a little big for the gym
I have not gotten an MP3 yet (do not listen to much music, mainly audio vocabulary for foreign languages), but an MP3 + GBA seems like a nice little package.
If Nintendo goes with a Retail Packing, I think they could really hit the market hard. I hope they do it because I could then get one cheap on Ebay 8)
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