Tips on Buying a Sony PSP
By: Goodness Maseko
Now with Sony PSP you can buy almost anything for your Sony PSP online. You can buy Sony PSP games and movies, you can buy accessories and music and you can join websites that let you download unlimited music and movies for a one-time membership fee. You can also get the free updates from Sony online. These updates enhance your PSP allowing it to do more things all the time.
Download
There is still so much more to the Sony PSP. There's an internet browser, a place to store your photos and now, an add-on camera is set to be released. If you aren't familiar with all the fun you can have with your Sony PSP, spend some time getting to know it. You may be surprised at what you've been missing.
You may need to download software for the PSP in order for you to play some movies and music. There are free and pay offers all over the internet for games, movies and music but PSP Blender has all three. You can download full versions of all 3 for a one-time fee of $37. You first download the files to your PC and from there to your PSP.
This is Sony's conversion software that will convert the video and audio files on your computer to acceptable PSP formats and in turn download the converted files to your PSP. If you choose to download software for the PSP you might choose this software package. You can download Sony Media Manager for $19.95 or purchase it in a box for $29.95.
DVD
With all the talk about downloading movies and music to the PSP you may not have realized that you also have the option of copying your DVD movie to your PSP. This really comes in handy if you are taking a trip and plan to watch the movie on the plane or in the car (assuming you're not the driver.) The best part is not having to lug around more equipment because if you have your PSP with you, you'll have all the entertainment you will need.
OK look at it this way. Unless you're just petrified or you really don't want to mess with transferring your DVD movie to your PSP, you won't lose anything by trying something for free. If you don't like it or have difficulty with the transfer then you can always pay for the easier ones. In fact, whether you choose the free one or the pay utility, you can download either one to your computer. So it wouldn't hurt to download the free one and then if you didn't like it, whip out the ole credit card and buy the other one.
You can also put your home videos on your PSP. What a way to show off the kids! There is also video conversion software that will help you convert the DVDs you already have to movie files on your PSP. Keep in mind however, you are actually storing all of this media on a Memory Stick Pro Duo and that is an expense that can add up. It's up to you though, you can keep only the most important video files on your PSP or you can contact Guinness and let them know where to send your trophy.
Music
In order to understand how to download music to your PSP, you'll need to understand what the acceptable file formats are. Besides the ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus, they are WAV files, MP3 and MP4 files. If you are downloading music files to your PSP using the Sonic Stage software, it's important to note that you'll also need to be running Windows XP. You'll also need to make sure you have the latest update for your PSP system installed.
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