Inside the PSP

fogez writes "We have seen numerous hacks for the PSP in the last couple days, but have you see what is inside this marvel? This might scare off many new PSP owners, but if you are curious and want some direction, this article is a good place to start. See the PSP laid bare, from LCD to wireless network card. BTW, any attempt to imitate will result in a void warranty :)"

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Hardware Hacking warning.

[sanityspeech]

Not to rain on the parade of the hardware hackers, but the introduction to the article warns:

...One small slip and your PSP will be a $200 paper weight...

For the fearless in the crowd willing to part with a few Benjamins (if need be), there is one more issue that may be of some concern. The conclusion of the article states:

"While taking apart the device is not technically reverse-engineering, Sony explicitly outlaws any modifications to their PSP. If you don't believe me, check out page 15 of the manual where they state, "No authorization for the analysis or modification of the system, or the analysis and use of circuit configurations, is provided."

IANAL, but this sounds like tampering with the hardware could lead to serious static. That is, static with Sony lawyers.

fogez remarks may have been tongue-in-cheek, but... you have been warned. :)

Not Many

[lullabud]

http://www.informit.com/articles/printerfriendly.a sp?p=380915

Go on, mod me redundant.

better and closer look, check the link

[digitalquake]

http://www.lik-sang.com/psp.html You can see more inside stuff there.

Re:First line of the article

[NanoGator]

"What aspect of handheld gaming has been "redefined" because of this?"

Price?

Re:First line of the article

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, if you're going to be totally pedantic then I suppose it doesn't redefine handheld 'gaming'. On the other hand, a more sensible interpretation reveals some truth to the statement. The PSP is the first handheld game machine to use high capacitiy media, i.e. UMD. The use of UMD also makes the PSP the first handheld game machine to offer high quality movie playback. No other handheld game machine can claim that, and it does count as a significant improvement, even though it's not actually 'gaming'. The display is easily the best looking of any handheld game machine, and contrary to your claims, Sony will repair/replace units with stuck pixels. If you actually take a look at the machine it is clear that Sony has raised the bar in several key respects, and that's what the author was implying. (No, I don't own one, I just don't like obviously biased people (para 4) with wrong information getting modded up.)