I got my PSP about a month ago, and ordered an invisible shield screen protector for it, which came yesterday. I put it on, it looks fine. The problem is, now I'm having problems with the start button and select button. It looks fine, it's not pressed down or anything, but when using the PSP it is as if the start button is being held down.

My guess is that some of the magic spray got in under the start button /select button- would this explain the problem I'm having? And if so, will the water that's under there eventually dry out and stop causing the problem?
I left the thing overnight (~10 hours) before turning it on, and everything works great except the start button. I can even play most games. My question is - how do the buttons actually work? I'm assuming (with my very limited knowledge of electronics) that pressing the button down completes the circuit, and right now the water in there is completing the circuit instead. If that's the case I'm hoping that when it dries enough that will no longer be a problem - or can it have caused more permanent damage to the button?
plz help

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Added on October 18, 2008, 11:01 pmwhen I turned my PSP on I saw the home menu and like 2 seconds later is went black! but with the green light still on well I turned it off and turned it back on and the home menu was working fine so i decided to listen to some music but when I tried to make the volume lower the brightness of the screen went higher and then when I hold down the screen button the sound goes off that was like 5 minutes ago NOW! the volume doesnt go higher or lower at all and when I flip the hold button doen and back up it does all kinds of weird crap! like volume goes up, sound goes off, brightness higher lower and lowest, then after all that the PSP goes black again! PLEASE DOES ANYONE KNOW IF I SHOULD OPEN IT OR NOT!????????:mad:

so the Datel product is yet to achieve any real hacking on PSP3000 yet

btw, how many motherboards does the PSP2000 have in its entire lifetime ? I heard got 3 versions, the latest one TA-090 is hack-able but the previous 088 can't work with Pandora

now the latest batch PSP2000 using what mobo ?

by using the UPT, it usually display the board revision. y buy at japan? the same psp-2000 is available here also

thats pretty old. i though it was the Gundam VS Gundam psp

psp 3000,i don't mind keeping it aside ...limited edition anyway XD..

i checked 2k is 9++ n 3k is 750...

now im struggling if i should get 3k now or wait till the hack is out...

pls give me some advice >.<

can i know what is the diffend on psp2000 n psp3000???the price diffend bout rm200++

One of the prominent features of the PSP-3000 is the updated screen giving more colours and less ghosting. Here’s one problem new PSP owners didn’t count on, scan-lines. This actually makes things look worse than the PSP-2000.



According to a thread at the PlayStation Forums, it is a widespread problem. Sony is currently looking into the problem and hoping it will only take a firmware update to fix.However,Sony has just revealed that it cannot be fixed through firmware update(i guess they screwed up on this one...).


crdit-pspiso

maybe it's mean to be like that...due to brighter screen?

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Added on November 27, 2008, 3:42 ampsp 3000 is also psp slim

Sony Japan has responded to criticisms about visible scanlines on the new PSP-3000 systems. While Sony America is looking into the situation, Japan's statement doesn't bode too well. It seems that the scanline problem is a feature of the new LCD screens. SCEI says that the "PSP-3000 has a new LCD device with vastly improved picture quality, achieving a more natural and vivid picture than older models. By improving LCD response time to reduce ghosting, the horizontal-line phenomenon becomes more visible."

The worst news is that there's no fix. "Since this is caused by hardware characteristics, there is no plan to fix it with system software update." Looks like it's here to stay. We're still waiting on a statement from SCEA but, from the looks of it, they won't have much new to add.

Update: SCEA response, after the break.
"On some occasions, scan lines may appear on scenes where brightness changes drastically, due to the hardware features of the new LCD device on PSP-3000. Installed with this new LCD device, PSP-3000 offers more natural and vibrant colors on its screen, but the scan lines have come out to be more visible as a result of improving response time to alleviate the afterimages on PSP-3000. Since this is due to hardware specification, there are no plans for a system software update concerning this issue."

I bought the silver 3000 last week, but kept my silver 2000 as well. I returned the 3000 24 hours after buying it. The scan lines were a big deal breaker with me. I play a lot of sports games, and fast moving objects get distorted by the lines. Also, I didn't find the colors to be true and the increased brightness is negligible. My best advice, if you don't need the built in microphone, go out and get a 2000 pack before they all go away. I think some places are selling them on sale right now.

ya just now i called one of those shops selling psp de they told me that the psp 3000 is now hackable..will be out in market in the next few weeks..

i hope this reduces the price of psp 2000..

question ...

if i ask my cousin to get me a PSP in japan . would i able to change the system to english when he bring it back to malaysia to me ?

guy i got the patapon2 sound file at3. U know in xmb the patapon 2 when it plays the sound? i wana convert to mp3 and set as msg tone

but then after googling for all the software and tutorial i still cant make it to convert.. any idea how?

question ..

do i need a blank/empty umd to play/run an iso umd movie from memory stick ?

Which CFW version you got that can watch ISO UMD movies without UMD disc? I want also as I'm borrowing a UMD from a friend to watch movie. It's a hassle to require UMD disc la!    

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Added on November 30, 2008, 11:15 pm

question ..

do i need a blank/empty umd to play/run an iso umd movie from memory stick ?

first i need to know when u buy this unit and from where..

cuz ur psp with Vision 4.01 got 90% is TA-88v3 MB cuz this MB currenty cannot be mod or change to CFW..

Once again Datel try to cheat ppl by giving false statement!