PSP Online at Launch

Perfect Stu · 02-09-2005, 05:59 PM

who needs to buy UMD movies? when I end up buying a PSP, I'll get a large memory stick and just transfer video from my PC to my memory stick.

CamFu · 02-09-2005, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

who needs to buy UMD movies? when I end up buying a PSP, I'll get a large memory stick and just transfer video from my PC to my memory stick.

See, this is something I can understand.

But you can use the memory stick on more then just one product. And for more then one reason. Music, Movies, Saving Games, Pics (can the PSP display pics?)... see money saver.

Sorry, I didn't mean to take this topic OT.

DeathsHand · 02-09-2005, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CamFu

See, this is something I can understand.

But you can use the memory stick on more then just one product. And for more then one reason. Music, Movies, Saving Games, Pics (can the PSP display pics?)... see money saver.

Sorry, I didn't mean to take this topic OT.

Don't worry, just pray I never see you on the streets...

I think we can all agree: UMD movies = lame, being able to take various videos and stuff from the computer with you on a memory stick = Nifty!

Perfect Stu · 02-09-2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CamFu

See, this is something I can understand.

But you can use the memory stick on more then just one product. And for more then one reason. Music, Movies, Saving Games, Pics (can the PSP display pics?)... see money saver.

Sorry, I didn't mean to take this topic OT.

yeah, but I dont have any other product that uses Memory stick...

And I will no doubt be using it for music, movies, game-related content and pictures (it displays pictures quite nicely).

UMD, for now at least (and probably until the format becomes writeable) will be only for games. At least as far as I'm concerned.

Null · 02-09-2005, 10:37 PM

Hopfully down the road there will be a way to make the PSP support Divx format for movie files. that would be pretty helpful.

MuGen · 02-10-2005, 02:01 PM

I don't see it as wasting money CamFu... of course you are entitled to your own opinion. I'm not going to buy movies that I have. I'm not stupid like that, and you didn't call me stupid I know.

My point is.... I'm buying the UMD movies that aren't being released on DVD format here, Such as Final Fantasy VII Advent Children... it is making a UMD release before the DVD in North America comes out. And I'm a regular japanese movie watcher, and a lot of the movies in japan I want are not out here, and I will be purchasing the UMD's. I won' t be buying your regular everyday UMD's just to have them for PSP. I hope that answers your question as to why I would buy UMD movies. In any case, I'm here to support Sony's efforts as well.

Null · 02-10-2005, 02:15 PM

Wondering a few things...

1, I wonder if someone will make a program that uses the USB connection to PSP, to read whats on the UMD movie disc, copy it to the PC hard drive, then make a DVD out of it.

2. I wonder if there will be a way to connect the PSP to the TV and either play games or watch the UMD movies on the full sized TV.

I still would never buy a UMD movie, i agree with camfu that they seem totally pointless. much like buying the tv shows for GBA that they had available.

However getting a big enough mem card to put some movie files on does interest me.

Canyarion · 02-10-2005, 02:56 PM

Yeah, Kyuzo's post also made me wonder if it will be possible to rip the UMD movies.