Sony PSP 3000 Black - Expert Reviews

Pros: External mic, feels less plasticky, colour space options

Cons: Mic isn't fantastic

Verdict: If you're a heavy PSP user with wads of cash to blow, need the external mic or want to play games on a standard TV, the PSP 3000 is the sleeker, visually crisper twin to last year's model. If you're an original PSP owner and skipped the PSP 2000, you ...

Review summary: Sony's new re-brushed and buffed-up PlayStation Portable 3000 handheld video game system should finally be dangling from plastic retail hooks or resting in neat little rectangle stacks on shelves as you read this, but should existing PSP owners think ...

Verdict: If you're a heavy PSP user with wads of cash to blow, need the external mic, or want to play games on a standard TV, the PSP 3000 is the sleeker, visually crisper twin to last year's model. If you're an original PSP owner and skipped the PSP 2000, you ...

Review summary: If you're looking for a sturdy portable device that offers great graphics, solid multimedia performance and more sophisticated games than the Nintendo DS Lite -- and a deeper game library than the Apple iPhone or iPod touch -- the PSP is a worthwhile ...

Pros: Light, slim enclosure ; better colour reproduction ; built-in Skype ; deep line-up of great game titles with better graphics than Nintendo DS games

Cons: UMD load times slow ; screen isn't completely glare-free and is still a magnet for fingerprints ; no built-in storage

Verdict: With its impressive game library, lower price and expanded feature set, it's certainly a much better deal than the original PSP -- and it's even better than the PSP 2000. While its media and online functions won't necessarily replace a dedicated AV ...

Review summary: No change here...Well not much.

Pros: LCD screen

Cons: Slightly pricier

Verdict: A welcome change to an old classic

Pros: Light, slim enclosure ; screen offers better color reproduction than that of earlier PSP models ; improved AV output for video and game playback on TVs ; built-in Skype with onboard microphone ; retains all of the impressive media and online features ...

Cons: Despite improvements, problems and annoyances remain: screen exhibits noticeable jaggies and scanlines during high-motion video and gaming sequences ; UMD load times still poky compared with DS games ; screen isn't glare-free, and is still a magnet ...

Verdict: While there's probably not enough to get owners of previous the PSP to upgrade, newcomers will find the PSP 3000 to be a solid portable gaming and multimedia device.