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Old 06-22-2005, 08:27 PM
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would I be 'that guy' - PSP at the gym

if I brought my psp to the gym to watch movies while I did cardio?

I've been doing 90 minutes or more at a time and it gets really damn boring.
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Ive been thinking about doing the same. It is cumbersome? Does it fall off the treadmill?
Old 06-22-2005, 08:34 PM
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no....its really light and it could easily rest on that lip for books/magazines. I wouldn't use it on the treadmill though since that seems to jostle around a little...but on the elliptical/bike I think it would be great.
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Sounds OK...as long as there is no huge line waiting or something along those lines.
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Seems fine to me. I don't feel like buying the UMD movies, so I would need to get a bigger memory card.
Old 06-22-2005, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by chef chris
Sounds OK...as long as there is no huge line waiting or something along those lines.

nah my gym is huge, there are always plenty of machines.

and wsklar...I don't really want to buy them either... they are a rip off right now, they really need to get them down around $10 each, not 25.
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nope....go for it. My old gym had DVD and CATV at the cardio machines I'd walk for 45mins while watching x-files
Old 06-22-2005, 10:07 PM
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Should be fine, I used to watch stuff on my archos at the gym. The only irritating thing was that other people would try to watch it too. The screen is only so small damn it.
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verdict - PSP at the gym is the greatest thing I've ever done. I bought Hero (for 27 f#@king dollars) and the time flew by. I'm ordering every decent movie on PSP tomorrow.

I overestimated the size of the thing. I pictured the PSP taking up the whole shelf on the machines and being obvious for anyone else around...

Is there a way to rip DVD's onto the memory sticks?
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So, now you can become one of "those guys". I remember reading a thread that was posted awhile back about people's pet peeves in the gym.
Old 06-23-2005, 02:42 AM
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So, now you can become one of "those guys". I remember reading a thread that was posted awhile back about people's pet peeves in the gym.
I started that thread
Old 06-23-2005, 07:09 AM
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hmmm...letseee...

Originally Posted by wstevens
wstevens' biggest gym pet peeves:
1) Guy who drops weights making loud noise
2) Guy who tries to take up 2 machines simulatneously by placing towel on one while he uses the other
3) Guy who can do 90 minutes of cardio without stopping
4) Guy who can do 90 minutes of cardio without stopping and watches a movie while doing it

5) Guy who sucks snot out of his nose and seemingly swallows it
6) Guy who can't stay still in between sets
7) Asian guy who wears inappropriate clothing (e.g. slacks, loafers) while working out
....

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Old 06-23-2005, 08:31 AM
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ah its not a big deal unless someone else is waiting for the machine, otherwise have a field day
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Originally Posted by wstevens
hmmm...letseee...


why does it bother you if people do 90 minutes of cardio?
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I would have thought it was a great idea.
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Originally Posted by BEETROOT


why does it bother you if people do 90 minutes of cardio?

Someone like you would have to ask.



it was a joke.
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...last summer I was in one of my best shape, and what helped me was... watching an episode of Alias everyday on my portible DVD player while I did cardio... each episode is about 45 minutes without commercials, which is perfect. I've been around the gym scene since 87' and IMO, there's nothing wrong with it... (after I was caught up with Alias season 3, I continued with "24").

...but if you watched it without headphones, then... that's a different story.
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shit I think thats a great idea, would make boring cardio go by quickly...
Old 06-27-2005, 10:35 AM
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too bad there aren't many movies in umd yet, and even fewer good ones....
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^^^maybe you downlaod them and put them to the rip off SONy memory stick hahaha
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Originally Posted by BEETROOT
too bad there aren't many movies in umd yet, and even fewer good ones....
Im thinking that with at least a 512 MB memory card, you can burn 1 or 2 30 minute episodes of a show DVD (ex. Family Guy or Sienfield). Anyone know how?
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^^^
you can not even rip 1 complete dvd with 512mb.....
need at least 1gb.....

you rip them into .avi
Old 06-27-2005, 07:45 PM
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^ he said rip 30 minute episodes, not a complete dvd.


and I've never used any, but there should be programs that can compress dvd's or other video to fit. I've read about people fitting 3 full dvd's on a 1gb SD card to play on treo 650, so I'm sure it can be done for a memory stick too right?
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...just seem kinda a hassel... I'd rather just go buy one of those cheap 7" widescreen portable DVD players... and just rent what ever movie you want to watch... They're getting cheaper... like.. $149...
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I agree. I'm planning on doing that actually.
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