Massive Problems with the PSP Slim?? Or Just Bad Luck?

I don't call myself an unlucky person, but I've been having some MAJOR issues with the Sony PSP Slim. I am an avid fan of Sony products and have had the Ps One, PS Two and PS Two slim (all great products). So when I finally decided to purchase a PSP slim at Christmas time, I was faced with nothing but problems.

I purchased the Daxter Bundle pack as this seemed like the best deal. I had it for exactly 23 days when the system started giving me issues. I could NOT press the Home or Start buttons as the screen would go blank. There was no way to restore this short of offing the system and restarting it.

My retailer managed to take back the system but could not give me a new Daxter bundle as all were sold out. I subsequently checked ALL the major stores in Southern Ontario (Canada) but could not find any bundles ANYWHERE! So I settled on the Piano Black core system (still the slim).

All worked fine for EXACTLY TWO DAYS! This time the systems screen would simply go blank inadvertently, and the volume of the system was set at maximum (even if I tried to reduce the volume).

Again, I returned the product as it was not playable. I also had the chance to speak with a friend who works in a major electronics store, and he said that he received SEVERAL PSP Slims all with screen problems.

So I am wondering if there is an issue at mass here with the PSP or what exactly is going on? After having spent nearly $150.00 on games (that I CANNOT RETURN) and a Duo Memory stick, I am left with NO system (as I do not want something to break again). Anyone have an inside scoop?

Your scaring me :?

Hope this doesn't happen to my PSP slim which I have only had for seven days...

yup you unkucky and hope you can get a new one!

i have had mine for like 3months and it is perfect

Well, it's an LCD screen, which is known to have problems such as screen memory and crap like that, but I think that you are, in fact, unlucky.

you should of got the SW editon haha

no problems with mine. pretty much had it since the day it came out.

OP: not sure what to say regarding something like that. being a fan of sony products, i'm assuming you have the original PSP also even though you didn't list it. i'd bite the bullet and use that instead...then wait a couple of months for new shipments of psp slims to come into stores.

I got a Piano Black for Christmas, it's been working fine for me.

I don't call myself an unlucky person, but I've been having some MAJOR issues with the Sony PSP Slim. I am an avid fan of Sony products and have had the Ps One, PS Two and PS Two slim (all great products). So when I finally decided to purchase a PSP slim at Christmas time, I was faced with nothing but problems.

I purchased the Daxter Bundle pack as this seemed like the best deal. I had it for exactly 23 days when the system started giving me issues. I could NOT press the Home or Start buttons as the screen would go blank. There was no way to restore this short of offing the system and restarting it.

My retailer managed to take back the system but could not give me a new Daxter bundle as all were sold out. I subsequently checked ALL the major stores in Southern Ontario (Canada) but could not find any bundles ANYWHERE! So I settled on the Piano Black core system (still the slim).

All worked fine for EXACTLY TWO DAYS! This time the systems screen would simply go blank inadvertently, and the volume of the system was set at maximum (even if I tried to reduce the volume).

Again, I returned the product as it was not playable. I also had the chance to speak with a friend who works in a major electronics store, and he said that he received SEVERAL PSP Slims all with screen problems.

So I am wondering if there is an issue at mass here with the PSP or what exactly is going on? After having spent nearly $150.00 on games (that I CANNOT RETURN) and a Duo Memory stick, I am left with NO system (as I do not want something to break again). Anyone have an inside scoop?

ba777-236

I love my PSP slim. I had it the first day it came out without any problems, unlike my original PSP which had dead pixels etc. Maybe it is a supply chain problem. ie. a bad batch got sent up towards Ontario?

I don't call myself an unlucky person, but I've been having some MAJOR issues with the Sony PSP Slim. I am an avid fan of Sony products and have had the Ps One, PS Two and PS Two slim (all great products). So when I finally decided to purchase a PSP slim at Christmas time, I was faced with nothing but problems.

I purchased the Daxter Bundle pack as this seemed like the best deal. I had it for exactly 23 days when the system started giving me issues. I could NOT press the Home or Start buttons as the screen would go blank. There was no way to restore this short of offing the system and restarting it.

My retailer managed to take back the system but could not give me a new Daxter bundle as all were sold out. I subsequently checked ALL the major stores in Southern Ontario (Canada) but could not find any bundles ANYWHERE! So I settled on the Piano Black core system (still the slim).

All worked fine for EXACTLY TWO DAYS! This time the systems screen would simply go blank inadvertently, and the volume of the system was set at maximum (even if I tried to reduce the volume).

Again, I returned the product as it was not playable. I also had the chance to speak with a friend who works in a major electronics store, and he said that he received SEVERAL PSP Slims all with screen problems.

So I am wondering if there is an issue at mass here with the PSP or what exactly is going on? After having spent nearly $150.00 on games (that I CANNOT RETURN) and a Duo Memory stick, I am left with NO system (as I do not want something to break again). Anyone have an inside scoop?

ba777-236

U are one unluckey kid.