seamonkey420

people don't realize that downloading 6GB is a lot longer time than waiting an hour for it to install locally.

digital distribution will only be the de facto once we see fiber connections widespread in consumer homes. so no going to be soon. plus, we are now starting to see bandwidth caps on our home internet connections and i can't imagine size of games going down. my Mass Effect 2 download from the PSN took about a week over DSL. i know, dsl but its all i could get in my area (i went from having 20Mbps down/10Mbps up to 5Mbs down/756Kbps up)

so yea, its not just the physical media factor but the bandwidth or lack of combined w/game sizes. its easy to say this when your game is under 1GB. just my .02

@Nintendo Tim
i wonder if sony will perhaps add a dlna server feature to it to let it share data to your ps3 and other dlna ready devices (tv, bluray players, phones, etc)?

one thing i do imagine seeing w/the PSP2 is:

portable near console gaming

sync your ps3 controllers to it, hook it up to your hdtv via minihdmi to hdmi cable or prob the usual proprietery cable connevtor and bam!

nearly full PS3 level gaming on a portable that can act like a full home console.

just saying.. that would be sweet!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!

@laser beams

the main point of soundbars is that people DONT want to have to run rear speakers or wires or have the space.

of course a true multi channel surround system w/6-9 speakers will trump a sound bar.

this is for us that don't have the space or want to run tons of speaker wire to our rear speakers but still get a semi-decent 'quasi-dolby' experience.

@aughscreennames and those would be??? i don't see any examples..

soundbars like this are not cheap. if they are, they sound as good as they cost from my experience.

http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHMP_enUS291US312&aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=soundbar#q=sound+bars+home+theater&hl=en&rlz=1C1CHMP_enUS291US312&prmd=ivs&source=univ&tbs=shop:1&tbo=u&ei=sBW2TIzWDdDFswbhu7C1CA&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDUQrQQwAA&fp=5a996d56de453056

$280 for a Sony one is looking like a pretty good price imo.

@juanvaldez back in my sony ericsson days, most carriers branded the roms and in turn lock the mp3 as ringtones features and other cool things. flash an unbranded firmware via davinci server and features all back :)

as for tmobile, Tmo is very lax these days!

i still get full 3G data on my nexus one with my old $5.99 Tzones data plan, tethering included. :)

@pi rules nope, i'd say it isn't since it has pinch to zoom homescreen features alone (thats senseui-ish). :)

i just tried that on my n1 w/stock froyo and no love.

@BlackedOut lolz

yea, froyo is very tasty indeed. been rocking it for a while. tried the desire hacked rom for n1 but battery life was killing me (which is prob fixed now but am liking 2.2 too much to go back)

@BurntChrome

i'd guess most likely yes. if anything, you may need to use a different apn for data than what normally is set (epc.tmobile.com is still the most common apn for data plans)

you could get voice by setting up a SIP phone/account, not the easiest or most reliable voip phone setup but its free. :) i use it on my ipads 3g data as a secondary phone to call out with if i'm hotspotting my nexus one. using 4 services to get incoming/outgoing voip calls for free (sipgate, google voice, sip sorcery, and pbxes)

@csnoke @Xoy

true, very true. i guess i'm a sucker for a different dumb phone to take out on my more 'adventurous' nights on the town. don't wanna lose my nexus one after a night of debauchery

then again, i did buy a watch phone from china too, hehe (btw, it sucked too; ok hardware, horrible software)