Steppenwolf Posted June 26, 2006 Report Posted June 26, 2006 I received it last thursday so i had a little time to fiddle around with it and collect some first impressions. The device itself: The build quality is mediocre imo. It's acceptable but could be better. Some parts feel a little like cheap plastic. On the other hand it is very light. The two rechargables seem to be the heaviest part of it. Controls could be a little more ergonomic. The display is very good. It's very bright and full of contrast. Even in bright sunlight i was able to see something. The software: The preinstalled firmware is easy to understand. Although the gp2x can be a geek tool for linux coders also non geeks should have no problems to use the handheld. Installing software is a little more complex as on usual handhelds/consoles tho. You always have to read the readme to know where to place files on your sd card, fiddle around with different settings for the emulatet games etc. But thats part of the fun imo. You dont have to write scripts to use the device if you dont want to! There are a lot of homebrewn games already. My personal focus is on emulators and interpretors tho. Snes, Genesis and lower nintendo/sega console emulators run very well with full speed and sound. Neo Geo is a little complex to get to work but from what i know most games should run full speed with sound. Amiga runs a little slow yet but i managed to get a few games to work in playable speed with sound. There are also emulators for many other consoles and computers. Scummvm (old lucas arts adventures) run perfect. Same goes for Ultima VII (omg!). Video and music playback works fine. My rechargables (2x2600 mAh) last for around 2-3 hours when watching movies. Games probably longer except they run overclocked (how much batteries last depends a lot on how much cpu speed the programs use). I must say i'm happy with my gp2x. It seems to be worth its money. Its cool to go out of the house and have so much entertainment fun in only one device and on one 2GB sd card. Best part is that i dont have to spent additional money for games. The web is full with legal and illegal ( ) software that runs on the gp2x. Quote
Steppenwolf Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Posted June 26, 2006 185,- Euro for the naked gp2x All together around 260,- Euro. Quote
D L T Posted June 26, 2006 Report Posted June 26, 2006 I have a gp32 and would like to try the gp2x out at some point. Just low on funds right now. Is mario cart on the snes at full speed? Quote
Minos Posted June 26, 2006 Report Posted June 26, 2006 what is it? http://www.mapcore.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5499 *edit* damn you zappy Quote
zaphod Posted June 26, 2006 Report Posted June 26, 2006 what is it? http://www.mapcore.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5499 *edit* damn you mino Quote
RD Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 this review is pretty bad. Post some screens, images of games, etc. Quote
ctswin Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 Good review. Here are some pictures, since some people seem aren't capable of google image searching standard gp2x menu gp2x using tv out you should know what megadrive, snes, scumm etc looks like so ¬¬ Quote
sensee Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 seems to be the perfect timekiller for long flights. Quote
RD Posted June 27, 2006 Report Posted June 27, 2006 Good review. Here are some pictures, since some people seem aren't capable of google image searching I know what the thing looks like, but a review is more than just a block of text. Imagine going to a gaming site reading a review of super mario universe with a link to google for the screens :roll: Quote
Steppenwolf Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Posted June 27, 2006 sorry but i have more important things to do then writing 2 hours on a review. i just wanted to share my first impressions with you. I postet links about the device in the other thread btw. Quote
Steppenwolf Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Posted June 28, 2006 cool shit, this month a community coder discovered a memory hack that will enable full speed psx emulation and will improove the gfx quality of the gp2x in general the newest neo geo emu uses the hack already and runs 10-20 fps faster then before. Full speed Amiga emulating will be possible too soon. Quote
ctswin Posted June 28, 2006 Report Posted June 28, 2006 yeah, now everyone is rushing to implement it Quote
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