PSP to PSP Slim


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Well, I'm not sure, the PSP slim also has more memory, and I think someone somewhere mentioned the D-pad was a little better located, but cost wise, do you think its worth it yourself?

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If your PSP is working OK I don't see any reason to upgrade.

Since there aren't any good game why bother spending lot of money, Unless you have some money lying around.

There are good games, maybe just not any game you personally like.

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Some people don't like the quality of the Slim's umd drive slot, so it isn't all upgrades going from a fat to a slim. If your fat is working, don't bother reselling it for half the price you payed for it.

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I know the slim is lighter, and has tv out. Any opinions on if it is worth upgrading from regular psp to psp slim?

This may help you in your decision:

Features and changes

The PSP Slim & Lite offers a 33% lighter and 19% thinner system than the original PSP system. Internal changes to achieve this include the removal of a metal chassis (used to reduce damage in the event of sudden trauma to the system resulting from the user dropping the system on a hard surface), improved WLAN modules and Micro-controller, and a thinner and much lighter LCD display.

Although dubbed "PSP Slim and Lite", the PSP-2000 offers several other tweaks and improvements from the older generation. To target the original PSP generation's poor load times for UMD games, the internal memory (RAM and FlashROM) was doubled to 64 MB from 32MB to improve load times and accommodate for an improvement in the web browser's performance.

To make the PSP slimmer, the capacity of the battery was reduced by about 1/3. Due to more efficient power usage, the runtime of the PSP is still the same as the older model. Older model batteries will still work with the PSP Slim & Lite which extends the amount of playing time on the PSP Slim & Lite. However, the battery cover on the newer model does not fit over the older battery due to its bulkier size. In mid-December, Sony is releasing the PSP Extended Life Battery Kit, which includes a 2200 MAh battery with either a Piano Black, or Ice Silver battery cover that fits over the bulkier battery; however this is only available in the US.

The PSP Slim & Lite has a new enamel coated finish to prevent scratches and smudges. The serial port was also modified in order to accommodate a new video-out feature (while rendering older PSP remote controls incompatible). Also of note is that PSP games will only output to external monitors or TVs in progressive scan mode, so televisions incapable of supporting progressive scan will not display PSP games. Other PSP video features output fine in either progressive or interlaced mode. USB charging was made possible (The PSP will only charge while it is in "USB mode". You cannot charge via USB when playing a game.). However, there are unoffical USB charge plugin downloads for charging the PSP with a USB without the need for being in USB mode. The D-Pad was raised in response to complaints of poor performance, while buttons offer improved responsiveness, confirmed in the GameSpot "hands-on" review: "several GameSpot editors have noticed that the d-pad and buttons on the new PSP provide a little more tactile feedback for a better overall feel.".

A new UMD loading tray design was introduced to be more efficient in terms of size, while the Wi-Fi switch was moved to the top of the console and the Memory Stick slot moved to the upper left. The speakers were repositioned on the front of the PSP near the top of the screen. The rather obsoleted infra-red port was also removed - which offered no use to the original PSP generation other than in homebrew applications. The analog stick was also redesigned to be more flexible.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_P...e_Slim_%26_Lite

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tv out feature is really a big seller. thinking of getting one myself. the yellow slim psp simpson edition is looking quite delicious right about now

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You can be better off with an original PSP if it's running custom firmware. I have an original PSP running v3.71 M33-4 which gives me far more features than Sony's firmware. The PSP Slim & Lite can also use custom firmware except it cannot run with v1.50 kernel which gives a broader range of homebrew software to run.

With my current situation, the PSP Slim & Lite is merely a hardware update with obvious layout changes. I'd strongly suggest you install custom firmware on yours before thinking about getting a PSP Slim & Lite.

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You can be better off with an original PSP if it's running custom firmware. I have an original PSP running v3.71 M33-4 which gives me far more features than Sony's firmware. The PSP Slim & Lite can also use custom firmware except it cannot run with v1.50 kernel which gives a broader range of homebrew software to run.

With my current situation, the PSP Slim & Lite is merely a hardware update with obvious layout changes. I'd strongly suggest you install custom firmware on yours before thinking about getting a PSP Slim & Lite.

Same here. Totally agree.

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Same here. Totally agree.

See? Another happy custom firmware user. ;)

Anyway, I'd only update to the PSP Slim & Lite for the extra 32 MiB of RAM as I'm quite happy with the design and layout of the original PSP.

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What can you do with this firmware?

Emulators (SNES, GBA, Genesis, ect..) PDF reader, Ebook readers, all kinds of stuff. Plus it allows for some amazing custom themes. Really I don't know why anyone would have a PSP without custom firmware.

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The PSP slim is made out of very cheap tacky plastic. Yes its slimmer and lighter, but the PSPhat just feels like a heavier, more quality piece of hardware.

Id recommend you actually have a go of one before you buy one, I was ultimately disappointed.

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tv out feature is really a big seller. thinking of getting one myself.

Notice that you can only use tv out with games if you have a tv with composite input, and even then it wont scale up to fill the whole screen.

IMO it's only really worth if you plan to use it to watch movies.

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Emulators (SNES, GBA, Genesis, ect..) PDF reader, Ebook readers, all kinds of stuff. Plus it allows for some amazing custom themes. Really I don't know why anyone would have a PSP without custom firmware.

Seconded.

You can do other things as well like run backed up UMD images straight from your memory stick which gives a huge speed increase, which goes hand-in-hand with the ability to change the speed at which your CPU runs at including 333 MHz which is the highest the PSP can go. You can install custom themes like Ji@nBing said although Sony has released this feature officially but I haven't used it.

You really have to install it and see for yourself as it all depends on what you want from it, but keep in mind that custom firmwares only add to what is already included with Sony's firmware so it's a all win situation.

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Custom firmware for the win! Best thing about it is playing all the old PSX games again but only on the bus this time ;)

That's another feature, PS1 emulation. Also, with the recent release of Dark_AleX's Multi-Disc PopsLoader you can combine several discs into one image file and play without swapping image files around to continue. It's extremely useful for the Final Fantasy series as well as Metal Gear Solid.

EDIT: PS1 emulation is available under Sony's firmware but it can only load games bought from PSN.

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EDIT: PS1 emulation is available under Sony's firmware but it can only load games bought from PSN.

You can also use the remote play feature to play any PS1 disc through your PS3 onto your PSP though, can't you?

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You can also use the remote play feature to play any PS1 disc through your PS3 onto your PSP though, can't you?

Yep, but you must have v3.80 firmware installed for the PSP.

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Someone PM the best firmware available as I'm getting the PSP Slim in a week from amazon and it'd much easier if I handed the information rather than taking a 30min research spree.

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