Sony Playstation Portable Slim (PSP-2004)

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PSP (PlayStation Portable) lets you access games, videos, music and photos at any time and share them with friends. A stylish device, PSP is available with us in colour Piano Black Only.

The PSP Slim & Lite offers a 33% lighter and 19% thinner system than the original PSP system. Internal changes to achieve this include the removal of a metal chassis (used to reduce damage in the event of sudden trauma to the system resulting from the user dropping the system on a hard surface), improved WLAN modules and Micro-controller, and a thinner and much lighter LCD display.

The PSP Slim & Lite has a new gloss finish. The serial port was also modified in order to accommodate a new video-out feature (while rendering older PSP remote controls incompatible). PSP games will only output to external monitors or TVs in progressive scan mode, so televisions incapable of supporting progressive scan will not display PSP games. Non-game video outputs fine in either progressive or interlaced mode. USB charging was made possible (The PSP will only charge while it is in "USB mode". You cannot charge via USB when playing a game.). The D-Pad was raised in response to complaints of poor performance, while buttons offer improved responsiveness, confirmed in the GameSpot "hands-on" review.

A new simpler and more compact UMD loading tray design was developed, while the Wi-Fi switch was moved to the top of the console and the Memory Stick slot moved to the upper left. The speakers were repositioned on the front of the PSP near the top of the screen. The rather obsoleted infra-red port was also removed - which offered no use to the original PSP generation other than in homebrew applications. The analog stick was also redesigned to be more flexible.

Salient Features for Playstation Portable

• Improved Wi-Fi connection
• Faster loading times by storing UMD data in temporary memory
• 64MB internal memory (RAM and FlashROM)
• Improved battery and power performance
• Reduced weight and size
• New enamel coating finish
• A video-out port for displaying on a TV
• Slightly lifted d-pad and buttons for improved responsiveness, confirmed in the GameSpot "hands-on" review: "several GameSpot editors have noticed that the d-pad and buttons on the new PSP provide a little more tactile feedback for a better overall feel."
• Wi-Fi switch moved to the top of the console
• New UMD loading tray design
• Removal of the infra-red port
• Speakers repositioned on the front of the PSP near the top of the screen
• Memory Stick slot has been relocated to the upper left
• Redesigned analog stick
• 15 new backgrounds

What's in the box

• 1 AC Power Cord
• 1 AC Adaptor
• 1 Battery Pack
• 1 Guide Book
   

PSP Slim Video Review from Cnet