Testseek.co.uk have collected 24 expert reviews of the Sony PSP 3000 / Slim and Lite and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony PSP 3000 / Slim and Lite.
December 2008
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The editors liked
Great
Antiglare screen.
Decent build quality and screen. Still thinner. Still lighter
LCD screen
Bright
Colourful screen
Superb user interface
Excellent mobile gaming
Increasingly broad range of features
Nintendo may have mastered touch tech but Sony still delivers the eye-poppingest on-screen action. The latest PSP’s anti-glare display has more colours
Half the response time and five times the contrast ratio of its predecessor
Giving you punchy...
Light
Slim enclosure
Better colour reproduction
Built-in Skype
Deep line-up of great game titles with better graphics than Nintendo DS games
The editors didn't like
Screen can go fuzzy at times. Not enough new features.
Awkward controls. Video codec support still hobbled
Making it an awkward media player
Slightly pricier
Still limited in content options and capacity next to some alternatives
Although they're not games consoles
The pumped-up screen occasionally shows annoying scan lines and doesn’t help the mediocre battery life (though switching off Wi-Fi will). Tweaking the TV Out to support older
Non-Hi-Def tellies is hardly fair either – how can we justify that...
UMD load times slow
Screen isn't completely glare-free and is still a magnet for fingerprints
Abstract: The PSP Slim and Lite made reductions to its weight and dimensions, while expanding its multimedia capabilities to include video-out and others. Its previous version, the PlayStation Portable, had proven highly successful, managing to sell more than 40...
Abstract: Thumbs Up:Slim and lightweight body; better color reproduction than its predecessor; revamped AV output for game and video playback on TVs; inbuilt microphone for preinstalled Skype app and games; impressive online and media features; numerous games wi...
Abstract: Pretty much everyone has heard all the hype about the PSP, but have you heard about the PSP Slim & Lite 3000? This version is actually getting rave reviews for all it's functionality...
No screen this size has ever looked this good, Continually upgrading firmware adds new features, makes old ones better, Built-in microphone for Skype and other applications
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If youve resisted the urge to pick up a PlayStation Portable of your own, theres never been a better time to jump in. Carrying forward everything good about the pocket-ready gaming/multimedia powerhouse and leveraging one of Sonys greatest strengths...
Abstract: The mobile gaming medium is a distinctly different monster than its stationary sibling—the average lifecycle is longer, sales tend to fluctuate more drastically, and aesthetic improvements are generally more grandiose. The business model is certainly e...
Abstract: I have before me the Limited Edition Ratchet & Clank PSP Entertainment Pack. And with said pack comes a silver PSP-3000, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, a 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo and a voucher for echochrome. Many...
Published: 2008-10-15, Author: Matt , review by: techworld.com
If you're a heavy PSP user with wads of cash to blow, need the external mic, or want to play games on a standard TV, the PSP 3000 is the sleeker, visually crisper twin to last year's model. If you're an original PSP owner and skipped the PSP 2000, you...
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Published: 2008-10-09, Author: John , review by: cnet.com
Light, slim enclosure; screen offers better color reproduction than that of earlier PSP models; improved AV output for video and game playback on TVs; built-in Skype with onboard microphone; retains all of the impressive media and online features of ea...
Despite improvements, problems and annoyances remain: UMD load times still poky compared with DS games; screen isnt glare-free, and is still a magnet for fingerprints; Web browser and data input can be cumbersome; no built-in storage; subtle redesign ...
While theres probably not enough to get owners of previous the PSP to upgrade, newcomers will find the PSP 3000 to be a solid portable gaming and multimedia device. Specifications: Product Description: Sony PSP 3000 - Handheld game system; Form Factor...
Abstract: In July, Sony revealed the PSP-3000 at the 2008 Leipzig Games Convention in Germany, and the new handheld looks to build on the success of the slimmed-down PSP-2000 that was announced just under a year ago. This annual update has proved to be the produ...
External mic, feels less plasticky, colour space options
Mic isn’t fantastic
If you’re a heavy PSP user with wads of cash to blow, need the external mic or want to play games on a standard TV, the PSP 3000 is the sleeker, visually crisper twin to last year’s model. If you’re an original PSP owner and skipped the...
