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The new PSP - Smaller and Better with TV out


PSP Video on TV, originally uploaded by jonjon_01.

Here is a look at the new Silver/Gray PSP Core 2000 system.
Nice! The cost is $199 for the Silver/Gray system and $169 for the Original Black color system we all love but wish we had the newer, smaller PSP…


PSP Video on TV, originally uploaded by jonjon_01.

I took a picture of this at Fry’s Electronics.

This is a screen shot of the output from a new PSP Core 2000 system, which is slightly smaller than the original PSP system.

The new operating system now has the “Connected Display Settings” which will allow you to connect the PSP to a HDTV.

I wasn’t able to check out the full capabilities of the output resolution but the maximum resolution seems to be 480P. At least that was what the display setting showed for output resolution at Fry’s Electronics.
The UMD movie they were showing was X-Man. The resolution seemed pretty good. I would say about the same as MP4 output of the Apple TV.


PSP Video on TV, originally uploaded by jonjon_01.

Here is a screen shot of X-Man playing with the display options from the PSP system showing on the HDTV screen.

On the left side of the TV is the Silver/Gray version of the new PSP Core 2000 system.


PSP Video on TV, originally uploaded by jonjon_01.

You will need this Component AV Cable to be able to display the PSP Video or Game on your HDTV set.
The cost is $19.99 at Fry’s Electronics. I think the cost was $29.99 at GameStop.

The Regular AV Cable, which I forgot to take a picture of, but see in the background, only has the Yellow RCA and Left/Right Audio cables, will only allow you to see pictures and video but will not play the game on your TV set. The cost is the same as the Component cable.


PSP Video on TV, originally uploaded by jonjon_01.

Here is a picture image sample of X-Man that was playing from the PSP player.

As you can see, the resolution isn’t that bad. You can see a lot of compression at times but it would be the same as seeing a movie in MP4 format from the Apple TV.

The PSP will not display the image on it’s screen while the connection is set to play on your HDTV.


PSP Video on TV, originally uploaded by jonjon_01.

Another seen from the X-man movie playing from a UMD.


PSP Video on TV, originally uploaded by jonjon_01.

A closer look at the PSP Core 2000 system with the Component AV connector attached. Same connection point for your earphones but the connector is a little bit different than your older PSP system and will not work with it.