[Warhawk]

I've been really thinking of selling my P2 and getting 2 8gb micro sd cards for it for about $33 each.

I mean, thats 16gb of storage(plus my 4gb for games/homebrew), tons of ds games to play(way better than samsung games), double screens, it has tons of homebrew applications and hacks.
It plays ogg, flac, wav, mp3, etc etc etc...
Bad thing, only plays a certain video file which is utterly crap, since the dual processors are so slow.
But I'd rather play the games anyways.

And right now I've been testing the battery.
It's currently at about 20 hours(as of right now, I'll update when it dies) of running music out of headphones, and I have turned it off/on about 10 times because I didn't think it would last this long lol.

Only bad thing about it is that it's BIG, I don't mind the heavy part but it's not nearly as portable as my P2.

Also, the sound is really clean out of the DS, very flat, and it goes very loud.
And the speakers are a +.
Only bad thing is no EQ, unless I find an app for this.

I've even used this in my car through the front aux since I forgot my P2, and it sounded great and loud at only like half the volume.


Anyone else use a DS as a backup for a PMP?
Of course, if anyone has a supercard, or some other card to hack it.

 

[david21]

I used to use my DS to play mp3 through my car speakers and for portable music purposes. That was pretty much the only reason why I purchased the DS in the first place. But once I received my Sony Walkman, I've never touched my DS since

 

[Zero000]

If you're willing to go through all that trouble to do so, go ahead. I never really tried putting songs on my DS cause it was too much of a hassle (turning on the DS and running Moonshell and then finding the song) and SD cards were quite pricy when I first got my flashcart.

Look into the CycloDS or other flashcarts that have SDHC support, 32 gigs on a SD card...

 

[ZarakiSan]

Meh, I was very disappointed in the output from the DS. It would distort in Moonshell, and it didn't go loud enough for my tastes. I run my Zune at 8/9 of 20...

 

[Pikachoa]

Don't. The quality you get out of a DS's output is garbage. Having a dedicated music player is so much better than using a gaming device for music. I've used my PSP for a long while, but it was too heavy, and killed the battery for gaming. First day I used my DS with moonshell, the sound distorted, wasn't loud enough, and it was just a big mess.

Edit: CycloDS, ftw.

 

[elmer_42]

I want to get an R4 soon. They look very neat. However, I don't think that the DS is an apt music player. The games, however, are fantastic.

 

[david21]

Have you guys seen what the M3 Sakura is capable of? Here's a link:
YouTube - M3 sakura ENG.

 

[Pikachoa]

CycloDS is still superior to the M3/R4 series. (Same build) You can play games that use heavy wifi loads, such as Mario Party, on the Cyclo. Until R4/M3 fix this in their cards, I'd go Cyclo all the way.

Edit: Supercard and Cyclo are the main ones that can use MicroSDHC cards. There are others, but I can't remember them from the top of my head.

 

[Warhawk]

I'm not worried about battery life, as its about 23 hours.
Also I can buy another battery from radioshack for $5, so that's not a big deal.

And I use supercard which can use SDHC, plus 8gigs for $33 is not a lot of money.

Also, I use the supercard firmware and the sound is great, no distortion.
It couldn't distort with my er4p's since the volume doesn't go past like 20-30%, and I used it with my car at about 70-80% and there was no distortion.

If only I could find a way to EQ it...

 

[elmer_42]

I just found a review of the CycloDS on gbatemp.net, and I'm impressed! Once I can, I'm going to get it.

 

[Zephyron]

The CycloDS is rather expensive.

At present, there are cheaper alternatives that perform better price/performance ratio wise.

 

[Tomikans]

I don't mind the lack of microsdhc support that the R4 has, but if you got the latest firmware updates, then your r4 should be able to run most games without any problems.

ds though isn't a good alternative Dap

 

[faichiu]

nds 's output hiss like crazy.

 

[Pikachoa]

If you're about to jump on the CycloDS wagon, I recommend ordering the Cyclo from realhotstuff.com. (CycloDS Evolution)

I ordered and received mine in 3 days. Newegg also has the best prices for MicroSD(HC) cards.

 

[basic-chanel]

While I do adore my DS and rarely leave home without it, as others have said, it is really not a good device for audio. But it may be a fun experiment nonetheless.