I am interested in getting one PSP. I got noob questions here,

1. is it hard to get the 1.50 firmware PSP nowadays, do the v1.50 PSP more expensive in 2nd hand market?

2. when upgrade to V3.52, can it be downgraded to 1.50? If not, how to run homebrew on 3.50?

3. V3.52 M33 firmware, is it 2 firmwares combine? How to switch from one firmware to another?

4. I think some later games wont support V1.50 anymore, am I right? But then if have to use 3.50, then we wont able to run home brew is it?

5. Can we load games from MSPD itself?

6. How much is one spare battery for PSP (the big one, not slim edition)

7. How is the audio quality when listening to mp3 and wma song? Can we use homebrew software to listen mp3?

added 8. Can we play .avi xvid/divx directly without conversion on PSP? The resolution let say 640*480, do we need to resize to be playable on PSP?

added 9. What so special about PSP slim, apart from longer batt life and smaller?

its my question thus far, this is my first time into PSP since I want a portable entertainment device aside from PC

This post has been edited by revolution2008: Sep 2 2007, 12:25 PM

to answer all your questions - get V3.52 M33 - nuff said. PSP Slim? Google it. I don't want another bugger talking about sex. (Not referring to you)

suggest you read 1st post before posting next time...TS made a really nice beginner FAQ there...

This post has been edited by young_soul: Sep 2 2007, 01:45 PM

Anyone please answer me quest?Need help ASAP :`(

btw i wanna ask...if i buy aus psp...can i upgrade the firmwave to play download game?I still dint hav it yet..if can then i'll buy it le

any PSP you buy,as long as it's firmware is below 3.50,you can downgrade it,and upgrade to custom firmware

question answered
anything else you'd like to know?

dont have to bother with 1.50 anymore.
just go to any normal shop,they'd probably have the psp in custom firmware already.

AFAIK,3.52 does NOT have a downgrader yet.-im not sure about using pandora's battery,though

no,no..
3.52 is the version of the firmware.
M33 is the group that made that firmware(well,cracked,if you prefer that term )

many games no longer support 1.50.
and to play them you have to upgrade your firmware.
just upgrade to 3.52 M33 and you're good to go.

do NOT use sony's official 3.52,or else you cant use homebrew on it.

using custom firmware,you can load up your backups from the mspd.
personally,i find it a lot easier than bringing a bag of UMDs wherever you go

ori is 100+
compatible is RM50-60

it's OK.
but the volume is very soft.
you'd best buy some earphones or something.

you dont need homebrew apps to play mp3-it's built in.
but you can use homebrew if you wish.
also,there are homebrew apps that allow OGG to be used OGG>MP3

myself dont use it to play videos,so have no idea.

tv out

it's going to be very different

Let me try to answer the q's....anyway you should be looking at the FAQ's first before asking these q's...

EDIT:

Alamak mgsrulsz beat me to it...nemind lahh you'll have two set of answers.

This post has been edited by lapaq: Sep 2 2007, 07:22 PM

about the music playback, is the quality comparable to Walkman? got any bass enhancement and equalizer?

question, dunno if asked before or not...but has anyone kena virus on the PSP before? Kinda afraid I might kena virus if I surf using the PSP. Lately virus activities has been quite active.

Virus...? What kind of virus...? What'd it do?

*edited*

Are you talking about the one that bricks your PSP?
Hmm, I bet this so-called virus is made by Sony.

Anyway, you'll only get infected if you CHOOSE to install the program. So, as long as you don't choose to install, you're safe. It's not a virus (as it doesn't spread around) nor a trojan (nobody is going to access/hack into your PSP), it's only a program (a homebrew) which disables your PSP.

This post has been edited by Cyphereza: Sep 3 2007, 04:23 PM

virus?
whoaaaaa.. ehehe...
just dont worry bout your computer virus.. it cant do anything to your psp..
it's like u bring a bird into the deep sea.. DEAD ! LOL.. different environment.

If you mean those Walkman phones by SE, well, to be honest, they are wayyy better than the sound reproduction on the PSP. Its too soft when you are on a noisy environment. Lack of bass as well IF you are using the built in speaker. However, using headphone wise, its still produces good sound..

Virus, i have yet to hear anyone kena those virus that brick the PSP though..

And dont think you need to worry about PC virus as they are built for a different environment..

of course I was meaning if using decent headphone lar lol

not enough bass.. that's all.. haha.. but that if u use normal earphone.. but if u use the walkman SE earphone.. i think it would be more or less the same..

I just meant any virus that could affect out PSPs. Can never be too careful

The PSP external speakers sound quality are one of the worst ever period, if you are in a noisy crowd don't even bother listening. The best remedy so far are only good headphones/earphones or add on attachment speakers.

As far as I know there are no "virus" for the PSP since the PSP its self don't utilize any specific OS (Operating System). A virus in most cases is a rogue "program" written for a specific OS. However in the PSP case it operate on firmware which as a whole is the XMB, worst that people can do is to place a Trojan program on your PSP and execute it without or with your knowledge about it which pretty much corrupts your PSP firmware and get you a brick. However all these is pretty pointless as the existence of custom firmware and the "Crown Jewel" of the PSP homebrew the "Pandora's Battery" render bricking totally useless.

Well, i use my own SHE9500 in-ear headphone and the quality is acceptable by me. Still produces good sound quality but with a slight lack of bass to be honest.

thx monster hunter G..
i'm tired of explaining to them.. haha... virus is meant for a specific type of operating system. a computer virus meant for windows platform cant run in your mobile phone, cant run in your psp, cant run in linux and whatsoever..

for easy understanding.. let say u copy your .exe file from your computer.. to your mobile phone or your psp or anything.. u cant run that file because it is made to run in windows environment.

Hehe..Many people are worried about their PSP being bricked mar.

Hehe... just make sure you don't download from untrusted sites. The only sites I trust are pspupdates.qj.net, maxconsole.net and evolvexmb.com which is now known as consolespot.net/index.php?network=xmb

Thanks alot there Cyphereza. Did you try to flash firmware yourself before?

Yup... well, upgrades actually. Now using 3.52-M33-4