How To Put Movies On Your PSP?

Now that you have purchased you new PSP you will want to use it to its full capabilities. Watching movies on your portable play station is not difficult; but there are a few hardware considerations that must be in place before you can actually watch your favorite flick on the fly.

The first requirement is a device that will contain your MP4 (movie) files called a Pro Duo Stick. 512 MB is the norm and quite sufficient for this purpose.

Of course, you will want to have a DVD player installed on your system along with a DVD ripper as this will allow you to download the movie from a particular DVD onto your computer.

And, you will need to have a USB cable so you can connect the PSP to your computer.

The last, and some would say, the most important part is a conversion software program that will allow conversion of movie and video files to MP4 format so you can watch them on your PSP. However, technology has advanced to the stage that some DVD software includes the converter files as part of their bundled software package.

Once you have all the necessary components and software applications on hand, preparing your PSP to play movies can be accomplished with a few simple steps.

1. If you do not have the movie you want already installed on your computer, place the selected movie in your DVD player and activate your DVD maker. Click on extract (or rip, depending on your manufacturers specs). Provide location of where you would like to have the file saved. And save it.

2. If you are trying to load a movie already on the hard drive of your computer to your PSP, you only have to click on add on your DVD ripper, then designate where you would like the file to be saved to.

3. Once the file is saved to your hard drive, click on extract and/or encode located in the PSP video converter and then save that file. (If your DVD ripper/PSP video converter software contains the combined application as stated above, steps a,b and c can be combined.)

The Files are on my Computer, Now what do I do?

The correct format (MP4) for PSP movie viewing should now be listed on your computer. So now you have to complete the last steps.

4. All you have to do is connect your PSP to your computer via the USB cable, create a new folder on the Memory Stick (name it MP_Root), then make a sub-folder (100MNV01) inside the Root folder. This is where you will copy your selected MP4 files.

5. Launch the memory stick on your PSP and enjoy your flick.

Enjoy your movie!

How To Download Music To Your PSP

So, you have purchased a brand new Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) and are a little confused as to how to listen to your favorite tunes. With the latest audio technology, your PSP can read and play all familiar music files such as MP3, MP4 and others. All you need to do is make sure the file format you use is compatible with the PSP.

This article will give you a step-by-step process to get you going and to allow you to enjoy your music wherever you go.

Downloading music to your PSP is a relatively simple matter. The following steps will make your task a little easier.

How to download music files from your PC to a PSP:

1. Ensure that your PSP has a Memory Stick Duo. Format by going to Home/ Settings/System Settings/Select option (X button)/format memory stick/select. This is a one-time only procedure.
2. Attach USB cable into PSP on top middle edge and in available slot on PC.
3. On Settings menu, select USB Connect. This allows your PC to recognize the PSP as a removable drive.
4. Reboot system after drivers have loaded.
5. After reboot, PSP will show up as Removable disk.
6. Double click on this drive; highlight folder called PSP, double click and you will see four individual folders already set up: Game, Music, Photos & Save Data.
7. Drag your MP3 files into MUSIC folder.

What if I Need to Convert my music files?

1. If conversion is necessary, you may need to use an audio conversion program. Check out the internet for an abundant supply of various programs designed for this regardless of whether you operate in a MAC or a WINDOWS environment.
2. When you begin the Switch Program, it will take you to a blank window.
3. Click Add Folder, search My documents and then My Music, select your music files.
4. Select the output format you want.
5. Now you can copy all the files you want to the relative folders.
6. When finished,scroll list to Devices with removable storage, click on PSP removable disk and select Eject.
7. If you get an error message from windows regarding ejection failure, you can just ignore it. Once you unplug the PSP, the message will go away and everything will work fine.

How Do I Listen to my Music?
Listening to your downloaded songs is as simple as going to your Music folder, search until you see the list of MP3 files, click and enjoy.