A Must Have For All PSP Owners!
Written: Sep 28 '05 (Updated Sep 28 '05)
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Pros: Superb sound, excellent protection for the PSP,adds 7 hours of battery life to the PSP
Cons: Very Pricey. Small amounts of static when playing online
The Bottom Line: Great quality sound for the PSP. Will enhance your overall PSP experience!
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| brett_day's Full Review: NYKO Theater Experience (85010) |
INTRO
There are many accessories on the market for the PSP now that it has been out for almost half a year, some are great and some are not so great, thats just the way that these things go when it comes to aftermarket products for games systems. While trying to watch movies or trying to play games, the PSP's built in speakers can struggle a bit, and can be weak at times, thankfully the guys at Nyko have come up with a product to combat this. They have made the Nyko Theater Experience, hopefully this will do the trick and will add much needed power and bass to the bad psp speakers.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
You will be shocked when you see the sticker price of this after market product, it is a whopping $79.99! Thank god for Ebay! I found this product brand new online at ebay and paid an incredible $10.75! Of course not every auction will have the same outcome, i guess i just got lucky, in this case. The Unit is a lot bigger than i thought it would be, it is a good couple of inches longer than the psp on both sides. The reason for this is so that the Theater experiences stereo speakers have plenty of room to fit in the case.
The case of the theater experience is made of tough plastic, and brushed aluminum this is great as it protects the somewhat fragile psp very well indeed. The case is a sleek black that matches the color of the psp well. On the front of the case you will find the connectors hidden behind two greay tabs. Under the tab on the left hand side you will find two headphone jacks. Why would you need two i hear you ask. Well this is great as it means that you can plug in two sets of headphones, one for you and one for your friend! Great if you are both watching a movie and need to use headphones instead of the built in speakers. Under the other tab you will find the dc connector. The Nyko Theater Experience has a built in ion-lithium battery that adds an incredible 7 hours of game play or movie watching to your psp, which is awesome because the psp batter is a little questionable, the Nyko Theater Experience will also charge the battery of the psp while it is connected to the wall outlet. The theater unit can run off of the same power pack that the psp uses as well, which is great as this means you do not have to carry to dc adapter with you if you go traveling.
The interior of the case is very nice indeed. Inside you will fined the case covered in form fitting neoprene again, this is a great feature. The neoprene is very soft to the touch and this makes the case very easy on the psp’s easy to scratch screen. How does the psp connect to the Theater Experience. Inside the case you will see the mounting bracket that the psp sits in. On the bracket you will see two connectors. A connector that will plug into the psp’s headphone jack and one that will plug into the psp’s dc connector. Simply slide the psp into the cradle and your done, the psp is connected to the theater experience! The cradle that the psp sits in is angled just right so you get the best viewing experience possible. The cradle has two feet on the back that you need to flip out so the cradle stands up.
HOW DOES IT SOUND?
Quite simply put, the Theater Experience from Nyko sounds quite stunning. The 2 stereo speakers are built into the roof of the case. They are about an inch in diameter but do not let this fool you because the sound that they produce it stunning. Crisp, rich sound will put a big smile on your face, this is how the psp speakers should have sounded in the first place.
While playing games the sound you hear makes a big difference to the overall game play, you can finally hear how the games were meant to sound without having to use headphones. The great thing is that even with the psp in the cradle, it is still very easy to hold the psp and play games! When you first look at the unit you will think that it will be hard to hold the psp but it is not at all, in fact I found it easy. And it did not affect game play at all. If you use your psp to watch movies you will be stunned at how incredible the speakers handle the sound! There is enough bass and power from these speakers to make any game or movie sound awesome. However there is one downside to all this greatness. If you are online (using psp firmware 2.0), or if the you are playing on the local LAN, there is a little interference. Not so much that it will drive you crazy, but it is noticeable, but I personally don’t think this has a negative impact on the unit.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Like I said in my opening paragraph, many after market add on are simply a waste of money, however the Nyko Theater Experience is anything but a waste of money. Apart from the little bit of static that is experienced while playing on line, this is still one of the best after market products I have ever used, Now I don’t agree with the $79.99 price tag that this thing has in the stores but if you can find one if these online at ebay I would definitely say get it. Every psp owner needs to have one of these. It will take your movie watching and game playing to a new level. Highly recommended!
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Member: Brett Day
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