The Sony PSP is a slick portable gaming system highlighted by an impressive wide-screen display and PS2-like graphics. It also boasts built-in Wi-Fi; a Web browser; and the ability to play music and videos; as well as to store images.

Features / Benefits:

PSP features a high-quality TFT LCD that displays full color (16.77 million colors) on a 480 x 272 pixel high-resolution screen. It also comes complete with the basic functions of a portable player such as built-in stereo speakers; exterior headphone connector; brightness control and sound mode selection. Keys and controls inherit the same operability of PlayStation? and PlayStation 2; familiar to fans all over the world. PSP also comes equipped with diverse input/output connectors such as USB 2.0; and 802.11b (Wi-Fi) wireless LAN; providing connectivity to various devices in the home and to the wireless network outside. The world of gaming is further enhanced by enabling users to enjoy online gaming; or by connecting multiple PSPs to each other; directly via the wireless network. In addition; software and data can be downloaded through a USB or wireless network onto Memory Stick? PRO Duo. All of these features can be enjoyed on one single system. PSP adopts a small but high-capacity optical medium UMD? (Universal Media Disc); enabling game software; rich with full-motion video and other forms of digital entertainment content; to be stored. The newly developed UMD; the next-generation compact storage media; is only 60mm in diameter but can store up to 1.8GB of digital data. A broad range of digital entertainment content such as music video clips; movies and sports programs can be provided on UMD. To protect this entertainment content; a robust copyright protection system has been developed which utilizes a combination of a unique disc ID; a 128 bit AES encryption keys for the media; and individual ID for each PSP hardware unit.

Specification:

Size: 170mm x 74mm x 3mm.

Weight: 260g.

Display: 480x272 with 16 million colours; 16:9 aspect ration; backlit TFT.

CPU: Custom PSP CPU; 1-333MHz.

Battery: Lithium Ion battery pack; expected 10 hrs playtime for music; 2.5 hrs for games.

Controls: D-pad; triangle/square/circle/X buttons; L/R buttons; select & start.

Extra buttons: Home button; power switch with hold function; brightness; sound mode switch; volume; wireless LAN on/off; UMD eject.

Media: dual-layered UMD (not double-sided as previously announced).

Media codecs: ATRAC3plus for audio; MPEG4 for video.

Digital rights: hardware and software will contain unique IDs for rights management.

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Universal Media Disc (UMD) Standard

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