I Got my GP2X like 3 or 4 weeks ago and after 1 month of use i can give my toughts:
First of all I bought a New GP2X F-100-$200.00 w/case and Tv out(I think is the F-100 2nd or 3rd revition);its not the MKII.I Bought also an Energizer Battery Charger w/4 batteries included 2500 mah $23 dlls,1 512mb Kingston sd $15 dlls & 1 1GB Sandisk Ultra II $33 dlls,GP2X Official Case(included) and TV-Out Cable(Included).So in the end i spent like $270 dlls :lol:
I didn't bought the GP2X F-100 MKII because it was $50 more dollars and it didn't included the Case and the TV-Out.
I Mostly use my GP2X for NeoGeo Emulation and it works perfectly well
I am very happy with the NeoGeo games and i think this Emulator was worth my Money :rolleyes:.People tend to complain about the Joystick and to be honest at the beggining it was horrible because the diagonals and the grip but then i did the paper thing and it works perfectly well;Still I order 2 new MKII replacement caps just to try the new ones.
I saw some complaints about the Screen Resolution,Glitches and stuff like that but for me the LCD screen is really great and it has an awesome viewing angle.I got impressed because i could play even in a sunny day
That's right even in a sunny day; Of course Sunlight cannot hit directly the screen but even when it hits directly my screen i can play many games.OOH and i live in Mexico so its always sunny in here, even in December or November the Sun is strong so GP2X owners from England or UK PLease Don't Fuikng complaint about the Screen in your 2 days a year sunny days B) .
People usually complaint that the system looks like a toy or that they feel nothing inside the console but WTF do you wan't a Heavy brick or an advanced 3 billion investment hardware like the PSP who gets scratches from nowhere.I'm happy with the materials my GP2X was made because its thin and it adapts easily to my hands of course it can have better materials but its not heavy,its thin,the plastic is strong(it felt and still like new) and the buttons aren't that bad.
The design of the case is not good because i want a Good spot to put my AA replacements(If I put them in the net it can scratch my screen) and it would be good if the case has like a stand so i can watch videos or hear music without having the GP2X in my hands.
I haven't tried the TV-Out cable because my TV doesn't have S-Video and the adapter from S-Video to RCA is $20 bucks so ill wait.
From some reviews that i saw i read that a lot of people were complaining because of the batteries not lasting enough or getting sucked to fast but i bought some Rechargeables(2500 Mahs) and they last like from 3 to 4 hours and i have 8(16 hours of gameplay) ,so in portable consoles i really prefer to use AA because you can have several with you for long bus trips and in other situations.
To resume everything i just said i think that the GP2X is really a great portable system and it has more advantages than anyone can imagine for a $170 dlls system;People like to see the disadvantages and compare them to the advantages from the PSP and they are wrong but at the same time they have a point because both systems are almost at the same price right now,But these are different systems with different functions and in the end is the person who will decide what handheld to get.
Will i recommend the GP2X:Yes of course;I have 30 years of gaming history in the palm of my hand.
