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Sony PSP Defects Reported
Among many to report on this issue, OneHungLo writes "GamesAreFun.com is reporting that several defective PSP units have been shipped, suffering from problems such as dead pixels, broken UMD drives, air bubbles in the screens, dust in the screens, and the analog "nubs" not working, or actually falling off. They also have a video of a UMD popping out of the PSP as it's running, due to the unit being twisted/turned. I wonder how long it will be until Sony issues an official statement about this?"
(2) Flying Disk System (design error and/or manufacturing defect)a vi a vi
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/umd/fly_004.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/umd/fly_005.
links to videos on /. are always a great idea.
The Gameboy is for all Portables - which the PSP is... so it fits just fine.
(1) Square button's problema nbotsu_001.jpg a nbotsu_genin_002.jpg
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It makes a creaking noise and stucks
because there is a gap between the button and its rubber (and, of course, the board)
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/controller/k
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/controller/k
(3) Power failure and/or Chip defect
Power indicator light illuminates, but...
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/system/power
We had a problem with our PS2. I have to give Sony credit. They had us ship the old one to them and had it repaired and back to us in a matter of weeks. They were very courteous on the phone and made everything easy for us.
DS suffered from these as well, for example
Way to defelect attention. It should be noted that Nintendo has vowed to fix any dead pixel problems that occur within the the warranty period...
This really scares me, I am to spend 200 dollars on a unit of this magnitude, I wish for it to at least take some wear and tear. My DS so far, has taken a careful beating, and I was hoping that when the PSP releases, it can take the same. The one thing I do like about Nintendo is that they are like Fisher-Price in product design. But with reports like this, I don't know if I should invest in a product that when bought requires replacement. I have been there already with Sony, which not to go there again. (Playstation 2 Game Reading Errors **Oh the Frustration**)
The network adapter is not compatible because now it's built into the unit. As for the hard drive, the only game that used it was Final Fantasy XI, which wasn't exactly a raging success.
I don't know what kind of crack I was on, but I suspect it was decaf.
I totally agree. I once bought a HP printer from the store, and it went defect about 2 weeks later. When I called HP to tell them, they shipped me a new printer through Purolator right away and asked me to give the broken printer to the delivery guy when I received the new one, which I did about 48 hours later. That is good service.
After 3 days without programming, life becomes meaningless
- The Tao of Programming
"(DS and PSP) have problems, are expensive, get crappy battery life, are large and don't easily fit in your pocket"
Speaking as a DS owner, I don't know what you're talking about. The DS was only $180 CANADIAN and has excellent battery life (I played mine for 10 hours straight yesterday). The only thing I'll give you is that the size is slightly larger, though not by much. I can still put it in my pocket of my cargos. It's the best purchase I've made all year and I recommend that everyone grab one.
But yes, you're right, the GBA SP is also a fantastic device. Though I hesitate to tell anyone looking to buy a new handheld not to shell out the extra $50 U.S. and grab the DS instead. I won't even go through the feature list, but it's the difference between a standard 27" TV or a 60" HDTV for only 50% added to the price. How could you not go for a deal like that (assuming of course, that you can handle $50 extra)?
While there are few games that use the hard drive, you can get software that uses the hard drive to store games.