Anyone have any experience with the GP2X?

**mountain_rage** · July 10th, 2009, 09:17 PM

Was looking at this portable device, but I'm not sure I want to put down the cash on something I've never heard anyone own. Do any of you guys and gals have experience with the console? How is it?

http://www.gamersection.ca/product_i...roducts_id=884

**Signa** · July 11th, 2009, 12:43 AM

I've seen some very cool stuff on it, but the Pandora looked nicer to me. I've never used any of them though.

**mountain_rage** · July 11th, 2009, 06:48 PM

The Pandora is nice, but its twice the price, so I'm not sure its worth it. There were a couple options I looked at I can list them here.

Pandora - 330$

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_%28console%29

Texas Instruments OMAP3530 System-on-Chip with Cortex-A8 at 600MHz [14][15]
256MB DDR-333 SDRAM[14]
512MB NAND FLASH memory[14]
IVA2+ audio and video processor (based on the TMS320C64x+ DSP Core at 430MHz) using Texas Instruments's DaVinci technology[14]
ARM Cortex-A8 superscalar microprocessor core[14]
PowerVR SGX 530 (110 MHz) OpenGL ES 2.0 compliant 3D hardware[14]
Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g[14]
Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (3Mbit/s) (Class 2, +4dBm)[14]
800x480 resolution touchscreen LCD, 4.3" widescreen, 16.7 million colors (300 cd/m2 brightness, 450:1 contrast ratio)[14]
Dual analog nubs; 15mm diameter, concave, 2.5mm travel from centre[14][16]
Full gamepad controls plus shoulder buttons[14]
Dual SDHC card slots (currently supporting up to 32GB of storage each, supports SDIO)[14]
Headphone output up to 150mW/channel into 16 ohms, 99dB SNR[14]
TV output (composite and S-Video)[14]
Internal microphone plus ability to connect external microphone through headset[14]
43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad[14]
USB 2.0 OTG port (480Mb/s) with capability to charge the Pandora[14]
USB 2.0 HOST port (480Mb/s) capable of providing standard 500mA current to attached devices[14]
Externally accessible UART for hardware hacking and debugging[14]
Brick prevention with integrated bootloader for safe code experimentation[14]
Runs the Linux kernel (2.6.x)[14]
4000mAH rechargeable lithium polymer battery[17][18]
Estimated 8.5-10+ hour battery life for games, 10+ hour battery life for video and general applications, and theoretically 100+ hours for music playback (with backlight off and maximum power management)[19][20]
Dimensions: 140x83x27mm (5.51x3.27x1.06 in)[14]
Weight: 335 g[21]

GP2X - Wiz 180$

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X_Wiz

Chipset: MagicEyes Pollux System-on-a-Chip
CPU: 533MHz ARM9 3D Accelerator
NAND Flash Memory: 1 GB
RAM: SDRAM 64 MB
Operating System: GNU/Linux-based OS
Storage: SD Card (with SDHC support)
Connection to PC: USB 2.0 High Speed
USB Host: USB 2.0
Power: Internal 2000mAh Lithium Polymer Battery (approx. 7 hours game/video playback)
Display: 320×240 2.8 inch AMOLED Touch Screen
Microphone Input
Physical size: 121 mm wide, 61 mm high, 18 mm deep
Weight: 98 g (without battery), 136 g (with battery)
3D Acceleration and TV Out
Chipset supports OpenGL ES 1.1
133M Texel/sec, 1.33M Polygon/sec [11][12].