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FmanFORPS3
January 28th, 2005, 07:38 PM
when i saw the headphone jack on the left of the psp theres a little slot beside where the headphone actually enters http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/FmanFORPS3/slot.jpg theres a rectangular slot http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/FmanFORPS3/slot2.jpg.


In a MiniDisk player theres the same thing and the rectangular slot is for the radio to work :http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/FmanFORPS3/MD.jpg.
so does this mean theres a radio in the PSP?
snake_fisher
January 28th, 2005, 09:53 PM
from the info uve given us:yes
from my predictions:yes since the radio isnt such a hard feature add and considering all the features PSP has, it would be smart to add it....
FmanFORPS3
January 29th, 2005, 05:53 AM
i wish there was something official. i dont know why sony hasnt said anything about this :? is there anything official about this :?:
Dru22
January 30th, 2005, 07:24 PM
It would be awesome to have a radio. But Sony hasn't said anything about this yet. What about mp3's, are they going to be able to be put on a memory card and played?
FmanFORPS3
January 30th, 2005, 07:54 PM
yes, they have confirmed that, but it actually depends on how much memory you have, cause if you have just a little, you obviously wont be able to fit many songs in the memory...
Playstation4life
January 30th, 2005, 07:57 PM
They have even been speculation in a connect service that utilises the wi-fi capabilitys.
ozone
February 1st, 2005, 09:46 AM
Radio sounds good, but will there be a radio recorder like on some mp3 players? I think that'd be a nice touch, saving songs from the radio directly to the Memory Stick. It wouldn't be CD quality but its good for when your traveling and not able to illegally download music on the fly. :lol:
psp_88_2006
February 1st, 2005, 07:53 PM
Radio man if this is true sonys only missing the popcorn
Colonel Cortez
February 1st, 2005, 09:13 PM
My guess would be yes since They are making Cell phone sets and Software for the PSP. Since it can hook up to hot spots everywhere it has endless possibilities regarding internet and such, Sony has already released a net browser(like Internet explorer, Opra and mozilla firefox wich i use:)). But this beta wasnt suposed to be downloadable because it had some bugs, so a few people who downloaded it to thei PSP are having some problems, thoose who got theese problems got the PSP fixed for free(waranty and stuff :))

Here is a link too an article about the cellphone capabillities:)

http://psp.ign.com/articles/581/581103p1.html



And Dru22 Mp3's are playable on the PSP, you just simply just hook up your PSP to a computer and transfer the files just like you would with an iPod.
It also suports Attrac 3 and Attrac3+ for thoose who use this format, it's suports MPEG 4 and a couple of other video formats :)

Here is a link to iPSP

http://psp.ign.com/articles/573/573413p1.html

you should read it
Crimson_King
February 2nd, 2005, 07:29 PM
The radio in my opinon is not needed at all, i mean i have one in my MP3 player and i never use it, one reason being that the signal is never strong enough and im willing to bet that the PSP radio would be just as week as mine so it wouldnt be that great anyways.
Constantine827
February 2nd, 2005, 08:41 PM
well the PSP is the "jack of all trades" in multimedia devices, so if there is a feature someone doesnt like they dont have to use it. all of these features make the PSP very expensive to manufacture, so sony may be going to far with the endless amount of capabilities in the PSP.

i agree with crimson_king's opinion though, a radio is a little ridiculous dont you think :lol:
FmanFORPS3
February 2nd, 2005, 09:31 PM
well, i assume that Sony put in a radio because this is the first portable system, so they wanted to put everything that could be put into it to try to make it supirior to other portables.. But i do use my radio on my MD player somtimes and the signal isnt that weak, especially if I'm outside.
Crimson_King
February 4th, 2005, 07:16 PM
but who is outside playing video games? and trying to stuff all this into one, some being very cool and nifty and others like the radio in my opinion is a waste of space for the things that wouldnt be used much.
FmanFORPS3
February 4th, 2005, 11:45 PM
yes, I agree if there is a radio, it wont be used much, but as I said, it wont be used much, so it will be used sooner or later.
watashi
February 5th, 2005, 09:17 AM
Well...they could always put xm radio *whistles*
Crimson_King
February 6th, 2005, 01:37 AM
that would be cool but i dont think that is feasible, and or practical.
PeanutButterMunky
February 6th, 2005, 01:38 AM
Radio just seems a little outdated to me. I wouldn't ever use the feature if they had it.
Crimson_King
February 6th, 2005, 01:39 AM
well thats what I was saying befor but XM radio would be pretty cool.
FmanFORPS3
February 14th, 2005, 10:35 PM
I think I answered my own question about the radio, it seems here :
http://www.mypsp.co.uk/largepics/aab.jpg
it has the something very very similar to the remote attached to make the radio work on the MD:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/FmanFORPS3/AAAMD.jpg
so now im positive that if you buy that attachment, you'll be able to use the radio
Kojo
February 14th, 2005, 10:44 PM
Yeah. Sony confirmed that awhile ago. Radio sounds great.
FmanFORPS3
March 26th, 2005, 07:13 PM
its wierd that they havent said anything about this. I wonder when or even if they're going to mention the radio cause they could be making profit...
mckmas8808
March 26th, 2005, 10:46 PM
Dumb ***** Sony :x . I love Sony like a wife, you know you love her but they make you so angry sometimes. WHY NOT MENTION THIS SONY!!!! :x Honestly I'm scared to buy the radio because I think its not going to work.
Thegamingdwarf
March 26th, 2005, 11:11 PM
Looks a slick add on and potentailly a useful one. Way to go sony making old inventions look and seem slicker than ever.
Jesus1
April 1st, 2005, 08:39 PM
No there is no radio. The slot is were you plug in the head phones and the remote for the head phone
FmanFORPS3
April 2nd, 2005, 01:08 AM
I think I answered my own question about the radio, it seems here :
http://www.mypsp.co.uk/largepics/aab.jpg
it has the something very very similar to the remote attached to make the radio work on the MD:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/FmanFORPS3/AAAMD.jpg
so now im positive that if you buy that attachment, you'll be able to use the radio

like I said, you have to buy that accessory if you want a radio. So i guess ya the PSP doesnt have a radio, but you can get a radio for it...
qzain
May 29th, 2005, 10:29 AM
Any more info on the Cellphone capabilities with the PSP ??
wasnt there anything about it at E3 ??
The Chocobo Kid
June 11th, 2005, 10:55 PM
were can i buy a accessory radio for my psp.
FmanFORPS3
June 12th, 2005, 12:16 AM
were can i buy a accessory radio for my psp.

Right now it doesn’t appear like they're selling a radio accessory for the PSP, but they probably release it sooner or later...
cmac2128
June 14th, 2005, 01:39 AM
from what i heard yes but i'm not completely sure
KHgamer17
June 22nd, 2005, 07:12 AM
The reason the jack that came with the PSP has that chip thing is so that you can change tracks using the control on the cord. A radio may come out as an accessorie but that doesnt have anything to do with why the packaged jack is how it is.
FmanFORPS3
June 22nd, 2005, 05:35 PM
The reason the jack that came with the PSP has that chip thing is so that you can change tracks using the control on the cord. A radio may come out as an accessorie but that doesnt have anything to do with why the packaged jack is how it is.

Yeah, before when that was posted (Jan 28) we didn’t know there was a remote for the PSP, or at least didn’t know the remote had something other than a headphone output...