http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/ Engadget Comments for PSP Go disassembled, reassembly still in question http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 28th 2009 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/If you hate using programs to sort your music then PSP is the way to go just access the memory as a hard drive and drop your music files in there, i bought ipod touch and it was a big mistake you must use itunes to access your files "Not possible to access memory mode without hacks, same with the zune HD)]]>Aug 26th 2009 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/
I don't think it'd be completely out of left field for them to make a controller accessory that you can insert this thing into. It would not only be great for mobile gaming, but the controller accessory could also be used to control the Xbox 360, and, when attached to it, the Zune HD could also function as a supplementary display when playing 360 on your big screen. At least I HOPE that's where this is all going.]]>Aug 26th 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/
I find it hard to believe that the PSP would have better audio quality than the Zune HD. Got a source on that? At any rate, I can't really imagine trying to choose between a dedicated game handheld and a PMP. If you want to play good games on a device that's meant to play games and where media comes second, get the PSP. If you want a media player that can also play some games that likely won't play as well(due to touchscreen/accelerometer controls vs. actual buttons/control stick) but kicks ass at media and is smaller with better battery life, get the Zune HD. If you're rich and don't have to worry about money, get both. It all depends what's more important to you. ]]>Aug 26th 2009 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/the volume is not so high on the psp and can not sort music files like ipod/zune you sort them as files and sub files instead of browsing by playlists/artists etc which is kinda annoying

Of course a dedicated audio device like zune/ipod is better but from audio quality alone i chose my psp over the ipod/zune ]]>Aug 26th 2009 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/
IMHO, invest in a good set of headphones.]]>Aug 26th 2009 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/
You don't have to use iTunes for the iPod touch.

There are tons of software out there to sync music, pictures, videos, and playlists to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Many are free.

I only use iTunes for updates as needed.

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Can you list some of these apps? The only one I knew of was media Monkey and that apparently stopped syncing after the 3.0 Update.]]>Aug 26th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Battery life is horrible on these things. Sony needs to really do something with making this more energy efficient so you don't have to recharge it as much...
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How many hours of playtime are you getting? It could be that your battery needs replacing. It's nice that you can replace it yourself on existing PSPs. Plus carry a spare.]]>Aug 26th 2009 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/
The part that pains me is the "non removable battery". After a couple years' use, my Slim's battery doesn't hold a charge for that long... what'll happen when this does the same? Gotta do an Apple thing and send it in?]]>Aug 27th 2009 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/
You've GOT to be kidding me.... The red, white, and black wires coming from the battery and into the connector says the battery is removable. You just have to open the system up. (Like the DS3)

Oh, and the word you misspelled is "expectedly".]]>Aug 26th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/have to open the controller to replace. I've had mine for over a year and haven't needed to replace it yet.]]>Aug 26th 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/
There's also no option for a long-life battery like previous PSPs.

95% of the market probably aren't into carrying a spare, but I find it useful. I am not in the habit of charging the battery every day to make sure it doesn't run out mid-trip. I just pop the spare in with almost no charge downtime. What's funny is there's no excuse for it, apart from price-gouging on the surgical replacement when the Average User does enough research to figure out it is the battery. You look at the mobile phone market. The digital camera market. The video camera market. While some of these have non-removables, 99% are sanely-designed with external batteries.]]>Aug 26th 2009 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/on the silver colored Phillips head screw; which are in plain view on the underside. That really does not look hard to take apart.
And you only need to do this once every couple of years. But you can't please everybody....

IMO, if you have the 1000 and the 2000 but skipped the 3000, get the Go for your next handheld. It's workplace friendly :)
When the exploits come rolling, I'll be proudly playing homebrew. (which ironically is why it's redesigned in the first place. No more pandora battery!)


The 1st Go is like the Phat. The next revision of it is gonna be like the Slim; limited.
]]>Aug 28th 2009 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Plus Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot.

Max total storage is 32GB, if going that way. ]]>Aug 27th 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/]]>Aug 26th 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/* non-removable internal storage is shameful

Existing PSP will still be on the market, which is a sane move by Sony.

It offers the ability to buy a 16GB memory stick + regular PSP for less than the cost of the PSP Go
* the screen on the regular PSP is 4.3 inches. PSP Go: 3.8 inches.
* the controls look far more comfortable on existing PSPs
* existing PSPs have allowed downloads off the Playstation store just like the PSP Go will, with a simple, cheap USB cable or wifi. Plus your own content of course. Movies. Pictures. Music. Nothing to see here.

Bluetooth + smaller size is what the PSP Go offers.
Sony, you have failed to excite me in this department. As I look at the internal battery tombstone, I wonder how many will dispose of these devices as the battery holds less and less usable charge as the next couple of years roll on. I also wonder about how many will face flash memory failure with no option to remove and replace. All in all, a more disposable-centric, return-to-mothership device, in the spirit of Apple (ugh).

Personally, no sale. But I hope others find some value here.
http://www.us.playstation.com ]]>Aug 26th 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Dude, every PSP battery ever made will run into this problem. You just have to replace it years later. ]]>Aug 28th 2009 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 26th 2009 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/psp-go-disassembled-reassembly-still-in-question/Aug 29th 2009 11:40PM