The PlayStation Portable (PSP) which was released in 2005, is one of the major portable consoles in the market, after the monopoly of Nintendo Gameboy since years ago.
PSP is a multi function portable gaming machine. It can play movies, music, surf Internet and play games, all in one PSP.
Product Specification
- Dimensions: Approx. 170 mm (L) x 74 mm (W) x 23 mm (D)
- The new redesigned PSP is 19% slimmer. (i.e. approx 15mm)
- Weight: Approximately 260g
- The new redesigned PSP is 33% lighter. (i.e. approx. 173g)
- CPU: PSP CPU (1-333 Mhz)
- Main Memory: 32 MB
- The new redesigned PSP comes with 64 MB
- Embedded RAM: 4 MB
- Display: 4.3 inches; 16:9 wide screen ratio aspect, TFT LCD; 480 x 272 pixel (16.7 million colours); Max: 200 cd/m² (with brightness control)
- Sound: Bulti-in stereo speakers
- Input/Output: IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi), USB 2.0 (Target), Memory Stick™ PRO Duo, IrDA, IR Remote (SIRCS)
- Disc Drive: UMD Drive (Playback only)
- Power: Built-in lithium-ion battery, AC adaptor
Things to take note when buying a PSP.
- Dead Pixel on LCD screen
How to you check for dead pixel? You can check for dead pixel by changing the background colour of the PSP background.
By going to [Setting], [Theme], you can change the colour of the background and see if there is any red or black dots.
Checking for dead pixel in a dark environment is the best.
Essential applications for PSP
- PSP Video 9
This is a must-have video convertor if you want to convert DVD, avi files to PSP mpeg4 format for your viewing pleasure. Transfering the converted videos to your PSP is seamless. However, the new PSPVideo9 is full of advertisement, quite annoying though. But it is the only way for the maker to earn money. - Any Video Convertor
PSP Video 9 is unable to convert Real media files to PSP mpeg4 files, Any Video Convertor will do this job. There is a free version which is enough for normal usage. Sometimes the sounds and the video may not sync. - Bookr
A PDF and Text file reader for your PSP, but only works with firmware version 1.0 and 1.5.
