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Posted: Jan 16th 2007 4:45AM (Unverified) said

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Typo!! Supports isn't spelt supporst :P

Posted: Jan 16th 2007 5:16AM (Unverified) said

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That's very true! I'll fix that.

Posted: Jan 16th 2007 5:57AM (Unverified) said

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Amazon and TigerDirect have it listed at $64.99...

Posted: Jan 16th 2007 7:56AM (Unverified) said

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I bought this when it came out last month. It's 2-3 times faster than PSPVideo 9 or Sony's encoder. Unfortunately, it cannot produce 16:9 videos--4:3 only. Maybe they can fix this with a firmware update if we pester them.

Posted: Jan 16th 2007 9:29AM (Unverified) said

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Thanks drivendriver! I've been wondering that ever since I first heard of this thing. What the heck is the point of 4:3 video on a beautiful 16:9 screen? Google video has the same problem. ipod video & psp video format is the same... well, until ipod comes up with a 16:9, at least. xP

Posted: Jan 16th 2007 1:32PM epobirs said

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The inability to fully access the PSP's full screen resolution for video stored on Memory Stick is entirely a Sony choice. It's built into the firmware and developers of video applications have no choice in the matter.

The failure of UMD as a distribution format for non-game content has not yet sunk in for Sony. Perhaps they still think there is value in limiting full screen usage to material purchase from an online Sony store.

If this device provided the same support for conversion to the Divx format, it would be a lot more useful. Like many, I use Divx for my archival storage.

Posted: Jan 16th 2007 3:15PM (Unverified) said

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Wasn't this first seen on engadget months ago?

Posted: Jan 16th 2007 4:29PM (Unverified) said

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Full screen is easily done using pspvideo9 or pspenc. But you're right in that full resolution cannot be attained until there's a firmware update. Meh, not like I want to waste that much memory stick space on a hi-res video anyways. Maybe after the 32Gb drive comes out... then we'll talk. XD

Posted: Jan 18th 2007 12:26AM nExtinction said

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"The failure of UMD as a distribution format for non-game content has not yet sunk in for Sony"

Because it has not failed to Sony, people are still buying it. Quit buying into anti-sony hype

Posted: Jan 18th 2007 12:26AM nExtinction said

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Also 3.03OE-B removes restrictions on videos. You can do fullscreen AVC

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