Junk PSP Restoration - Sony Playstation Portable 1000
Sony (PSP) Playstation Portable 1000 Restoration. In this video I will restore and repair the first version of Sony PSP. The console came to me as part of lot of old consoles. It's dirty, the buttons are yellowed, it makes a horrible noise when I try to play a game and the circle button need to be pressed really hard.
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To remove the yellowing I use a technique called retrobrighting. It uses UV-lights and Hydrogen peroxide to remove yellowing from plastic.
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To fix the noise I used oil to lubricate the gear that was making the noise. Oil is safe for electronics. However because the laser lens is near the gear you need to be careful because oil on the lens will probably cause it not to red the UMD properly
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Hearing the start screen just gave me a wave of nostalgia
@Fake world kzhead.info/sun/fdunk6WJrKSipKM/bejne.html
ps2 is my favourite
I'm glad both of my grandparents still live today
Dexter gave me literal nostalgia
@@riniantrini1721 BRUH WHAT
released in 2005 , still looks sleek and futuristic
Thing was ahead of its time honestly
That is form 2004
Looks better than the Steam Deck, for one thing
@@OPEK. You are damn right, it was way way ahead of its time only hindered by the screen technology
Ikr
Man, I can’t express how much I loved that handheld. So many memories. And the potential it has especially with mods. Truly one of a kind and ahead of it’s time!
Yeah baby, and that's *what I've been talkin' bout* here ya...😏😎
As for *17 years later* , the PSP (PlayStation Portable) was truly *being one of a kind and ahead consoles back of it's time* ya, Minty Fresh Thoughts...😉👍
It's also probably the best device to start with on refurbish/restoring. The insides of this thing are compact at the perfect rate.
@@Lutzalec For sure! I've taken apart MANY PSP's in my lifetime haha. 30 years old now and I still whip it out and play whenever I have spare time XD
It was my every day carry from like 2006-2011. I had mine modded and I'd use it as an mp3 player, I'd watch some movies on it and I would emulate everything from NES to PS1. Only left it once I got my first smartphone.
The disk system for this was genius. Keeping the disks inside the casing meant there was less risk of scratches meaning the disks lasted longer. Massive reduction in risk of damage from playing it.
Isn’t that like all the PlayStations that have the casing inside and closes it??
@@KatieHuniWhat they mean is that the discs are in plastic cases and you put them inside the system, case and all. Not the game holder case.
Pena que só foi usado no PSP este tipo de mídia.
Except when the cases broke. I used to get colored replacement cases for the disks lmao
The sound of the disk running. The booting sound. The looks of this console. Oh, the nostalgia 😭
@kinan YT gamer legendary 🕹️🥇 srry, i took my joke too far, I fail sometimes too.
the 3DS bWaHHahHa 😩
I had a PSP 3000 and it still sounded the same as a 1000, I see. I happened to get one of the few silver versions, which were paired with certain games. Mine came bundled with Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, the exact game I was getting the console for, without knowing it was a bundle. I admittedly kind of screamed in joy at Game Stop when the guy stopped trying to sell me on a black PSP/Madden combo and listened to the words coming out of my mouth (my specific request for a silver console. When he brought out the KH bundle, he looked disgusted, as though I were going to be disappointed. Seems he was pushing his thoughts on the game/series on me. Just do what the customer asks, I don't need you trying to steer me away from the thing I have clearly requested. I did my research, I knew what I wanted, and I refused to accept anything other than the silvet version. His attitude nearly soured what I would otherwise consider one of my favorite purchases).
Not as nostalgic sounding as the OG PlayStation
I miss playing the PSP so much
This man only loves three things: repairing consoles, the ducktor and isopropyl alcohol
In which he does better than scammer repair shop who repaira nothing
@@captaintitus7711 eeee no he just buy another psp
@@Alexgodofwar5662??? no
And warranty sticker
@@Alexgodofwar5662 bro u blinf?
I can’t comprehend how you can remember where all screws and all tiny plastic things where at the beginning when you took everything apart. That is just amazing. Wow.
Practice, years of it
As has been said, it's a lot easier when you have recordings of yourself taking it all out :)
Well engineered mini console, multiple screws and parts and you made it look so easy disassembling and restoring every last piece, great job
I'm so happy there are people out here doing this. We don't want to lose these pieces of history
Your passion for these psps is admirable. But the psp is not THAT old lol. You can still get one in a prerry good condition pretty easily.
@@biscariot1074 I'm meaning all of these older platforms. Not just the psp
I hear you man, I collect stuff like this as a hobby, it makes me so happy to know that people still care for previous generations of gaming like I do. The history of gaming amongst these consoles in undeniable, I hope one day I can meet others that share the same appreciation of older games as you do. I've collected all the Playstation consoles so now I'm moving on to Xbox and Nintendo.
@@freddurst5277 Imagine what people think of the PSP in let's say, 40-50 years
@@StaticVapour590 they'll probably be thinking about how expensive it will be lol, I can imagine it's gonna be a few hundred bucks at that point
You probably already know this, but something that may help all the buttons work better, is to pop out the rubber membrane. Take a piece of printer paper and gently rub the black pads in a circular motion on the paper, one at a time. Using the paper as a very fine abrasive, it can help restore the conductivity of the pads. I learned this from either you, or RetroGameTech, not sure which. Wanted to bring it up just in case you didn't know. Awesome job on the Resto!
Great advise, i will absolutely use this technique in the future!
That's a sick tip
RetroGameTech FTW!
Thanks for this comment. I have done this in the lab, but haven’t though about it when it comes to resto
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What baffles me, is how you remember where each piece, screw, everything goes. Its very impressive. I really enjoy watching these.
People simply take pictures of each step.
or play back the recording
He records it lol stop Riding
@@Nivedoloplad what does that even mean? Stop riding?
@@Iconnseanconnit’s a year later, if you still want to know what “stop riding” means, it’s short for “stop d*ck-riding”, accusing you of commenting praise in order to suck up to Odd tinkering. That’s what it means, but just an fyi OP was just being mean, you did nothing wrong :)
I didn't realize the PSP would be such a complex breakdown. Lots of screws and ribbon cables, more than some full-size systems actually. Nice work man.
I love the amount of effort that went into restoring it completely. Not just a deyellowing and a clean but sanding and painting the chrome back on. I'd buy a used psp that was done like this or other consoles if they were given this much love and effort to be cleaned and restored to this level.
Yeah man, I collect consoles as a hobby and I know that feeling you get when you see that the person who previously owned it took such good care of it. I'm just so glad that people actually think about stuff like this, especially since most of this kind of stuff will be worth a lot in the future.
@@freddurst5277 yeah I just finally got a PS2 again, my dad and I had quite the collection over the years until he died, we had an original Playstation I think, or a PSOne, I forget, plus a PSP/VITA, plus basically anything else, I think I still have the PS Vita around my house somewhere, I just gotta find it someday, I'm getting to fixing that PS2 at least
Sorry about your dad, he sounds like he was a cool dad. One day I will try to get every console, but for now I pretty much just have more Nintendo than Playstation consoles lol
@@freddurst5277 it's okay, and yeah he was, he introduced me to cars and gaming, at least I can carry my passion on, and yeah I just have my XB1, 360 and PS2, I'll try to get a collection again someday
@@justanotherghost4589 yeah, maybe the consoles will be worth a whole lot more someday. It's honestly a really good investment
Seven minutes in, and I'm already thinking, "Sweet baby Jesus, this thing is going to be AWFUL to reassemble." The amount of fiddley-ness for disassembly is off the scale. I tip my hat to you, sir, for undertaking this task!
There are so many layers!
If you think that's fiddley you should watch Hugh Geffrey he restores apple I phones and Mack books and the likes. The level of intricacy of the parts inside one of those things is insane.
This is when you’d want to have a high definition camera running as you’re disassembling it so that you know how everything came apart.
the PSP is actually pretty easy. the DS and 3DS are the real nightmares
@@onometre I've disassembled an original DS before, and it wasn't too bad. Fairly easy actually. Haven't dared to do my 3DS though.
thank you for restoring this piece of beautiful engineering, I'm kinda sad they don't make psp anymore, so people who restore broken psp's make me smile, i have 3 psp's that need fixing, one needs a new shell with battery and thumb stick, other needs a new screen, but i do have one working one still.
I seriously love your effort and your videos it's like ASMR of technology, that white PSP brings me back a lot of memories when I was 11.
Wow. Just watching you take the PSP apart just shows how much work went into the invention of this handheld.
I’ve owned damn near every gaming console known to man and never once has any of them been in the shape you find these in. Good god
Some people just don't have any respect for their own belongings 😔
This one isn't even that bad.
Spoiled brats that's why and how. My consoles were the most expensive things I owned and I bought most of them off of money I'd gotten from my family either as gift or reward and I didn't have a dozen aunties and grandmas, it would take a long time to have the cash 😂
@@birdgirl8390 Oh me too, except I'd need to wait and ask for them as gifts but confined to either Christmas or a birthday, the only time an old game boy broke is of no fault of my own (batteries leaked), my original DS still works bit the hinges are falling apart. Bare in mind I would use these every day and I was a child and I took care of these things the best of my ability.
I remember buying a PSP 3000 that costs the same as the current Nintendo Switch right now. So glad to see different things have changed.
this console is a absolute masterpiece for its time, even now it is still the best platform to play vision novels (or PSV if you ate Japanese lol).
This tiny handheld seems to be a major pain to disassembly.
It was really ahead of it's time, and a lot of the parts were quite big and clunky because of it. It was definitely a pain but performed far better then the other handhelds in it's generation lol
You should try the pain that is the Nintendo DSi. There's supposed to be a small gap in the ring to remove the ribbon cable of the top screen, there was none meaning I had to buy a new one. Then when assembling, you had to gently put all the buttons back, the on/off button broke off completely. That was the hardest handheld I've worked on so far.
@@KittyKittyPeowPeow I did a top screen replacement on an original 3ds (even smaller gap with 1 more cable) and that was easier for me than trying to shell swap a PSP-1000. Damn you aftermarket PSP shells!!! The DSi is a tough one as well because if you miss 1 cable the console wont turn on. Forgot to plug in the microphone cable? Console shows no signs of life until you plug it back in haha.
@@mortimermouse3086 I haven't even tried a PSP and went straight to swapping the controls of a Vita. I love upgrading old electronics I grew up with like the Brick Gameboy DMG and the Gameboy color. Mine are all moded with new LCD's and better charging options.
I thought the GBA SP was a pain. This made the GBA SP disassembly look like child's play.
I just restored one myself! Bought it for 9$ and got it all cleaned up and working again! Amazing piece of tech for its age
I just had a nightmare and couldn't sleep. So I play this video, full of nostalgia...watching you clean and restore this console was soo relaxing that I feel sleepy 😅 Thank you for your videos, ❤
So glad I discovered your channel! So amazing and the camera you use and filmography is incredible!
i get such a delight seeing the ducktor every time. also "the ducktor's finest" had me mentally congratulating him on his achievements😂
Cute
At Sony: "So, how many screws do we need?" *"Yes"*
"No screwdrivers where hurt in the making of this video"!
try repairing a phone made in the past few years, they're held together with glue. I wouldn't mind going back to screws :/
@@xXx_Regulus_xXx Even the iPhone 5/6 were bad, 1 screw wasn't magnetic so it'd often fall off the screwdriver into the phone and not stick to the magnetic mat, roll around the desk etc. Battery stuck down with glue so you had to rip it off carefully and smudge it back on after... Fun times, not. Everything has to be waterproof these days cos ppl are idiots so they glue everything I guess.
Lmao
Shoutout to you assembling this back again. This structure of parts is just madness
This was my childhood console, I still have mine but I need it repair it like you did for this one. I remember when I first got it, it’s one of my best childhood memories. Nothing compares to the PSP, I have a deep connection to it and your video brought back similar memories to when I first powered mine on.
Thanks for this. The PSP was an amazing release. Not only did we have PS2-quality games portable, but this thing could also play movies, browse the internet, run IRC and emulate just about anything from the previous generation. It looked, felt and was so futuristic.
Considering LittleBigPlanet was there, it could even run slightly simpler versions of PS3 games!
That's IR is for what use of ?
I miss the PSP era, it was way ahead of it's time, they need to bring it back
Much like dsi and up
Hopefully without all the pointless gimmicks this time. And with micro SD cards instead of stupid proprietary memory so expensive that it kills the system.
They did, it failed
they did, it's called the ps vita, and it flopped
like the previous commenters stated, they tried with the PSVita, but flopped due to suffering some of the issues the PS3 had during its launch and more. It was priced $250, almost $100 more than the 3DS at the time of the Vita's release. Its game catalog during release wasn't varied enough to justify its purchase. It had a myriad of gimmicks that either worked but was underutilized (movement sensors, Gravity Rush being a good example of its use), or completely useless that just made the device expensive (touchpad on the back). And to top it all off...it didn't have internal memory until the release of the PSVita Slim, but even that one only had 1GB of space, so you had to buy a memory card separately. It didn't really help that it only accepted the Vita dedicated memory cards that were expensive as balls, so you couldn't use MicroSD cards. Really...the Vita is a sad case of a handheld that had some potential for greatness, but was severely mishandled and neglected by Sony
I still play my original PSP and I love watching UMD movies on it while traveling.😁 The best time to get cheap games for a system is when it's going defunct and not being supported anymore.
This is making me want to find a trashed PSP and restore it myself. I appreciate the love and care you put into this!
It had one of the best joysticks I've ever touched. Truly a device worth remembering. Oh yes, and a large game library, that too.
In all the years I played my psp it never got stickdrift, wish I could say the same for recent handhelds
not to mention you could play every PS1 game, even those not officially supported. I spent like 90 hours on my FFIX save... *on the go*! (actually mostly on my couch, but whatever)
God, this brings me tons of memories....... good ones, especially
Same here. I spent countless hours playing crisis core on my PSP.
I didn't own a psp, but i remembered how stumped i was because of the fact that you could run games with good graphics on a handheld device when i, still was stuck with a ps2... The fact that you could run a game like gta vice city stories that had quite the graphics and complexity back then, it really blew my mind..
@@RamseyElmawardy Oh man... I can never watch the ending to that game because all I see is water. WHY~
I had like 6 of these things. I broke one by throwing it into my bed ready hard and it just stopped working. The rest where “stolen”(which was a lie cause my dad had sold them).
for me these videos are satisfactory
This is so interesting to me I really love how you bring the handheld back to life
I appreciate the fact that the brand controls remain the same after years, I recently had to dismantle a ps4 control for cleaning, I literally with 0 experience in disassembling things I could easily identify what I could clean, in my view it was practically stamped " you can even wet and rub it with a brush here, you can only use the brush here, just a friend, don't do anything in this piece". In the end I reassembled everything and it seems that it was even better, a pity that I do not have the knowledge to reassemble some parts of it that I need, but nothing that interferes with the appearance or the main part of the game
Here is my story of PSP I remember like 15 years ago, My grandma saw my PSP was dusty af so she used water to clean up my PSP. When I got back from school, knowing the fact that my PSP was gone pissed me off so hard that I ignored my grandma for a couple of weeks. Yes, I was a spoiled kid. After those weeks December 2006 Christmas, my grandma prepared a present for me. Guess what, it was a PS3. I was thrilled and happy. I hugged her and gave her a kiss. But unfortunately, that was the last present she gave me. The weeks that I was ignoring her, she was diagnosed with brain cancer. She told my parents not to tell me because she didn't want me to be upset. Few months after Christmas, she passed away. I held her hands when she closed her eyes forever and said,'Thank you.' I kept the PS3 until now. The memories that I can't put down.
This is making me cry
I cried bc of this man 😭😭😭
RIP your grandma. My great-granma died in 2018 because of old age
My deepest condolences sir.
This is so sad
Ah yess, a 1000 model. To this day, I still have my own homebrewed PSP and how many times I have used it. It still works as a charm. I just wish this video was made back in the early 2010s when I had to learn how to replace some parts. I had the terror of placing one of the short housing screws with a long one and cracking the screen. ALOT of trial and error was done. I am happy to see you do a COMPLETE tear down and Restoration
Homebrew on this baby was a beast I played all my childhood favorites on one of those bad boys and it was spectacular. It could even play mp4!!! And works as an mp3 player. All it was missing to make it perfect was 64 emulation or ps2 but man it was great
luckily, we have ifixit to show use how
@@riniantrini1721 please, from the bottom of my heart, stop talking
Thank you! You’re like the surgeon that saved this magnificent PSP.
Nostalgia overload! The start up sound when it's powered on & when you start the game
Your videos work because there's no music -- I can't tell you how much that's appreciated. There are tons of interesting videos on KZhead that are otherwise ruined by stupid music blaring in the background. Thank you for not imposing that upon us! Great videos!
Yes sir. I agree. Stupid music.
@@llewellyn56 Well played ya, Llewelyn Anthony...😗 So perhaps it's probably much better if there's no *such stupid kind of music* 🎶 like that to be exactly right...☹️
So true. Jun's Kitchen is a great example
To make it worse: *The talking that would also be in tandem with the music.*
Let's all just appreciate the fact they somehow managed to engineer a disk drive in a handheld the size of a DS.
love ❤️ from morrocco 🇲🇦
It was back in a time where not everything had to be made ultra-thin, so the console could get away with being a bit chunky. Still some impressive engineering and I was extremely fond of the thickness of my PSP because it made it more comfortable to hold. A shame that their usual attention to detail didn't stretch to a joystick that didn't eat the fingerprints off your thumb. They did much better several years later on the Vita, but the game catalogue for that one was just depressing by comparison. A real shame, since the Vita is such an excellent portable console.
@@mndlessdrwer couldn't agree more, i hope one day they come back to make a handheld device, sony really knows how to make sleek mobile devices, even their phones are just gorgeous
@@melxb Their phones are some of the best designed on the market in terms of overall fit and finish along with hand feel. Honestly, if there were anywhere near me that carried their Xperia 10 IV where I could buy one in person, well, I suspect my resolve to save my money when I don't strictly need to upgrade my phone would lose out and I'd walk out of there with a shiny new phone. They're so pretty, the screen is incredibly bright and Sony's Triluminos image and HDR processing really is about the best you can get, and they kept the stereo front-firing speakers and the headphone jack that they brought back to their flagship lineup. I adore a phone with stereo front-firing speakers, because it just makes the experience of trying to watch videos when you don't have headphones available so, so much better. They also kept expandable storage, unlike Samsung, so you aren't locked into the amount you bought on your phone. Great for people with massive music or film libraries. Plus, I actively prefer when manufacturers keep standard top and bottom bezels to hide sensors and speakers in. I don't think they look worse for it and it allows you to retain the entirety of your display, uninterrupted, for content consumption. Such a good device.
@@mndlessdrwer yeah same here, i was very tempted to order one, but they are very expensive and i wish the carriers here in the US would have them, then I'd just finance one in payments
You made me want to get my psp and play. I plugged the charger, it charged. I turned it on, it works. Thank you
I actually owned one of these when I was younger it's so satisfying to see it getting restored.
That was awesome, i also liked the " The Ducktor's finest ", our little rubber ducky really outdid himself this time 😁
"Ill be back" *sinks*
This took me back to the past. I'm so impressed man. Honestly, I thought he was going to play God of War. Friendship of restoration👍❤️👍❤️
@@riniantrini1721 wot
Thank you for this. The PSP is still one of my fave handhelds.
My most favorite "ASMR" Restoration video. I still have my PSP 1000 till this day in good condition and still play on it, put custom firmware on it downloading game and PS1 games in it. PSP felt like it came out yesterday.
How do people even come up with this? So intricately done, especially for something done in 2005. I can't imagine what it must look like in 2021 and how long it would take to learn how to develop the technology in theory, let alone practically
And now it's been *17 years have passed* since then (2022), Taylor. What do you think about the Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) right 🤔😗?
It’s so weird that 2005 was 17 years ago, I remember it like it was yesterday, I must be getting old 😭
@@Phantom-sl9qv Well then, Phantom1979: I'm now being *24 years old* on this year...😗😙
This man has really shown me the importance of routine maintenance on your most prized possessions
Indeed ya, Alex Crow 😏😎
Except pretty much any console or handheld manufacturer won't let you take anything apart without voiding the warranty..so it's a two sided sword..
@@Nivedoloplad it seems this guy can rebuild anything. I don’t think voiding a warranty is a problem for him😂
Just incredible considering how complex it is to disassemble the whole unit in order to restore it.
What an amazing feat of engineering! Great job refurbing this
this is so satisfying.
Ye ikr
Ikr this is so good
Ka-Chow
DURRR THIS IS SO SATISFYING DURRR DURRR MY NAME IS LIGHT DURRRRRR
I agree with you completely.
Not sure I’ve even seen a *complete* PSP tear down before. Very impressive (and intense!) With such a complicated disassembly, I’m curious if you ever have to go back to your footage to work out how it all goes back together?
The 100x series, was more complex, I did break one in the past, probably like 2008, and I had to ask someone who can made online shopping during that time I was a kid, just I can get around the issue, the latter modules, such as the 200x and 300x models (not sure about the GO, and the E1000 versions) are much more simple to take apart, and they use less parts to get it to function
That's actually why a lot of tinkerers record the process. You can just play it and make sure everything is in right.
I restored my old PSP last year, I took pictures with my phone to remember where everything goes
These videos are staged just so you know.
@@billybobscat6233 I mean is that not the point? It's not like we see where the the things come from, we just see him take them apart and clean them up
I have this exact psp in pink - and yep, it still works 💖 i love firing it up from time to time and playing childhood games for nostalgia’s sake 😆
these videos are so calming.
I’ve been watching several Nintendo DS repairs and restoration videos, and honestly, these Sony handhelds *seem* so much better constructed.
Which they did at the cost of losing durability, compared to DS. DS was designed to be cheap and lasting long, so its inner design was relatively simple too, and thanks to that OG DS is guaranteed to be alive even after rolling down the stairs several times. PSP? meh... one drop and your wireless on/off switch is dead.
@@kokoseij those WLAN switches were so finnicky!! My OG brick PSP would just go off on its own
@@kokoseij that is something impressive about Nintendo, their handhelds are dead simple, and by the looks of the internals, so insanely DURABLE! I wish their quality control on screens were better though…
@@FireLordVahn Mine is straight up broke after ticking them few times lmao, my PSP straight up lost its network capability
@@kokoseij I'd like to counter my experience with DS's. Even got my ass every time it will always break the bolt connecting the two screens
I remember wanting one so badly when i was a kid and my parents refusing to get me one. Thankfully after years of studying hard and getting into medschool i am now in crippling debt 🙏
That's why you shouldn't listen to your parents. (Except you probably still should listen to them.)
@@isolated_illustrations je suis y
damn-💀
Holy shit, you totally went the other way with that. Juked me bad
One of my favorite consoles to rebuild. I can't even count how many of those I've repaired over the years.
Normally I find these relaxing but this was by far the most stressful video yet, having done a bit of game console disassembly I was surprised by how complicated the PSP's internals are compared to a DS Lite or even some home consoles like the PS4 Pro. Every ribbon cable and screw you disconnected and removed I kept thinking "Now you have to remember exactly where that came from and get it back in place." Really nice result in the end.
Love your work. As a kid I was always fascinated with machines. I remember I would take apart my mother's music boxes to see how they worked and then put them back together.
Technology is awesome, machinery works are the proof of that
Ah man, the memories. Mine was modded to the gills, had a clear shell with LEDs and a memory card full of emulators and pirated games. Good times
feels good to watch these old neglected consoles so lovingly restored
The sounds are so satisfying - almost asmr quality
This brings back fond college memories. Me and all my friends has PSP's, and one of them had a homebrew battery and memory card. We installed the custom firmware on all our PSP's and had such a good time. I even took mine apart, and colored the bottom of the clear buttons in blue permanent marker, so the white LED under each shoulder button would shine through the blue marker and light up the buttons blue
That’s sick!
I edited my loading screen and change the menu look
This made me smile, the PSP was my first console and it saddens me how little attention it gets overall. Truly, it was ahead of it's time
And as for *17 years later* (2022), it is...😏
But perhaps, why the handheld consoles 🎮 like PSP and it's successor PSVita is now being *deeply forgotten* these times right...😔?
@@rahadianaryo5979 probably because of ps support. Same reason why switch and steam deck is booming because of the marketing and accessibility
@@blaire9524 Well played, Blaire...😗 Why did the *Nintendo Switch* and *Steam* deck is booming-up these times? Is it related to *their marketings and accessiblity overseas* RIGHT 🤔?
So many good memories with this console too. While the game library may have been a bit limited, the graphics capabilities of something that compact, for that time, were astonishing. I still remember playing the Naruto fighting game and Final Fantasy Crisis Core on my black 1000. The Vita has some of the absolute best joysticks, as opposed to the thumbprint removing ones on these, so if you ever plan to build a portable version of a different console with integrated controls, consider either the Vita or the Switch joysticks.
Wow, I've been fighting that same loud grinding sound from the UMD drive in my PSP 2000 for like 4 years. I pretty much gave up on it until I saw your fix and I can say that it works perfectly now. Thank you so much!
Fun fact: if you line up a bunch of PSP's you get a PSPSPSPSPSP and then suddenly every cat in a 5 mile radius is in your yard.
I bought the next gen PSP 2000 back in 2007. It was awesome to play GTA IN 3D on a handheld console. Nicely done
I work on my psp go by myself and boy it's a headache, but seeing this is giving me more headache. I prefer to work on psp go rather than this type of psp, got to love your huge efforts man. Keep it up!
While watching these vids I always get the feeling that I'm watching a ninja in action. The way you systematically go through all the steps to fix and adjust things is astounding. Bravo
Your videos always remind me of the scene in Toy Story 2 where woody gets cleaned up by the old man. How there’s so many gadgets and do-dads that get things cleaned so efficiently. Beautifully done!
Oww yeah, baby. Now *that's what I've been talkin' bout* ya, angelscurse 😇👍
I used to love watching that scene as a kid 😭
@@yelhsasokolova8561 Ahh yes, Sokolova... That one scene from "Toy Story 2" movie is basically *every restoration videos* in a flarkin' nutshell right...😏
I've had this video on my "Watch Later" folder for as long as this video was released ago, so I'm glad to have finally gotten around to check this out, very good job!
This piece of equipment is loaded man. Thanks for taking the time to restore this. I would've opened it and said nevermind
I never realized the PSP was so well engineered until you did this complete teardown! Well done, friend!
One of the main reasons I just recently bought a PSP was to play Daxter. I’ve been a Jak and Daxter fan for year’s but I didn’t have a PSP growing up. One of the perks of adult hood, I can buy what kid me wanted. Amazing video as always!!
10:05 God bless the Ducktor!!!!!!! Another brilliant restoration. Well done, mate!!!!!!!! Regards from Spain
The PSP was ahead of it's time! A great system plus played movies!
I love that new and exiotic brand of isopropyl alcohol.
This is without a doubt my new favourite channel 😍 Unbelievably satisfying to watch! The refurbished PSP at the end looks so beautiful.
I love how scratching a scratched area makes it look unscratched
this is amazing, and memorising to watch
Nice job! I had my PSP repaired for months
this console design still rocks to this day, it's pretty good. what i like about your videos is that you care about the finest detail
Well done, Danny: *17 years later* (2022), the PSP is still looking pretty good as ever yet...😊👍
This was really nice to watch. All that PSP needed was some love. 😊
The duck part always gets me. Great video as always.
I’ve still got my launch PSP and it still works. They really packed it full didn’t they, it’s a bit like a Swiss watch with all those parts.
These videos always make me appreciate the designs of these consoles just that much more!
Wow that’s so impressive. Just like new! Amazing.
You are a genius that’s really smart how you put the first screws in the ice
Hi. You should do a restoration videos of how to fix the Wii and the 2ds
That would be interesting to see!
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This is the most impressive restore I've seen you do. So so so many parts, and it looked like such crap before you started. Great job.
Proud to say I still have a psp and it’s still working like a absolute champ . Nothing wrong
I'm so happy being a Nintendo user.... Much easier understanding the game boy components...
holy crap i did not expect that the psp is so complicatedly built together
The 100x series was more complex, it features a sound card that connects to the motherboard, that not only controls the sound output, but also features the headphone jack, memory stick slot, and the wireless communicator/wi-fi module, motherboards, and sound cards from the 100x series, were twisted, I used an sound card from an TA-082 model (not the ms-399, but different, however, there is no model number) into a TA-079, and there wasn't any sound output, unless I connect some headphones. Instead, I had to use a specific sound card for TA-079 motherboards, which is an MS-268, and finally, no need to plug headphones to get sound output.
PSP 200x and 300x models (not sure about the Go, and the E1000 models) are more simple, since the sound card for the 200x, is a small chip without wireless, and memory stick built in the sound card, only headphone jack, and that's it. The 300x models has no seperated module parts at all, everything is built in the motherboard, including sound module. Now, I know some people hate the 300x series of the psp, is more complex against custom firmwares, and their screen modules has scanlines, to me, to be honest, scanlines didn't bother me at all...
Apart from just the relaxing nature of watching somebody do these restorations this well, there is something about preserving these items that make me very happy.
Thank you for resoring this psp. He is a good boy
This little system was so revolutionary when it came out and it got me through some hard times
I felt quite the wave of nostalgia hearing the startup sound. Very satisfying video. Great work!