Let's Compare PSP 3000 (Again!)

[jamotto]

i dunno, memory built in so you can have all your save games in one place?

why can't you do that with a memorystick? You can get a 128 MB one with enough room for about 250 savegames for 10-15 bucks.

blue tooth?

This would increase the cost of the psp as wifi and bluetooth operate over the exact same radio frequencies and thus require a more complex and expensive controllers for them. You would also have to squeeze another antenna into the crowed psp.

a screen that doesnt seem like 40% of its new trick is just software over saturation?

Perhaps, but I don't think I have ever seen an image that was over saturated where the color blue turns into the color brown.

[mike_jmg]

Screen does look better, but I wonder if it is true that you can play outside with sunlight. And again, I hope there aren't many changes to the motherboard and the screen could be adapted to a psp slim, maybe with a plugin to handle the new brightness and stuff

[Veskgar]

I definitely want it for the screen. Especially when it comes to homebrew. A lot of emulators and PS1 games can be dark, have some bad ghosting, and seem dull.

This will make commercial games and homebrew much more appetizing to the eye.

[NOCHUCK]

I've still got a phat, never really needed the slim because I only use the PSP on the road and not on the TV(the extra 32 ram is a nice upgrade though). Now with this badlad I actually want one once homebrew is enabled. I use my psp for emulation alot on long trips. Anyone know if the screen has a better refresh rate or anything to deal with psp 1000-2000 ghosting problem? I haven't heard anything about it.

[iniquitous_beast]

Having just bought one, I can say this about the psp-3001:
-The ghosting issue that was so annoying on the 1000 series seems greatly diminished. You have to be actively looking for it to really notice it.

-However, as mentioned earlier, there is a noticeable interlacing issue that has replaced the ghosting. This is only noticeable during sudden horizontal movements, and overall it is far less distracting than the ghosting ever was.

-In all, I'd say that the screen certainly marks an overall improvement for the psp.

-Final note: the curved edges on the system make it much more comfortable to hold over longer periods of time, especially if, like myself, you tend to hold your system in a death-grip.