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:
- PSP :
- Winner: PSP