GP2X - Where did this come from?
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i have one, (it was my thread last week)
I am unsure as to whether or not to post some pictures in case the thread gets canned again
but the emulation side of it is A1. Nothing like a bit of handheld MAME / Amiga / CBM63 / Snes / Megadrive to pass the time
. There is also a thriving community of people who 're-make' the classics (providing the source code is free)
Yes the joystick is crud, but there are work-arounds, and the battery life is about 4-5 hours with good rechargeables.
cmt
I am unsure as to whether or not to post some pictures in case the thread gets canned again
but the emulation side of it is A1. Nothing like a bit of handheld MAME / Amiga / CBM63 / Snes / Megadrive to pass the time
. There is also a thriving community of people who 're-make' the classics (providing the source code is free)Yes the joystick is crud, but there are work-arounds, and the battery life is about 4-5 hours with good rechargeables.
cmt
It's the sequel to the GP32, made by a small Korean company called Gamepark. Everything about the console is very open, and it's very easy to program for - hence the absolutely huge amount of free software available, usually taking the form of emulators and/or ports from other systems (ScummVM, Doom, Quake etc). Only problem is, there's very little original software but with thousands of games at your disposal via emulators, it's really a nice little system.
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XGP is made by Gamepark and the GP2X is by Gamepark Holdings, They are different companies. The XGP is looking like a closed source device with only commerical support, will probably flop like the Gizmondo.
I have a GP2X and it's good but dont expect to much, it's very much a work in progress (software wise) most software is made by single devs but give it a few months and it'll look even more impressive. Sooner or later there will be 3rd party frontends which will have better video/mp3 etc support
The device has potentual:
2x 200MHz CPU's - All apps currently only use one CPU but the 2nd CPU is hard to use as it isnt a proper SMP setup, it'll help once the devs work out what it's best used for.
64MB ram - 32MB is currently used for Linux but 3rd party apps will soon remove that totally and free up the full 64MB for apps.
Only downside is no 3d acceleration but it does have a hardware 2d accelerator, once again dont expect PSP quailty visuals but I'd say anything the original Playstation could pump out this could do better so it has the potentual for good graphics.
Battery life can be a issue if you are using crap ones, Get a good set of 2500mah and it'll last 4-5hours, buy 4 and you can just swap them over and recharge the others, in a way better than the PSP battery.
I have a GP2X and it's good but dont expect to much, it's very much a work in progress (software wise) most software is made by single devs but give it a few months and it'll look even more impressive. Sooner or later there will be 3rd party frontends which will have better video/mp3 etc support
The device has potentual:
2x 200MHz CPU's - All apps currently only use one CPU but the 2nd CPU is hard to use as it isnt a proper SMP setup, it'll help once the devs work out what it's best used for.
64MB ram - 32MB is currently used for Linux but 3rd party apps will soon remove that totally and free up the full 64MB for apps.
Only downside is no 3d acceleration but it does have a hardware 2d accelerator, once again dont expect PSP quailty visuals but I'd say anything the original Playstation could pump out this could do better so it has the potentual for good graphics.
Battery life can be a issue if you are using crap ones, Get a good set of 2500mah and it'll last 4-5hours, buy 4 and you can just swap them over and recharge the others, in a way better than the PSP battery.