Sony Launch location free player.

Joebob · 13 Dec 2006 at 19:36

Location Free Player

Anyone think this will give PSP's a bit of a much needed kick in the rear sales wise?

Looks pretty cool to me, but I can't get one yet - have to leave it a few months or the wife will go nuts... allready bought HDTV, PS3, New Bike and New Car this month!

DaveyD · 13 Dec 2006 at 19:39

Rather gimmicky if you ask me, I'd rather wait and watch TV on a TV personally, not some handheld device. Will be a niche market that'll be buying these I reckon.

rp2000 · 13 Dec 2006 at 20:33

Joebob said:
Location Free Player

Anyone think this will give PSP's a bit of a much needed kick in the rear sales wise?

Looks pretty cool to me, but I can't get one yet - have to leave it a few months or the wife will go nuts... allready bought HDTV, PS3, New Bike and New Car this month!

I think this is just a new model I think, Location Free Player has been around for about 1 year I think. It was added to the PSP firmware about then.

Also This feature is sort of going to be available on Playstation3 but instead of TV it will transmit Video from your PS3 (movie files etc on HDD), to local wifi or over the internet.

rp2000

Joebob · 13 Dec 2006 at 21:58

DaveyD said:
Rather gimmicky if you ask me, I'd rather wait and watch TV on a TV personally, not some handheld device. Will be a niche market that'll be buying these I reckon.

I would have used it to watch matches at work during the last world cup. Probably would have watched them on my laptop though rather than PSP - but then again, if I did have it on my PSP instead I could have carried on working while it was on.

Craig321 · 13 Dec 2006 at 22:03

Joebob said:
Location Free Player

Anyone think this will give PSP's a bit of a much needed kick in the rear sales wise?

Looks pretty cool to me, but I can't get one yet - have to leave it a few months or the wife will go nuts... allready bought HDTV, PS3, New Bike and New Car this month!

Phtt £200 - too expensive.

Vixen · 13 Dec 2006 at 22:30

Is this not essentially the same as using a sling box?

zealot · 13 Dec 2006 at 22:50

Vixen said:
Is this not essentially the same as using a sling box?

yes it is but works with the psp

Sclodion · 13 Dec 2006 at 22:58

latest version tversity supports streaming to PSP over wifi. give that a shot instead.

R.O.S.S.I · 13 Dec 2006 at 23:03

yeh we have these in at work for like £230, over priced carp.

JUMPURS · 13 Dec 2006 at 23:10

Craig321 said:
Phtt £200 - too expensive.

Yeap, plus AFAIK you need to pay another 20 quid for every PC you want to use with it, but can use as many PSP's as you want. So say i have PC, laptop, work machine and an other you are almost 300 quid! :eek:

I would get it if it was about £100 but way to much.
i wouldn't rule out a USB version for the PS3 in a year or so.

Burned_Alive · 13 Dec 2006 at 23:21

So basically it just broadcasts your tv at home over the internet?

JUMPURS · 13 Dec 2006 at 23:33

Burned_Alive said:
So basically it just broadcasts your tv at home over the internet?

pretty much yeah. if you work nightshift it could be handy lol

Raikiri · 14 Dec 2006 at 00:01

Or you could buy a portable TV for considerbly less... just found one that plays DVD/freeview/divx etc. for £150.

JUMPURS · 14 Dec 2006 at 00:06

Can't watch sky on that, i am sure you can hook up your sky box to the LocationFree boxes

Raikiri · 14 Dec 2006 at 01:07

I don't have a skybox

"andy" · 14 Dec 2006 at 01:52

didnt this come out ages ago and work with psp ?

i got an update yonks ago that added a location free program to the psp anyway

its a good idea and very clever stuff but i doubt id use it enough to jsutify the cost

Craig321 · 14 Dec 2006 at 02:12

andy8271 said:
didnt this come out ages ago and work with psp ?

i got an update yonks ago that added a location free program to the psp anyway

its a good idea and very clever stuff but i doubt id use it enough to jsutify the cost

Yes, it has been out for a while.