The PSP screen...

Post by **tnf** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:00 pm

...will scratch if you look at it funny.

Kind of shitty that they couldn't get a harder material for it. Any miniscule piece of debris caught between the cloth and the screen will ding it while cleaning, and I am thinking the simple friction between the screen and the cloth case will do the same.

But I'm still very, very impressed. Anyone tried getting the scratches out with anything (i.e. CD scratch remover?) Don't want to bone it up worse, though. You can't see these little dings when the thing is on at this point.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:04 pm

Bound to happen I guess

They should have thin clear plastic sticky sheets you could lay over the screen to protect till they get bad enough peel and replace!

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:05 pm

Even worse, people have said the dust got under the screen for them, somehow @_@

Just get one of those screen protectors, I got one from gametop for $5. It works pretty well, had it on for almost a month and it's still solid, barely any scratches. But it does get dirty, I wipe the entire thing with the blue cloth (btw, just holding the psp for any amount of time gets the entire system dirty with smudges... yuk)... there's also a screen protector that covers the entire surface, the dpad and the buttons, although I haven't looked into it. I think it's called a brando cover or something.

Oh and have you looked at the goodies you can put on yer psp yet?

Try pspmagazines.com there are a few that review the extra addons like screen covers and carying cases... also, get the Logitech hard clam-shell cover, it's excellent and only 20 bucks.

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:08 pm

These are the two addons I picked up with it:

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/256290.asp

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/255993.asp

The Logi case is the best one you can get right now.

Post by **plained** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:08 pm

really ey thats kind of shabby

prolly be improved in later production runs

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:10 pm

I'm going to add all the nice homebrew apps to my psp tommorow, the emu support is already impressive, and it works on 1.5 firmware

Post by **plained** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:12 pm

ey have you ported any movies on that thing dz?

will it only play files that conform to the displays pixel dimensions or will it play 320 x 240?

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:14 pm

u need one of these

[lvlshot]http://andrewpglanville.madasafish.com/Carl/protect.jpg[/lvlshot]

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:15 pm

Ummm... LOL

please tell me there's not a port to connect a ps2 controller to the psp...

Post by **tnf** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:15 pm

Don Carlos wrote:u need one of these

[lvlshot]http://andrewpglanville.madasafish.com/Carl/protect.jpg[/lvlshot]

That would help, but won't take care of the problem you face when trying to clean the screen - no matter how soft the cloth is, the thing will get scratched eventually due to minute amounts of dust.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:15 pm

plained wrote:ey have you ported any movies on that thing dz?

will it only play files that conform to the displays pixel dimensions or will it play 320 x 240?

I have done films
Rip them as high as u want and it will automatically show you
the film in 16:9

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:16 pm

plained wrote:ey have you ported any movies on that thing dz?

will it only play files that conform to the displays pixel dimensions or will it play 320 x 240?

Well I use the psp video 9 app which does everything by itself... it lets you select the encoding rates but the res. is cut into the appropriate one by default. The app works nice, I did a 200mb family guy episode at lowest rates, it came out just under 25mb, and it was suprisingly watchable even at that.

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:20 pm

Donneh, have you tried any snes emus or gba emus on it yet sire :E Do you have 1.0 or 1.5 firmware?

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:24 pm

dzjepp wrote:Donneh, have you tried any snes emus or gba emus on it yet sire :E Do you have 1.0 or 1.5 firmware?

1.0 and i have yet to try the emus BUT i am looking for the launcher
for the games atm...apparently its out soon. You know all those
lovely game that have been popping up on sites? Well they shall
soon be on my mem card and being owned

I have not really tried too much ripping. I ripped bubba ho tep
and it came out @ 526 meg and its fantastic quality...not done
any episodes of anything at all yet

Gonna have to try Futurama and Simpsons soon i think

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:26 pm

Launcher eh? I have a 1.5, a new xploit came out yesterday which does not require swapping memory sticks, this is what I shall try, probably tommorow. There is even a Doom/Heretic/Duke 3D/Quake 2 port out there, they are wads, and the Q2 one is at 30mb, beats the hell outta me how it's supposed to work, surely it can't be the full game?

Post by **tnf** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:26 pm

So I am assuming you bought 1 gig mem sticks? Where from?

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:28 pm

For now I got a 256mb stick, was just under 30$ from toys r us which was closing around my place.

I am looking at a 1gb stick but a bit later down the road when they are in bigger supply and hopefully by then they will drop in price somewhat (seeing as the 2gb sticks will be launching soon and in big supply). I think Sandisk just opened a new manufacturing plant so new sticks should be in large quantities very soon.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:31 pm

tnf wrote:So I am assuming you bought 1 gig mem sticks? Where from?

I got my 1 gig stick for £75 about 2/3 months ago
when they were in short suppy. They are cheaper now

[quote="dzjepp]Launcher eh? I have a 1.5, a new xploit came out yesterday which does not require swapping memory sticks, this is what I shall try, probably tommorow. There is even a Doom/Heretic/Duke 3D/Quake 2 port out there, they are wads, and the Q2 one is at 30mb, beats the hell outta me how it's supposed to work, surely it can't be the full game?

[/quote]

pm me up baby

Post by **Chupacabra** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:43 pm

Don Carlos wrote:u need one of these

[lvlshot]http://andrewpglanville.madasafish.com/Carl/protect.jpg[/lvlshot]

bit hard to throw in your pocket isnt it?

the screen/buttons feel...not too solidly built to me. i always feel like im dealing with some fragile thing when im playing the PSP.

anyway, tnf...choose your screen protector wisely. my nephew's screen protector always has air bubbles and is quite obnoxious.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:58 pm

Chupacabra, i use it to put in my bag when i goto work n what not.

Its aluminium with a very soft inside
Good peice of kit for £3

Post by **tnf** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:37 pm

I got the logitech play and protect thing...fits in your pocket (sort of) and allows access to all the stuff needed to listen to mp3's while closed.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:39 pm

cool man

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:39 am

Watch out naughty importers!
Sony wants your PSP back!

A copy of the writ, seen by the Guardian, demands that details of the British purchasers are handed over by the importing companies.

Sony aren't getting a penny of my cash whilst they practise such nasty business.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:51 am

Britain is traditionally one of the last markets for new consoles.

As it should be.

Post by **dzjepp** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:17 am

tnf, this middle screen cover looks pretty slick, dunno how reliable it is though...

http://www.boxwave.com/products/pspgame ... sp_556.htm