(Possibly Stupid) PSP Questions

[BearBoy]

Hello,

The lovely Mrs BB has very kindly offered to buy me a PSP for my birthday. I've never really been in to handheld gaming and so am I bit out of touch when it comes to these things. I've taken a look at a whole host of PSP related threads but cannot seem to find answers to the following:

1. Does the PSP lite come with a memory stick?

2. If not, what size should I get (I want to order one so that it turns up in time)? I would want to use it to watch movies etc.

3. Is there an idiot proof guide (or a software package) available to convert DVDs etc to play on a PSP? I would want to watch both things I have bought and recorded on my DVD recorder.

Any help with the above would be warmly welcomed. Would also be grateful for any game recommendations.

Cheers,

BB

[EvilBoris]

1. It doesn't come with one

2. A movie can be between 300-600 meg depending on the quality, so at least a gig memory stick I'd imagine.

3. I'm sure a quick Google will tell you how to do it, or there are many commercially available packages. I imagine someone else will be able to recommend a specific one

[BearBoy]

Thanks EvilBoris

Files are smaller than I thought (was looking at 4Gb or 8Gb cards).

I have searched for answers re DVD conversion using Google but some of the sites/methods I found either seemed hugely complicated or fairly dodgy. Not sure if this is because of potential copyright issues.

[angelx]

THere are many apps that are free! http://www.pspvideo9.com/

I used to use this all the time

[BearBoy]

Thanks angelx

I'll download that and give it a go.