What other force on the Internet is as powerful as/.? Within 60 seconds of the original article appearing on the front page of Slashdot, the linked site was already taken down.
You know, according to the Patriot Act,/. could be classifed as a terrorist device.
You know, I tried to use reason to counter a lot of silly arguments the other day here, but fuck it.
You are full of shit. No two ways about it.
It's relatively cheaply built? Seriously, I handled one at the local import shop and, well, you get what you pay for.
You either have never touched a GP32 or are just a liar.
The D-pad and buttons are at once stiff and cheap-feeling, you constantly feel like they're going to fall off in your hand. They're also inaccurate and unresponsive.
The controls are MILES better than the GBA. The joystick is the most sensitive of any handheld console I have ever seen. It is better made than a GBA.
not a few mhz faster
16Mhz vs 133Mhz is a "few mhz"?
GB/NES goes about 50%
Bullshit! They both smoke! The NES emu is damn near perfect.
SNES/Genesis/TG16/PS2/Xbox
With the exception of SNES, which works and gets better with each release, nobody who actually knows what they are talking about ever claimed any of those were possible.
There is an app out that generates a version of freelauncher for your GP32 without registering.
BUT, if you ever intend to purchase downloadable games, you will have to register anyway (when you buy downloadable games, they are encrypted to match your GP32).
If you know what you are doing, a Divx file can be created that has the same quality as a VCD (MPEG-1) file, but it 30-50% smaller.
Also, the indexing (ability to fast forward or rewind) is often MUCH faster and smoother with the Divx file. I create keyframes fairly often (about every 50 frames). This makes the file bigger, but indexing is pretty much instantaneous. Very usesful for "private viewing".
The GP32, with a 133Mhz CPU, plays Divx files quite well.
First of all, playing GBA ROMs on a PC, Mac, cell phone or GP32 is illegal (unless you own the cartridge). Duh.
You can download GBA (and SNES and NES and...) ROMs off Kazaa, or so I'm told.
You are right about the controls being different. The GBA is far superior. The D-pad on the GBA sucks. If anything, the joystick on the GP32 is too sensitive.
The GP32 was never meant to compete with the GBA. From what I have seen, the GP32 is more popular than ever, and available in more places.
not much mention of the Divx player. There are two Divx players, a free one and one you have to pay for: Moviepark. Moviepark is not expensive ($5.80USD) and works much better than the free one. Well worth the money.
Using VirtualDub, videos have good color, good sound and fair to good motion.
The Matrix would be a blur, but most TV shows look good.
I use the "Future Tense" episode of Enterprise to show off my GP32 at work. It is pretty watchable. 42 minutes of video and sound at about 50MB, not too shabby.
The GBA emulator is in the works. A (very) private beta is out. Supposedly the frame rate is still low (10fps) but some re-writting in assembly should speed it up.
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What other force on the Internet is as powerful as /.? Within 60 seconds of the original article appearing on the front page of Slashdot, the linked site was already taken down.
/. could be classifed as a terrorist device.
You know, according to the Patriot Act,
From one of my comments to the other GP32 article:
The Matrix would be a blur, but most TV shows look good.
From the review:
This is more than enough for TV episodes, cartoons, anime, etc - but The Matrix is something of a blur.
You know, I tried to use reason to counter a lot of silly arguments the other day here, but fuck it.
You are full of shit. No two ways about it.
It's relatively cheaply built? Seriously, I handled one at the local import shop and, well, you get what you pay for.
You either have never touched a GP32 or are just a liar.
The D-pad and buttons are at once stiff and cheap-feeling, you constantly feel like they're going to fall off in your hand. They're also inaccurate and unresponsive.
The controls are MILES better than the GBA. The joystick is the most sensitive of any handheld console I have ever seen. It is better made than a GBA.
not a few mhz faster
16Mhz vs 133Mhz is a "few mhz"?
GB/NES goes about 50%
Bullshit! They both smoke! The NES emu is damn near perfect.
SNES/Genesis/TG16/PS2/Xbox
With the exception of SNES, which works and gets better with each release, nobody who actually knows what they are talking about ever claimed any of those were possible.
There is an app out that generates a version of freelauncher for your GP32 without registering.
BUT, if you ever intend to purchase downloadable games, you will have to register anyway (when you buy downloadable games, they are encrypted to match your GP32).
You Bastard! I hit the link planning a witty remark aboutM$ entrapment and here you blow it away with three words...oh, wait, this is /.
(clears throat)...Microsoft is attempting to trap you! Watch Out!
Hang Bill Gates! Nuke Redmond! Death to all IE users!
Ooh-Ahh!
If you know what you are doing, a Divx file can be created that has the same quality as a VCD (MPEG-1) file, but it 30-50% smaller.
Also, the indexing (ability to fast forward or rewind) is often MUCH faster and smoother with the Divx file. I create keyframes fairly often (about every 50 frames). This makes the file bigger, but indexing is pretty much instantaneous. Very usesful for "private viewing".
The GP32, with a 133Mhz CPU, plays Divx files quite well.
I don't know where you get your information.
First of all, playing GBA ROMs on a PC, Mac, cell phone or GP32 is illegal (unless you own the cartridge). Duh.
You can download GBA (and SNES and NES and...) ROMs off Kazaa, or so I'm told.
You are right about the controls being different. The GBA is far superior. The D-pad on the GBA sucks. If anything, the joystick on the GP32 is too sensitive.
The GP32 was never meant to compete with the GBA. From what I have seen, the GP32 is more popular than ever, and available in more places.
not much mention of the Divx player. There are two Divx players, a free one and one you have to pay for: Moviepark. Moviepark is not expensive ($5.80USD) and works much better than the free one. Well worth the money.
Using VirtualDub, videos have good color, good sound and fair to good motion.
The Matrix would be a blur, but most TV shows look good.
The Simpsons look great on the GP32!
The display is MUCH brighter than a GBA. I don't know how Gamepark did it, but it is bright.
An afterburner type light is due out this month for the GP32.
There is an on screen keyboard built into frodo port. It works, but using the buttons works much better.
GPfrodo also has a menu system that makes loading d64 and t64 images much easier.
Unless you play in the dark, the GP32 doesn't really need a light. I don't know how they did it, but the screen is much brighter than the GBA.
There is an afterburner type light coming out this month for the GP32, though.
I had an iPaq running Linux. The GP32 is so much better at snes it's not even funny. The GBC emulator is WAY better too.
I use the "Future Tense" episode of Enterprise to show off my GP32 at work. It is pretty watchable. 42 minutes of video and sound at about 50MB, not too shabby.
The GP32 has working WSC and Neo Geo pocket emulators.
Have you ever actually seen one? Held one? Played one?
Mine is better built than my son's GBA. The games rock. My son prefers the GP32 to his GBA. He's nine and a hard core gamer, so his opinion matters.
It does play ogg.
I haven't had any problems with SNES games on my GP32. Maybe I just haven't tried the right ROM to see the problem.
OK, side by side, my son's GBA and my GP32, both with Doom running, same scene.
The GP32 has a much bigger screen. It is clearer and brighter. Maybe as much as twice as bright.
The afterburner style light for the GP32 due out this month will be nice, but not needed nearly as bad as the GBA needs one.
I used Craig's Store in the UK. Got it in 10 days via airmail, to the souuth central US.
The GBA emulator is in the works. A (very) private beta is out. Supposedly the frame rate is still low (10fps) but some re-writting in assembly should speed it up.
A version with front light (like a GBA afterburner) is due out this month. Kits for updating existing GP32s will be available also.
ROUTER, ROUTER. Not hub. Maybe I should say "router and wireless access point".
One plug to kill them all.
Or the old classic "Printer On Fire".
I don't know about your computer, but mine hasn't tried to murder me yet.
Do strokes and heart attacks count?
The four PCs in my office at home try to gang up on me over the network.
I unplug the router from time to time just to show them who's boss!