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PSP vs. iPod Video
Posted on October 18th, 2005 ~ 07:27:13 AM
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Which would be a better hand-held for playing music/movies? Here’s a head-to-head feature comparison. Tell me what you think.
Display size
- iPod : 2.5 inches
- PSP : 4.3 inches
- Winner: PSP
Display resolution and color-depth
- iPod : 320 x 240 x 16
- PSP : 480 x 272 x 24
- Winner: PSP
Audio Formats supported
- iPod : AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF
- PSP : MP3 and Sony’s ATRAC3 plus
- Winner: iPod
Video Formats supported
- iPod : H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats - PSP : H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2/3 in .mp4 containers with AAC audio
- Winner: iPod
Image Formats supported
- iPod : JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and PNG formats
- PSP : JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF
- Winner: iPod
Physical size
- iPod : 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.43 (inches)
- PSP : 6.7 x 2.9 x 0.90 (inches)
- Winner: iPod
Weight
- iPod : 136 (gms)
- PSP : 280 (gms)
- Winner: iPod
Connectivity
- iPod : USB 1.1/2.0, composite video (with AV cable, sold separately) and audio through headphone jack or line out on the iPod Universal Dock (sold separately)
- PSP : Wi-Fi(IEEE 802.11b), USB 1.1/2.0
- Winner: possibly PSP due to Wi-Fi
Storage
- iPod : 30 GB
- PSP : NA
- Winner: iPod
Storage expandability
- iPod : NA
- PSP : Memory Stick PRO Duo, 4GB Hard Disk (not yet out), Read-only UMD
- Winner: PSP
Non-media uses
- iPod : NA
- PSP : Is primarily a gaming console. Also, tonnes of home-brew applications provide a wide spectrum of applications. Can even be made to boot up Linux/Windows.
- Winner: PSP
Cost of content
- iPod : Music – $0.99 / Videos – $1.99
- PSP : Movies – $10-$25 / Games – $20-$50
- Winner: Not sure – Not comparable
Price
- iPod : $299
- PSP : $280-300
- Winner: Both!
Interface
- iPod : Clickwheel – Very intuitive and easy to use
- PSP : Standard handheld direction pad and action keys – Semi-intuitive
- Winner: iPod
Looks
- iPod :
- PSP :
- Winner: PSP