I saw a PSP at a sony store, and actually debated getting one. Looks handy, can play movies, mp3s, and games to kill time on an airplane or wherever... Anyone have one of these? What else are they capable of, are they worth buying? Give me your opinions.

I have one.  It is good for killing time but, like with all handheld systems, I almost never use it around the house.  I'd only recommend getting it if you either travel alot or there's nothing else you'd rather spend the money on.

Sony just announced that they'll be able to do even more things soon like used as GPS devices. There's an article here that talks about a few things for it's future. I haven't had too much of a chance to play around with one so I can't give you an idea of if it's great or not.

I'm waiting on the prices for that small thing to go down befor I think of getting one, though I probably wouldent be getting one for the games realy but more for the movies heh.

PS3 is a differant story, even if it is out the end of the year I will have one ;p.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/696/696054p1.html

november?! *gasp*

Just remember to check it for a rootkit. ;)

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I saw a PSP at a sony store, and actually debated getting one. Looks handy, can play movies, mp3s, and games to kill time on an airplane or wherever... Anyone have one of these? What else are they capable of, are they worth buying? Give me your opinions.
[/quote]I have one, very nice.  Investing in a 2gb memory stick ($150) is well worth it.  If you get the right firmware (1.5!) you can play damn near any game on the thing, and I mean *any*.  I'm currently engaged in playing Gradius III and Earthbound (SNES), and I occasionally play Tetris and Super Mario Brothers (NES!), very fun.

IMHO, PSP is fantamazing.

I have one and there are some quite good games out now for them. GTA is sweet. Also running homebrew apps is fun even if you get a 2.6 version you can run some homebrew.

1.5 is the best for homebrew, however.

Yes but 2.6 will soon get to that stage. And 1.5's usually cost more.

Is it easy to browse the internet with PSP?

Yep!  Though the small screen can make viewing a whole page at once...challenging, seeing as how most websites aren't made to fit such a small screen size.

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Just remember to check it for a rootkit. ;)
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rofl!

Friend of mine let me borrow his and so far I like it, but since I don't game I'm not sure if I'd spend $200 on it. I do like the internet browser though, they did a really good job. I can't seem to get the RSS feeds to work for me though.

Does it usually take a long time for the battery to charge? My friend lost his charged so I went out and got this cheap usb charger thing, it took nearly 6 hours for a full charge...

One thing that really annoyed me is the battery needs to be 50% full or more to upgrade firmware. That's just silly.

The update requirements are stupid.  Anyways, with the REAL charger, I've done dead => full in about an hour.  What's more awesome is that I managed to listen to almost an hour of music with 3% battery left (~9 minutes) by turning off the screen and putting the volume down 1 below max.  Very awesome.

Anyone ever think to just get a laptop? Good game.

Laptops don't fit in your pocket and get stolen on the bus.

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Laptops don't fit in your pocket and get stolen on the bus.
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They fit in a case you can carry and I'd say they're less liable from getting stolen seeing as how big they are opposed to a tiny PSP. Anything can get stolen learn to protect your merchandise. And I'd say the features out weigh it's supposed "bulkyness" in comparison to a PSP.

It's not practical to carry a laptop everywhere you go, a PSP is a good cheap solution for checking stuff on the internet. What I'd use it for is google maps or to check travel info, maybe even check up on the news. I can't be carrying a laptop on a bus or train.. someone would try and steal it and as far as I'm concerned I'd rather someone steal a PSP than a laptop.

If all you wanted to do was use google maps, etc, PSP is the way to go. However, being a programming student (in fact, a student at all), I'd want to carry a compiler/editor/browser with me between home and school (lunch, bus).