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besmircher:
--- Quote from: Inanimate Object ---Price comparison (I rounded everything to the nearest dollar):
Nintendo DS:
NDS: $150
Play-Yan: $80
Cheapest 512MB SD Card listed on dealram.com: $33 link
Total price: $263
Sony PSP:
PSP Value pack: $250
Cheapest Memory Stick Duo on dealram.com: $61 link
Total price: $311
Also, if you subtract the price of the 32MB stick you get with the system you take $25 off. Total: $286 link Then take off anothe $25 for the headphones that come with the PSP. Final total: $261 link
The reason I took off the stick and headphones was that NDS doesn't come with any of that stuff. This is a direct comparison of the two individual systems, and what they need to play videos.
--- End quote ---
No, the reason you did all of that stuff is because you want to pimp the PSP. Which isn't a bad thing. But manipulating numbers isn't such a hot way to go about it, to me. Why would I want to take off for the headphones? Was I definitely planning on buying a pair of Sony's earbud/remote control combos? Was I going to buy a 32 MB memory stick after I bought the 512? Assuming I don't own a peripheral that uses the same USB cable as the PSP, don't I need to get one of those as well? And, as somebody else pointed out, why don't you take off for the free Mario 64, as long as we're deducting unnecessary purchases from list price?
Besides, this whole comparison is predicated upon the assumption that multimedia capabilities are even important to the author in a portable gaming system. I didn't see where he said they were, but I may have simply missed it. If it is, though, he should probably just get an MP3 player or a portable DVD player when he absolutely needs one--the former, especially, does its job far far far far better than either system could hope to.
will: wanton sex god:
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Inanimate Object:
--- Quote from: besmircher ---
--- Quote from: Inanimate Object ---Price comparison (I rounded everything to the nearest dollar):
Nintendo DS:
NDS: $150
Play-Yan: $80
Cheapest 512MB SD Card listed on dealram.com: $33 link
Total price: $263
Sony PSP:
PSP Value pack: $250
Cheapest Memory Stick Duo on dealram.com: $61 link
Total price: $311
Also, if you subtract the price of the 32MB stick you get with the system you take $25 off. Total: $286 link Then take off anothe $25 for the headphones that come with the PSP. Final total: $261 link
The reason I took off the stick and headphones was that NDS doesn't come with any of that stuff. This is a direct comparison of the two individual systems, and what they need to play videos.
--- End quote ---
No, the reason you did all of that stuff is because you want to pimp the PSP. Which isn't a bad thing. But manipulating numbers isn't such a hot way to go about it, to me. Why would I want to take off for the headphones? Was I definitely planning on buying a pair of Sony's earbud/remote control combos? Was I going to buy a 32 MB memory stick after I bought the 512? Assuming I don't own a peripheral that uses the same USB cable as the PSP, don't I need to get one of those as well? And, as somebody else pointed out, why don't you take off for the free Mario 64, as long as we're deducting unnecessary purchases from list price?
Besides, this whole comparison is predicated upon the assumption that multimedia capabilities are even important to the author in a portable gaming system. I didn't see where he said they were, but I may have simply missed it. If it is, though, he should probably just get an MP3 player or a portable DVD player when he absolutely needs one--the former, especially, does its job far far far far better than either system could hope to.
--- End quote ---
If you "definitely wanted" to have the accesories that I took off, you add the price back on. They can be purchased separately from any game retailer. I was trying to make a direct comparison between the two systems alone. Also, I wasn't aware that Mario 64 was now coming with the system. I was under the assumption that it was a limited time deal.
Mikintosh:
Well, I do think the likelihood that someone who bought a Nintendo DS and really wanted the multimedia features on the PSP would not buy one but was willing to pay almost the same price for a Play-Yan is somewhat small. <- Worse syntax ever.
I think the haggling over price is inconsequential, as one who's cash-strapped probably shouldn't be buying either, unless they like having electronics for dinner. If the theoretical person could afford either, then it's really up to the games; in that case, DS keeps my vote.
Johnny C:
Mikintosh: To rephrase a recent Tycho quote, "I Hope Your Portable Gaming Device Doubles As A Nutritious Meal."
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