How do I read RSS News Feeds on my PSP?

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Although Sony’s Native RSS reader can only access Music, Videos and Photos, you can however use the Internet Browser to read RSS News Feeds. Follow the instructions below to get yourself started:

Go to Google Reader and register an account.
Add your selected News RSS feeds or search using Google’s RSS Feeds Search feature.
On your PSP, point the Internet Browser to http://www.google.com/reader/m/.
Bookmark the link for easy access, and you’re done!

Although the above example uses Google’s RSS Reader, there are several RSS Readers accessible to the PSP. Have a look around on the net.

Security Settings and Content Control

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You can restrict the PSP from playing UMD (movies or games) with a certain rating, for example, restrict children from playing games for over 12s. This can be done by accessing the Security Settings option from the Settings menu. The default code is 0000. Please remember that if you set the code and forget it, there is no way of resetting it.

How do I load Homebrew?

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Firmware 1.00 to 1.50

Homebrew for Firmware 1.00 to 1.50 can be loaded directly from the PSP XMB. Homebrew games should be placed in the “PSP/GAMES” folder of the Memory Stick. Some games may require certain steps in order for the game to work, please see individual games for more details.

Firmware 2.00 to 2.60

Homebrew om Firmware 2.00 to 2.60 can be loaded in two ways, either using the TIFF Exploit by loading a image from the XMB or by using the GTA Save Game Exploit. Both these methods allow the use of a EBOOT Loader that again loads games from the “PSP/GAMES” folder of the Memory Stick. Not all homebrew games are compatible with these firmware versions.

Firmware 2.70 to 2.80

With Firmware 2.70 to 2.80, homebrew can be loaded using the TIFF Exploit. If you are using 2.80, there is no EBOOT loader available, and as such, only a limited number of games are available. If you use Firmware 2.71, you are able to load homebrew directly from the XMB using a hack.

What type of PSP retail packs area available?

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The PSP can be purchased in a variety of packs, these include:

PSP Base Pack (Black, White, Pink)
PSP Value Pack (Black, White, Pink)
PSP Giga Pack (Black)
PSP Entertainment Pack (Black)

The Base Pack includes only the PSP, the battery pack and AC charger. The Value Pack comes with everything you need to get started including everything from the Base Pack, plus 32MB Memory Stick Duo, Pouch, Cleaning Cloth, Headphones and Remote. The Giga Pack comes with everything fror the value pack, except the 32MB Memory Stick is replaced with a 1GB Memory Stick. The PSP Entertainment Pack (only available in certain territories) comes with everything from the PSP Giga Pack, but is bundled with movies that can be downloaded on to the Memory Stick.

What is Bricking? What does it do to the PSP?

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Bricking occurs when some code is executed on the PSP that alters the Firmware to an unusable state (i.e. it formats the flash on the PSP). This means that the PSP will not function properly and therefore make the device unusable.

Bricking in the PSP may occur when using homebrew that alters the flash, such as using downgraders, custom firmware and other flash altering programs. Current downgrader/daters are 2.0 to 1.5, 1.5 to 1.0, 2.5 and 2.6 to 1.5, 2.71 to 1.5, 2.80 to 1.5, 3.03 to 1.5. It is wise that if one comes across one of these so called downgraders to look for some form of proof.

What is Homebrew?

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Homebrew is a term frequently applied only to video games that are produced or “home-developed” by consumers on proprietary game platforms (like the PSP); in other words, game platforms that are not typically user-programmable.

What types of RSS feeds does the PSP support?

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With firmware version 2.70+, the PSP is able to download content via RSS feeds, although only certain formats are currently supported. The supported formats include images, video and music. Video and image support is available in firmware versions 2.80+

Firmware Version 2.60/2.70/2.71

You can only download MP3 content of you are using firmware version 2.70 or 2.71.

Firmware Versions 2.80+

If you are using firmware 2.80, you are able to download music, videos and photos using RSS feeds.

What is XMB? What does it have to do with the PSP?

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XMB stands for Cross Media Bar, and is a graphical interface that’s shaped like a cross. Users of the interface move left and right to select between main category entries, then move up and down to select between sub categories.

On the PSP, the main categories include “Settings”, “Photos”, “Music”, “Videos”, “Games” and “WWW”. Subcategories for “Games” include the Game Sharing Feature, UMD, Memory Stick Contents and Games on the Memory Stick.

How do I create my own PSP Magazine?

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To create your own PSP magazine, all you need is a photo editer like Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro or Macromedia Fireworks. Just create a image sized 480p(W) by 272p(H). Do this several times to make multiple pages. It is a little time consuming but once you get used to the program, you will find that it becomes a lot easier.

We use Macromedia Fireworks to create our magazines. The frames feature allows us to create multiple pages using just one file. The export feature allows each frame to be exported into seperate images to create a multi-page magazine.

How do I put videos onto my PSP?

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Videos must be encoded in MP4 format before they can be played on the PSP. Several software applications are available to convert videos into MP4 format.

For Firmware Versions < 2.80

The videos should be copied to the “MP_ROOT” folder on the root of your Memory Stick Duo.

If they were encoded in standard MP4 codec, put the videos in the 100MNV01 subfolder. The file should be named as M4VXXXXX.MP4, where X is a number. If the MP4 files were encoded in the H.264 codec, the videos should be places in the 100ANV01 subfolder. This file should be named as MAQXXXXX.MP4, where X is a number.

For Firmware Versions 2.80+

The videos should be copied into the “VIDEO” folder found on the root of your Memory Stick Duo. The files do not need to have a set name standard and both standard MP4 and H.264 files can exist in this folder.