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Sorry, but I want the highest quality I can get. Seems like it's going backwards these days. People are accepting crappier and crappier quality videos. Then you have to worry about storing 50gig movies. Not to mention what happens if something crashes.

If they had 50gig mem cards that were tried and true, yeah - that would be cool. Until more things become mainstream - digital downloads are ok for so so video. Great video, will still reside on hard copy.]]>Mar 11th 2009 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/
Why the hell do you need 1080 on a PSP who's screen resolution is nowhere near that?

Maybe you're talking about digital downloads in general, but this isn't the thread for that, so I have no idea what you're trying to say.]]>Mar 11th 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/
For me personally, I love Blu-Ray for SPECIFIIC movies that I want the best possible picture and sound. Other movies I don't care if it's DVD, file-based, or streaming. If streaming/downloading saves money on time-waster movies, then I'm cool with that.

Games are a bit different. Discs are handy for borrowing and trading-in. Some games are quite large and I'd rather have them on disc rather than taking up a huge chunk of drive space, plus the time it would take to download. And I worry about what will happen if I want to download a game I had purchased 10 years ago? With proprietary downloads, you don't really own it -- more like you're renting it indefinitely from the publisher.

Regarding UMD specifically: I never expected them to really succeed unless Sony embraced them more fully... meaning they needed to make UMD burners, UMD readers for PC, cameras that burn directly to UMD, music recorders (ala minidisc), etc. It's a great format... tons of space packed on a tiny disc with a protective shroud while remaining cheap to manufacture (yes, it's way cheaper to make a UMD than a 2GB flash drive.]]>Mar 11th 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 12th 2009 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Belmont's QUEST ftw!

I STILL Rip sprites and stuff from it.. and i don't care what people say.. The sound synthesizer of the famicoms disk system was Not better... cept for certain sound effects.

gimme the lo fi of the plain ol nes/famicom any day...


Back on topic... UMD was a total waste of time, development, and totally lame.
why does it always take financial hemorrhaging on a grand scale for sony to FINALLY accept other formats?
beamax
magic gate
atrac-3 i mean WTF?!

i said it before and illsay it again.. the psp had so much potential and they totally blew it... they could have done what itunes did.. they could have had 2 analog sticks... oreven a DECENT working browser... but no..
other than 2 games i only use my psp for emulation for other systems.. or perhaps as a second internet radio player at my place when having a party..


Sony.... dont be the next atari.. it would embarrassing for EVERYONE.]]>Mar 11th 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/
I think game retails would want to have something on shelves. Going path of DS and using some R/O card for games which could also be DLd on-line, would be a best solution for mean time. I personally rarely shop in retails, yet I think that console gaming is the way it is because most games are purchased by parents (not kids) in retails.]]>Mar 11th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/

Overstate things much? And um, hello, UMD has been around for 5 years now. How old are you?]]>Mar 11th 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/5302248/Play-com-2GB-SD-Card-Twin-Pack/Product.html

There is two 2gb SD cards for a mere 599 of your pennies.]]>Mar 11th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/I was curious, so i found a SanDisk 2gb SD card for 285 pennies at Amazon...not bad. Thats retail, so its possible that a OEM like Sony could get a cheaper price on them, like only a few pennies each if buying in big enough bulk from a manufacturer.

Too bad Sony is compelled to use its own proprietary format like Memory Stick. At Amazon, a 2GB M2 micro from SanDisk is 349 pennies. ]]>Mar 12th 2009 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/A new copy of GT4 UMD $49.99

Waiting for the damn game to load on UMD, PRICELESS]]>Mar 11th 2009 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/
However, it's unclear why engadget has to turn Sony realizing UMD has not been a success into a negative article.]]>Mar 11th 2009 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/
now only access the store from the PSP and not need the ps3

maybe you can, i don't own any handhelds so i'd be talking out of my ass]]>Mar 11th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/
Just another format in the wind... a la Beta players and Mini Disks...]]>Mar 11th 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/
(And before I get flamed for this, I do realize you can put analog formats over a digital signal, I'm just pointing out the incentive for local stations to upgrade for their news programs, etc.)]]>Mar 11th 2009 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/
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Also gaming retail isn't at that point of being able to go all digital, sure there are people that will do the all digital thing, but many want to be able to go to the store and buy a game. I hope at least if they do go all digital that the UMD is replaced with at least a 32gb SSD, or for price reasons even a 1.8" standard drive which would still be faster than the UMD or memory stick.]]>Mar 11th 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/ ... especialy when you consider than PSP games are often larger in size since they were designed for an optical drive ...

R/O cards are dirt cheap. I do not remember precise figure, but DS card (with theoretical limit of 1GB) costs only few ($1-2) bucks to mass produce. With games at >$40, this is nothing.

If Sony would stay with MS, they I'm sure they can come up with R/O MS media which would be cheap to produce.

MS is also relatively fast, btw. The speed limit in current PSP I guess is PSP itself. What they also can improve in new H/W design.]]>Mar 11th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/
The cost savings of manufacturing a PSP without an optical component would be reduced by quite a bit I can imagine. Not to mention it's overall weight would be reduced as well. I am sure the cost of honoring warranties would be reduced as well. Moving parts break way more easily than non moving ones...

I don't know why Sony seems to have some of the brightest scientists on board yet they are governed by some of the dumbest (and greediest) CEO's on earth. Somehow they always manage to fuck simple things up and it costs them millions...]]>Mar 11th 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/sony-vp-ray-maguire-claims-umd-wasnt-brilliant-for-third-part/Mar 11th 2009 6:18PM