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Is it more worth it to get a Japanese PSP or an American one? I know the games all region free but it's mainly a UMD movie factor. I can't decide whether to get a Japanese PSP for extremely cheap (£100 with a game) or an American one for the USA's regular price. Should I sacrifice the ability of being able to play multi player games with people when they get their european games over the cost?

Mozzy wrote:

> Or do what my dad done and get a TV screen built in your BMW X5. :)
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You cant watch while driving. And I dont mean because you're looking at the road, I mean because the screen goes blue when the car moves. Or at least it should, maybe you've had yours re-wired.

Just jeep the Jap one at 100 quid. That's a proper bargain.

Chances are that UK movies will play on it anyway... Japan are the same DVD region as us (2).

I have a Jap launch PSP and mine never got charged import tax no dead pixels and the bat is fine. My mate also has a Jap PSP with no problems. So if i was you i would keep the one you have but its upto you.

Mozzy wrote:
> BTW, where can you get one for £100?

Well I bought it off Ebay and I'm wondering whether to sell it for high extortionate prices or not... :)

Geffdof wrote:
> Chances are you'll only want a couple of UMD films anyway for when you
> are a passenger on a long coach journey or something. Go for the US
> one and if you want a film import that too. Or be smart and buy all
> your films on DVD and watch them at home.

Or do what my dad done and get a TV screen built in your BMW X5. :)

BTW, where can you get one for £100?

Chances are you'll only want a couple of UMD films anyway for when you are a passenger on a long coach journey or something. Go for the US one and if you want a film import that too. Or be smart and buy all your films on DVD and watch them at home.

Games will be region-free in both single and multiplayer. It's only the UMD Movies that will be region coded.

Personally I'd go for a US one (I did!), it's just my preference though. I've had many bad experiences buying from Asia, what with customs charges and sellers not marking the items down. Companies like Videogamesplus.ca or Importmadness.com ALWAYS mark the items down. I haven't paid customs on anything bought from US/Canada, at all.

So what if the US PSP won't play UK UMD movies - they're chep enough in the States anyway - even with postage.

Then there's the whole dead-pixel thing. The US ones are apparently fitted with higher quality screens and batteries, from Samsung instead of whoever supplied them before. I can't confim all that stuff though. I didn't get any dead pixels - neither did anyone else I know who grabbed a US one.

So yeah, go for a US one, unless someone can provide a POV on Jap ones.

Is it more worth it to get a Japanese PSP or an American one? I know the games all region free but it's mainly a UMD movie factor. I can't decide whether to get a Japanese PSP for extremely cheap (£100 with a game) or an American one for the USA's regular price. Should I sacrifice the ability of being able to play multi player games with people when they get their european games over the cost?