Mate is going to Kowloon, Hong Kong next week - are there any PSP bargains 
out there?

I'll be getting the console here in UK but wanted extra games and movies 
(especially kids films) - can these be found cheap in HK and where can I get 
them  from?

Thanks

"ScoobyDoo"  wrote in message 
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> Mate is going to Kowloon, Hong Kong next week - are there any PSP bargains 
> out there?
>
> I'll be getting the console here in UK but wanted extra games and movies 
> (especially kids films) - can these be found cheap in HK and where can I 
> get them  from?
>
> Thanks
>


Golden Computer Arcade is usually good for computer stuff, also the Wanchai 
Computer Centre
is very good, but i usually find if you go into a mall and there are several 
say computer shops selling gear they all try and out do each other. Problem 
is with Hk the last 2 trips there, there seems to be more and more dodgy 
fakes for sale like camcorders from JVC and the like and theyre not made by 
Jvc. 


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It may pay to get one with Firmware Rev 1.5 (No Higher)

Also screens on the ones from Hong Kong are supposed to be better.


Mike

"Mikey"  wrote in message
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> It may pay to get one with Firmware Rev 1.5 (No Higher)
>
> Also screens on the ones from Hong Kong are supposed to be better.


I thought that was just a rumour?
I'm sure there was a long post in here several months back debating this
issue.
I haven't time or I would Google for it.

"Steven Campbell"  wrote in message 
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> "Mikey"  wrote in message
> news:ed5Qe.964$n4.877@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
>> It may pay to get one with Firmware Rev 1.5 (No Higher)
>>
>> Also screens on the ones from Hong Kong are supposed to be better.
>
> I thought that was just a rumour?


Yep its not true.

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:03:18 GMT, "Paulo De Souza" 
wrote:


>
>"Steven Campbell"  wrote in message 
>news:431167c7$0$22910$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
>> "Mikey"  wrote in message
>> news:ed5Qe.964$n4.877@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
>>> It may pay to get one with Firmware Rev 1.5 (No Higher)
>>>
>>> Also screens on the ones from Hong Kong are supposed to be better.
>>
>> I thought that was just a rumour?
>
>Yep its not true. 
>


Aren't movies region coded?

Also, a mate of mine has a Jap PSP & at first I was impressed, but
after playing Ridge Racers & Rally X for a while I started to notice a
lot of screen blur.

Sanddancer

> Aren't movies region coded?


Yes they are but upon seeing the box for a uk movie i did not actually 
notice any region lable... Going to try and get
a uk umd and play it on my jap psp.


> Also, a mate of mine has a Jap PSP & at first I was impressed, but
> after playing Ridge Racers & Rally X for a while I started to notice a
> lot of screen blur.


The screen does blur as its not the best of screens however ridge racer does 
also use a blur effect for the feel of speed...

Paulo De Souza wrote:

>>Aren't movies region coded?
> 
> 
> Yes they are but upon seeing the box for a uk movie i did not actually 
> notice any region lable... Going to try and get
> a uk umd and play it on my jap psp.


Which you'll find will play perfectly well, since both are region 2.

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:03:18 GMT, "Paulo De Souza" 
wrote:


>> Aren't movies region coded?
>
>Yes they are but upon seeing the box for a uk movie i did not actually 
>notice any region lable... Going to try and get
>a uk umd and play it on my jap psp.
>
>> Also, a mate of mine has a Jap PSP & at first I was impressed, but
>> after playing Ridge Racers & Rally X for a while I started to notice a
>> lot of screen blur.
>
>The screen does blur as its not the best of screens however ridge racer does 
>also use a blur effect for the feel of speed... 
>


Rally X too?

> Which you'll find will play perfectly well, since both are region 2.


Well have you actually tried it?

Just because we are both region 2 doesn't mean sony hasnt developed its 
region coding in the same
way as games are region coded.

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:03:18 GMT, "Paulo De Souza" 
wrote:


>> Aren't movies region coded?
>
>Yes they are but upon seeing the box for a uk movie i did not actually 
>notice any region lable... Going to try and get
>a uk umd and play it on my jap psp.


I thought I read they weren't yet but they may be in the future,
probably as the things I've seen for release are eolder mopvies, when
they get to new releases they might code them like they do DVD's

"Gavin"  wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:03:18 GMT, "Paulo De Souza" 
> wrote:
>
>>> Aren't movies region coded?
>>
>>Yes they are but upon seeing the box for a uk movie i did not actually
>>notice any region lable... Going to try and get
>>a uk umd and play it on my jap psp.
>
> I thought I read they weren't yet but they may be in the future,
> probably as the things I've seen for release are eolder mopvies, when
> they get to new releases they might code them like they do DVD's


I'm only after PSP games, in English - how much would they cost from HK? I'm 
hoping its around the 15 mark as there are lots of HK sellers charging 15 
+ 10 p&p.  So have we decided where is the best place to get them from?

Thanks again

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Paulo De Souza wrote:

>>Which you'll find will play perfectly well, since both are region 2.
> 
> 
> Well have you actually tried it?
> 
> Just because we are both region 2 doesn't mean sony hasnt developed its 
> region coding in the same
> way as games are region coded. 


I understand that you can take a region specific umd and use it in all 
PSP's that support that region.

IALTB that games are not region coded on the PSP.....yet.

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:22:32 +0100, Gavin  wrote:


> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:03:18 GMT, "Paulo De Souza" 
> wrote:
>
>>> Aren't movies region coded?
>>
>> Yes they are but upon seeing the box for a uk movie i did not actually
>> notice any region lable... Going to try and get
>> a uk umd and play it on my jap psp.
>
> I thought I read they weren't yet but they may be in the future,
> probably as the things I've seen for release are eolder mopvies, when
> they get to new releases they might code them like they do DVD's



Movies are region coded NOW, some games are also coming through region  
coded, although Sony recommend that game producers do not region code the  
games, some are doing it, and the PSP has the capability of blocking out  
of region games.