Thinking of getting a PSP - Can they be uesd as MP3 players?

If PSPs can be used as MP3 players, what is the maximum storage (I guess you would get a 2GB stick and you could get as many as you want theoretically)?

How is the display set up for flipping through your music and stuff?

Can you synch it with iTunes?

Thanks for any info. 

If PSPs can be used as MP3 players, what is the maximum storage (I guess you would get a 2GB stick and you could get as many as you want theoretically)?

How is the display set up for flipping through your music and stuff?

Can you synch it with iTunes?

Thanks for any info.

Jason_A

The psp maxium storage depends on how big ur memory stick on average 250-1g 500-2G and so on the

the display for flipping through music is simple it displays a list with all ur music and u can scroll up and down using the directional keys even while listing to ur music or if u can just use the shoulder buttons the switch through the song.  it comes with a remote so u dont have to take it out of ur pocket to change volume and stuff.

no there is no itunes sync songs must be transfered manully to the music folder which is how i like it there are no play list but u can oranize ur music into folders which u createin the MUSIC folder but it will only play music one folder deep so u can have folders inside a folder.

overall the controls allow for eazy and fast browsing of ur music transfering files to ur psp is also eazy the organization features of music are a little lacking the visualizer is a nice touch but only one is actually nice to watch and most of the time u wont even be wtaching it.  

The only real problem with using the psp for music is it is no where near as loud as on ipd,zen or any other mp3 player for that fact it will proably sae u from hearing loss but u wont be able to enjoy ur music as much that and the size of the psp and no hard drive also being expensive u'd be better off with some thing else for music/.

actually there is a program that you can sync your iTunes with the psp. im trying to find it now.

EDIT: here it is. what it does is it streams your iTunes library to your psp over RSS, so you dont have to actually put any songs on your memory stick (even though you can using the program) if your using WIFI.

OK - thanks for the info.

 While not being able to synch with iTunes (outside of the RSS option) sucks, the remote control feature seems really useful.

 Any other opinions on the PSP as a an MP3 player? 

The mechanics of the PSP as a music player has already been answered, so I'll talk about my experiecnes with it.

As I use my PSP as a multimedia device, having videos, music and games all at once is very handy, and I use it in lieu of my iPod now. It has decent enough sound quality, and a little better bass than the iPods. As for the volume, on earphones, it's a tad low.

But that can depend on the earphones you're using. From the ones I've used with the PSP, my original iPod earphones from the 2nd gen mini is significantly lower in volume production than the new black-spongey-thing-less iPod earphones by about a factor of 50%. But the "cheapo" $10 gummi earphones my sister got at Best Buy trumps even the new iPod earphones by at least 25%, so I guess it depends.

It's a solid enough music player, especially if you don't want to carry too much.

OK - thanks for the info.

While not being able to synch with iTunes (outside of the RSS option) sucks, the remote control feature seems really useful.

Any other opinions on the PSP as a an MP3 player?

 

Jason_A

check out this article on PSP Fanboy. If you download itunes plus you can get itunes music on your psp