How To Put Videos On PSP In 4 Simple Steps

Sony's little wonder machine is a real jack of all trades in the electronic entertainment field-there really isn't too much that it can't do but I've noticed that out of all my friends that have PSP's, not one person uses it for movies! I found this a little odd, until I realised that none of them know how to do it! It's not as hard as people seem to think so hopefully once you've read this article you'll know how to put videos on PSP, and I can get my friends to look at this article instead of asking me questions all the time!

The first thing that stops most people from finding out how to put videos on PSP is they don't have enough free memory-You are going to need to buy as big a memory stick as you can afford-512mb is going to be the bare minimum here.

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The second essential is to have a computer handy which you can link to the PSP via a USB cable. An internet connection will be useful too, but is not essential unless there are things you need to download.

1-Connect the computer and the PSP together, making sure that the PSP is switched off to begin with, and switch the PSP on once the connection is made.

2-With the PSP go into the SETTINGS menu, and press X, which should link the PSP to the computer. If you then go into MY COMPUTER on the computer, you should see an extra volume has been attached. This is the PSP/Playstation Portable.

3-Open the PSP memory card and then open the folder called PSP. With this open you need to create another folder inside that one, this one called "MP_ROOT" and then another one called "100mnv01"

4-Save the movies you want to watch in the folder "100mnv01" and then you are ready to rock! The movies can be started by clicking on the saved image inside the memory card. One thing to note though is that the movies need to be in MP4 format (Google it), and if you want to convert your existing DVDs etc to this format you may want to get some specialized software.

Okay there we are, how to put videos on PSP in 4 easy steps!

How To Put Videos On PSP In 4 Simple Steps

How To Put Videos On PSP

There's not really a definitive way of how to put video on PSP, but there's a fast and easy way, and this is it. It's not rocket science, but Sony hasn't made putting video on a PSP as simple and straightforward a task as they should have done. But that doesn't mean it can't be simple. Here's how to do it...

You need a memory card with a lot of memory, unless you want to watch tiny little videos that might just fit onto the PSP's default 32Mb memory card. Videos are big files and they take up a lot of space; 32Mb doesn't go far. Go for half a gigabyte at least.

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There's lots of places where you can get one. Amazon.com are good. Their SanDisk SDMSPD-512A10 512Mb Pro Duo memory stick is currently less than . Do a search on Amazon for it in the electronics category. If you don't have a Sony product, you'll need a USB cable for the PSP. Again, Amazon have them and they're cheap. Search for a PSP USB Data Cable.

At this point it is assumed that you have access to a computer connected to the Internet. Dialup might work, but you really need a high-speed connection. The good news for any Mac users is that this method works for you as well as for the PC.

OK, here we go...

With the PSP switched off, connect the USB cable to the PSP and to the computer, then switch on the PSP. On the PSP access: Settings > USB Connection. Next, press the X button to boot the PSP on to the computer, where it will appear on the desktop as an untitled volume. Inside the memory card you should see a folder named "PSP" and inside that folder there will be four sub-folders of, "Games", "Music", "Saveddata", and "Photo". You must add a new folder here named, "MP_ROOT" (without the quotes) which must be in the same level as the "PSP" folder. Under the "MP_ROOT" folder add a sub-folder named "100MNV01" -- this is where your MP4 videos and their accompanying thumbnail files (*.THM) will be stored.

Now all you need to do is start downloading MP4 videos. A search for "MP4 videos" in Google in July of 2006 brought up 4,660,000 results, so there's plenty to choose from! Once you have your video(s) downloaded on to your PSP, go to Video > Memory Stick, and there you should see the thumbnail file of the video. To play the video, click on the thumbnail. You can access the screen display modes via the triangle button. There are four to choose from. Now you know how to put videos on PSP, so enjoy your viewing!

How To Put Videos On PSP