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Sony PSP 3000 Series Slim and Lite Handheld Console (Red) |  | From: Sony
Category: Video Games
List Price: £139.99
Buy New: £125.00
as of 12/3/2010 08:13 CST details
You Save: £14.99 (11%)
New (3) Used (5) from £103.00
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 1093
Format: Unknown format
Platform: Sony PSP
Color: Red
Media: Video Game
Edition: Console Only
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.6 x 3.5
UPC: 711719130147
EAN: 0711719130147
ASIN: B001RTS4RO
Release Date: March 6, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Really good April 10, 2009
DudleyH (West Mids United Kingdom)
41 out of 44 found this review helpful
First - when you buy a PSP, you MUST buy a memory stick to go with it. Sony selling the console without one is like selling a car without tyres.
The PSP is what it says - slim and light. The controls feel nice to the touch and the screen is excellent. The sound via the built is speakers is very tinny. Through decent headphones - it's fine.
I bought mine after buying the Play TV module for my PS3. Using 'remote play' this works really well allowing you to stream video from the PS3 to PSP via your wireless network. You can stream direct from the PS3 to the PSP but you need to be in the same room to get a reliable connection which seems to defeat the point. You can also stream from your PSP through the Internet, but I found that the remote switch off didn't always work. Imagine taking the PSP on holiday to link up to your PS3 and returing home to find the console had been switched on for a fortnight!
The games are either PS One or specific to PSP. If you buy a PS One game you can download it to both the PSP and PS3 and play it on both.
A built in Skype phone, Internet radio, Internet browser, photo viewer and more all add to the fun.
One gripe - the power cord for recharging is way too short.
 The "bright" PSP...a bright idea! November 1, 2009
GizmoGeek (Raunheim, Germany)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
There are very few new features in this as compared to the previous one: A built-in mic and a better screen.
Otherwise, this is exactly identical in terms of technical specifications to the older generation PSP
Built-in mic means two things:
a) you can skype (also built-in!) etc. any time
b) You can use regular headphones and don't need to buy the special PSP-headset anymore.
There was some concerns about the 'interlacing' lines on the screen and youtube is full of videos that highlight this....and say this is bad and so on.
This is so not true!
To be honest, during regular gameplay you won't even notice the lines...I only noticed them a few times when I was specifically looking for them and not concentrating on the game.
The screen is a lot brighter and colors richer (I compared with my roomie's..he has the old one)
If you are wondering if you should buy this PSP, the choice is really very simple:
1. If you already have a PSP-2000 (a.k.a. Slim&Lite) then you don't really need to, because this isn't much of an upgrade except for the built-in Mic and brighter screen.
2. If you don't have a PSP yet and looking to get one for the first time, this is the one to get!
A good little gadget May 13, 2009
B. Sidebottom (England)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This version of the psp is great. It has a bright, detailed screen and decent sound. One thing that should be mentioned is that it doesn't come with a memory stick, and one is needed to save games - cannot save games until one is purchased. I would recommend this product, but don't forget to getemory stick pro duo.
Great console and game January 10, 2010
Tas (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this for my 11 year old son as a christmas present. He likes the game, loves the console, as it is in silver, most of his friends have got it in black, so he really loves it. Excellent, easy to use with controls, no problems encountered yet, will have to buy a psp game card though to download from the net.
Sony PSP 3003 (Pearl White) November 8, 2009
S. Thomson (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm only going to address a few specific points in this review, things that I had trouble finding for myself before purchasing or have had little coverage here:
Firstly, the scan lines that are present in the 3000 models, and not the 1000 or 2000s: when I first turned the console on I was quite surprised by how visible they were. However, after a day or two I actually had trouble even noticing them. I am unsure if this was me getting used to them, or whether they actually are more visible on fresh hardware, but either way they are now a non-issue. It was something I was quite concerned about, having seen images of horribly distracting lines and equally damning reports. It's all completely over-hyped. I still do notice them, occasionally, but barely and it's so infrequent as to be unimportant.
Secondly, the "Pearl White" we get here in Europe: it does have some (probably metallic) shiny bits in the casing, which gives it a glimmer in the right lighting conditions. I prefer the "Ceramic White" style the Japanese model comes in, which is a matte-effect, but the sparkles don't show up very often and when they do, they actually look better than they do in photographs. I only generally notice them when a light source s reflecting off the casing directly into my eye.
Finally, build quality: while I never owned one, the old 1000 series always felt like a solid piece of kit, and to a lesser extent so did the 2000. While I appreciate the lightness of this model, it does feel far less substantial and hardy. My left and bottom D-pad buttons both developed a noticeable and vaguely annoying creak within a few days. Perhaps I was unlucky here, but I suspect it's not that uncommon. This isn't deal-breaking stuff, the buttons function correctly and feel fine, plus when I play with headphones in (I often do - no portable games system's speakers are ever much to write home about) I can't hear it - still, something worth mentioning. There's also now a slight bump if you run your finger from the casing over to the screen; the screen and casing used to be one piece of plastic, so it was completely flat. Now, they are separate and the screen is ever so slightly raised from the main body. Again, not a big issue, but it does highlight the lower build quality.
When all's said and done though, I still think this is an excellent console, especially now the price is down in the DSi range.
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