[DM-MUG] Fwd: Re: [MacLaw] PSP in a mac-centric house?

[Victoria L. Herring]

Not that I'm suggesting people get one, but if you are thinking of it 
I thought that this discussion might be of some interest....

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>The PSP is a nice little unit.
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>I have one and have set it up to connect wirelessly at home and at 
>the office.  Both of which are encrypted wifi connections.  It works 
>fine on both networks.
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>I'm not sure what you mean by facilitate it, but you can connect it 
>direct via USB to a Mac and the memory stick mounts as a memory 
>device on the desktop.  Once mounted, you can drag and drop files to/
>from the memory stick for use on the PSP.  For example, you can drag 
>mp3 files, photos (jpeg and pdf), pdf docs, videos (though there is 
>some effort/money required for this one) to the memory stick and then 
>view/play them on the PSP.  At this point, unless you want to delve 
>into hacking, there is no easy way to install executable software on 
>the memory stick.
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>There are two media: memory stick (see above) and UMD (universal 
>media disc, I think).  The UMDs are like mini-dvds and can contain 
>games or movies.  As far as I know, there is no consumer-level UMD 
>writer so you're not going to be burning an iMovie/iDVD to a UMD for 
>viewing.  All downloaded content is stored on the memory stick(s).  
>Hence, one of the complaints is that you need to buy a handful of 
>memory sticks (relatively modestly priced for 512 MB, sort of for 1 
>GB, and downright expensive 2 GB) in order to store whatever you want 
>for viewing/playing/listening/reading/etc.
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>There are, of course, some software apps available (see 
>VersionTracker or MacUpdate, e.g., iPSP and PSP-Ware) for 
>automatically handling the synchronization of files with the memory 
>sticks.  Some of these also take care of the somewhat cumbersome 
>conversion process for getting viewable videos on the memory stick.  
>Another place to check for PSP info is <http://www.psp911.com>.
>
>As for the PSP, its basically like carrying around a portable PS2 
>that you can pause and put to sleep at any time.  It's equally great 
>for those times when you may be standing in line for 5-10 minutes and 
>when you're stuck on a plane for a couple of hours.  But, it is pricey.
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>Feel free to send me a note or IM if you want further info on the above.
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>-Randy
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>On Dec 10, 2005, at 6:38 PM, David Young wrote:
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>>  I have an 9 year old that has a PlayStation & we are thinking of
>>  getting a PSP for him for Christmas. The PSP would be for long car
>>  drives mainly. The PSP has wireless networking (802.11b) & USB2
>>  connectivity.
>>
>>  By any chance, does anyone have practical experience with a PSP in
>>  your house & how Mac platforms can facilitate it (I have 2 mini Macs
>>  [am not sure if this is USB1 or 2] & an Airport network)?
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>>  I understand that the main medium is a proprietary disc, but am lead
>>  to belive that it can use movies and games downloaded from the
>>  internet (by my computer for example) and ported to it via the USB.
>>
>  > Any advice?

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