I think it's supposed to be 10+ hrs for plain music. For games it's approx 5hrs....depending on how graphically intense the game is. I haven't actually measured it out myself.
hmm. I never really thought about getting a psp, but since my mp3 player broke yesterday, I might get one.
PotatoSan
PSP is not a good replacement for an MP3 player. That's what I thought. OH i get to play music and watch movies and play games! It was the most waste of money ever in my life.
I would agree that the PSP is not such a great replacement for an MP3 mainly due to its inability to shuffle songs and because of it's fairly limited memory. It's battery doesn't last as long as I thought, since it only goes approximately five hours when continuously gaming. When listening to music though, I would think it would go much longer than that.
I would agree that the PSP is not such a great replacement for an MP3 mainly due to its inability to shuffle songs and because of it's fairly limited memory. It's battery doesn't last as long as I thought, since it only goes approximately five hours when continuously gaming. When listening to music though, I would think it would go much longer than that.sthadji
A.) It can shuffle.
B.) If you want more memory, get a bigger data stick. They don't cost much. I got a 4 GB one for £20.
[QUOTE="sthadji"]I would agree that the PSP is not such a great replacement for an MP3 mainly due to its inability to shuffle songs and because of it's fairly limited memory. It's battery doesn't last as long as I thought, since it only goes approximately five hours when continuously gaming. When listening to music though, I would think it would go much longer than that.basilbasil
A.) It can shuffle.
B.) If you want more memory, get a bigger data stick. They don't cost much. I got a 4 GB one for £20.
My PSP runs for about 7-8 hours fully charged when I am playing a game...that is mostly the only thing I use my PSP for though, so I am not sure about the battery life when listening to music, although I wouldn't reccomend buying a PSP solely for music.
My PSP runs for about 7-8 hours fully charged when I am playing a game...that is mostly the only thing I use my PSP for though, so I am not sure about the battery life when listening to music, although I wouldn't reccomend buying a PSP solely for music.plumbervspirate
Like the others have said, about 4-8 hours while playinga game (depends how graphically "intense" it is) and 10 hours while listening to music.
I will say that buying a PSP just for music is a good idea, especially since you have the flexibility of doing so much more with it. It's a great "all-in-one" device. Simply buy card that's about 4 gigs and that's more than enough music you would ever need. I have a 2gb memory stick and use it in my car (I commute 2 hours both ways daily) and always have more than enough music.I of course also use it for games and limited internet use. It has all the features any other MP3 player has.
4-5 hours for games and videos. prolly like 8 for music. What kind of mp3 player did you have? PSP is no ipod replacement and is especially poor if you are running or working out. However if you just want to listen to some tunes while at school or on the bus, and are satisfied with 1-4gb, it works quite well.
Memory shouldn't be a problem because my mp3 player only had 520 mb anyways and I never even used up half of it (i get bored of songs easily.)
and i found out that it isn't completely broken anyways... i just gotta reset it everytime i want to put new songs in.
PotatoSan
my b shoudl have read. yea sounds like psp would be a good choice for you then. I highly doubt you would be let down by it's mp3 capabilities and it should have more than enough room for you. You may only need 256 for the music but be sure to at least get a gig so you can put videos/movies on it.
when i play online games 3 to 4 hrs offline games maybe 5 or a little better. Music probaly most of the day if you are traveling or whatever you do just pick up a extra battery then you should be able to make a day without charging
Playing games, for me lasts about 3-4 hours, which is quite good actually. More than enough till I can get to a charging point. If it's not enough then I'd recommend a spare battery.
As far as music goes, no idea, I only use my PSP for games. But if you shut your screen off while listening to music, I'd say 10+ hours for sure.
[QUOTE="sthadji"]I would agree that the PSP is not such a great replacement for an MP3 mainly due to its inability to shuffle songs and because of it's fairly limited memory. It's battery doesn't last as long as I thought, since it only goes approximately five hours when continuously gaming. When listening to music though, I would think it would go much longer than that.basilbasil
A.) It can shuffle.
B.) If you want more memory, get a bigger data stick. They don't cost much. I got a 4 GB one for £20.
Really? That's awesome. How do you do it? I only had my PSP for four days, so I haven't discovered that yet. Also, 4GB is still limited because I also want to put videos on it.
[QUOTE="plumbervspirate"]My PSP runs for about 7-8 hours fully charged when I am playing a game...that is mostly the only thing I use my PSP for though, so I am not sure about the battery life when listening to music, although I wouldn't reccomend buying a PSP solely for music.death1505921
You've gota have a custom/bigger battery.
Yeah - this guy is way off - the PSP does not play games for 7-8 hours - THIS IS COMPLETELY FALSE.
I don't think he has a spare battery or anything or he would have mentioned it.
[QUOTE="plumbervspirate"]My PSP runs for about 7-8 hours fully charged when I am playing a game...that is mostly the only thing I use my PSP for though, so I am not sure about the battery life when listening to music, although I wouldn't reccomend buying a PSP solely for music.Jason_A
You've gota have a custom/bigger battery.
Yeah - this guy is way off - the PSP does not play games for 7-8 hours - THIS IS COMPLETELY FALSE.
I don't think he has a spare battery or anything or he would have mentioned it.
The PSP can last like 3-5 hours playing games.
yep 3-5 hours, and try not to keep the backlight level so high also.
I would agree that the PSP is not such a great replacement for an MP3 mainly due to its inability to shuffle songs and because of it's fairly limited memory. It's battery doesn't last as long as I thought, since it only goes approximately five hours when continuously gaming. When listening to music though, I would think it would go much longer than that.sthadji
Wow, I would have though that it would last longer than five hours. I could easily spend five hours playing games each day during the summer.
[QUOTE="sthadji"]I would agree that the PSP is not such a great replacement for an MP3 mainly due to its inability to shuffle songs and because of it's fairly limited memory. It's battery doesn't last as long as I thought, since it only goes approximately five hours when continuously gaming. When listening to music though, I would think it would go much longer than that.hedgehogmaster
Wow, I would have though that it would last longer than five hours. I could easily spend five hours playing games each day during the summer.
Well i have never taken my PSP outside.
So i never have a battery problem, since i can charge and play it, if the battery runs out.
Oh a full charge 5.XX hours. Playing games like GTA load alot and that drains your battery. Personally I knept readying about how bad that battery life was but I really havn't noticed unless I go on a road trip. Ya, I forgot where I found it but I think the movies name was Killing Time. The freaking movie is free and it comes formatted for the PSP. Not an awesome movie by a long shot. I still enjoyed it
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