Playstation Portable on PSP is mainly a gaming console. However, Sony has integrated some powerful features in to it that allows you to enjoy a lot more than just your favorite games. With PSP, you can easily playback MP3s, decode video files in order to enjoy view on-the-go and lot more. There is also a large display on the PSP. It means about 4.3 inches and even larger.
If you add about 2GB and 4GB memory stick Duo cards, you can enjoy a great video player. This is not all. The Duo cards are also quite affordable.
Sony has introduced two handhold gaming devices for consumers namely; Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. However, of the two, only the PSP has the video playback features. The Universal Media Disc or UMD is the main media format used widely for games and video. However, this option is not universal. Currently, PSP is the only device that uses this format. All kinds of commercial games and movies are sold on this little disc.
You can easily watch your favorite video on PSP. It’s already mentioned, the display on the PSP is of about 480 x 270 pixels resolution. This is an awesome 16:9 aspect ratio that’s optimum for widescreen movies. The video codec supported on the PSP is of h.264 and the files for playback can easily bear the MP4 extension.
If you want to watch your favorite videos on the PSP, you need to store them on a memory Stick Duo. Make sure that you store these videos in a particular format and also name them in a certain manner. You may have a lot of work when you want to store a lot of movies on your PSP and name all of them. However, you can make your task easy via using free applications that exist. These applications can help you to convert videos in to the proper format. You can even rename these files so that they can be easily played on the PSP.
There are several application offered by PSP blender in order to help you with the task of video file conversion for free. This is carried out as an integral part of your membership. These applications include the requisite software and also include excellent support and step by step instructions to help you out in case a problem arises.
The image viewer of PSP is efficient enough to display a variety of some common image formats including Bitmap, PNG and JPEG. The audio player of PSP supports a variety of audio codes including MP3, WMA, ATRAC and AAC. Additionally, it supports a full range of five different visualizations to be chosen from during playback. PSP also supports AVC and MPEG-4 video formats.
All you require is some right video and audio bit-rate settings and a twenty two minute video file of about 55MB that easily fits in to a 64 MB memory stick Duo.
PSPVideo9 is the best available software that allows conversion of any video file in to a viewable PSP format.