Azuma
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Back when I first heard about the pandora I was looking for a device that would meet my fairly picky specifications. I looked all around the internet and even tried multiple devices out (such as the WIZ and an itouch) but none of them were quite right. basically I was looking for something that:
As you can see a few of my past device I've owned came very close, but none of them quite did it (if the wiz had like 4 more hrs of battery life and wifi I think it would have). When I saw the pandora I thought my prayers were finally answered, but when I got it I discovered it was just too big... It's an amazing console and for people in different circumstances I'm sure it's the perfect option, but for me it's not quite right. I only have like one pair of pants that I can even carry the thing in and I really don't feel comfortable carrying it even in those situations. I know many of you are thinking it would be nothing short of idiocy to trade it for something else just because it's too big but I really don't think I'll use it for almost anything else than what I listed above, so I would never take advantage of the pandoras future potential (it's pretty much as good as I need it to get right now). I don't know why I didn't hear about the n900 until way after I ordered my pandora but it looks like it may be better suited to my needs. I know it does meet most of those specifications but there are a few I needed to ask about.
I've seen vids of the ps1 emulator running pretty decent when overclocked, but is it going to get better anytime soon? Are people actively developing it? How nice is that gamepad add on? I've heard it's not that great but is it really THAT bad? I can usually deal with bad controls, the only controller that ever bothered me was the n64's. And finally, does it live up to my battery life requirements? I think everything else is pretty much covered. Another reason I want the n900 is because of the flash player and of course because it's a phone. The less stuff to carry the better. So would I be better suited for the n900? Or maybe some device I haven't heard of? Thanks for any help you can give.
- Is very pocketable
- has the ability to emulate ps1 games at or near fullspeed
- has decent gaming controls
- has a minimum of 7hrs for gaming and 12hrs of music playback from a full charge.
- has a decent Media player
- has at least 32gb of storage
- has good wifi
- and finally, has the ability to playback avi and other common video formats (converting that stuff for the psp was a real pain)
As you can see a few of my past device I've owned came very close, but none of them quite did it (if the wiz had like 4 more hrs of battery life and wifi I think it would have). When I saw the pandora I thought my prayers were finally answered, but when I got it I discovered it was just too big... It's an amazing console and for people in different circumstances I'm sure it's the perfect option, but for me it's not quite right. I only have like one pair of pants that I can even carry the thing in and I really don't feel comfortable carrying it even in those situations. I know many of you are thinking it would be nothing short of idiocy to trade it for something else just because it's too big but I really don't think I'll use it for almost anything else than what I listed above, so I would never take advantage of the pandoras future potential (it's pretty much as good as I need it to get right now). I don't know why I didn't hear about the n900 until way after I ordered my pandora but it looks like it may be better suited to my needs. I know it does meet most of those specifications but there are a few I needed to ask about.
I've seen vids of the ps1 emulator running pretty decent when overclocked, but is it going to get better anytime soon? Are people actively developing it? How nice is that gamepad add on? I've heard it's not that great but is it really THAT bad? I can usually deal with bad controls, the only controller that ever bothered me was the n64's. And finally, does it live up to my battery life requirements? I think everything else is pretty much covered. Another reason I want the n900 is because of the flash player and of course because it's a phone. The less stuff to carry the better. So would I be better suited for the n900? Or maybe some device I haven't heard of? Thanks for any help you can give.
