Considdering Buying A Gp2x

[Xavierking]

hey. as the title states, im thinking about buying a gp2x. I dont know any programming languages, but know how to compile. I have read that the battery life is poor... that seems to be the only thing holding me back from buying a gp2x... i love the homebrew scene... and am interested in all the homebrew apps.. but... how bad could the battery life be? and.. its there anything i can do to fix that? besides rechargeable batteries?

 

[deadlychicken22]

You don't need to know any programming to use the gp2x, just some computer knowledge and the ability to follow directions (very important )

The battery life should improve in future firmware upgrades. The best thing to do for now is to buy some rechargable batteries (I would recommend 2500 mAh). I have some nihm 2500 mAh energizer batteries and a pair of them lasts about 4 hours.

 

[sand_man]

The battery life is no longer poor as long as you have decent batteries.

 

[thelamer]

BUY IT!


Everyone is doing it

Don't think to hard about it .

 

[Polymira]

Battery life for myself is a good 5 hours, and i always have spare batteries charged ...

 

[Flavor]

Maybe you'll find this helpful, though it's not specifically related to battery life.

http://www.personal.triticom.com/~erm/GP2X/GeneralInfo/

I figure that I took the time to make the page. I might as well try to get some people to read it.