Actually as crazy as it sounds, it's not crazy at all. I'm currently watching the Political Debates right now not on my TV, not on my computer monitor and not on any traditional device. No, I'm actually watching it on my Wacom Cintiq drawing tablet's LCD screen. Surprisingly it doubles as a great monitor in a pinch and a smaller device, like a PSP would have even higher quality picture for video/display due to the smaller size and closeness of pixels. I think this has a lot of potential in the long run and if Sony were to support it, I'd be all for it.

goomba478

@MiltyKiss:

Thanks everyone for the answer, you guys rock :)

lestat730

PSP+computer=new DS

SoccerHawk

Hmmm... thats a great app, but I don't know what use is having a psp for a monitor anyway...

Shijirou

@ryivanV2: Yeah, I agree. You can only do so much when you're losing money on consoles, and they've done a pretty good job at allowing some free perks too.

bangbangblah

@MiltyKiss: ack, definitely missed your reply. sorry!

zerokenta

@MiltyKiss: Rawr!

+ Watch video

MiltyKiss

@MiltyKiss:

MiltyKiss

@TheXanadu: Embrace homebrew? You do know you can install linux on the PS3 and its fully supported.

And that on this you can install things like N64 emulators that work with this sixaxis?

ryivanV2

@lestat730: It's a track from Silent Hill 3 called "You're Not Here" by Akira Yamaoka featuring Melissa Williamson.

:)

zerokenta

@lestat730: You're Not Here by Akira Yamaoka

MiltyKiss

@NiGHTSSTUDiO: That's a good idea :)

Adam Barenblat

This is pretty cool. Also... can anyone name that song and what band plays it? I kind of like it and I'd love to hear more :)

lestat730

I can see a practical use of placing all your shortcuts in that screen.

NiGHTSSTUDiO

God... if only Sony would embrace homebrew... Look at the stuff like Little Big Planet- if they encouraged freeware while making an incentive to buy stuff at the same time (Iphone is a perfect example) the PSP could do so well....

TheXanadu

@NiGHTSSTUDiO: Yeah but... I'd rather have it where the PSP was a separate screen that was controlled by the d-pad and buttons and you could launch your apps from there instead of minimizing to the desktop. That's just me though.

xeleion

I didn't think the PSP was capable of that high of a resolution. Can it display that resolution or is it capable of actually rendering all the pixels?

Strangelove

That would be a great spot to leave my Skype contact list. Hopefully they'll release a Mac version...

天

Can this be used as a third monitor if so I finally have a use for my psp

lifeinthefridge

That player is winamp

Ceezsa

Welp, someone asked for the song, but can I ask what player he used? those visualizers looked awesome.

scotty

and this is useful for what????

nerdBOY01

yay for linux :D

9a3eedi

you can buy a 17inch lcd these days for 2/3 the price of a psp.

Lanis

now just get it to do that over the internet, and I'm sold. =)

ハリセンボン

@MuffinMan0: get Vista64, it's way faster than Windows XP, using 1 year old hardware.

VakeroRokero

What If I already have a second monitor? anyone tried it?

VakeroRokero

@lestat730: Isn't that Lindsey Lohan?

VakeroRokero

crap, i love my vista, but times like these I really start to wish i still had xp

MuffinMan0

@Lanis:

but...is it as...coooool?

Vecha

A handy tool to create fake news about upcoming games and how awesome they look. Thanks!

DukeOfPwn

@Lanis: But the PSP I already have is free.

xnamkcor

@nerdBOY01:
for feeling like a god of all things tech of course.

And you call yourself a nerd.

VishusBurn

@TheXanadu: Sony fully support the running of Linux on the PS3. There's even an option right in there to "install other OS" and another option to boot into said other OS by default instead of the XMB. And, from their own mouth, the whole purpose is to encourage "homebrew". Also, they had originally planned on shipping the PS3 with some form of Linux pre-installed, but decided not to at the last minute (probably due to issues with GNU licensing or something).

Sony have made alot of stupid decisions this gen, but in terms of allowing and even encouraging people to do what they want with their systems, they are leaps and bounds ahead of their competition. And by the way, they even supported modding the PS2 to run Linux and homebrew and even sold a special PS2 model whose sole purpose was to run Linux.

dowingba

i can see, there aren't silent hill fans here, the song that is playing is the silent hill 3 opening theme by akira yamaoka

bersnake

@scotty: it's 'milkdrop' [www.nullsoft.com]

sereal

This is awesome. Finally the begging question has been answered.

PSP, can it play Crysis?
Yes, yes it can... kinda.

Quicksilver4648

@dowingba: I just learned more from you in two seconds than i did in 4 years of High School. THANKS!! I may actually get a PS3 now!

First2Die

Did something similar with a vnc psp client. I think his fps was a bit better though than what I could get with wifi+vnc.

sereal

Use it as a rearview mirror in a racing game! Perfect!

Kome

Yeah one of my favourite songs, I prefer SH origins tracks though.

Fenian

@TheXanadu: Also, i forgot to mention, you know that on UT3 for the PS3 you can import your own modifications, something you won't be able to do on the 360 version because of microsofts decision.

So if you think about it, its the only of the latest gen stuff that has any sort of real support that wasn't hacked into it.

ryivanV2

@TheXanadu: Am I the only one not understanding this correctly? I thought you were talking homebrew for the PSP.. Was I wrong?

Noel_Leon

@Kome: I see what you did there.

minusX

@lifeinthefridge: Yeah, my thoughts exactly (apart from the finally having a use for it thing... I use mine to watch King of the Hill from my PS3 when I poop....)

Does anyone know if OS X 1.5.5 supports three monitors?

PlayerX

@goomba478: See, if I was you, I'd have gone for the "I'm drawing moustaches on people" thing.

We've got a 20" Cintiq at school... I find the colours to be kinda too grey. U? Apart from that, it's okay to draw on. We've got it set up in a crappy place (no room under the counter for legs), so it's a bit weird to use, but it's really neat.

PlayerX

SCREW THIS GUYS!
I want the other way around, heck psp costs more than a second monitor...

neoark

Not bad. I might actually use this. I use my laptop on while in bed, so having an extra monitor is a bit impractical. However, having something like a small PSP be the monitor can be nice.

If you've ever used dual monitors, they can be damn useful (after you get used to it). I'd like to have my email/instant messenger/music playlist on my secondary monitor to unclutter my main workspace and taskbar.

Xagest

@SoccerHawk: lol

adas1023

wow, now thats.... usefull?

ShogunAssassinX

Dedicated widget/gadget screen!!

neo177117

That'll look real nice.

Squishing 960x544 into a 480x272 screen.

Yeah....

glutto

@Noel_Leon:
You're absolutely right, they never answered. Plus, Sony made a big fuss about Hacking the PSP. It was back in january I think, when they got their poll out to see why people were hacking the PSP. Well, in any case, When I hear "support for mods" I'm thinking mre about sending an e-mail just to know some specs or something vital to your homebrew,which I doubt sony does. You can install Linux on basically anything that has a hard drive, it's not really a big step forward imo.

Phibius

@Shijirou:
we're talking about specific needs, but I am following classes at home, on my computer this year, and let me tell you that playing half lfie 2 deathmatch while seeing completely what your teacher's talking about is absolutely -awesome-.

Phibius

This + one of those ultra-small computers = cheaper, lighter and tiny-er mobile solution... though less practical.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

@VakeroRokero: He meant so he could run the PSP software.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

I was messing with this last night and was honestly pretty amazed.
This is a novel application, I might use it to hold my control panel in Audition or maybe even a Messenger window.

I was playing Oblivion and a few other games and the frame rates were quite exceptional, although there was a bit of flickering here and there.

Set your games or desktop to 800x600 to have the screen fit.
I even popped onto youtube and checked out a few videos, the voice sync is on par.

I have noticed a few issues here and there but for version 1 this is pretty amazing stuff!

Impractical, maybe.. Cool..? Hell ya!

static

@Phibius: Cool. So ask Microsoft if installing Linux on the 360 is good for keeping your warranty. Oh, and changing the HDD for that matter.

dowingba

@PlayerX: I used to have a clintiq as well, but the colors didnt look very gray, actually.

Shockadin

damn i got vista.... this would be really useful aswell :(:(

WolvesPat

Seems like a real bitch to set up.

Purple-Drank

@Shijirou: A place to park your tools.

JTFirefly

you should mention it isn't vista compatible, and according to the site, never will be.

UPandB

This is absolutely cool! Its my first time seeing this. I didn't know that PSP can be used as a second computer monitor. But the disadvantage is that the screen is so small... Xavier Lur, www.KidTechGuru.blogspot.com

SumanaMacrotainer

I use this actually. I have vent displayed with command prompts while raiding. Vent is always displayed close by and I can manage it (server moderator).

BertVitani