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We help with the selection and purchase of PSP
Do not be lazy to specify links to stores where you plan to buy. We will not count for advertising, but we will try to see and evaluate.



Guide on topics:
  • Still not bought, just looking at you? That's right, writein this thread !
  • I chose something, but the model is not clear? Read hatcustom firmware!
  • Already bought, is it time to flash? You go there:custom ("pirated") firmware!
  • Bought and flashed, but still have questions? Here isappropriate place!



General tips:
  • As with any other device, we view the screen for the presence of dead and lazy pixels. For this, a perfect selection of images 480x272 (console screen resolution) colors white / black / red / blue / green. Images must be in BMP or PNG format, i.e. without compression or with lossless compression.
    Ready archive (unpack to the root of the memory card):Attached filePICTURE.7z(663 bytes)


  • The entire PSP line, with the exception of the PSPgo (in the form of a slider), has no internal memory. Quite, even under conservation. Expect to take a flash drive right away! Flash drives are called MemoryStick DUO. Are quite expensive, proven firms: SONY, SanDisk, Lexar. Beware of fakes!
    Instructions for determining the originality of the card
    • Highlight the memory card in the console menu and press the triangle button.
      Then, select the "Details" menu item and confirm your decision by pressing the "cross".
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    • Pay attention to the item "MagicGate."
      If it says "Supported by"- cardoriginal.
      Anyothervalue means that the cardfake.
      Adapters also do not have MagicGate support, keep in mind.
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    However, there is a way out. Good Chinese have released adapters for one or even two MicroSD cards for the MemoryStick DUO slot. This design serves quite stably and allows you to insert up to two cards of 32 GB, for example. Also tested the work of 2 * 200 GB (and this is not the limit). Adapters are quite fragile, so you should not often remove them from the card reader of the console - connect via USB. An interesting fact: often the Chinese MemoryStick DUO cards are just such an adapter in a monolithic case =)
    What does an adapter for one and two MicroSD look like?
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    By the way, it is also possible to install a memory card in the PSPgo. They are called MemoryStick Micro or M2, no fakes are noticed, the maximum capacity is 16 gigabytes. Or disassemble the console and solder the slot / adapter for MicroSD, will also work.


  • Firmware version and model is not important! It doesn't matter if you are going to use only licensed disks, or recklessly “pirate” images from the Internet - any console with absolutely any firmware is suitable for this (provided it works, of course). Do not be fooled by deceitful sellers. Instructions for installing custom ("pirated") firmware is on this link .


  • Speaking of notation. The last digit indicates the region where the system is delivered officially. For example, PSP-3006 sold in Russia is a gray import.The region is absolutely not important! Inside everyone has the same hardware and all languages ​​are available. In Asian models, the default setting is the O choice / X return, the inverse of the usual European X choice / O return. The layout is changed with the help of custom firmware in one click inside the custom settings. The list of regions is as follows:
    • Japan - 0
    • America / North America - 1
    • Europe, Africa and countries of the East - 4
    • Korea - 5
    • United Kingdom and United Kingdom - 3
    • Mexico and Latin America - 10
    • Australia and New Zealand - 2
    • Hong Kong and Singapore - 6
    • Taiwan - 7
    • Russia - 8
    • China - 9

    Greentext - regions officially imported into Russia,redText - for certain known with Asian layout.


Used tips:
Console production stopped in 2014. Finding a new one makes sense only in the collection on the shelf.
  • The weakest point of the console is the analog mini-joystick. It is advisable to check that it worked clearly, i.e. there was no "sticking". Checked in any game in which it is used, or byKey [s] Tester programs, which can be run even on the official firmware.

  • If possible, you should check the operation of the UMD-drive and Wi-Fi. When the drive is not working at the console there are "blunts". Wi-Fi is checked by trying to connect to an open network in some cafe (or just distribute from the phone). Closed network with WPA encryption2 the console does not understand! Also, when entering the menu item "Game ->A joint game "should not be errors (specifically," Connection Error (80410702) "). The problem with Wi-Fi, most likely, can be fixed.

  • The charger / power supply to the PSP goes pin (for candy bars) or a kind of flat (for the slider PSPgo). Younecessarily need to have it! And if the pin is a normal plus and minus, which can be replaced with a Chinese Y-cord + power supply with USB output, then the PSPgo also needs a jumper on the DATA pins.
    Chinese monoblock cord
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    Jumper circuit on contacts

    For those who want to make the charger themselves: a 4.0x1.7 plug with a plus inside, a 5 volt power supply and 1.5 or more amps.

    With the official firmware from MiniUSB, the console is charged only in data transfer mode. In the custom firmware through the setting in the recovery menu, you can remove the restriction on the data transfer menu, but charging will still occurONLY ONLY .

    For charging in the off state, you can make a hard mode - solder the wire from the “+” MiniUSB contact to the “+” contact of the charging connector.

    Fun fact: for PSPgo, you can buy a charging unit from PS Vita, and PS TV (Vita TV) to charge with a pin from PSP all-in-one PCs!

  • All models, except E1000, have two speakers (stereo sound). Defective speakers may be silent or wheezing, so they should also be checked. At one time, I just created a piece of the track, which plays the first 5 seconds in one dynamics, the next 5 in the second, and the last 5 in both at once.
    Ready archive (unpack to the root of the memory card):Attached fileMUSIC.7z(229.24 KB)



Tips for choosing from users:


The shops:
White list - good reviews
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Black list - bad reviews
  • IgroRai (igroray.ru) - constant shares, which allegedly will soon end; cheating about "unbreakable" console
  • parallel-worlds.ru - the site owner has not been seen for a long time, orders are not processed and not sent



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Post has been editedRealyoti - 03.07.19, 13:35



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Well, the service is fine, and the rest except xxx4 and xxx8 which break more often or what is wrong with them? Is it worth it because of a likely trip to the service to overpay 600 rubles. I found prices in St. Petersburg such:
2xxx - 6500 p. new in box but "asian"
2xxx - 7100 p. also the new "European"



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GLook
No, everything else is the same for them.



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Eeee, maybe different firmware are on some 5.03, and on the other 5.50 ..... I advise you to ask.
PS: you can break the PSP only because of crooked hands ...



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GLook @ 12/21/09, 11:11 PM*
Well, the service is fine, and the rest except xxx4 and xxx8 which break more often or what is wrong with them? Is it worth it because of a likely trip to the service to overpay 600 rubles. I found prices in St. Petersburg such: 2xxx - 6500 p. new in the box but "Asian" 2xxx - 7100 p. also the new "European"

Check the Messenger. I took 1000 in Moscow from Svyaznoy in 2008 from the factory 3.95 for 6490 rubles. ;)



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I think to buy myself. I looked in online stores, there is only with firmware 5.03 M33. What is such a bad firmware? Does it matter which one to take 2000 from 5.03 or 3000 from 5.03? How do you like this optionhttp://trixi.com.ua/index.php?productID=16711?



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HD_Rain
I would take 3000, since 2000 may also not be flashed.
5.03 M33 is a virtual firmware for non-flashable psp, I would change it after purchase to 5.03 GEN-C.



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But what is the difference between virtual and full? Like it can fly off when the battery is discharged?



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HD_Rain
If you turn off the PSP or take out the battery, it will fly off.



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for 300 bucks, you can find a normal (flashed) one .... for which the firmware does not crash ...



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and if she flies it is difficult to put on its feet?



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Yes, min business



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Hi guys, Pull up p-hundred, I can’t get it: yesterday I bought a PSP.
On the box it says 2006, on the device 2004 itself.
Apparently a gray delivery, or the Chinese have already learned to fake it as a 100 * series.
The seller with me flashed version 5.50 GEN-D2.
But on the back of the Data code it is registered as 8d, and in the fake I read that it is not flashing.
But they asked me and the games do not fly off ?!
Those. not virtual firmware.
How to understand this: do I still have a firmware model or not?



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Advise me, they offer me psp slim for 4700 from the USA, is it worth taking or not, and in psp from the USA there is an opportunity to run into unsolicited ones? Although they immediately offer to be stitched.



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maks6120, it all depends on the board that is installed, most likely not flashing ..... If possible, then ask what "date code", and firmware .....
The word "non-flashing" does not need to be taken literally, a temporary custom firmware is installed on such PSPs, there is only one condition - the current firmware on PSP should be 5.03 or lower ......



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and temporary custom firmware when turning off psp flies? and can you re-install it at home?



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maks6120,
Sletant, you can take a few minutes

Post has been editedgrind651 - 08.01.10, 14:20



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answer p-hundred and to my question ...
Or is it complicated?



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badlet,
There is a program in the FAQ (FAQ) point 7. Run and see what he writes



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I'm afraid to do something wrong, why do I need to install some kind of program, if everything is all right?
Apparently there will be no concrete answer.
I think the Chinese have learned to fake and 2000 series



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badlet,
This is an ordinary homebrew, and of course no one will tell you.


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