TA-086 Images Surface In China

[the_eternal_dark]

it wont be long till older versions will sell for lots on ebay. bricked or not...

I doubt they'll be much more expensive than they already are. Freaking rip if you ask me. There are tons of older versions there and the price is still high.

[F9zDark]

A friend of mine wants a PSP and is waiting for the price to come down; but wants homebrew capabilities...

Just another nail in the coffin for his dreams I think, but I keep tellin him "get one now if you want homebrew".

[sony.1991]

Mabey we wont have to worry about the TA-086 mabey when the make the PS3 hombrew friendly they'll do the same for PSP.

[XioN980]

Ummm yeah, this MoBo is veeeeeery different, open yours up and compare to the image, there seems to be LESS of everything either that or its spread out, very different looking circuitry, just in case anyone one was wondering, this one is like the 082- NO MODCHIPS, no where to put it

[the_eternal_dark]

Best bet now is to buy a brick from ebay and get a modchip (if they dropped in price lately).

[juggaleaux]

as much as I hate Sony for doing this, you have to admit it is clever.

[mavsman4457]

Best bet now is to buy a brick from ebay and get a modchip (if they dropped in price lately).

Well if you do that then the best place to get a mod chip with installation would be from newagepsx.com which charges $190 after shipping so you would have to factor that into your purchase. Also, I can't really find any bricks on ebay but I would love to pick one up and get it modded then sell my 1.5.

[the_eternal_dark]

Well if you do that then the best place to get a mod chip with installation would be from newagepsx.com which charges $190 after shipping so you would have to factor that into your purchase. Also, I can't really find any bricks on ebay but I would love to pick one up and get it modded then sell my 1.5.

Why sell the 1.5? Sell the modded one and make more money.

[ab88]

yuo can probably put money on it this is for the future firmware due to the serious lack atm and they just slap version 3.0 on it just to totaly screw you but it don;t really matter to much becasue its only a matter of time before someone finds a way round it. like someone said elsewhere (dunno who) we still have many other ways to hack a PSP like the good old MP3 format i;m sure someone could find a hole in that...

Well it's not as easy as that, I figured it should be common sense by now that fanjita (as he used to be the pioneer of homebrew on higher firmwares, I'm just using him as an example.) is not always going to come and rescue you.

[jonezybaby]

i think as TA-082 wont downgrade past 2.5, i think TA-086 wont downgrade past 2.8. just a guess?