PSP Impressions

[jvd]

having used both for a while i can say that the ds screens are the same brightness as the psp screen .

Take some pictures and show us.

I can on wensday when i see my friend. But it wont show you anything.

Just look at those crappy pictures.

THe psp and the ds next to each other and the ds has a huge shadow cast over it .

 

[one]

Can anyone explain this? Would it be because of the flash on the camera or something?

The viewing angles are not fair, can't you see?
Clearly the PSP is titlted as you see the yellow DC/IN jack which is at the bottom of the PSP.

 

[Pete]

Here're some DS + PSP pics. Both screens look equally bright, but who knows what brightness each is set to. The DS's backlight doesn't look as uniform, though (top screen: bright spot on left side, dark spot on upper right).

(Edit: Whoops, Clashman already posted that link.)

Obviously the angle of the pics will also make a big difference, especially if the DS and PSP use different LCD tech (off-angle and axis-falloff differences). You can't make a fair comparison without shooting both units head-on (perpendicular to the screen), IMO.

I have to say that the PSP screen size looks really nice. Honestly, upon seeing the iPod next to the PSP, my first thought was how big the iPod looked, not the other way around.

I'd be interested in a unit size and screen quality comparison b/w the PSP and the Tapwave Zodiac.

 

[V3]

having used both for a while i can say that the ds screens are the same brightness as the psp screen.

Yes, I would like to second this. The brightness when compare to DS may vary from person to person, depend on how good their eyes are I suppose.

To my nephew and myself, the PSP and DS screen is day and night, we both appreciate the quality that is PSP screen.

My grandmother though, thought PSP and DS has the same brightness, but she still prefers PSP because the screen is bigger.

 

[marconelly!]

having used both for a while i can say that the ds screens are the same brightness as the psp screen .

That might be true if you had the PSP set on minimum brightness. There's bunch of people now basically saying that PSP screen is noticably brighter even on medium setting, and obviously even more pronounced on highest setting.

 

[Farid]

PSP, out of the box, have the brightness set to the minimum, and some people didn't checked the other britghness options already.

 

[rabidrabbit]

http://homepage.mac.com/ravih/Blog/1UP/psp2.jpg
Even the photographed DS screens look brighter when displayed on a PSP screen

 

[Ty]

My grandmother though, thought PSP and DS has the same brightness, but she still prefers PSP because the screen is bigger.

So jvd has eyes like your grandma?

Anyhow I also think it has something to do with what is being displayed in the first place as that can alter the perception.

We might be getting some Japanese retail units soon at work (for testing - go figure) so I can make some comparisons myself. Would be nice to have some sort of test patterns on both so truer comparisons can be made (oh for AVIA on DS and PSP) but I may have to see if I can force some sort of test screens on the PSP devkit (no chance on the DS though as we don't have devkits).

 

[hey69]

isn't the DS frontlit like the Gameboy sp ? that could maybe also a reason

 

[Clashman]

http://homepage.mac.com/ravih/Blog/1UP/psp2.jpg
Even the photographed DS screens look brighter when displayed on a PSP screen

Something doesn't add up there. Look at the angle of the DS on the PSP. Then, look at the angle of the DS above. The photo'd DS on the PSP is at a greater angle, which should mean that when it was photographed it would appear even darker. The brightness of the PSP screen shouldn't have altered how the photo was taken. So there's something wrong here.

 

[StefanS]

isn't the DS frontlit like the Gameboy sp ? that could maybe also a reason

No, the DS is back-lit.

 

[London Geezer]

http://homepage.mac.com/ravih/Blog/1UP/psp2.jpg
Even the photographed DS screens look brighter when displayed on a PSP screen

Something doesn't add up there. Look at the angle of the DS on the PSP. Then, look at the angle of the DS above. The photo'd DS on the PSP is at a greater angle, which should mean that when it was photographed it would appear even darker. The brightness of the PSP screen shouldn't have altered how the photo was taken. So there's something wrong here.

I thought about that too, the PSP is at and angle, while the DS screen is tilted towards the screen. But then i thought, more brightness debates? YAWN.
I don't think we need to debate on the hardware superiority anymore.

 

[Kalin]

having used both for a while i can say that the ds screens are the same brightness as the psp screen .

Take some pictures and show us.

I can on wensday when i see my friend. But it wont show you anything.

Just look at those crappy pictures.

THe psp and the ds next to each other and the ds has a huge shadow cast over it .

Heh, more pictures... enough links and pictures, we've got enough already me thinks, it won't prove anything. We'll trust you on your first-hand impressions, just share what you've seen, using different levels of brightness on PSP - that would be interesting.

 

[ManuVlad3.0]

PSP emulating a DS

 

[London Geezer]

They're at different angles. End of story.
The strength of the DS was never the hardware, so i'm not sure why people are still trying to find hidden "superiorities".
For once, it's really all about the games when it comes to DS.

 

[PC-Engine]

Well if we were to list NDS's hardware features that make it superior. it would simply be the touch screen, dual screen with independent operation including light on/off option, and wireless IM capability. Of course if we compared games then NDS has a huge existing GBA library.

 

[London Geezer]

Oh by the way, PSP thread....... Just to remind everyone...
And it's called "PSP Impressions"... I stil have to find the "impressions"....

 

[Mulciber]

Oh by the way, PSP thread....... Just to remind everyone...
And it's called "PSP Impressions"... I stil have to find the "impressions"....

*mulciber lays deadly still and does his impression of a psp*

 

[StefanS]

Oh by the way, PSP thread....... Just to remind everyone...
And it's called "PSP Impressions"... I stil have to find the "impressions"....

Your wish is my command, sahib...

And the screen is indeed bright and good looking, regardless of battery or AC. We can't stress enough how good looking the screen is. We notice it every time we play the system, and we wouldn't be surprised if it's the first thing the general public will notice as well when looking at the PSP for the first time.

...
Despite all our praise, we have had a few issues with the system so far. The PSP has awesome visual clarity, but we have noticed some image bleeding problems with the color red and vertical chopping of fast-moving images. This was notable in the Rally X mini game for Ridge Racers, and becomes even more clear in the faster sequences from the UMD movie clips. Hopefully this is something that can be fixed in software.

A particularly strange quirk is in the noisiness of the system's D-pad. We're sure you remember the cute little clicky sounds the Neo Geo Pocket made whenever you pressed its buttons. With the PSP, the d-pad makes an obvious squeaking sound, particularly noticeable when pressing the buttons intensely, as with a fighting game. We'll hope that this is just a case of our new system settling in.

Finally, although the system isn't necessarily at fault, we're a bit annoyed by some of the load times we've encountered so far in the games. Ridge Racers doesn't give us any problem; even though the load times are in line with the numbers we posted earlier in the week, those numbers actually aren't that bad in practice. We haven't found ourselves caring one bit about the game loading up the next track. Vampire Chronicle, on the other hand, brings back load times to the PlayStation days, with a wait of nineteen seconds prior to your first fight and no fast character select option. We'll save further comment for in-depth impressions stories later on in the day.

http://psp.ign.com/articles/572/572548p1.html

 

[London Geezer]

For vertical chopping does he mean screen tearing, V-Sync-OFF style?