Hi, new guy here with a couple of Qs

[Raycer]

Just got my PSP today after wanting one for a year and a half Got it at Best Buy since they had a deal of getting NBA 07 free with the Entertainment pack, so even if the game is eh, it was free

Anyway, I love it so far except for a few stuck pixels. On the regular menu screen they are non existant, but appear on dark parts of games and movies (if you can call Lords of Doggtown a movie )

any tips?

BTW, it has firmware 2.71 IIRC

[darksora]

hi, welcome to psphome and congrats on getting a psp
Im sure there is stuck pixel fixer on the home page of this site. Download it and put it onto your psp and run the program. It should sort out the problem

[Raycer]

thanks for the welcome

so far, it hasn't fixed. How normal is it to have a few pixels like that?

[darksora]

i think its common, i had a few before but i cant see them now and i didnt use the pixel checker either.

I guess they go with time, but dont quote me on that as i dont know much about it myself. XD

[bah]

I went through 3 psp's before I got one with 0 stuck/dead pixels.
Purchased it from kmart (in australia), I asked the girl at the counter before buying the unit if I would be able to exchange it if the screen had dead pixels and she had no problem with it. Within 20 mins I was back at the store swapping it (it had 2 dead pixels), she even suggested I could try the next one there at the counter (it had a single stuck pixel), third time lucky.

I could say the girl who worked there was very helpful, but i think she just really didnt care, and kmarts policy is to replace just about anything if you have the receipt.

Those pixel fixers can help unstick stuck pixels sometimes, theyre no good on dead (always black) pixels however. Its easier just to get a new unit.

[Raycer]

the pixels on mine are always white if the background is dark.

[psphome]

did u actually run the pixel fixer ??

I have read that you need to run it for half an hour or so

[Raycer]

Originally Posted by psphome

did u actually run the pixel fixer ??

I have read that you need to run it for half an hour or so

yes. I actually ran it for over an hour and no change. In most colors it's ok, but on black, they stand out alot. there are around 5 of them

[Raycer]

would you guys try and exchange it and hope to get a better one? Anybody know if Best Buy is a pain to exchange PSPs?

Thanks

[darksora]

Just noticed i have two. Its noticable when the system starts up with the black background. Never really noticed them anywhere else so im not too bothered. ^_^

[Raycer]

Just git back from Best Buy with a new PSP. This one is almost perfect with just a slowish pixel right in the corner which is no biggy The older one had a couple right near the center and a few more towards the left which started to get annoying

[darksora]

glad its mostly sorted now ^_^ Make sure to stay active, i'll see you around on the forum

[High Knight]

down update the system to 2.80 or above and you'll have lots of fun with your PSP unless you don't care for home brew. Oh and welcome and stay active.