Comparison of PSP Browser and DS Browser

[punkrockaddict05]

Via DS Vault

When Nintendo announced the web browser for the DS, it came to a suprise of some and was expected by others. With the Europe launch coming up, and the U.S launch coming within the next months, details about the browser are almost set.

But how does the DS browser compare to the PSP browser? Which one is faster? Which one has more features?

We will answer all these questions and more inside.

You may think a web browser is just a web browser right? Well, when it comes to gaming consoles wars, you need to be the best in everything. Nintendo is looking to increase the popularity of the DS by offering something the PSP has and eliminating a special feature from it. This couldn't be possible however, unless the Opera Browser was comparable to the PSP Browser.
Anyone in the world could see the main difference in browser, that is of course, Nintendo went to a professional web browser company called Opera, and Sony did there own browser for their own product. It is also apparent that the DS is going to utilize both of its screens.

The next main difference is the on screen keyboard. The PSP uses just that, an on screen keyboard. Since the DS has two screens, there are several different ways to the keyboard and it just so happens that Opera picked all of them. The keyboard will be displayed on the bottom screen so you will be able to touch the keyboard to type. Opera also made it so that you can just scroll with your d-pad and select it that way. Possibly the most innovative way however, is the feature that allows you to write. You will be able yo write your URL you are going to or any text in the browser!

More important then any feature that a browser could have, is the speed of the browser. Looks like the PSP hit a homerun on this one. There have been many reports saying that the DS browser is very slow and "almost not usable" On the other hand, the PSP has a generally fast browser.

We all know what the PSP browser supports: most images, flash, rss, and what it doesn't support: Movies, Music, etc, but what about the DS Browser--Well, here you go:

The browser doesn't support a lot of Internet standards: no Flash, no movie files, no images other than .GIF and .JPG (and possibly .PNG), no Java.

Which browser will be faster? PSP Browser

Which browser will have more features? Opera Browser for DS

How does the DS Browser Compare to the PSP browser? Post a comment and express your opinions

[Video_freak]

I think the PSP browser will be better because of flash support and because it's faster!

[phantastic]

i thought the ds one was slow because it was used outside of japan o_O

[andrew24]

psp all the way
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[The Hombrew Hunter]

DS.

There's nothing about it I don't care about. Not even gonna pick it up, though, might as well try to get that PSP.

[asdfasdf9]

Hmmm... wished the GP2X had wireless!

[pibs]

The psp's web browser is best in my opinion the problem is the small ammount of hot spots.

[kcajblue]

both browsers equally good and have their own pros and cons and we will have to deal with them.

[ikarimaru]

I haven't had the chance to try the PSP browser, so I'm just going to say what I've found with the DS browser without drawing conclusions:

1) It's slooooooooooow... VERY slow, but given that the DS isn't a UBER-POWERFUL machine, it's nice for everyday surfing and checking my e-mail.

2) Images look a tad blurry on it, even when I'm viewing it zoomed in on the smaller view.

3) Handwriting recognition is for the most part top-notch, although using Beup has gotten me used to using the onscreen keyboard, so I'm faster with that...

4) I can't read Japanese (This will of course be taken care of with the American release, lol)

5) WHY IS THE RAM CART CLEAR?! I understand that many people have different color DS's, but still...

6) Bookmarking is NICE... Just a quick click of the Select Button (either that or start... I haven't messed with it THAT much), and I'm at my bookmarks...

All in all, for everyday browsing, it's nice. I'm at college and would rather not carry around my laptop all day, so it's perfect for me... PSP seems to have a lot of features, but then again, I don't own a PSP, and really don't care to...

That's my 2 cents...

[Xtreme]

1) It's slooooooooooow... VERY slow, but given that the DS isn't a UBER-POWERFUL machine, it's nice for everyday surfing and checking my e-mail.

Slower than Mini Opera running on Nokia Series 40 OS?
Man, that is slow, but I still use my Mini Opera with my Nokia as I always carry that cellular.

No RSS reader in DS Browser? That doesn't matter as I also use freeware RSSReader in my cellular (and my cellular is a cheap one).