Apologies... NOOB questions

Hello there, im new around here. Had a quick scan around and answered a few of my questions already. If my questions are answered in the FAQ's, please forgive me and point me in the right direction.

1: If i went out and bought a psp giga pack today, what firmware is likely to be on it?

2: if it is 2.01 or 2.60, is there any way to get it back to 1.50 or 1?

3: to run homebrew software and/or iso's, it has to be 1 or 1.50, correct?

4: what size memory stick would people generally reccomend?

5: when running games from memory stick, are there any issues with save games/glitches etc?

6: What are the chances of me "bricking" my psp?

Sorry again for all the newbie questions. Any answers are appreciated!

1. Odds are 2.0 +
2. No
3. 2.0 will play homebrew with Fanjita loaders but it's limited so far. It's against Forum rules to discuss iso's. <2.0
4. If you will run movies, at least a 1GB. Some games can be pretty large also, but you should be able to fit it all on a 1GB unless you want alot of stuff on your card at once.
5. Refer to answer #3 no
6. If you just ask questions without seeking answers from multiple resources and making sure you know just what your doing I'd say your chances are good. Then again I don't know if you can get your hands on a 1.0-2.0 anymore and that's depending on what country you're in also. If you are in the US and buy one used I think you've got better chances of getting a 1.5 but they are quickly becoming scarce. There was a site I saw which had a listing for versions and their associated barcodes, but I can't remember what site, sorry.

Thanks for the reply.

So i would be better just trying to purchase a jap console or something with 1.50 on already? i have the option to buy a console with 1.50, need for speed and spider man 2, with a 512 card for £200. Is that a good deal?

200 quid seems like a decent price if you figure the memory card and the guaranteed 1.5. still, you can probably get a better buy on ebay. just go on ebay, find all the used psp's for sale, and send a question to all of them asking what firmware version it is running. that's how i got my 1.5 back in august. (for $200 american) and a 1 gig stick on pricewatch for $80. i figure that's still less than 200 pounds. and remember if you get a 2.0 you can downgrade it to 1.5

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Originally Posted by indstr

200 quid seems like a decent price if you figure the memory card and the guaranteed 1.5. still, you can probably get a better buy on ebay. just go on ebay, find all the used psp's for sale, and send a question to all of them asking what firmware version it is running. that's how i got my 1.5 back in august. (for $200 american) and a 1 gig stick on pricewatch for $80. i figure that's still less than 200 pounds. and remember if you get a 2.0 you can downgrade it to 1.5

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Is downgrading easily done? what are the chances of me messing it up and turning my psp into a paperweight?

You have to follow directions exactly, but not TOO difficult.
I also heard of newer versions/other downgraders that do the same thing but are much easier to use.
If you follow directions and do everything right, there's like no chance of bricking it

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Originally Posted by PSP_Newbie

You have to follow directions exactly, but not TOO difficult.
I also heard of newer versions/other downgraders that do the same thing but are much easier to use.
If you follow directions and do everything right, there's like no chance of bricking it

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Thanks for that. Are there any downgraders that are easy to use/hard to mess up that you could reccomend?

anyone can help me with eloader problems
because when i go to photo for the emulator it freezes

you can find out the firmware of your PSP from the box. e.g. if it says A on the side of your box you will have FW 1.0, b=1.5, c = 1.51, d = 1.52.etc