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Anyone who argues that the handhend homebrew scene offers a stronger gaming library than commercial, including the entire MAME\NES\SNES\Genesis\PS1\PSP\etc catalogs, is just arguing for the sake of argument. It's not really a fair comparison to begin with since homebrew projects are made by...

And I chose the locked down device and then unlocked it. Problem solved. I don't allow my personal feelings toward Sony/MS/etc. interfere with the actual hardware decision. I tried, but couldn't be convinced to buy a 2D gaming machine without a dpad. The Caanoo also has weak video playback...

Yet, you failed to understand my point. How ironic. I also find your finger pointing odd, since on this very open source website, there's 10 times as much traffic on the emulation boards (commercial games) than there is on the homebrew. What I stated isn't trolling. It's simply the truth.

Ok, so perhaps in addition to not wanting to jump through hoops, you also dislike Sony for locking the open source community out of their hardware. I won't argue with your personal preference, but I don't think that takes away from the PSP being a viable option as a portable open source device.

Right, which is why I'm not buying into this ethical mumbo jumbo. It's much more simpler than that. If you don't like a product, even for the dumbest of reasons, that's all there is to it. Whether it be laziness, ignorance, or what have you.

Ethical issue? I call bullshit. I agree that it's a personal choice, but trying to make this about ethics, when practically everyone on this site has emulators set up on their machines, is nothing more than obvious posturing.

Actually, he specifically cited "jumping through hoops" as his main issue. That falls under "extremely lazy and incompetent" more so than "what one can or can't use while at work." In a strict work environment, bosses don't want people playing games anyway. Furthermore, using a GPH or Pandora...

I wonder how many people would've bought a Caanoo if the battery weren't replaceable? It's possible that future customers may not be able to replace their batteries, so they're essentially buying a device that lasts only as long as the battery it came with.

Buying a Pandora just to play games is like buying a car that also functions as a boat, except you don't live near a body of water. As a gaming device alone, the Pandora isn't worth twice that of a GHP\PSP, let alone over 4x's as much. I like your idea of a gamer-lite version, but that company...

Complaining about to what amounts to nothing more than a simple firmware update is something someone would do if they're extremely lazy and incompetent. The amount of knowledge one needs to perform a firmware update pales in comparison to the knowledge one needs to properly set up a GPH device...

The Caanoo is an example of one poor design decision after another. Speakers placed in the back where fingers can cover the holes? Rows of pixels covered by front Bezel? Volume slider that doesn't stay put? 3D nub for a 2D emulation device? Those are some seriously boneheaded decisions...

The PSP's still a viable option and perhaps the PSP Vita may be as well. In fact, the PSP's a superior option for console/2D gaming in general. The Pandora, as it's users always like to argue, is more than just a gaming device. So it's not really a practical option since it's asking price is...

300+ games tested on the PSP: - 83% run at 60 fps with 0 frameskipping - 96% run at full speed with either 0 or 1 frameskip - 04% are too slow (mostly chip based games) - Only 10 games wouldn't run at all The vast majority of AAA titles run full speed, which is more than acceptable. The...

Over 200 games tested so far. - 78% run at 60 fps with 0 frameskipping - 93% run at full speed with either 0 or 1 frameskip - 07% are too slow (mostly chip based games) I haven't logged v-sync settings, but most games do have v-sync enabled.

I beat Super Metroid when it first came out, so I know the scanners you're talking about. On the PSP build I'm using, there's an fps drop as well, but only a 1-3 fps drop at most. The rest of the time it's 60 fps with the occasional drop, like when the level starts rocking back and forth.

Are the slowdown issues really that bad? Is this something that plagues a lot of big name titles? One of the nice things about mode 7 games is that if you have to lower the fps to 30 with frameskipping, like F-Zero or Mario Kart, the lower fps isn't nearly as noticeable in mode 7 as it is with...

The newer GP2X machines have a stronger reputation for SNES emulation than the PSP, but after some testing of the vaunted Snes9xTYL mecm build on the PSP, I'm left wondering if this is justified or just the result of gamers using slower builds. Since the Wiz is the fastest GP2X machine for...

I used to play Descent on the old DOS Kali network before there was a Windows port. That's right, I was blasting newbs back when some of you were still in diapers. ;) Glad to see this port happen. For me though, it would be awkward playing it on anything other than a Sidewinder 3D Pro.

You've got a PSP tucked away in a drawer, IIRC. Perhaps it and the Caanoo should trade places? ;)

One has to wonder what GPH were thinking when they went with a cheapo 3D nub for a hand held that plays mostly 2D games.