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Handhelds: DS vs. PSP<br />
Touchscreens may be the new black, but don’t tell Sony. Its newly retooled PSP handheld aims<br />
to steal the spotlight from the relentlessly fun, dual-LCD-sporting Nintendo DS Lite. Can Sony<br />
succeed? May the best manufacturer win. —STEVEN LECKART<br />
Model Price Games Day-to-Day Play Wired Tired Rating<br />
Nintendo DS Lite (A)<br />
nintendo.com<br />
Sony PSP (B)<br />
us.playstation.com<br />
CONSOLES<br />
DESKTOP<br />
GAMING PCS<br />
HAND-<br />
HELDS<br />
LCD GAMING<br />
MONITORS<br />
Gaming Gear<br />
Model Price Sound Connectivity Max Resolution Online Options Rating<br />
Nintendo Wii $250 Dolby Pro Logic II Component 480p<br />
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite $450<br />
Sony PlayStation 3 (80 GB) $599<br />
1 4 6 WIRED TEST<br />
Dolby Digital 5.1, WMA Pro,<br />
DTS 5.1, 2-channel PCM<br />
Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD<br />
Master Audio<br />
HDMI 1.2a 1080p<br />
Virtual Console ($5–$10 per game),<br />
Internet Channel ($5 download)<br />
1-year Xbox Live Silver Membership<br />
(included)<br />
HDMI 1.3a 1080p PlayStation Home (free) 6<br />
Model Price Processor Memory Graphics Card Hard Drive<br />
HP Blackbird 002 $5,450<br />
Dell XPS 720 H2C $7,879<br />
Velocity Micro<br />
Raptor DCX Custom<br />
$130 New games like Jam<br />
Sessions are emerging to<br />
exploit the DS touchscreen<br />
in creative ways. Quirky<br />
titles like Drawn To Life<br />
(with Wi-Fi support) are<br />
also proliferating rapidly.<br />
$5,510<br />
Gateway FX530XT $4,408<br />
Intel Core 2 Extreme<br />
quad-core<br />
Intel Core 2 Extreme<br />
quad-core<br />
Intel Core 2 Extreme<br />
dual-core<br />
Intel Core 2 Extreme<br />
quad-core<br />
2 GB DDR2 1066 Dual ATI HD 2900 XTs<br />
4 GB DDR2 800<br />
2 GB DDR2 800<br />
2 GB DDR2 667<br />
Dual Nvidia GeForce<br />
8800 GTX<br />
Dual Nvidia EVGA<br />
8800 Ultras<br />
Nvidia GeForce<br />
8800 GTX<br />
150 GB<br />
10,000 rpm<br />
2 x 160 GB<br />
10,000 rpm<br />
150 GB<br />
10,000 rpm<br />
2 x 500 GB<br />
7,200 rpm<br />
8<br />
7<br />
PREY<br />
Benchmark (fps) Rating<br />
234 9<br />
141 8<br />
169 8<br />
128 6<br />
Model Price Weight (ounces) Screen Size (inches) Resolution (pixels) Outputs Rating<br />
Nintendo DS Lite $130 7.7 3 256 x 192 None 8<br />
Sony PSP $170 6.6 4.3 480 x 272 Component 7<br />
Model Price<br />
$170 Tons of ported PS2 titles,<br />
plus new spins on old classics<br />
like Silent Hill: Origins<br />
will debut later this year.<br />
333-MHz CPU ensures<br />
future titles will have better<br />
frame rates and graphics.<br />
Scorecard<br />
Screen Size<br />
(inches)<br />
We coaxed a solid week of<br />
use from a single battery<br />
charge. Protective clamshell<br />
design eliminates need for a<br />
case. Truly portable—weighs<br />
less than 8 ounces and<br />
actually fits in a pocket!<br />
Same footprint as the firstgen<br />
PSP, but now 33 percent<br />
lighter and 19 percent thinner.<br />
Our battery pooped out<br />
after five hours. A planned<br />
2,200-mAh power pack will<br />
add juice—and likely girth.<br />
Gateway XHD3000 $1,700 30 2,560 x 1,600<br />
Enjoyable range of cartoony<br />
to brain-boosting titles in a<br />
tidy, elegant package at a<br />
virtually unbeatable price.<br />
Better-late-than-never DS<br />
Browser ($30) maximizes<br />
dual-screen capabilities.<br />
Exquisite 4.3-inch, 480 x<br />
272–pixel screen. New videoout<br />
port funnels handheld<br />
action to a big screen. Welldesigned<br />
integrated browser.<br />
64 megs of RAM means<br />
faster loads.<br />
A B<br />
Resolution<br />
(pixels) Inputs<br />
Dual-link DVI, HDMI, component,<br />
S-video, composite, VGA, 6 USB 2.0<br />
No video or MP3s unless<br />
you install home-brewed<br />
enhancements. Proprietary<br />
plastic headset isn’t too<br />
comfy. Lack of Flash support<br />
in DS Browser means that<br />
YouTube is a no-go.<br />
Some UMD films cost more<br />
than their DVD counterparts.<br />
Proprietary media<br />
manager is PC-only. (Sorry,<br />
Mac-heads.) Limited-edition<br />
models will undoubtedly<br />
cost big bucks.<br />
Response Time<br />
(milliseconds) Rating<br />
6 8<br />
Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP-HC $669 24 1,920 x 1,200 DVI-D, VGA 6 7<br />
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW $350 22 1,680 x 1,050 DVI (HDCP) 2 6<br />
NEC MultiSync LCD2470WNX $820 24 1,920 x 1,200 DVI, VGA 6 5<br />
8<br />
7
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