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unilynx

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28. April 2006 @ 20:45

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I'm going to try and buy a used PSP at Gamestop to see if I can find one with v1.50 Firmware. Does anyone know if they'll let you turn on the PSP's to see? or if they'll even tell you? I'm also guessing a lot of employee's probably don't even have a clue.. But I'd rather purchase it direct than online if possible..I'm pretty sure all the new ones in the store right now are running 2.60.. So If I can find one with minor scratches and 1.50 or 2.00 at the least I want to grab it.

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3dluis

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28. April 2006 @ 23:33

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Does anyone know if they'll let you turn on the PSP's to see? or if they'll even tell you?

~Trust me, they'd never let you open a barnd new one to check, but some know what firmware they are and they would tell you.

I'm also guessing a lot of employee's probably don't even have a clue..

Some do

There is a way to tell firmware though without looking at the box

9. Q. I still want to buy off a shop, is there anyway I can tell, what firmware it is?
A. Luckily, there is 2 way's of doing that, you ask them to check the PSP version (they have to open the box), but theres a very slim chance that there going to do that so I suggest you try this way (Credit to PSPHacks):

Using this picture, when you ask the man/lady for a PSP, check the box and look for this sticker, You can determine the firmware version by checking for a letter code above the UPC on the bottom of the box.

A-1.50
B-1.51
C-1.52
D-2.00 Unconfirmed
E-1.52 (Now Confirmed it is 1.52)
F-2.00
G-2.01
H & Above - Don't buy for obvious reasons. (2.5/2.6/2.7)

Using the above list, photograph, and a kindergarten skillset, we can determine that my PSP was version B, meaning it shipped with version 1.51; yet now I control firmware versions as a god would, manipulating them hither and thither! Muahaha!

ALTHOUGH if you buy a preowned version saying F, so it means its 2.00, If you bought it Pre-Owned, Then you can't gaurantee that it is 2.00, because they could of upgraded. Or GameStop could of Upgraded it.

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unilynx

Newbie

29. April 2006 @ 05:31

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i meant trying out the used psps.. not the new ones. but yes i;ll try this method out, but on psphacks a lot of people mentioned this method wasn't 100%

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3dluis

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29. April 2006 @ 05:36

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As I told you before, if ALTHOUGH if you buy a preowned version saying F, so it means its 2.00, If you bought it Pre-Owned, Then you can't gaurantee that it is 2.00, because they could of upgraded. Or GameStop could of Upgraded it.

But I bought a PSP and it had a F which on the guide it meant 2.00, and wala, it was 2.00. I also bought a G gigapack, and it was a 2.01, these were bought brand new. But it's better to have a feel on what you buy than buying something you don't even know if its a 1.5.

PS - NOOO!!! Man United lost 3 - 0, Screw you Chealsea, you screwed englands hope of winning the world cup!

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smacyo137

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29. April 2006 @ 10:36

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i bought one of the core packs for 200 and it was v2.5 and didnt hav a sticker on the box

haha yeah Chealsea just used money to buy all the good players wht a rip off

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Joeva

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29. April 2006 @ 21:57

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ask for the oldest used psp they have.

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NINVIN21

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2. May 2006 @ 00:44

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I got a used on at eb-games.
It came in there box.

Yep just tell them what u want,(say you need to run homebrew on it)

Tell them you want to check it.

Make shure there is no dead pixels and that the wlan switch works.etc

(youre right no one has a clue this site makes me feel so smart)

Mine was 200$ a couple months ago

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