Anyone Holding Off To See If The Gizmondo....

[sinkyboy2000]

Just found out about the Gizmondo today. Same price as the GP2X give or take. Seems to have much more functionality and a 400Mz processor.

Only problem is that it's not open source and there may be a lack of a community growing that would encourage devs to code for it.

To be honest, I think it looks much more impressive than the GP2X and woud be a better system to get if it is eventually cracked.

I'm very willing to be persuaded otherwise though

 

[garengarch]

gizmondoforums.com - a quick read there might point you in the direction of the gp2x.

 

[Squidge]

It's already been cracked. Twice. However, people don't wan't to make there cracks public. Simple reason is that once the protection is removed, piracy will be rife - people were already asking about copying game SD cards when it was mentioned that a certain method worked, so people don't want to be blamed for the piracy when it happens.

However, the battery and LCD on the Gizmondo are complete crap LCD is way too small, the 60 second startup time is worse, and the "standby" mode seems to last about a day before the batteries die. On top of that there seems to be about 3 hb developers for it.

There are some "wanna be hackers" on the Gizmondoforums, but these are to be taken with a pinch of salt.

My advice would be that if your interested in emulation - buy a GP2X or GP32, and if your interested in commercial games, buy a PSP.

 

[sinkyboy2000]

It's already been cracked. Twice. However, people don't wan't to make there cracks public. Simple reason is that once the protection is removed, piracy will be rife - people were already asking about copying game SD cards when it was mentioned that a certain method worked, so people don't want to be blamed for the piracy when it happens.

However, the battery and LCD on the Gizmondo are complete crap LCD is way too small, the 60 second startup time is worse, and the "standby" mode seems to last about a day before the batteries die. On top of that there seems to be about 3 hb developers for it.

There are some "wanna be hackers" on the Gizmondoforums, but these are to be taken with a pinch of salt.

My advice would be that if your interested in emulation - buy a GP2X or GP32, and if your interested in commercial games, buy a PSP.

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Should have said - my main interest is emulation and homebrew. I've seen the light - GP2X it is.

 

[garengarch]

If you can get one cheap on ebay - fair enough.
Its a nice unit, that feels good in the hands.
The original battery is crap as Squidge says, there is an improved version out - but that will cost you extra.
The gps/satnav is good, but (other than giving you a long/lat) will cost you another £140 on top of the unit price to be car-usable.
mp3 playback is fine, sms messaging works, email will cost you extra.
Films in wmv are ok (if you get the right sd card/encoding)

I'd love to see emus and quake etc on it (or on mine) - it doesn't look likely.



edit: shite too long typing - ignore this reply

 

[Julius]

Not to forget the the company behind the gizmondo is close to beeing shutdown (it more or less bankrupt, and the ceo's have stepped down due to connections with the swedish mafia).

Gamepark (Holdings) is strange and all, but I wouldn't touch anything from the gizmondo company with a 10 foot pole!

 

[Quiest]

A Mafia handheld? ... ... ... there is a swedish Mafia???

 

[Vimacs]

never heard of ikea?

 

[Jacxz]

Not the maffia... lol

just some old guys that got out from jail and spend there money investing in gizmondo and got some high posts in the company too...
I read in a swedish paper about it and soo..

Not too good for the gizmondo at all but its not the maffia but they're likely pretty high up in the gangster ranking though.. but what can I tell just after just reading some newspaper...


So garengarch you got a Gizmondo what do you think of it...

 

[garengarch]

as I said above I like it, but it will probably end up as a full-time satnav though.
homebrew would be sweet, but its not going to happen soon.
I just hope I can get a copy of the satnav software before they go down the pan - its out-of-stock atm grrr