The PlayStation Portable or PSP as it is known is one of the best entertainment consoles available on the market today. It has become wildly popular with many people because of the diversity of entertainment options it can provide and its size.

It is the" little brother" to Sony's PlayStation. It does not have quite the power of the newer PS2 or PS3 but it has more power and flexibility than the original PlayStation. It is more flexible than the PlayStation, PlayStation2 and PlayStation3 because it is significantly smaller and lighter in weight and can be carried about hand held.

At just a little over 1/2 pound the PSP comes with a built-in screen and stereo speakers, which means you don't have to plug it into any other system for it to work. You can play DVDs, audio CDs, PlayStation games as well as connect to the Internet. If your firmware is version 2.00 or higher, you can connect to the Internet via the equipped Wi-Fi that comes standard on the PSP.

UMD (or Universal Media Disc) is the format that the PSP uses to play games. Additionally, movies and other audio-visual content use the UMD format for playback too. Thus the PSP can play those forms of media with no problem. And another great feature of the PSP is that it can also play audio, video, and still image using Memory Sticks. The compatible formats are the Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick Pro Duo.

Since you can connect to the Internet you will have access to sites that provide thousands of game titles, DVD titles, music titles, etc. You will not have to trudge yourself to a PSP console game store every time you want to get a new UMD title.

The PSP has amazing graphics and speed for its pint sized dimensions. With each new firmware release, more and more great features are being added to the already feature rich menu. If you haven't had the chance to buy a PSP, you can search online at EBay and Amazon. Both sites provide listings for used as well as new PSP system

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