It looks sweet. Not as good quality as the original one, but still good, pretty much what I expected. It's not like those cheap phone covers at all, it feel solid.
The general look of the faceplate is great, it really stands out. I think it was a bit overpriced for what it is, but if you want it you have to pay, simple. The screen is great nice and clear and it runs flush with the rest of the face, no complaints here.
The control pad felt a little 'clicky' and I was a little bit disappointed with this at first, but after a couple hours gaming it felt just like the original one, same goes with the buttons. The gaming buttons that is.
It all lines up perfect with the body of the PSP, very snug indeed. It would have been nice to have the SonyPSP logo on it, but I guess there would be a copy write issue with Sony. A nice custom logo would be cool.
Installation was easy, the online instructions cover it well, except. The bottom row of buttons (Home volume etc) need to be cut separately for them to work. The first time I assembled it the volume buttons were pushed down on the home button and rendered them useless. I thought I just didn't line them up, but I tried again and then same thing happened(grrrr) So, anyway, after cutting them separate it all worked fine so this wasn't really a big deal at all, it just meant I had to go through the installation a couple of times.
The analog controller looks a bit cheap as there is a plastic bit on the back that can be seen as it is clear(the pic might show this), no big deal, but still…
Note: be careful not to tighten the screws too hard. Make sure you have no dust on the inside of it, and take your time.
Overall I'm glad I got one. Here are some pics of mine. If you have any questions just leave them here and I'll try answer them for you.
I finally got it, for all those who were worried, (from before). It is really cool, I swapped my red buttons for my black. so now I have a red faceplate psp with the original black buttons, it contrasts really well. except I kept the red home volume etc buttons at the bottom because they fit the red faceplate better. cept I found a spec inside my psp so I will have to open it up to clean it off the screen, but that was my problem hehe. It sounds tricky but it doesnt take long to do. I recommend this product (especially if your analog stick popped off and was lost foever, this was a good replacement)
"secret"... yes, it does.
So what?
Have you ever used a warranty for any thing?
Have you ever tried using a Sony warranty?
I don't use warranties that often... but, trying to get Sony to service any thing is harder than getting an e-mail response from Asterix.
I got mine a couple of weeks ago and absolutely love the look of it. I tried the "white" buttons that came with it for a while but found the X button (the one I use the most) was sticking a lot. reslotted the original buttons back into the d-pad the and action buttons, now it's just a glorious thing.
I did notice some abberation in the screen when viewed from about 5 degrees (not something anyone is likely to do on purpose) from the bottom. Fortunatley this is unseen when viewed normally and especially when the screen is lit.
Do NOT buy this directly from "Xtreme Enterprise", the manufacture in Singapore!!!
I would recommend buying this from "DecalGirl" or "Lik-Sang.com".
Xtreme screwed up my order and has done nothing to fix their mistake!
They have not refunded me any money and do not respond to many e-mails sent to them.
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