NEW TO PSP give me your recommendations

Ok... I am a PC Geek.. and I know very little about PSP, but I know I want to get one to use as my new portable Media Player for trips etc (gaming is good too). First trip is going to be about 20+ hours worth of flying. I plan to sleep part of that, but sure would like to be able to watch my own movies, or listen to music while I drift off.

SO... here are the questions:

What PSP Bundle/Version should I pick-up or is the Best Deal Right now (Walmart.com seems to have decent pricing)?

What accessories should I look for to max out my multimedia experience (4 gig Memory Stick Pro Duo)?

What is the average battery life- should I pick up 1 or 2 extra?

What do you rip your video files with?

Is there one case that kick-ass for traveling with?

Anything else I should know/ask about??

Thanks-- CavX

I have a 2 gig fake stick and i could fit a season of father ted on it along with the second season of full metal panic plus some futurama and south park using psp video 9 :)

id look into emulating stuff on the psp if i were you though theres some class stuff out there (mem stick is filled with it instead of the videos above) :)

Ok... I am a PC Geek.. and I know very little about PSP, but I know I want to get one to use as my new portable Media Player for trips etc (gaming is good too). First trip is going to be about 20+ hours worth of flying. I plan to sleep part of that, but sure would like to be able to watch my own movies, or listen to music while I drift off.

SO... here are the questions:

What PSP Bundle/Version should I pick-up or is the Best Deal Right now (Walmart.com seems to have decent pricing)?

you can get the new slim psp which comes ut next month on the tenth, i would go with the ice sliver psp bundle which has the psp game daxter, the umd of family guy and a 1 gb memory stick

What accessories should I look for to max out my multimedia experience (4 gig Memory Stick Pro Duo)?

if you want a good cheap 4 gb stick go here

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Memory-MSX-M4GS-Retail-Package/dp/B000GBO9IM/ref=pd_bbs_1/105-8126965-2387608?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1188526235&sr=8-1

sry i dont know how to link

What is the average battery life- should I pick up 1 or 2 extra?

im pretty sure the new psp has a battery life of 5-6 hour of gamein but if you buy the old psp batterys you get dubble the battery life. so if you want to play the whole flight get 1 extra so you can play the whole time

What do you rip your video files with?

download dvdshrink and pspvideo9. search for them on google

dvdshrink is so you can get you dvd on you computer and pspvideo9 is so that they convert you video into a format you psp can read

Is there one case that kick-ass for traveling with?

Anything else I should know/ask about??

Thanks-- CavX

your welcome

yoiwishiwasrich would u actaully waste a sht load of extra money just because the PSP was a diff colour so what if it stands out all u need is for it to work just get a PSP black save yourself a lot of money and buy daxter seperatly cause iunno how much its in America, but here in Canada its fairly cheap, plus i never a full battery life only lasted 5-6 hours, mine lasted like 9-10 hours Navigator03

the daxter pack is a good deal even without the color. psp is $170 daxter is $20 1gb memory stick is $20 for a sandisk more for the sony so thats $210 so you save $10 and you get a free family guy umd. and i was guessing on battery life of the new psp. is the 9-10 for like vidoe and music or gameing?

if what ive been hearing is right the slim uses micro pro duo sticks instead of the normal pro duo's plus with the old one you do magical stuff. google for "psp homebrew" to see what i mean :)Yrkoon99

lol enjoy your ban!

You should get the Slim Version With Daxter as everyone says

For Accesories you should get a good memory stick

Yes you should buy an extra battery if you need it so much

PSP Video9 is the best for the videos

There is a case inside but its not to much big of a deal

Get Some Great Games

cheers! :)