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General Questions about PSP/White PSP
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Hiroz005
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31. October 2005 @ 14:45 |
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I just ordered a white PSP from Japan and it is on its way to the US right now. So I have some general questions about the device itself if anyone can answer these question I would greatly appreciate it, thanks.
First, What is Homebrew?
Second, what do you need to own, to copy movies so I can watch them on my PSP, and how much would it cost me.
Third, I know there are different versions and updates for the PSP, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5, whats the difference between the three and what are the positives and negatives of each version or updates. (Im getting the white psp, anyone know what version it will come in?, if not its ok) Is it better to update to version 2.5? cuz i have read in some threads that people would prefer not to do that. I was just wondering why that was.
Last, how easy is it to get the PSP to connect to the internet
? does it cost anything? and what is the best way to do that? (from what I know you can do it through a game called wipeout or update to version 2.5, which one is better and if there are better options than those two let me know)
You dont have to explain in detail if you dont want to, if you lead me to the right direction Im sure I can find out for myself, so you can be general. In detail would be great to, Any help and information would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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Hiroz005
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31. October 2005 @ 14:50 |
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one more thing, whats ISO and Fast Loader all about?
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Poblasai
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31. October 2005 @ 15:52 |
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Homebrew means software/applications made by individuals rather than companies and for free rather for profit. On the PSP, this means things like pdf readers, homemade games, and the like. Sony does not support homebrew.
Movies. Legally, you should own a copy of whatever you intend to put on the PSP. Hardware wise, you'll need a large Memory Stick (the memory card used by the PSP), 512MB or larger if you wish to store a full length movie. Software wise, you have several options but you'll need a program to extract the movie from the DVD and a program to encode the video into PSP-friendly format (most commonly MP4), I prefer DVD Decrypter and PSP Video 9. Both are free. Here is a friendly how-to on the useage of mentioned programs: (http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/dvdtopsp.html)
Version 1.5 allows you to view pictures, watch MP4 movies, and listen MP3s. Version 2.0 adds the use of a web-browser, customizable backgrounds, and new video and audio codecs. Versions greater than 2.0 add no user features to my knowledge, they simply prevent homebrew and version-downgrading. Versions 1.52 and up are not homebrew friendly. That said, it is possible, through crashing the system with a currupt picture file, to downgrade version 2.0 to lower versions. I do not know which firmware your PSP will have. Pray that it's 2.0 or lower, because at the moment there is no means of downgrading any version greater than 2.0.
I have little experience with connecting the internet via the PSP as it's not a function that interests me. I do know that you'll need a WiFi access point and obviously an internet connection of some kind (beit dial-up, DSL, cable, etc). There is no charge (other than the ISP) for connecting to the internet with PSP.
An ISO is an image file. Think of them as photo copy of CD, DVD, or UMD disc put into file form. Fastloader, like UMD Emulator, are homebrew applications that read UMD ISO files from your memory stick as if they were in the UMD drive. Tutorials (I believe even in these forums) for Fastloader and UMD Emulator exist.
I apologize for any incoherence or typos, I'm borderline intoxicated. Enjoy your new purchase.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 31. October 2005 @ 15:56
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Hiroz005
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1. November 2005 @ 14:14 |
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I just wanted to say thank you so much for clearing everything up. I understood everything you said clearly and appreciate the time you put in to responding to my questions. THANK AGAIN!
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