Sony PSP
Manufacturer: Sony Part number: PSP-1001K
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- Bottom Line:
- The Sony PSP elevates portable gaming to the next level, but its multimedia functionality falls short of its full potential.
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CNET editors' review
Sony PSP price range: $298.95
- Reviewed by: David Carnoy
- Edited by: Rob Dubbin, John P. Falcone, and David Rudden
- Reviewed on: 03/23/2005
- Updated on:09/04/2007
- Released on: 03/24/2005
The good: The Sony PSP is a slick portable gaming system highlighted by an impressive wide-screen display and PS2-like graphics. It also boasts built-in Wi-Fi, a Web browser, and the ability to play music and videos, as well as to store images.
The bad: The Sony PSP's multimedia functionality is underwhelming, especially for video, requiring expensive memory cards. The load times on the UMD games can be excessive.
The bottom line: The Sony PSP elevates portable gaming to the next level, but its multimedia functionality falls short of its full potential.
Editors' note: As of October 2008, this original PSP model (the "PSP 1000") has been replaced by the PSP 3000. Check out CNET's full review of the Sony PSP 3000 for more details.
After roughly a decade at the top of the home console industry, Sony decided to tackle the portable system market--one heavily fortified by Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and DS. Sony sought to take down Nintendo by adopting the tactic that made the PlayStation 2 such a runaway success: by offering sophisticated, graphically intensive games and a heavy dose of multimedia functionality. The device is called the PlayStation Portable (PSP), and in addition to playing games of PS2 graphical quality, it can play music and movies (downloaded or via disc) and surf the Web. It may not be the best handheld media product on the market, and the games lack the innovation of ones on Nintendo's portables, but as an all-in-one device, the Sony PSP is king of the hill.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Sony
- Part number: PSP-1001K
- Description: PlayStation Portable (PSP) comes in a black color, with a 16: 9 widescreen TFT LCD centered in a sleek ergonomic design with a high-quality finish that fits comfortably in the hands. The dimensions are 170mm x 74mm x 23mm with a weight of 260g. PSP features a high-quality TFT LCD that displays full color (16.77 million colors) on a 480 x 272 pixel high-resolution screen. It also comes complete with the basic functions of a portable player such as built-in stereo speakers, exterior headphone connector, brightness control and sound mode selection. Keys and controls inherit the same operability of PlayStation and PlayStation 2, familiar to fans all over the world. PSP also comes equipped with diverse input/output connectors such as USB 2.0, and 802.11b (Wi-Fi) wireless LAN, providing connectivity to various devices in the home and to the wireless network outside. The world of gaming is further enhanced by enabling users to enjoy online gaming, or by connecting multiple PSPs to each other, directly via the wireless network. In addition, software and data can be downloaded through a USB or wireless network onto Memory Stick PRO Duo. All of these features can be enjoyed on one single system. PSP adopts a small but high-capacity optical medium UMD (Universal Media Disc), enabling game software, rich with full-motion video and other forms of digital entertainment content, to be stored. The newly developed UMD, the next-generation compact storage media, is only 60mm in diameter but can store up to 1.8GB of digital data. A broad range of digital entertainment content such as music video clips, movies and sports programs can be provided on UMD. To protect this entertainment content, a robust copyright protection system has been developed which utilizes a combination of a unique disc ID, a 128 bit AES encryption keys for the media, and individual ID for each PSP hardware unit.
General
- Name Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)
- Type Game console
- Form Factor Handheld
- Width 6.7 in
- Depth 2.9 in
- Height 0.9 in
- Weight 9.2 oz
- Enclosure Color Black
Game Console
- Color Support Color
- Media Type UMD (Universal Media Disc)
Processor
- Type 333 MHz
- Data Width 128 bit
Memory / Storage
- RAM Installed ( Max ) 32 MB - Integrated
- Cache Memory 4 MB
Display
- Type LCD display - 4.3 in TFT active matrix - Color - Internal
- Display Format 130,560 pixels
- Color Support 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Audio
- Built-in Speakers Speaker(s)
- Sound Output Mode Stereo
Communications
- Connectivity Features IrDA, IEEE 802.11
Input Device
- Type Game pad - Integrated
Connections
- Connector Type Headphones / remote control, USB, DC power input, Microphone
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) Memory Stick PRO Duo
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
- Battery 1 x Game console battery - Rechargeable - Lithium ion
- Included Qty 1
Accessories
- 256 MB Memory Stick Duo-PRO Media
- MediEvil: Resurrection (PSP)
- NBA Street (PlayStation 2)
- Sony High Speed Memory Stick Pro Duo 1GB
- SanDisk flash memory card - 1 GB - MS PRO DUO
- Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (PSP)
- Gretzky NHL (PSP)
- NFL Street 2 Unleashed (PSP)
- MVP Baseball (PSP)
- Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory (PSP)
- FIFA Soccer (PSP)
- Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade (PSP)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour (PSP)
- MLB (PSP)
- World Tour Soccer (PSP)
- ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails (PSP)
- Metal Gear Acid (PSP)
- Smart Bomb (PSP)
- Lumines (PSP)
- NBA (PSP)
- Spider-Man 2 (PSP)
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix (PSP)
- Ridge Racer (PSP)
- Wipeout Pure (PSP)
- Ape Escape: On the Loose (PSP)
- Dynasty Warriors (PSP)
- Nyko Theater Experience (PSP)
- Nyko Screen Armor (PSP)
- Intec PSP Dock It
- Intec PSP Power Max
- Intec PSP Pro Gamer's Kit
- Intec PSP Safe Case
- Logitech PlayGear Pocket (PSP)
- Logitech PlayGear Share (PSP)
- Logitech PlayGear Amp
- Logitech PlayGear Stealth (PSP)
- 256 MB Memory Stick Duo-PRO Media
- MediEvil: Resurrection (PSP)
- NBA Street (PlayStation 2)
- Sony High Speed Memory Stick Pro Duo 1GB
- SanDisk flash memory card - 1 GB - MS PRO DUO
- Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (PSP)
- Gretzky NHL (PSP)
- NFL Street 2 Unleashed (PSP)
- MVP Baseball (PSP)
- Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory (PSP)
- FIFA Soccer (PSP)
- Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade (PSP)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour (PSP)
- MLB (PSP)
- World Tour Soccer (PSP)
- ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails (PSP)
- Metal Gear Acid (PSP)
- Smart Bomb (PSP)
- Lumines (PSP)
- NBA (PSP)
- Spider-Man 2 (PSP)
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix (PSP)
- Ridge Racer (PSP)
- Wipeout Pure (PSP)
- Ape Escape: On the Loose (PSP)
- Dynasty Warriors (PSP)
- Nyko Theater Experience (PSP)
- Nyko Screen Armor (PSP)
- Intec PSP Dock It
- Intec PSP Power Max
- Intec PSP Pro Gamer's Kit
- Intec PSP Safe Case
- Logitech PlayGear Pocket (PSP)
- Logitech PlayGear Share (PSP)
- Logitech PlayGear Amp
- Logitech PlayGear Stealth (PSP)
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