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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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Hi all,

I'm sure this has probably been posted a thousand times......

BUT

What do people think of the PSP? a good bit of kit or is it cack? Basically I have the change to buy one that hasn't been used, with a 1GB card (full of porn ) for £100

I commute for 2 hours each day and haev a holiday to Mexico coming up, and at 6ft 3 the flight might be a struggle without something to do or some diazapam!

Any opinions from oners etc would be great

Also any good games let me know
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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Anyone?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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Like a small child's shlong on a nudey beach




BOING!!!



C'mon someone must own one and be able to shed some opinions?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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i had one before my 360, and i thougth they were a nice little bit of kit, not just for the games, but for video's, movies, pictures, im gona get another one when the prices drop a bit.
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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you wont get a better hand held console

find out what firmware it is.. 1.5 or below can run games off memory stick which you can download for nothing
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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So any firmware over 1.5 doesn't allow you to play games from mem card?

its got a 1GB card which would be cool for downloading games onto, and I have found a snes emulator so I can play mariokart!
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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I got PSP last year and I've used it like 10 times or something. Although Ive only got one game and only bought it for one game. I'd say for £100 probably worth it, especially if you have lots of travelling to do.

One word of warning though, if you play in the dark for an hour, you end up with a strange dark rectangle imprinted on your vision for a couple or hours!
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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the 1.5 firmware psp can play iso games from the memory stick

they tend to go for 175+ on ebay, ive sold 2 recently with 2gb cards for 210 each + postage

previously you could only downgrade firmware version 1.51 1.52 (upgrade to 2.00 first) 2.00 to the 1.5 using the mph downgrader, which is simple enough

but they have recently brought out the downgrader for the 2.5 and 2.6 versions (most are 1 of these) but its slightly more ticky to do, and i havnt dared do one yet . where as ive done 4 or 5 downgrades from 2.0 to 1.5

imo yes they are worth it for what you need, commuting. where as i dont commute, and i dont really play it much anymore so im swapping it for a 360
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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worth getting for 100 quid
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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Bought one and took it to Italy with me last year. Used it once on the plane out and never touched it again, bought two books and enjoyed myself a whole lot more. Nice to look at, but the games are just mini Playstation ones and surfing the net without a proper keyboard is a fad at best.

If you can get it for a ton, then buy it and flog it on on Ebay.

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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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i bought one for my plane trip to lanzarote in janurary....

and have never ever used it since....fook,..that wasnt the plan,....

but imo take the piss out of nintendo ds, etc etc...
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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I love mine, Tiger Woods 2006 is the nuts!!!!!

A must if on a long plane journey imo.

Where in Mexico are you going?
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 02:20 AM
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i UP LOADED the worms disk ..and the psp upgraded too 3 i think

is there any way to track it back ???
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 07:57 AM
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i UP LOADED the worms disk ..and the psp upgraded too 3 i think

is there any way to track it back ???
look here mate, there loads of info

http://forums.psphacks.net/index.php

nothing illegal either
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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get it mate .. worth it to put video on the card if you have a nice long plane flight would look at getting a spare battery tho if you are going to use it continually ..

good mp3/video player aswell as a handheld games console ..
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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I'm gonna get one soon I reckon, regret selling the PS2 soo much
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 08:30 AM
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Thanks for all your replies!

It seems a must have then for a £100 with a 1GB card and 2 games!

They guy I am getting it off did get it from bahrain duty free but its all in english!
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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scrap that no instructions!

should I be pu toff my no instructions a foreign charger and a couple of small scratches on screen for that price?

Its version 2.0 firmware so can I downgrade easily?
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by dvid
scrap that no instructions!

should I be pu toff my no instructions a foreign charger and a couple of small scratches on screen for that price?

Its version 2.0 firmware so can I downgrade easily?
you can download the intructions from the offical playstation site so thats no bother, Takes 5 mins to take it back to 1.5 , look at the above link that i posted earlier , theres loads of info on how to do easily
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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nice one thanks pal
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by dvid
scrap that no instructions!

should I be pu toff my no instructions a foreign charger and a couple of small scratches on screen for that price?

Its version 2.0 firmware so can I downgrade easily?
i have instructions as a pdf file

english cahrger is about £5 most on ebay.

2.00 is the easiest to downgrade. piece of piss
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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I got one for xmas. i've only ever played GTA on it but its the bollox

I dunno if I've got a dud screen though (it does have 4 - 5 dead pixels) but I think the video playback is awful. the delay is terrible which gives you that ghost effect when things move about.
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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it is 2.01, is that different?

sorry think I might have put 2.0 earlier
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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I have one and its awesome (IMO). My breaks at work are far to short ! I have had Football Manager in it since beginning of May and have played it for about 3 hours a day and just cant put it down !

Everybodys Golf again IMO) is loads better than Tiger Woods, yeah a bit cartoony but the game play is far more addictive.

ISS Pro (footy) again is awesome, have played against a mate and have finished with sever cramp in me thumbs !

Go and get one you wont be dissapointed, only downer is that you only commute for 2 hours a day !
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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I have bought it!

£100 with a 1GB card (full of porn ) and pro evo 5 and another footy game

now time to downgrade so I can download games and get soem emulators!
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 01:49 PM
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anyone know where to download a snes emulator and how to install?

also a lot of teh geeky forums are talking about devhook?! should I just stick with v2.01 and not fook about downgrading etc
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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where is the best place to get a new one from please ie, best deal at the moment?? .. commuting on a train is boring
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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thats why I got mine, mine was a bargain at £100 for a Gigapack and Pro Evo

There is one for sale on here in other parts for sale £120 + P+P

failing that fleabay
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