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Q: Whats a PSP?
A: Its a portable version of the famous PlayStation console by Sony.
Q: What can it do?
A: It can be used to play games, listen to MP3 files (songs), watch MP4
files (movies). Besides, it has a built-in WLAN (Wireless Local Area
Network) function which enables users to go online to surf the
Internet. (The WLAN function is also used to enable users to play
multiplayer games with other PSP owners.)
Q: What are firmwares?
A: Firmwares are programs that are stored in a read-only memory unit
(firmwares are stored in the PSP flash memory). It provides the
necessary instructions for how the device communicates with the other
computer hardware.
Q: So, what are the firmwares available for the PSP?
A: To date, there are 32 versions of official firmwares for
the PSP. (1.00, 1.50, 1.51, 1.52, 2.00, 2.01, 2.50, 2.60, 2.70, 2.71,
2.80, 2.81, 2.82, 3.00, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.10, 3.30, 3.40, 3.50, 3.51,
3.52, 3.60 (slim only), 3.70, 3.71, 3.72, 3.73, 3.80, 3.90, 3.91, 3.92,
3.95)
Q: Which firmware is the best?
A: Of course, the latest one is the best. Latest firmwares have the
latest security patches and also provides more functions for the PSP.
For example, versions 1.00 and 1.50 do not have built-in browsers in
them, while their successors versions 2.00 and above do.
Q: How about the motherboard? Is there only one kind?
A: Nope. Up until now, there are 5 versions of motherboards for the
PSP. (TA-079, TA-081, TA-082, TA-086, TA-085)
Q: Which motherboard is the best?
A: Well, the newer motherboards are produced by Sony to fight against
hackers. So, its basically the same, whichever you own.
Q: Will my PSP be bound to the region it was built for?
A: No for UMD games, yes for UMD movies. UMD games are region-less,
meaning that any regions PSP can run any regions UMD games. However,
UMD movies can only be played on a PSP from the same region (e.g.
Region 1 PSP can only run Region 1 UMD movies).|
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