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ambush · 09:25 PM

SO I won a psp on ebay... pretty sweet deal. ( http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWN:IT )
japanese version so it doesnt read american UMD movies, but it plays any game. I wasn't going to watch 20$ movies on that thing anyway. and then it had 2 games and I paid 183$ only. and it has the jap version of the screen which is supposedly brighter (anyone?)

so who here can tell me what to expect from the thing?

is ridge racer fun? what about hot shot golf?

I def. want the upcoming syphon filter and liberty city stories... and socom too

gran turismo looks awesome too.
can't wait.

so like.. is it true you can browse the net and check your email? can you install linux on these things yet? what about movie quality? can I use it to watch a Divx or an Xvid (i presume not?)... what about h264? didn't they lock it out, the bastards? any hacks for that? what is the best video quality for transferred movies?

thanks!

Railroader · Feb 9, 2006, 08:35 PM

"jap"?!?!

Nice show of respect. /SARCASTIC]

porieux · 05:45 AM

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wataru · Feb 9, 2006, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

"jap"?!?!

Nice show of respect. /SARCASTIC]

Maybe he means "Jewish American Princess."

Seriously, though, why not spend another 0.03 seconds and just spell out the word "Japanese" instead of resorting to a WWII-era slur? "jap." and "def." make you sound like an idiot.

porieux · 05:45 AM

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ambush · Feb 9, 2006, 09:05 PM

bahahahh...

where is that zimphire "WACIST" picture when you need it?
back on topic please?

btw i meant it as an abbreviation not a slur. I've never heard it as a slur. I've heard spik, chink and wop tho. Oh and americans who call us frogs -- that one is funny.

on topic!!

ambush · Feb 9, 2006, 09:24 PM

why does sony have to limit memorystick video plackback capabilities?!?!?!? SHAME on them! it'd be the perfect video device if it had full screen video :'(

i'd be able to watch all my pirated videos and i'd buy tons of memory sticks from sony :'(
not to mention the latest tv shows :'(

Railroader · Feb 9, 2006, 09:27 PM

You missed one "jap" in your edit.

BlueSky · Feb 9, 2006, 09:32 PM

You guys are acting like a buncha Americs.

waxcrash · Feb 9, 2006, 09:33 PM

I have the following, and are very good:

Ridge Racer
Virtua Tennis
Lumines
Wipeout Pure
Hot Shots Golf
Madden '06

Get at least a 1GB memory card. I have a 2GB card dedicated to just videos and a 1GB card for game saves, MP3s, and photos.

ambush · Feb 9, 2006, 10:17 PM

what are the videos like?

I've spent a whole hour searching for info on it. apparently 2.0 allows AVC (h264) video but limits it to a low rez.... altho low rez AVC is better than low rez MP4, it's still low rez. So what does it look like? blurry at best?

if only Sony wasn't evil.

wataru · Feb 9, 2006, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by ambush

bahahahh...

where is that zimphire "WACIST" picture when you need it?
back on topic please?

btw i meant it as an abbreviation not a slur. I've never heard it as a slur. I've heard spik, chink and wop tho. Oh and americans who call us frogs -- that one is funny.

on topic!!

I don't care how you meant it; I wasn't offended. I'm just saying that abbreviating a word that isn't very long and doesn't have a widely-accepted abbreviation makes you look like an idiot, especially when the abbreviation happens also to be a racial slur. rotflmao brb omg wtf, ok?

11011001 · 11:47 PM

porieux it's a racial slur, I know that it was probably meant as an abbreviation though. Canadians and American's are especially sensitive on the subject because of the treatment of American and Canadian Japanese citizens in WWII (ie much like the Nazis with internment camps and such, except we never killed large numbers of them). The term was used in a racist way during this time.

Ambush, the video looks pretty good, no matter what it is. It's a bit tough to read subtitles though. This thing kinda sucks for music, the interface is unintuitive (takes a while to get used to), has no master song shuffle feature like the iPod, doesn't last as long as the iPod, and of course has limited capacity and not compatibility with iTunes. Oh, and there is no linux for these things yet. I think that community just sort of gave up on it.

The only way to check your email at this point is through webmail. Good news however, it works with gmail (I used it on occasion for this feature alone). The browser is very slow however, and will quickly run out of memory to display complicated pages.

I have Hot Shot Golf, it's a very fun game. I also really enjoyed Wipeout Pure.

Be careful about updating your PSPs firmware. If you get a 1.5, or 2.0, you will be able to run emulators and such on it. If however you get the latest firmware, you will not be able to run emulators. There is a hack for GTA, but of course, you have to buy it. The hack allows you to play any of these homebrew applications from within GTA (with the exception of those that were using kernel memory, when they should have been using user mode memory).

I have my PSP on 2.0 firmware. If you are 1.5, upgrading to 2.0 might be good (because you get a browser, and can still run most homebrew). Where can you find the 2.0 upgrade firmware? You'll have to look around, but be careful, there are people who make corrupted versions that will destroy your PSP permanently.

Finally, this is a wonderful site for the homebrew community: PSP News.

Eug Wanker · Feb 10, 2006, 12:05 AM

Hmmm....

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Feedback Score: 0 feedback reviews
Member since Jan-26-06 in United States[/FONT]

Good luck.

meelk · Feb 10, 2006, 12:52 AM

the guy has zero feedback. good luck.

ambush · Feb 10, 2006, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by wataru

I don't care how you meant it; I wasn't offended. I'm just saying that abbreviating a word that isn't very long and doesn't have a widely-accepted abbreviation makes you look like an idiot, especially when the abbreviation happens also to be a racial slur. rotflmao brb omg wtf, ok?

didn't know it was a slur.

yeah, the guy has zero feedback. but he seems really honest ( i know it doesnt mean anything).

Well he's shipped via USPS and I have the tracking number. it's in RI right now

Duracell · Feb 10, 2006, 07:51 AM

I got a PSP a few weeks ago with,

GTA LCS (great game but got rather boring, rather quickly)
SSX On tour (Also a great game and i'm still playing it!)
Burnout legends (Simply amazing.)

I really suggest you get Burnout, it's great!

Eug Wanker · Feb 10, 2006, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by ambush

didn't know it was a slur.

I saw some much worse WWII era comics, but I can't find them at the moment.

bells0 · Feb 10, 2006, 08:23 AM

Got Ridge Racer/Pro Evo4/Virua Tennis/Burnout/Everybody Golf

Golf and Tennis rawk - even if u aren't a sports fan

Dakar · Feb 10, 2006, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

You think his teeth are the stronghold?

Stradlater · Feb 10, 2006, 08:41 AM

Let us all adopt the following abbreviation for "Japanese":

"Knees"

What? Oh...what about "Chinese"?

"Heinies"?

ambush · Feb 10, 2006, 09:06 AM

dude, just chill out, really. Americans had reasons to hate japanese during WW2. And propaganda's OK when at war.

Anyway, stop crying, it's lame. i meant it as an abbreviation and I didn't know it was an american slur.

iomatic · Feb 10, 2006, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by ambush

…And propaganda's OK when at war.
…

Genius!

porieux · 05:45 AM

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ambush · Feb 10, 2006, 01:29 PM

wataru's being an emo

Eug Wanker · Feb 10, 2006, 01:57 PM

It used to be a racial slur, but it is not one anymore.

Sure it is. ie. Don't call Japanese people "Japs" because most will be offended by it. It's like calling Pakistani's "Pakis". (P.S. Somebody should have told George...

)

wataru · Feb 10, 2006, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by ambush

wataru's being an emo

What the **** are you talking about? I made exactly two posts in this thread, both of them stating precisely this: Abbreviating words that are not long makes you look stupid, and "Jap" is a racial slur. Exactly how am I being "emo?"

greenamp · Feb 10, 2006, 06:23 PM

Damn Yanks.

meelk · Feb 10, 2006, 06:23 PM

You people who whine about everything are the kind of idiots responsible for the 6 year old being suspended for sexual harassment the other day.

Friggin lighten up.

greenamp · Feb 10, 2006, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by meelk

You people who whine about everything are the kind of idiots responsible for the 6 year old being suspended for sexual harassment the other day.

Friggin lighten up.

preach it.

ghporter · Feb 10, 2006, 06:26 PM

The issue is that a LOT of people used the term "Jap" to indicate the Japanese for a long, long time. It became not just an Americanism, but an internationally recognized slur. Recently an old established road with a rich history of amazingly close cooperation between locals of European decent and more recent Japanese immigrants in East Texas had its name changed because people from OUTSIDE the region with no idea of why the road was named "Jap Farm Road" got "insulted. The fact that the road was named a decade before WWII, that it was named in recognition of the agricultural contributions made by the Japanese immigrants (rice farming was already there, but the Japanese brought in traditional-and more effective-methods that made it much better), was glossed over.

That's "reverse cultural sensitivity" if you ask me. It's the same sort of thing that happens when someone wants to ban "Little Black Sambo" because "it's offensive to African Americans." Bull. It's about an INDIAN boy!!! Since when were African Americans exposed to TIGERS? And Sambo wins in the end by being clever and resourceful, so how is this bad?

So you should KNOW that certain words are slurs. For example, does anyone need to say anything more than "the N word" for you to immediately know what they're talking about and why it's a slur? You gotta think before you speak or write sometimes.

porieux · 05:45 AM

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Pendergast · Feb 10, 2006, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by ambush

lol

where's zimp' "WAC" pic?
please?

it's an abbrev. not slur. never as slur. heard spik, chink, wop tho. Oh and amer. call us frogs -- that's fun.

on topic!!

Réparé.

Pendergast · Feb 10, 2006, 06:57 PM

psp can be fun.

ambush · Feb 10, 2006, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Pendergast

J'aime perdre mon temps pour une cause sans fondement.

Réparé

itistoday · Feb 10, 2006, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

You missed one "jap" in your edit.

Calm down, grab a brown bag, and breath deeply into it. It's going to be alright.

Pendergast · Feb 10, 2006, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by ambush

Réparé

LOL

Ti-comique toa...

Ça gaze amb.?

ambush · Feb 10, 2006, 08:36 PM

ouin pas pire pas pire

My PSP is now in "Jamaica, NY" according to USPS.

Ever been there

Kerrigan · Feb 10, 2006, 08:41 PM

jap is a slur, nip is not.

Railroader · Feb 10, 2006, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by itistoday

Calm down, grab a brown bag, and breath deeply into it. It's going to be alright.

You don't get sarcasm do you?

turtle777 · Mar 12, 2006, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by rparke1

*sig*

Looks like Kevin has a new fanboi...

-t

rparke1 · Mar 12, 2006, 10:00 PM

jeolise much?

turtle777 · Mar 12, 2006, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by rparke1

jeolise much?

Bye !

-t

DCapple · Mar 13, 2006, 01:53 AM

i thought this might help there are downladable psp games and psp news here:

http://pspupdates.qj.net/category/Homebrew-Games/cid/62

Super Mario · Mar 13, 2006, 05:02 AM

Have to go to Japland some day to get cheap games

Super Mario · Mar 13, 2006, 05:05 AM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

jap is a slur, nip is not.

Brits and Jerries agree to not call Japanese Japs or Nips because of an incident far away in America by the Yanks

Itis and Spiks will also be taking on the new righteousness of another people far from them, the Pakis. The world now belongs to Hollywood and Islamists. No freedom of expression. You must adher to someone else's definitions and standards.

Yours signed,

Greasy Wop! (totally unoffended if anyone used the term...it is civilised to call names in a joky manner and to be able to be called names and laugh)

starman · Mar 13, 2006, 07:44 AM

Well, I was gonna post in this thread.....I guess my ON TOPIC resposne would get lost.

Stradlater · Mar 13, 2006, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Looks like Kevin has a new fanboi...

-t

Dude, you resurrected a month-untouched thread to call someone else a fanboy.

olePigeon · Mar 13, 2006, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by wataru

Maybe he means "Jewish American Princess."

How many JAPs does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

3. 1 to hold the lightbulb, 1 to hold the diet cokes, and 1 to cry out, "Daaaadyyyyy!"

Super Mario · Mar 13, 2006, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

How many JAPs does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

3. 1 to hold the lightbulb, 1 to hold the diet cokes, and 1 to cry out, "Daaaadyyyyy!"

4! You forgot 1 to star in a celebrity porn video. Why else would they need light?