My friend was making the same comparison recently. I love it when people say "Oh they say (insert gadget name) is better than the iPod". Well who is "they" and it's better just because someone declared it?

I have both the 4th gen ipod and the PSP. In my opinion its hard to say the PSP is anywhere near as good as the ipod.

Haven't any of you heard someone say "spreading yourself too thin"?

The PSP is a cool device, and its games and video screen are great. But if we are to compare it to what the ipod has, meaning music, the psp doesn't come close.

-Size the psp is bigger and heavier
-Battery life is good but not as long as the ipods
-Controls for browsing large quantities of music is almost non existant
-And supporting protected songs is also not there for the psp

So as a music player, the psp isn't ideal at all for most people. It may seem cool in concept to have a "jack of all trades" device but unfortunatly getting one that does all of the funcitons equally well is not very likely. The PSP makes a great portable movie playing device as well as a great game player ofcourse. And you are not likely to see me going for my morning jog with a giant psp in my hand as opposed to my ipod which fits in my pocket.

In conclusion, comparing the PSP to the ipod is apple's to oranges. The PSP can't fill the ipods shoes in music, and the ipod can't fill the PSP's shoes in gaming and video. I say, buy em both!