PSP system guide

this instructable will show you everything you need to know about a PSP [PLAYSTATION PORTABLE] system.

now for the people who are new to PSPs i'll write the basics;

*a PSP is a handheld console manufactured and marketed by Sony corporation
*it was released in 2004
*The PSP is the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD).

Step 1 Types and features

Untill now there are 4 types of PSPs;
PSP 1000
PSP 2000 ; also known as psp slim & lite because its thinner than the other PSPs
PSP 3000
PSP GO

[psp 1000,2000 and 3000 kinda looks the same so i'll put 1 picture below]

You can insert memory sticks in the psp [1GB,2GB,4GB,8GB and 16GB only];in the memory stick you can save games,save game data,save music,save pictures,save videos.

4.5inches LCD screen[except psp go 3.8inches]
It has built in stereo speakers
Rechargeable battery
Supports additional video codecs (other than MPEG 4.)
USB 2.0 connectivity
UMDs

You can upgrade its software for more features[just like smartphones]

You can also download themes.

Comments

[codongolev]

there's also a GPS unit for the 1000 (not sure about the slims).

[GASSYPOOTS]

the one in the pics 2000 i got my 1000 running wpa/wpa2 :D

[Ds HaKa]

Also on the 3000 there is an internal Mic

[Maxaxle]

The PSP-2000 is the "Slim" and the PSP-3000 is the "Lite". Also, the last digit of each PSP's number is dependent on where it's from. For example, I have a PSP Slim, that means that the number is "PSP-200X", with the X being the region. In my case, it's North America, so the last digit is 1, making the full number "PSP-2001" as opposed to "PSP-2000" ("0" means that the PSP is meant for Japan).

[Ds HaKa]

The last numbers may be region, but they are generically referred to as: Phat/1000
Slim/2000
Lite/3000

[azbo1]

the PSP-2000 series is the 'slim & lite'
the PSP3000 series was named as the 'Brite' (bright) due to its supposed fourfold improved graphics
the original 1000 series has since been nicknamed the 'phat' by the onlie community, mainly people who brought the first model and could not be botherd to upgrade

[Maxaxle]

Looked it up on Wikipedia, and apparently there isn't an official nickname for the 3000 (but on the other hand, it has no internal metal frame, so I guess I could call the 3000 the "Glass"). Personally, I picked up the names from Sony (2000 is Slim, 3000 is Lite), but it doesn't really matter so long as you can tell the difference.

Oh yeah, as for performance: the 3000 looks a bit better and has much more RAM (Curse you, Sony, for not putting it in the 2000!). That's it.

[devil96ify]

i know about the slim and the lite but when the 2000 version was released [before 3000 was released]it was known as SLIM & LITE and about the last digits i know about them it was actually a mistake i wanted to write about it but i forgot....thanks for the reminder though