Play Station Portable (PSP) is a home handheld game console launched in Japan on December 12, 2004 by Sony Computer Entertainment SCEI, a subsidiary of Sony. The standard selling price is 19,800 yen.
The first batch of PSP console PSP products was sold in Japan with only 200,000 units, resulting in crazy buying. Long queues had formed in front of major stores since the early morning before the spontaneous purchase. One-day sales on December 12th reached 170,000 units. After this, the online pre-sale in major shopping malls on December 20 was also sold out by players within 3 seconds. A small amount of PSP that flowed into China through various channels was also sold at a sky-high price of 6,000 yuan. But after a period of time, the price remained around 2,000 yuan. Currently, there is no licensed PSP in mainland China, so the PSP in the mainland market only has the Japanese version, the American version and the Hong Kong version. The two versions have the same configuration except that game records cannot be used with each other. Hong Kong also started buying at HK$1,980 on May 12, and the first batch of licensed products was sold out in a short time. Since the Hong Kong version has the possibility of being upgraded to a Chinese operating system, it is the best-selling version in the mainland market. But at present, it seems that the implementation of the Chinese system is still relatively difficult.
As for why the first batch of products was only produced 200,000 units, Sony's explanation is that the production was insufficient due to errors in estimating the sales situation before the release. There was also a lack of production time due to technical issues. There are also views that Sony's purpose of this move is to increase its momentum among users to compete with its rival Nintendo's new handheld game console Nintendo DS.
Games
Gran Turismo 4 Mobile and UMD. Although the PSP has good audio and video playback capabilities, the PSP is still mainly about game functions (with the control keys of the TV remote control or MP3 player Compare): Two upper buttons, the iconic PlayStation-style start and select keys, a digital 8-way key, and an analog input. There is a row of control keys below the screen to adjust volume, music settings (control music on/off in game, select different preset equalizers), screen brightness, and return to the main menu.
The PSP's analog input, often referred to as the "analog block," is not a traditional analog stick, but a flat, sliding control pad. It provides the same control as a traditional analog stick in games.
UMD Movie
Robot Adventures in UMD format Due to the huge storage space of UMD (about 1.8G) and the huge display screen of PSP, many movie companies have launched UMD for The price of movie programs on the carrier is similar to that of DVD. Companies that have launched UMD films include Disney, Warner, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Sony, New Line, Paramount, DreamWorks, and Anchor Bay Entertainment. Animation companies such as Bandai, Geneon, FUNimation and Viz Media also plan to launch animated series such as Gunslinger and Gungrave, animated movies such as Gundam: Endless Waltz, Ah My Goddess and Ghost in the Shell, among others.
Most of the movies launched offer multi-language options, as well as content, subtitle selections and special features. (The Japanese version also provides a more electronic set containing both UMD/DVD media).
The first UMD media film was released in April 2005. The first titles to be released in North America include Sony Pictures' House of Flying Daggers, XX, Hellboy, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spider-Man II, and Resident Evil: Revelations, as well as Miramax's Kill Bill 1 and Killing. Bill 2, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean.
On June 22, 2005, Sony announced that House of Flying Daggers and Resident Evil 2 had sold more than 1 million units each.
Main technical parameters
Sony PSP product name: PlayStation Portable (PSP)
Body color: black/white
Size: 170x23x74mm (length x thickness x width)
Weight: 280g (including battery)
CPU: PSP CPU (MIPS32-bit core)
Default Memory stick capacity: 32MB (currently the largest MSD is 2GB for sale)
Comes with DRAM: 4MB
Display: 4.3 inches 16:9 TFT LCD screen resolution 480x272 pixels 1677 Wan Colors
Brightness: 200/180/130/80 cd/m2
Sound: built-in stereo sound output
Main input and output methods:
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IEEE802.11b Wireless Network (Wi-Fi)
USB2.0 (mini-B)
Memory Stick Duo
Infrared
Main input and output interface
Memory Stick Duo slot
USB interface
External power interface
Headphone/cable Control interface
Input keys
Direction keys (up, down, left and right)
△, ○, ×, □ keys
L, R keys (One each)
Analog joystick (XMB)
START (start), SELECT (select), HOME (main menu) keys
POWER (power )/HOLD (lock) switch
Display, sound switch, volume adjustment
UMD opening button
Power supply
Lithium battery
External power supply
Software format
PSP Game
UMD Audio
UMD Video
Decoder
Video: H.264/AVC MP Level3
Audio: ATARC3plus, MP4
Security technology
128 bit AES encryption
MagicGate copyright protection technology
Access control
Region code
Age restriction
Wireless communication function
Infrastructure mode (connection of multiple PSPs through wireless transmitters)
ad hoc mode (up to 16 PSPs directly connected through wireless network cards)
Firmware Version
Version 1.5
On March 24, 2005, Sony released an upgrade patch for firmware version 1.5. The main contents are as follows.
In addition to the original Japanese and English, support for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, and Russian has been added.
Added resume function when playing videos and music. (When resuming from hibernation, playback can be resumed from the stopped position)
Keep the original display mode when changing the video playback content.
File names and folder names support letters with tones.
In addition to these announcements, processing performance has also been greatly improved.
In addition, after the release of version 1.50, in order to improve security, Sony also released versions 1.51 and 1.52.
The move is said to be an attempt to prevent the development of emulators for other consoles. Moreover, game software that only supports version 1.52 has recently appeared.
Version 2.0
Released on July 27, 2005. This version adds functions such as Internet browser, wallpaper changing, AAC format file playback, etc., which greatly enhances the performance of the system.
Added Internet browser. However, Macromedia Flash is not supported. Some web pages may not display properly.
Added jump function when playing UMD MUSIC and UMD VIDEO.
Added A-B repeat function during video playback.
Increase the display ratio to 4:3 when playing videos saved in the memory stick.
Added sound switching function when playing videos saved in the memory stick.
Supports MP4 format.
Supports audio files in AAC format.
Add wallpaper setting function.
Supports image transmission via infrared.
Add support for TIFF, GIF, PNG, and BMP.
Added Korean support.
Add character set settings.
Add the main body change function.
Add Internet browser startup restriction function.
Add WPA-PSK (TKIP) method in the security settings of network settings.
The input method supports URL input.
Version 2.5
Added LocationFree? Player.
In the text encoding of the web browsing interface, automatic selection and Unicode (UTF-8) have been added.
The text size and display settings of the network browsing interface can be saved.
Can save the input history when connecting to the network browsing interface.
Can play images with copyright protection function.
In date and time, an option to set via the Internet has been added.
WPA-PSK (AES) has been added to the security method of network settings.
Korean has been added to the input mode of the on-screen keyboard.
Version 2.6
Added RSS reader.
LocationFree? Player’s control interface adds volume adjustment options.
Traditional Chinese (BIG5) and Simplified Chinese (GB18030) have been added to the text encoding of the network browsing interface.
Using the Internet browsing interface, you can directly download video data with corresponding copyright protection functions provided by content providers or other services to Memory Stick Duo?.
The playable music file formats include WMA (Windows Media Audio). (Music saved on Memory Stick Duo? does not support WMA9 Professional, WMA9 Lossless and WMA files with corresponding copyright protection functions.)
Added enabling WMA playback in the system settings.
Version 2.61
Fixed the vulnerability of 2.6 being able to use GTA UMD to use homebrew programs.
Others are no different from normal 2.6.
Version 2.61 appeared on the cheap US version of the machine launched in March.
Version 2.7 adds support for Simplified and Traditional Chinese, adds support for FLASH in the browser (unfortunately, it only supports FLASH files below about 1.5M and version 6.0), and adds AAC sound File playback support has been added, and the function of saving music files in RSS CHANNEL has been added.
Game software
About 200 PSP games have been released.
The walkman of the 21st century -->Play Station Portable from the moment she was born It attracts the attention of the world with its extremely high cost performance and powerful entertainment functions. What makes the PSP so fascinating? I believe that after reading this article, you will have a new understanding of PSP, and it is also a good reference for players who plan to buy PSP.
This article will explain the four most important parts that everyone is concerned about:
1. The charm of PSP
2. Things to note when purchasing
3. Video related issues (MP4, MP3)
4. Simple instructions for running the cracking program
★Charming★
Before buying a PSP, we should first go online to familiarize ourselves with the relevant knowledge of the PSP and ask ourselves, are the functions of the PSP suitable for me? Otherwise, you will just follow the trend and buy it in a hurry, only to find that it is not practical. Not only was it a waste of money, it also wasted so many powerful functions of Xiao P.
Is PSP a game console? PSP is MP4? None of them are right. PSP's entertainment functions are very rich and powerful, so it is more appropriate to regard it as a handheld entertainment terminal in the 21st century. The PSP's operating system is called XMB (Cross Media Bar), a cross media crossover system. Through it we can: play UMD games, watch UMD movies, listen to UMD music, listen to MP3/WMA/ATRAC3/PLUS format music, watch JPEG/GIF (static)/PNG/BMP format pictures, watch MP4 videos, watch FLASH , browse the web/download files through wireless hotspots...
Perhaps the functions of Little P are not vivid enough, so I will give you an example of my day with Little P:
In the morning, I put my beloved little P in my backpack and went to work. I was listening to MP3 players along the way, but after getting on the bus I felt bored, so I took out my little P and played a live 9, and it was ten stops away before I knew it. I was in the office during my lunch break, eating and watching the Naruto anime that just came out. At night, I continued my journey through Dynasty Warriors while lying in bed. . .
PSP’s music performance capabilities catch up with high-end MP3s
PSP’s video and picture performance capabilities defy all MP4s
PSP also has some advantages, which are also the reasons for you to buy it : If you often come into contact with free wireless hotspots, using a PSP with its own wireless network card to surf the Internet is a good choice for you; if you own a SONY camera, you can take photos and browse them directly on the PSP's big screen; PSP will and the upcoming PS3 has many linkages; as well as many expanded functions in the future: camera, video chat, and GPS global positioning system. . .
How is it? Be tempted! Let's go to the store and take the PSP home.
★Purchasing★
First of all, you need to know that PSP is divided into ordinary packages, luxury packages and various promotional packages; there are Japanese/Korean/Hong Kong/Taiwan/American/European... . and other versions in different regions; the system firmware upgrade has gone through 1.0/1.50/1.51/1.52/2.0/2.01/2.50/2.60/2.70... these versions. As there is currently no licensed product for sale in mainland China, the only way for people to buy PSP is to go to video game stores or computer stores to buy parallel products. But these are irrelevant. The only issue between PSP versions in different regions is the region code restriction for playing UMD movies. UMD games are universal on different versions of PSP. All other functions are the same in each version. There is no one version that is better. , the question of which version is bad. At present, most of the machines that you can buy are Japanese and Hong Kong versions.
The picture below shows all the components of the luxury bag. The accessories in the red box are only found in the luxury bag: hand strap, soft bag, wire control, earphones, and 32M memory stick. The ordinary package only has the host, power supply and battery.
In terms of the choice between the luxury bag and the ordinary bag, if you don’t like the hand strap, soft bag, wire control, and earphones that come with the luxury bag, just buy the ordinary bag. At present, PSP accessories are relatively comprehensive, and you can save money to buy accessories yourself. However, the price difference between the deluxe package and the ordinary package is less than 200. It is recommended that novices buy the deluxe package. The original wire controls and headphones are still more practical.
Let’s first familiarize ourselves with the functions of each button on the PSP body (no explanation will be given if you can understand them at a glance)
1. MS reading light amp; wireless communication indicator light. On the left is the WLAN button. Push it up to activate the wireless network function for connected games and Internet access
2. Joystick (some games require a joystick to play)
3 .HOME return button (return to the system when playing games)
4. Brightness adjustment button (connected to battery level 3, connected to power level 4)
5. Sound effect adjustment button (when connected to headphones To have an effect, press and hold for more than 1 second to mute)
6. Power indicator light & lock indicator light. On the right is the power/lock button. Slide down to lock, slide up to standby, and press and hold up for more than 2 seconds to turn off
7. WLAN antenna (the Hong Kong version of the manual indicates a WLAN antenna, but the PSP can control the TV, so it should also be an infrared antenna)
8. Memory stick socket (insert the MS with the printed side facing down. When taking out the MS, just press it in and it will pop out)
Generally speaking, when choosing a machine, Pay attention to these points: the sealing of the UMD compartment; the version of the system firmware; check the screen for dead pixels and dust; whether the accessories are packaged for assembly; whether it is a second-hand refurbished machine;
●The sealing of the UMD compartment cover is just a matter of As for aesthetic issues, since the switch bayonet is on the right side, the left side is more or less loose, so don’t be too harsh on this point.
●Check the system firmware version of the PSP. As the 1.50 system PSP gradually disappears from the counter, PSP has been divided into two camps - 1.50 system and 2.0 or above system. Because PSP with system version 2.0 or above cannot run any cracking program. It is still unknown when systems above 2.0 can be cracked. However, this step is just a formality. Currently, all you can buy are 2.50 PSPs. The price difference between the few 1.50 PSPs left in the world and the 2.50 PSPs is nearly a thousand yuan.
The place to check the system version is: the second to last item in the main body settings, the information for this question, the English system is System Setting--gt; System Information. The picture below shows that the PSP system version is 1.50
● Next, check the dead pixels of the PSP LCD screen. The PSP uses a SHARP high-quality 16 million color AVS LCD screen. There has been rumors on the Internet for a while that PSP will enable SAMSUNG screen. But I can tell you responsibly: So far, PSP still uses SHARP screen.
Speaking of dead pixels, let’s first understand the definition of dead pixels: pure black dots under a white screen or pure white dots under a black screen. When switching to red, green, and blue display mode, this point is always at the same position and is always a pure black or pure white point. This situation indicates that the three sub-pixels of R, G, and B of the pixel have been damaged, and such points are called dead pixels. Generally, what appears on the PSP are small bright spots of pure white under a black screen. This kind of point is difficult to find, but it does not affect normal use. If there are only about 3 small highlights like this on the PSP, it would be acceptable. Of course, we have the right to pursue perfection.
I will only talk about my method for checking such highlights: prepare PSP-specific dead pixel detection pictures in advance (PS can also do this by itself, download it below). If JS does not install the picture for you, you can You have to bring a memory stick, turn the screen brightness to the maximum, and use the PSP to view completely black pictures in a darker environment (if there is no surrounding environment, you can put the PSP in the bag to view). The highlights of the PSP will be clear at a glance. . Then take a closer look at other full-color images to check for other kinds of dead pixels (which are rare).
●It should be very rare for original accessories to be subcontracted. This can only be done by unscrupulous JS, but it’s better for everyone to pay attention. In-line controls, headphones, and soft bags are now sold assembled, and the quality is naturally much worse than the original ones.
Let’s take the most valuable line control as an example: comparing the two line controls below, we can easily see: Front: The original psp line control on the left has the psp writing engraved on the front, and the surface of the line control It is smooth, has a metallic texture, feels good in the hand, and the buttons bounce back clearly. The assembly line control is printed, and the surface is rough, with an obvious plastic feel. The button bounce is not very clear, and misoperations often occur. Side: The original line control font is neat and clear. The assembled font is very crude.
●Memory stick purchasing experience. The deluxe version of PSP comes with a 32MB memory stick. This capacity can barely hold one or two MTV songs or five or six MP3 songs, which is basically useless. When everyone buys a machine, they buy a 1G or 2G memory stick. Memory sticks are the most important item of investment for Xiao P accessories and cost the most money, so they cannot be careless. Some people recommend buying licensed SANDISK memory sticks. But for the sake of cost-effectiveness, I recommend to everyone the very cost-effective SONY stick set. Now the price of 2G stick set is less than 400. Many people are worried about the quality of the assembled rods. In fact, except for the outer shell materials and printing that are worse than the original ones, the quality of the assembled rods is still good. And the current set of sticks provides a 1-year replacement guarantee. Of course, you can’t go wrong with Xingbang, so you can feel confident spending your money.
●Experience in purchasing film. The PSP sticker is a must, as everyone doesn’t want their phone to become a mess. Currently, there are many kinds of films on the market, including imported originals and domestically produced ones. The more representative one is the Japanese HORI film, but it is difficult to buy original HORI films now, and most of them on the market are assembled. If you can’t buy HORI original film, the domestic high-end film from Kyoji is also of good quality, and the price is not cheap at around 40.
●Data cable purchasing experience. There’s not much to say about this. They are sold in every computer store, ranging from a few yuan to dozens. It's the kind of MINI-USB port common to digital cameras. SONY's original data cable comes with two anti-interference rings. The quality is good and the price is about 20.
At this point, the main things to note when purchasing a PSP are almost introduced. I wish everyone can have a satisfactory PSP
★Audio and Video★
In addition to playing games, the PSP itself is an excellent MP4. Sweet sound quality coupled with powerful screen display effects bring the multimedia functions of PSP to its fullest!
●Usage of MP4:
1. After dividing the MS in PSP format, create a file named MP_ROOT in the same level directory of PSP (which is the legendary MS root directory) Folder
2. Create another folder named 100MNV01 in this folder
3. Put the MP4 file in, and name the file according to M4VXXXXX, X is any number, THM is the picture of this MP4, which can be the same as the name of the MP4. THM is a 160x120 JPG format picture. Change the extension of JPG to THM PSP to recognize it
The storage directory for MP4 in AVC format is "/MP_ROOT/101ANV01/", and the file name must be "MAQXXXXX. MP4" format.
MP4 resources can be downloaded.
You can also convert by yourself, but it takes a long time. We recommend MING 31C or PMCamp; PVE conversion. The conversion method is another large article and will not be introduced here.
●MP3 usage:
MP3 usage is very simple, just copy the MP3 to the PSP/MUSIC folder. Here I would like to introduce a simple and practical method to display the Chinese name of MP3 on PSP:
1. Download and install Qianqianjingting, and drag the MP3 to the playlist.
2. Right-click the MP3, click on the file information, and the window in the picture above will appear.
3. After setting the settings in the red box in the picture above, click Simplified --gt; Traditional Chinese, and finally click Save to file and it will be OK
Qianqianjingting can also do it For batch conversion, the steps are similar. The PSP has quite a lot of traditional Chinese fonts, and most of the traditional Chinese characters can be displayed. At present, the PSP of system 2.70 already supports Simplified/Traditional Chinese, but for players who are still using systems below 2.70, it is still necessary to learn this conversion step. You can also edit the ID3 tags of MP3 through Qianqianjingting. Moreover, Qianqianjingting itself is also an excellent MP3 player, so why not do it?
●Introduction to PMP audio and video format
The pmp format is the format used by PMP MOD homemade software made by enthusiasts. Currently only psps with 1.5 system can run it.
It uses divx or xvid encoding to truly achieve high resolution. It is currently the best psp audio and video format.
The effect is comparable to UMDvideo.
●AVC format
A type of MP4, which can be played by 2.0 systems. The volume is smaller than PM4 of the same mass.
●MLV format
A type of MP4, which can be played by 2.6 systems. The Japanese video download service P-TV is dedicated to it. It has a time limit on video files. After the expiration, they can no longer be played.
★Cracking★
The cracking of PSP is not a complete cracking in the true sense, but a deception method that uses system vulnerabilities to make the PSP mistakenly think that the cracking program is an upgrade file. So we can now see that as long as SONY upgrades the system version and seals the system vulnerabilities, hackers will have nothing to do.
The cracking of PSP first started with version 1.0, and the running programs were mainly various emulators; then the Spanish cracking team completed the cracking of version 1.50, because the system of version 1.50 cannot be read directly The illegal EBOOT.PBP file requires two memory sticks to complete the operation of the cracking program starting from version 1.50 of PSP. One is to install the boot file and the other is to install the main program. It is very troublesome to hot-swap the flying stick to run. But it didn’t take long for the solution to the 1.50 single-stick running crack program to come out. That is to install the files in the two memory sticks into one memory stick, and add the file name of the folder where the boot file is installed, so that the PSP can read the files in the folder first, which plays the role of single-stick boot. Since then, the development of PSP cracking business has been booming. Various versions of emulators have been continuously updated, and convenient and practical software has emerged in an endless stream. Now we can run most UMD games on MS!
There are currently many PSP cracking programs running on memory sticks: emulator games, various tool software, UMD mirror games, etc. . . But their usage is similar. Most of the cracking programs are installed in the PSP\GAME folder. Currently, the most commonly used bootloaders for playing cracked games are DEVHOOK and UMD Emulator.
In the future, there will be more and more cracking programs, and everyone will have more and more things to learn.
Playing PSP is easy, but playing PSP well is not that simple!
★Internet Access★
PSP can access the Internet through WIFI, and the browser with firmware version 2.7 can already browse most websites normally.
You need to have an unlimited router connected to the Internet or a place that provides WIFI hotspot access (coffee shops in some big cities, KFC, etc.)
By setting up the network connection, You can access the Internet and use PSP to browse Internet sites.