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Jun 27 2005
Logitech PlayGear Pocket Case Review
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| Summary: Great idea, poorly executed
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The case is very well made so hats off to Logitech for that. It opens and closes easily, and when closed you have full access to many of the player functions. You are also able to play your PSP while in the case with no probs. To top it off it works as a stand with the lid folded back. That is however where the cases short commings become all too clear. Your 249.99 investment is just sitting in the case. The rubber sides don't even offer a little resistance when removing your PSP. In fact if someone happens to jar the table where you are sitting enjoying your latest Anime download you get the joy of watching your baby fall on it's face (what happened to me).
The case isn't without hope though. It took me about 2 hours at a draft board and another 2 to actually make the mods to the case. I wish I had some pictures but I had a choice between a digital camera or a PSP. I will try and explain what I did though for those who want to know.
I wanted access to the USB port when the case was in movie mode. You can fix the case with a Drim tool and exacto knife. You have to remove the plastic liner from the bottom of the case, shave off some of the plastic at the top where the liner hooks by the USB port, and then use the knife to cut a bit of the plastic lining. Doing this gives you just enough room to plug in your usb when it is opened.
The second mod involves holding your PSP in when the unit is open. For this I used some Static cling plastic (the kind that many of the screen protectors are made of) to secure the PSP. You need about a 6 inch long by 1 inch wide piece of the plastic. You cut a slit in the bottom rubber liner of the pocket gear at the edge right below your PSP screen and feed one end of the plastic strip through it and secure it somehow. I used modeling glue. Then cut another slit in the same place along the top edge and feed the other end through it. The way I lock it into place is by pulling it tight while the PSP is in the case and hooking it over the lip where the rubber liner clips in.
All in all it is a pain but it works, since you have to remove the PSP to change the UMD anyway it isn't that much of a headache. I hope this helps someone else keep their baby safe.
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this is my favorite accessory for the psp so far. it serves as a stand and case for the psp. only pet peeve is it dosent keep it high enough off whatever its standing on to keep the remote plug from sometimes knocking it out
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Does it use the screw holes to hold it on the psp?
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