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Sony PSP Core System

Sony PSP Core System

User Rating: Sony PSP Core System (37 reviews)
Price Range: $398 to $399
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Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Get It For Free

, Jan. 24, 2006
Comments:
My PSP is great i got it at launch and it is amazing!! i wanted to get one for my cousin as well cause he really wanted one. Well after talking to some friends they told me about this one site where i can get a FREE psp. I was skeptical and did not belie

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Pros: Great System
Cons: Price
Has Owned Product: 10 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Get IT for free

, Jan. 24, 2006
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Pros: Great Product
Cons: Expensive
Has Owned Product: 10 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Well, i got mine for FREE too

, Apr. 14, 2005
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the best handheld on the market today, hands down. and you truly can get it for free. just like the other reviews, all you do is sign-up, fill out a form, refer some freinds and yours is in the mail. go here to start: http://www.FreePSPs.com/?r=165612

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Pros: Great gameplay, nice graphics...
Cons: none
Has Owned Product: 6 days
asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.15 star(s) Sony PlayStation Portable (US version)

Comments:
The Sony PSP elevates portable gaming to the next level, but its multimedia functionality falls short of its full potential.

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Pros: The Sony PSP is a slick portable gaming system highlighted by an impressive widescreen display and PS2-like graphics. It also boasts built-in Wi-Fi, a Web browser, and the ability to play music and videos, as well as to store images.
Cons: The Sony PSP's multimedia functionality is underwhelming, especially for video, and requires you to supply your own software and expensive memory cards. The load times on the UMD games can be excessive.
laptopmag.com Professional Review.

Sony PSP

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Sleek, powerful, and sexy, the PSP takes mobile gaming to the next level while juggling movies, music, and photos surprisingly well.

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Pros: Revolutionary portable gameplay Large, gorgeous LCD screen• Powerful processor• Solid multimedia features
Cons: Only one analog stick Dead pixels• Expensive proprietary media
webuser.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Sony PSP

Comments:
It's small, black, sleek and oozes quality. The Sony PSP has finally reached our shores and has to be seen to be believed.

Review Verdict: Like the iPod, this has the potential to be the next 'must-have' piece of kit.

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pcmag.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.5 star(s) Sony PSP

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Review Verdict: The PSP is an elegant portable device that excels at playing games and is a good music player, video player, and photo viewer. Regrettably, Sony continues to rely on propriety removable media formats to deliver the content.

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Pros: Portable multimedia and gaming device that is well designed and easy to use. The 4.3-inch widescreen TFT LCD is simply beautiful. Built-in Wi-Fi for playing games against friends (or enemies).
Cons: Sony continues to rely on proprietary technology such as the Universal Media Disk (UMD) and the Memory Stick Duo format. System volume doesn't get loud enough. Lacks features found on dedicated music/video players.
pcmag.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony PSP (model 2000)

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Review Verdict: Sony's "enhanced" new PSP (model 2000) is a no-brainer for all gaming enthusiasts who seek exciting entertainment on the go. The portable gaming device features a few improvements over the original that make it a win-win proposition for new adopters. Stil

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Pros: Sleeker and lighter than the original. A/V output. Raised D-pad offers increased tactile feedback. Additional RAM makes load times faster. Displays photos. Plays video and music files. Built-in Wi-Fi and Web-browsing capabilities. Stunning widescreen disp
Cons: Unfortunate power button location is unchanged from the original. A/V output lacks gaming support for interlaced-only TV sets. USB charging alternative is inconvenient. UMD load times are still an issue. Screen smudges easily.
t3.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) GAMING GROUP TEST: Sony PSP

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Has the most talked-up handheld of all time just been riding a wave of hype or is it running under its own steam?

Review Verdict: Like a village idiot smeared with cow dung, nothing comes close to this. It's not perfect, but we're prepared to forgive a few flaws in exchange for the best handheld gaming experience so far.

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zdnetindia.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.15 star(s) Sony PSP

Comments:
The Sony PSP elevates portable gaming to the next level, but its multimedia functionality falls short of its full potential.

Review Verdict: After roughly a decade at the top of the home console industry, Sony decided to tackle the portable system market--one heavily fortified by Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and DS. Sony sought to take down Nintendo by adopting the tactic that made the PlayStat

QuickTake:

Pros: The Sony PSP is a slick portable gaming system highlighted by an impressive wide-screen display and PS2-like graphics. It also boasts built-in Wi-Fi, a Web browser, and the ability to play music and videos, as well as to store images.
Cons: The Sony PSP's multimedia functionality is underwhelming, especially for video, requiring expensive memory cards. The load times on the UMD games can be excessive.
pcworld.com Professional Review.

We Test Drive Sony's PSP

Comments:
The portable gaming device is finally available, and looks to be worth the wait.

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itp.net Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Product Reviews: Sony Playstation Portable (PSP)

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The LCD screen is a quality unit too that rarely (if ever) shows off any signs of image bleeding. This is cause for relief, as that would destroy the gaming experience. Battery life also proved very strong on the Portable, as we were able to game for five

Review Verdict: With top-notch hardware and great games, the PSP could well start a new gaming craze.

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personal computer world Professional Review.

Orange SPV M5000

Comments:
Hot on the heels of the T-Mobile MDA Prois the SPV M5000 from Orange. If you're thinking it looks similar to the...

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Pros: Great graphics; movie support; Wifi
Cons: No 802.11g; dead pixel issue on some players
goodgearguide.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)

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Sony have certainly made a giant leap forward in handheld gaming and I'm sure Nintendo are keeping a close eye on them, but while the games are top notch, the multimedia components could have been better and far more flexible. Still, she's a sexy beast of

Review Verdict: Sony have certainly made a giant leap forward in handheld gaming and I'm sure Nintendo are keeping a close eye on them, but while the games are top notch, the multimedia components could have been better and far more flexible. Still, she's a sexy beast o

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Cons: Useless in sunlight, not enough file support, frustrating web browsing
trustedreviews.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Sony PlayStation Portable

Comments:
To coincide with the European launch of the PSP, we've updated and republished our original review.

Review Verdict: Sony has redefined mobile gaming with the PlayStation Portable. I never imagined that the PSP would be this good, and this is one product that has to be seen to be believed. When Sony released the original PlayStation, the balance of power in console gami

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pcanswers.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony PSP

Comments:
Movie playback is often considered a secondary function to gaming for Sony's handheld console, but its oft-revered screen was specifically chosen for its video ability.

Review Verdict: A fine player, but needs removable media

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Pros: Can be found for a good price, Good potential image quality, Easy to use
Cons: Proprietary formats, New UMDs overpriced and limited
infosyncworld.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.35 star(s) Review: Sony PlayStation Portable

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The PSP is Sony's first foray into the world of portable gaming, and arrives with a bang: Jørgen Sundgot takes a break for just long enough to type up his review - and nurse his cramps.

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pocket-lint.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Sodoku handheld game console review in Simulation games

Comments:
Sodoku is still gripping the country, but can an electronic version of the popular number game be the answer to never being able to find your pen? We get number crunching and find out

Review Verdict: Being a big fan myself, my first initial thoughts of this device were that of excitement, but unfortunately this soon wore off after a few games.

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Pros: Easy to use, cheap, plenty of puzzles
Cons: The cursor marking your box is hard to find if you turn away,
bytesector.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.7 star(s) Sony PSP (Playstation Portable)

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The PSP offers everything a gamer would want in a portable system. It packs quite a punch in terms of pixel-pushing power, as it provides a PS2-quality gameplay experience. But it doesn't end there. The PSP can play music and display photos and videos sav
stuff.tv Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) SonyPSP

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The Sony PlayStation Portable comes with its own UMD movie format, has a 4.3in colour screen and a pile of freebie online content

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Pros: Comes with own dinky UMD movie format. Excellent 4.3in colour widescreen.
Cons: Better with buds than the bundled 'phones. Max memory a bit of a let-down. Analogue stick not that great for precision.
digitalhomemag.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Sony PSP

Comments:
Sony's portable games console and Wi-Fi plaything is finally here.

Review Verdict: Possibly the best-designed mobile console ever, making it the ultimate 'must have' toy of the year.

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Pros: To see it is to want it; fantastic screen and graphics; movies look incredible
Cons: Battery doesn't last long; screen glare forbids outdoor use
gadgetspeak.com Professional Review.

Review : Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)

Comments:
The Sony PSP has been around for a while now. Is it still likely to be top of the Christmas list this year? Well - it's top of mine at least.

Review Verdict: My PC can do that - does that right now. I don't need more hardware for that

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businessweek.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sold on Metal Gear Solid

Comments:
An interactive comic based on the game series is well suited to the Sony PSP and will appeal to fans of games and comic books alike.

Review Verdict: Solid Snake. Arguably the greatest spy and soldier in video gaming, Snake is the protagonist in a series of games centered on a mobile nuclear device, Metal Gear. He's back, this time in a title for Sony's (SNE)PlayStation Portable.Metal Gear...

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hometheatermag.com Professional Review.

Sony PlayStation Portable

Comments:
Over the past quarter-century, consumers have been bombarded by portable electronics. From the Walkman, to the PDA, to video players and handheld games of every description, the allure of technology-to-go has proven irresistible. But what constitutes a tr

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techradar.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony PSP | Our Review | TechRadar.com

Comments:
You can net a first-generation PSP like this for as little as £90 now

Review Verdict: It also handles music and photos, and includes a web browser. Given its infamously unimpressive games library, it's turned out to be far better media device than it is a handheld console

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QuickTake:

Pros: Can be found for a good price, Good potential image quality, Easy to use
Cons: Proprietary formats, New UMDs overpriced and limited
hexus.net Professional Review.

Sony Playstation Portable

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Sony Playstation Portable - The PSP If you want to keep Nick Haywood quiet for a few hours, we find duct tape a good choice… to stop him bothering us for days, we threw Sony's latest gadget his way… Sometimes, being a pale and wan gaming rev...

Review Verdict: So is the PSP worth it? Well, if you have an I-Pod then the music function won't interest you in the slightest as, though if you wear the supplied headphones people might think you have one (they're white like Apple's). Overall the unit is solidly built a

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gamesdog.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.5 star(s) Sony PSP handheld console

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Review Verdict: This is going to be the must have gadget of the season for gamers and gadget lovers alike

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QuickTake:

Pros: Screen, games, menu system
Cons: Likely to get scratched if you don't protect it, a must have item for thieves
gamesdog.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Sodoku handheld game console

Comments:

Review Verdict: Being a big fan myself, my first initial thoughts of this device were that of excitement, but unfortunately this soon wore off after a few games.

Read full review at gamesdog.co.uk

QuickTake:

Pros: Easy to use, cheap, plenty of puzzles
Cons: The cursor marking your box is hard to find if you turn away,
digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony PSP

Comments:
While we realize there are beaucoup reviews flooding the web, we decided to put the ole Designtechnica spin on Sony's long awaited Playstation portable. The highly anticipated device...

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QuickTake:

Pros: Plenty of games; stylish design; beautiful display; exceptional sound quality
Cons: Flimsy MemoryStick cover; poor hold switch location; media playback is costly
gadgetheaven.co.uk Professional Review.

Sony PSP Playstation Portable Review | Product Reviews

Comments:
The Dynamic Sony PSP Playstation Portable Console The Sony PSP puts the renowned gaming power of PlayStation in your pocket. [...]

Review Verdict: Expand the possibilities provided by the PSP hand-held media device with a range of optional accessories such as a PSP camera and car adaptor.

Read full review at gadgetheaven.co.uk

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