Product Description

The PSP (PlayStation Portable) is a personal entertainment system unlike any other. No matter where you go or what you're doing, with the PSP, your games, music, videos and photos are always within arm&rsquos reach. You&rsquoll never battle boredom again!The PSP is an ultra-powerful portable entertainment system with exceptional visual comfort equal to that of the PlayStation 2. Its wireless mode allows you to communicate with other PSP users without using cables of any kind, so you can join in on multiple-player games wherever you are.This little gem is much more than just a video game console, however. You can record your favourite tracks in MP3 or ATRAC3plus format on its Memory Stick Duo and listen to music as you move about, or watch films, music videos or your own footage in UMD format. The large screen and high-quality stereo sound will make you believe you're holding a cinema in the palm of your hand!For digital camera owners, the PSP system will save your best photos on its Memory Stick Duo and create a superb slideshow to impress your friends.Whether you're on the move, at the office or around the house, any time you need a distraction, the stylish PSP Slim & Lite has just the entertainment solution you need. The PSP Slim & Lite is smaller and lighter than its predecessor. The battery life has been extended and the charge time and back-lighting improved. This console even has a video output for even more options.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101 in Computer & Video Games
• Colour: Berry Blue
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2007-09-14
• Platform: Sony PSP
• Dimensions: .42 pounds

Customer Reviews

Amazing
Brought this PSP, and both GTA Vice City and GTA Liberty City two days ago. Haven't been able to put it down. The WiFi is excellent, the graphics on both GTAs are superb. The new PSP is ALOT lighter than the old model, and the screen is ALOT better. I recommend you buy the new model.
5 out of 5

Great game player, average multimedia device
I have had this for about 2 months now and I have spent a lot of time on it. The screen is indeed of excellent quality, as other reviewers suggest, but it also generates a reflection which can make things hard to see in clear daylight.

The controls work well when you get used to them. I have played Lego Starwars, Sims 2: Castaway, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters among other games and the PSP is an excellent games machine. The list of available titles finally seems to be getting pretty good.

Video playback is a mixed bag for me. The manual states that the PSP can playback MPEG4 and AVI files but it is very fussy and won't play a lot of these. I have had to convert material specifically for use on the PSP which is tedious and a pain to do - there are many programs that can do this. In my view Sony should sort this out so it will play these formats properly. Once you have it working playback quality is excellent. UMD movie playback is good quality if I buy a film I'd rather get it for a proper TV.

Audio playback is easier, it handles MP3 and WMA files from my PC without causing problems but it won't play any copy protected material, so you can't play most legal downloads. You can download and use playlists from the PS3 but you can't create playlists on the PSP itself which is a shame.

RSS feeds - these are web feeds used to publish regularly updated content such as blogs, podcasts, the news etc. Again the PSPs support is limited at best. It doesn't do text RSS feeds so many news sites such as SKY or the BBC are out. Nor will it play a lot of video content because of the problems mentioned above. Even the recommended sites from Sony's PSP Media Manager often aren't compatible. I tried 3 and then gave up. The content downloads and then you discover that the video file is not compatible. Frustrating. Audio podcasts worked just fine.

I also have a PS3 and have tried out the remote play feature. The controls become a bit more sluggish when in remote play mode but Pixel Junk Monsters is playable, if a little more difficult. Haven't tried remote play over the internet yet, just my wireless network. Videos on the PS3 can be played so long as the PSP is willing to play them. The only videos I have got working on remote play so far are ones I made up for the PSP and stored on the PS3 + promotional stuff downloaded from the Playstation Store - not exactly a reason to want remote play.

It displays photos well and has a slideshow feature which is decent enough but you can't customise the slideshows beyond the timing. Internet radio works well enough, I haven't tried the skype feature out.

The internet browser is OK. It is usable but I only use it if I can't get to a PC browser. Text entry is tedious. This is where a touch screen would make the world of difference.

Portable copy might give the PSP a new lease of life as a movie player when Sony finally sort this out. This is where blu-ray movie comes with a standard definition version that can be copied to a memory pro-duo stick and viewed on the PSP. They are saying later this year but Sony are full of promises like this. It is also not clear how many blu-ray movies will support this so it could turn out to be another feature that sounds good but doesn't live up to its promise. Go! Explore sat nav also sounds great but we will see, supposed to be out later this month.

I'm giving it 4 stars because it handles games so well and I have grown quite attached to it. However Sony also market this as a multimedia device and I think it could do with a lot of improvement here which is why it is not getting 5 stars overall from me. If you want the standard version of the PSP Media Manager you can get it free from the Japanese playstation network. The install instructions are in Japanese which makes the process a bit more exciting but the program is in English. http://www.jp.playstation.com/store/mediamanager/index.html

THE HANDHELD CONSOLE THAT BEATS THE REST.
The new slim and Lite PSP is great looking and is indeed very light when compared to the old model. I didn't own the old model so I can't draw any comparisons but I am struck how flimsey the overall contruction is. The UMD draw is very fragile and I worry that over a period it might well snap off !. The plastic which is of the same material as the PS3 and picks up all the dust and dirt going. On the plus side is the fantastic LCD screen which has great clarity and really sets the games off a treat. I have no real use for it's connectivity but it's a good added bonus to have in a small device. The game's on offer are few and far between and are quite expensive and I begrudge buying my favourite games again in the UMD format. There is a less than legal way to downgrade the PSP to play downloaded games for free. Overall this is still a nice if fragile console that beats the Nintendo DS lite hands down. It's a pity that Sony didn't fit a small HDD into the console so no memory stick's would be required as it's another expense. However at least the stick can be changed and upgraded which is more than could be done with a built in memory.