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Which would be a better hand-held for playing games/music/movies? Here’s a head-to-head feature comparison. Tell me what you think.

Display size

  • GP2X: 3.5 inches
  • PSP : 4.3 inches
  • Winner: PSP

Display resolution and color-depth

  • GP2X: 320 x 240 x 20
  • PSP : 480 x 272 x 24
  • Winner: PSP

Audio Formats supported

  • GP2X: MP3, OGG, WMA
  • PSP : MP3 and Sony’s ATRAC3 plus
  • Winner: GP2X

Video Formats supported

  • GP2X: MPEG-4, XviD, WMV, DivX
  • PSP : H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2/3 in .mp4 containers with AAC audio
  • Winner: GP2X (possibly due to extensibility)

Image Formats supported

  • GP2X: JPG, BMP, PCX, GIF
  • PSP : JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF
  • Winner: Neither

Physical size

  • GP2X: 5.7 x 3.3 x 1.3 (inches)
  • PSP : 6.7 x 2.9 x 0.90 (inches)
  • Winner: PSP

Weight

  • GP2X: 161 (gms)
  • PSP : 280 (gms)
  • Winner: GP2X

Connectivity

  • GP2X: USB 2.0
  • PSP : Wi-Fi(IEEE 802.11b), USB 1.1/2.0
  • Winner: PSP due to Wi-Fi

Storage

  • GP2X: NA
  • PSP : NA
  • Winner: Neither

Storage expandability

  • GP2X: SD Card
  • PSP : Memory Stick PRO Duo, 4GB Hard Disk (not yet out), Read-only UMD
  • Winner: PSP

Non-media uses

  • GP2X: Is primarily a gaming console. However, due to the linux operating system and an already established graphics library, the amount of games/emulators/applications dwarves that of the PSP.
  • 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, though in a limited way.
  • Winner: GP2X

Price

  • GP2X: $190
  • PSP : $280-300
  • Winner: GP2X!

Interface

  • GP2X: Standard handheld direction pad and action keys
  • PSP : Standard handheld direction pad and action keys
  • Winner: Neither

Looks

  • GP2X:GP2X
  • PSP :PSP
  • Winner: PSP

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5 Comments

  1. jonah says:

    check out a new gp2x dedicated website: http://www.gp2xuser.com

    November 20, 2005, 3:56 am

  2. samaru’s microcosm » Blog Archive » PSP vs GP2X says:

    [...] Pcvsconsole forum discussion Emuboards forum discussion GP2XUser.com forum discussion Sparky Journal PSP vs GP2X Comparison [...]

    March 2, 2006, 9:51 am

  3. warfab says:

    In Connectivity, it should be
    * GP2X: USB 2.0, Wi-Fi(IEEE 802.11b) (with ARTaylor’s module hack - http://www.artaylor.co.uk/~richard/gp2x/)
    * PSP : Wi-Fi(IEEE 802.11b), USB 1.1/2.0

    also
    Storage expandability

    * GP2X: SD Card, USB Host capability (ability to add USB Hard Drives, Flash Disks, etc, http://www.artaylor.co.uk/~richard/gp2x/)

    Interface
    * GP2X: Standard handheld direction pad and action keys, USB Host capability (USB keyboard, USB mouse, etc through the use of a powered USB hub - http://www.artaylor.co.uk/~richard/gp2x/)

    Clearly, the GP2X is gaining more pluses ;)

    December 8, 2006, 11:25 am

  4. dan says:

    you didnt mention tv out for the gp2x. thats a pretty cool feature…

    April 8, 2007, 12:53 pm

  5. ChiKKen Man says:

    clearly the gp2x kicks big fat sony arse!
    the gp2x is WAY more expandable than the psp and runs homebrew natively(being a homebrew console), whereas the psp requires numerous exploits to even run the simplest of homebrew apps.

    GO THE MIGHTY LINUX

    April 21, 2007, 2:15 pm

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