[jx233]

Originally Posted by GigaByte

I haven't heard anything about the red one reguarding it's board version but if its a V1 thats good, I checked Walmart's site and they do have the red one for $200, Futureshop has the piano black which is supposed to up there with the silver in reguards to their board version being TA-085 - TA-088v2 for $170. Whatever you do do not get the Maddan (I think its called) blue as thats the latest slim to come out and I already heard about almost every one being a TA-088v3.

Some Madden ones were V1s, then alot more were V2s, and the latest are v3s.

But Yeah, i know to avoid Madden PSPs, but thanks for the tip. The Piano black ones are v3s (or v2) where I live. The shipment date was 08/25/2008 for them. the Daxter ones don't exist at the Wal-Mart where I live too.

I might be getting a Red V1 or a Silver TA-085 V2 Refurbished from Gamestop.

and can refurbished PSPs be downgraded?

or do they send the broken PSP back to Sony to get it "patched" and fixed?

[GigaByte]

Refurbished ones are downgradeable the same way as a new one as long its not a TA-088v3, usually refurbished anything has had a problem has been marked as "fixed" but I generally dislike going for refurbished electronics. The most Sony would of done beside fix whatever problem it had would be update it's FW to 4.05 which is fine as long as its not a TA-088v3.

EDIT: Depending on the problem, Sony could of also replaced the entire motherboard that was once a nice, lets say TA-088v1, to the evil TA-088v3. In general going for a refurbished PSP is increasing your risk of getting that non-friendly CFW/Pandora board.

[jx233]

well, i might buy one, and if its not a V1. i'll return it.

I'll just tell them i didn't like it, so i'll get a full refund. :P


I can always get a Daxter or Star Wars one. Those are discontinued, so they are TA-088 V2 and lower.

but i have my mind ( and heart) set on a TA-088 V1 God of War PSP; but I can always get a Daxter Silver one that is TA-085 V2 as an alternate.

The people that work at the Gamestop near me are people who know barely anything about consoles, (they just work to get paid) and I think they do not know about Pandora exploit. ;P

btw, you asked what app I was developing.
Answer: That's a secret.

But if I release the app in the future, can you be my tester before i release it?

[GigaByte]

Iam doing some digging around my city for the Daxter silver as a alternate if the piano black one I get is a v3, sort of hard to find but a few game stores around have some. Haven't seen any God of war PSPs around here yet, oh well. Should be getting the money anyday now.. my b-day is on Friday and its b-day money , and sure I will like to be a tester for your app.

[jx233]

ok, today i bought a GOW PSP form Gamestop and it downgraded, yay.

it can go only to 3.71 m33 and higher

3.60 m33 bricks it.

and do you know where to get a stuck pixel fixer. I found one and it bothers me.

once i compile my app, i'll send it to you.

[GigaByte]

Nice at least its not a v3, I am going to say you got a TA-088v1 as 3.71 is the lowest it will run, correct?

Did a quick search for stuck pixels and came up with this: http://www.driverheaven.net/gaming-d...ll-60-you.html Give it a try, hope it works. I never had to use any pixel fixers as my phat has no stuck pixels.

[vp10120]

I think you should wait and see. In a month of time PSP-3000 will be released. And there are high chance its crackable as it has Factory Mode.

PSP-3000 is far better for quality gaming, so if you don't care much about ingame quality you can get PSP-2000.

[jx233]

Originally Posted by GigaByte

Nice at least its not a v3, I am going to say you got a TA-088v1 as 3.71 is the lowest it will run, correct?

Did a quick search for stuck pixels and came up with this: http://www.driverheaven.net/gaming-d...ll-60-you.html Give it a try, hope it works. I never had to use any pixel fixers as my phat has no stuck pixels.

yeah, it bricks on 3.60 OFW and 3.60 M33. I think they were installed wrong. That is why it bricked.

As of right now, it only runs 3.71 m33 and higher. TimeMachine Loads good too.

and btw, GigaByte, my app is compatible with the TA-085 V2 and TA-085, so if you have a Phat PSP or TA-088 V1 or V2 it will bRiCk!! so you can only test it if you have a TA-085 v1 or v2.




And vp10120: The PSP-3000 has Factory Mode; its just that the IPL on MemoryStick must be signed/encrypted by Sony.

Originally Posted by vp10120

I think you should wait and see. In a month of time PSP-3000 will be released. And there are high chance its crackable as it has Factory Mode.

PSP-3000 is far better for quality gaming, so if you don't care much about ingame quality you can get PSP-2000.

[vp10120]

Originally Posted by jx233

And vp10120: The PSP-3000 has Factory Mode; its just that the IPL on MemoryStick must be signed/encrypted by Sony.

Sounds like we need a new tool for that. And would be illegal.

[jx233]

GigaByte, you can test my app. Turns out it is compatible with TA-088 V1.
And 3.60 M33 works on my V1.

Turns out it was an IPL+MagicStick problem.
So if you have a V1, you can test my app out once i compile it.

Originally Posted by vp10120

Sounds like we need a new tool for that. And would be illegal.

And vp10120, you're right. New tool like a... firmware exploit?