Pro's and cons of importing

[Vimes220]

Was wondering if anyone could give me any good reason not to buy an imported PSP. also, any experiences/problems people have experienced

[wraggster]

where do you live ?

[wraggster]

scratch that i spotted ur from the uk

a jap psp will play UK games too both in same region

always use airmail if importing from the likes of .lik sang or better still use a importer like http://www.gbax.com/main.pl (gbax)

[tidusuk123]

dead pixels, import tax, duty charges - if you order a japanese one then watch out for square button problems but you get a better screen. US one is better to get but you have to be careful with region issues if you plan to watch UMD movies.

If i could go back in time then i would wait for the UK release, or at least would have got an american one due to dodgy square button.

[Vimes220]

what is the problem with the dodgey button?
do any companys include the import tax?
has anyone used a uk supplier for imported machines?

[leggy]

I wouldn't really worry about the square button issue.

A relatively small amount of the early machines had a problem but it has now been rectified.

Dead pixels - buy a machine here when it is released and you could still get dead pixels as they are shipped here too.

Vimes - there are quite a few for sale on ebay that are based here - just check the feedback of the seller to make sure they are OK.

[leggy]

Vimes - I got mine off this person. Quick delivery and great to deal with.

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_Sony-PSP_W...sassZpQ2dsQ2dp

[leggy]

Vimes - the above sellers website -

http://consolepcuk.com/shop/index.php?cPath=124

[Vimes220]

is it true that the uk release will have a different screen to the japanese console?

[Vimes220]

thanks for the links leggy, i have a PSP on Pre order from a UK supplier, but am getting impatient