Yeah, you can still run normal games from the UMD drive :)
Oh me too. That's what I like about the GP2X, the people who use it are generally more computer oriented and know what they are doing. PSP communities are full of dumbasses screaming "OMG MY PSP BRICKED! HELP! I TRIED TO DOWNGRADE 3.03...
Yeah, I haven't experienced any of this so called "ghosting" on my psp. All the graphics looks fine to me. If they combined the best of the psp and the best of the gp2x, it would be a great handheld :D the only two things I absolutely HATE about the psp is the odd speaker placement and the weird...
I used to play a game with a friend on MSN similar to this, and I loved it :)
Now I will be able to take it anywhere! The music seems more fitted from what I have heard so far too :D
Yeah, make sure you are using the correct batteries (like the ones already said). Using the improper ones will make the GP2X go funky, and they only last for like 5-10 minutes.