How to Get Video to PSP
The Sony PSP is an amazing device, not only does it play games on the go, but you can also listen to music and even watch video. The PSP has an awesome wide screen format perfect for watching videos; and for those looking to make the most of their portable game machine, here are some tips on how to get video onto your PSP.
Leave it to Sony to come up with a great consumer product that has plenty of restrictions. One of them is that the software available to play video on your PSP by Sony does not only cost money ($20), but is severely limited. For those looking to be loyal Sony customers, you can go on Sony's website and purchase a copy of Image Converter 2.0. Unfortunately, Image Converter 2.0 was made for the Sony Clio and has severe limitations for the PSP. A few major issues regarding performance are that it can't recognize the PSP when you plug it into your computer's USB input, it won't create the proper directories and the video can not be played in the widescreen format. However, once the general public realized that the Image Converter 2.0 didn't cut it, there were plenty of free software options created within just a few days. One of the best free software options to get video onto your PSP is called PSP Video 9.0.
PSP Video 9.0 works on all PC computers and can be used with many different types of video files including MPEG, AVI, MOV, WMV and VOB. You can download PSP Video 9.0 at the following link: http://www.pspvideo9.com. Once you have the software installed, you can connect your PSP via USB and use the software to transfer video in a variety of formats to your PSP. It should be noted that all files are stored on your Sony Memory Stick DUO and in order for you to connect via USB to your computer your PSP must be changed from game mode to USB mode. This can be accomplished through the PSP setting controls.
Using PSP Video 9.0
Using this software is extremely easy. When you have installed the software on your computer and connected your PSP over USB, you will be able to start transferring files from your computer to the PSP in only a few minutes time. The software has an intuitive design with big buttons on top for converting your video, copying your video to your PSP and for settings such as which folder the video goes to and the ability to choose the source folder.
Besides PSP Video 9.0 there are a few other software options available, they include Plato Video to PSP Converter, Allok Video to PSP Converter and for those that have a Mac, iPSP and PSPWare. It should be noted that these Mac solutions are not free and cost $20 and $15 respectively.
If you been racking your brain on how to view your favorite video on your PSP, you no longer have to use expensive, inferior software – the above solutions work fine and are either free or very affordable.
