I ordered a DecalGirl's skin a week ago, a week later I'm pleasantly satisfied. The skin is everything I wanted and more. It looks good, feels good, and gives my PSP the surface protection it needed since I was getting tired of the "wipe,wipe,wipe" process.
First Impressions
The DecalGirl's skin lives up to their statements. When I first opened my package I found my newly ordered skin on a peel away sheet with instructions printed directly on the skin. Step 1: "Clean the unit to ensure it is free of all oil dirt and residue." Step 2: "Carefully peel the skin from the backing paper, removin the excess material." Step 3: "Apply the skin to the surface of the device. Press firmly starting in the center and work outwards to bond it to the unit." Step 4: "Save the backing paper - it's great to store the skin if you remove it later!" So, I followed all the instructions and voila, it went on so easily and fit like a glove. Now my PSP looked even cooler then before. (I didn't think that was possible.)
Protection
This skin definitely has made me a more confident PSP user. No longer do I wipe my system down after every use. I now know there's a protective layer and I simply can't see the fingerprints as easily anymore. (I have a white skin so that may also help)
Durability
Yet again this skin lives up to another one of it's features. Like their website and instructions state, the skin is reusable. And don't worry because this skin leaves absolutely no sticky goo behind. My experience with removing the skin was not without it's trama though. I was quite content with my first application of the skin. It wasn't on perfectly but I was happy with it. Then I came across some pictures of someone else who had a decal on their PSP and they had placed it perfectly. I then saw the true potential of how good it could look and decided to take a second shot. At first I had some trouble peeling it back because you really have to pick at it to get an edge to pull away with. Then I found that the decal bonds very storngly to the surface. You have to pull fairly hard to get it off. Now don't get me wrong, this causes absolutely no damage to your PSP and like I said leaves no goo, but because you have to pull with such force you may start to tear the skin at some of the square edges (around the d-pad and the screen). This is not at all a fault of the skin but a warning to users who wish to remove their skin for a later use. My skin is fine but does have a ever so small tear at the upper right hand corner of the screen cut out. So, pull slowly and with caution.
Downside
The only fault I do see with this product is that a few holes were not cut, ones for the two lights (power and wlan) and two for the unknown holes in the front which were thought to be the speakers but are clearly not. While this does not cause a problem because the lights can still be seen through the skin in dim light, it may cause a problem in the future if those two holes are used for something. I'm not too worried and I'm very happy with my newly added protection.
Conclusion
If you want some protection for the playing area of your PSP, or you just want a cool new look so your PSP can be unique from others then DecalGirl is defintiely for you. If you are tired of wiping your system down every two seconds then DecalGirl is most definitely for you. If you just like your PSP as is and don't want it to change then save your money.
Extra
The Logitech Playgear Pocket and the DecalGirl skin make an awesome duo. Both give extra protection and the ability to personalize.
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