White PSP 3000

The Current Release of the White PSP

The white PSP 3000 was released fairly quickly after the white PSP Slim & Lite, with only 12 months or so between the models, which implies that Sony was actively working on the new white PSP 3000 during the development of the white PSP Slim & Lite.

So, what were the differences this time? Had Sony revolutionized the portable gaming icon in the form of the white PSP that had already sold millions?

White PSP 3000 - New Features

The answer is that the screen quality has been improved beyond recognition by improving the contrast ratio of the white PSP 3000 screen by five times its original capability. Alongside this anti-reflection and screen brightness had been significantly improved.

The Sony engineers have also improved the response time for the LCD screen by around two times the speed which should make a significant difference in terms of getting rid of 'ghosting' type effects or blurring/smearing effects during video play back or gaming sessions. This combination of factors resulted in a playing experience well beyond the previous generations of the Playstation Portable.

Other new features for the white PSP 3000 included a built in microphone which enables people to use services like Skype when playing games. TV output was also improved on the PSP 3000.

There were also concerns that the PSP 3000 would draw a lot more power as a result of the brighter screen which would cause a shorter battery life. The message coming from Sony is that the battery life for the PSP 3000 is much the same as the previous PSP because of the way in which they have re-engineered some of the components.

The layout of buttons and switches on the white PSP 3000 remains almost exactly the same as on the previous version. There are a few tweaks to the look and feel in terms of visual design. For example, the black version remains a gloss finish whereas the silver and white PSP 3000 models have a matt finish that reduces smearing and finderprint marking. The designers have also make some subtle changes to the physical shape of the product by softening some of the edges and moving the logos around, but these are fairly cosmetic differences really.

White PSP 3000 - Conclusion

Reflecting on the changes our conclusion is that improving the screen brightness and overall performance of the LCD display are good enough reasons to buy the white PSP 3000.

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