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Specs for Sony PSP Handheld

Posted by michael on from the 802.11-sweetness dept.

doctor_no writes "Sony has announced the specs for its upcoming handheld gaming device, the PSP, at their PlayStation Meeting 2003. Most interesting is that this device promises Playstation 2 level graphics, a compact 1.8GB media, Wireless 802.11, USB 2.0, 7.1 channel Audio, and a 24bit 16x9 screen TFT LCD screen. Sony has called this device the 'Walkman for the 21st Century', and plans to allow the user to enjoy movies and music for the device, along with games. Full specs can be found at ZDNet Japan. The PSP will debut at next year's E3."

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  1. More details by momerath2003 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is an article where this is all more clearly explained (and no Shift-JIS encoding, either):

    http://pocket.ign.com/articles/430/430939p1.html

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  2. Re:my dear lord.... by heli0 · · Score: 5, Informative

    " if the PSP really has a 16x9 screen and is large enough"

    The screen resolution is 480x272.
    http://www.playstationportable.info/imag es/playsta tionportable1.jpg

    For comparison the GBA resolution is 240x160.

    The one slide they were missing: battery life.

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  3. Re:Sony will cripple with DRM by kneecarrot · · Score: 5, Informative

    You may be right, however, "supporting" MP3 may just be a nice way of saying "we'll give you a way to apply our DRM to your MP3 so that it will work on our device". That's exactly what happened with the MiniDisc marketing literature. Go here (click on "Why NET MD" and then on "Supports Multiple Audio Formats"): http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/e n/imagesProducts/FlashDemo/flash.html And, of course, they don't actually mean native support. Very sneaky.

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