What Is the Difference Between a PSP1000 & PSP3000?

Dimensions and Power

• The Sony PSP-1000 and PSP-3000 have dimensions that are slightly different. The PSP-3000 is 2.7 inches tall, 6.7 inches wide and 0.7 inches deep. This portable system weighs 6.7 oz. PSP-1000 systems are 2.9 inches tall, 6.7 inches wide, 0.9 inches deep and weight 9.2 oz. Both of these systems use a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack and an AC adapter as a source of power. The battery pack for the PSP-1000 is 1,800 mAh, while the battery for the PSP-3000 is 1,200 mAh.

Display

• Both the PSP-1000 and PSP-3000 use a liquid crystal, thin-film transistor screen. These displays are 4.3 inches large with a widescreen aspect ratio of 16-to-9. The screens have a resolution of 480 by 272 pixels and are capable of producing approximately 16,770,000 colors. The main difference between the PSP-1000 and PSP-3000 display is that the latter is a fully-transparent type of LCD with anti-reflection technology, resulting in better response time, color and contrast. In addition, the PSP-3000 has an analog video out and headset connector while the PSP-1000 does not.

Features, Controls and Playback

• The PSP-1000 and PSP-3000 feature a PSP CPU that operates at a speed of 333 MHz. The PSP-1000 has 32 MB of system memory while the PSP-3000 has 64 MB of RAM. Both systems have a circle, square, triangle and cross key with an analog stick and an four-direction pad. Both devices also have a select, start and PS button, volume control, sound button and display button. These portable consoles play multimedia files from memory sticks, including MP3, JPEG, AVI, WMA and MPEG formats.

Sound, Accessories and Connectors

• Both Sony PSP portables have built-in stereo speakers, but only the PSP-3000 has a built-in microphone. The PSP-1000 includes a carrying case, hand strap, remote control headphones, a UMD demo disk and a 32 MB Memory Stick Duo while the PSP-3000 does not include these accessories. The two systems use Wireless 802.11b LAN connections, a Memory Stick Pro Duo slot, a high-speed USB 2.0 slot and a read-only, UMD drive.