Replacing a Broken Sony PSP Screen
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2021
- I picked up an original Sony PlayStation Portable, and while it looked to be in good shape at first glance, turning it on revealed a big problem.
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I find that when you fix something you develop more of a connection with it than if you'd just bought it working.
Fr bro, my PSP is still damaged but the new screen is on the way, I'm so excited and already looking for tutorials, I want it working ASAP, I love PSP but there was a the moment when I was even bored of it but now I want to stay hours and hours in my PSP, can't wait, I can't stop thinking on all the games I want to play
@@jaffetsanz7161 have you repaired it? I bought 3 lcd screens for my PSP 3000 but they're all damaged
@jasonsudeikis26 I'm at 5 ordered but broken screens
@jasonsudeikis26 i bought 3 oem ones first, all broken. Where did you bought yours?
@@xaxionsexactly why I want to get into this hobby while in college
Such a great little machine for 2004, still blows me away Sony was able to get that much graphical fidelity out of it, was an envious DS owner at the time it came out.
I understand the allure for its strategy/tactical RPG goodness, but games looked bad on it.
PS Vita is where my handheld love is.
yeah, it was sorta like a portable ps2, and the ds basically had ps1 quality graphics by comparison lol
@@justdev8965 Yep, until you couldn't get games for it anymore.
You wuold explode if you knew that the psp was able to emulate the ds (unplayable, youd get 4% of its normal speed) but yes it could play ds games
@@stoutishvoice4185 Desmume PSP is actually still indev, there have been major performance improvements. Pokemon Diamond boots and runs at near fullspeed on the title screen.
With your history, I’m absolutely shocked that post-screen replacement was all drama free! Great vid.
I was thinking the same.
I think I'll break out my PSP tonight. It's been to long. It really does have a great library of stuff to play. Fantastic video as always 😄
@ as a vita fanboy, I don't always love the full screen stretch. It looks soft and fuzzy. Original size all day long.
At first I read that as "I think I'll break my PSP tonight" like cool you enjoyed the video but don't break your console so you have an excuse to fix it.
I just restored my old PSP 2000 to fully working order. I would love move videos on the PSP, it's so underrated imo
I bought an INSTEN brand battery for my PSP 3001 and it has been great. Since it included an adapter as well I thought it might turn out to be too cheap to be any good but I have no complaints so far. it was $21.39 Canadian and I think I saw a replacement for the PSP 1001 available as well.
What do you mean with adaptor? Are you referring to an adaptor for the charger ?
@@Arturo-hc9pl It comes with a power adaptor to power the PSP and also charge the battery while it is installed in the PSP.
I got a really cheap battery for my PSP 3001c (64GB with permanent infinity/lme installed) and it only runs for 1 to 1 1/2 hours when my original sony battery would run for 6 - 7 hours, I took the original battery pack apart to replace the battery inside with a new one (so it wouldn't leak) and haven't done the replacement yet but I will now that I have a new temperature controlled soldering iron (ts80p) and have put some solder on the original battery pack's board for the new battery to connect (also checked which way around it needs to go and marked it) I just need to find a good pouch type battery with the same voltage and capacity that will fit right, when I get the old battery repaired I'm going to use that one in the PSP and make an adapter for the junk one to use it in my xbox 360 controller until it doesn't hold a charge.
My PSP seems to be a PSP1004 how about that?
Me, every time during the intro "Hello Colin. It's going well! 😁"
Man, same!
PSP is amazing! Every single model was pretty much spot on. Homebrew it, get an SD card adapter, and clean it then boom one of the best handhelds ever.
A word of advice with aftermarket shells for the PSP 1000 and 2000, the analogs need PERFECT contact to the motherboard which means that the shell has to be measured perfectly. This is often not the case for aftermarket shells which cause ghosting issues or dead zones in the analog after replacement. If the shell is not damaged in any way, it's best to leave it be and avoid opening up the console to ensure perfect pressure and contact with the motherboard.
All my Screens are broke on mine and my brothers PSPs. So this is exactly what I need to watch
Did you watch it?
All of them broke? You might want to follow that up with a video on proper handling of a PSP. haha ;-)
Get it fixed, and then keep us posted!
In *2006* I bought a Sony branded 2200mah PSP battery at Best Buy.
Then turned my original 1800mah battery from *2005* into a *Pandora Battery* .
_I still have both batteries today._
Both still fully charge. No issues.
I lost my charger one time. With a full charge I played the GBA emulator for over *40 hours* . Screen on dimmest setting, frame skipping, and CPU on almost lowest setting.
Always found it funny, how Sony went out of their way, to make it incompatible w/ Minidiscs, even though the actual discs look very similar!
they are similar except for a few main issues, 1 UMD is actually smaller than minidisc, 2 UMD uses a Red laser like DVD where as minidisc uses an infared like CD and 3 Minidisc is opto mechanical for its re-writability and UMD is purely optical, im pretty sure that since they needed to create a disc format with larger capacity than minidisc was able to handle they then wanted to make everything incompatible so you would never be able to shove a Minidisc into a PSP, unfortunately i think they screwed up the UMD sucks because its protective caddy isnt very protective, the hole for the laser doesnt have a door like minidisc, and the shell comes apart far too easy ive got many PSP games that the shells dont want to stay together or the clear plastic on top pops out. i do think that could have honestly just changed the minidisc caddy just enough to make the two incompatible but yet still provide that lovely protection minidisc had.
Guides like this make my day. Supler clear and concise, great job dude!
Backing up and running PSP games from memory card is one of the best reasons to install homebrew. It's also very easy to convert PS1 ISOs into the format to play on the PSP.
I remember when this was first done back in the day. Being able to play PS1 games on the go that easily was like witchcraft. No portable emulators could do PS1 games yet.
Hey Colin, IPS replacement screens do exist for these PSPs and they look somewhat better than the original TN screens (at least what I can tell on some videos doing IPS swaps to the PSP). You better check them out :)
The best thing about these videos is Colin's signature closing remarks. They really stick with you!
How interesting! My friend gave me a couple of PSP’s awhile ago. I just bought a charger and turned them on. One is great, another has a damaged screen just like yours. And now you release a video on replacing the screen! What a coincidence.
It never fails that whenever I’m interesting in repairing or modding retro tech, you’ve already got a video on it. Subscribing to you years ago was well worth it. Thanks for the videos Collin, I appreciate you.
I'm surprised on how easy that was to replace. Great video!
I got a PSP-1001 exactly 5 years ago and it's been a wonderful machine. I'm looking forward to get my second PSP, probably a PSP-2000, because I want to try its component out capabilities, specially when playing PS1 games. Nice pick-up, Colin!
Thanks for the videos Collin; I find them relaxing!
I got 2 broken ones from a Japanese seller, mixed and matched parts, and got a nice black and blue 1000 series. Deleted the UMD port and put in a 3000mAh battery in it's place. It's rooted and I got PS1 games I own ripped to it using microsd adapter. It's a fun little toilet time passer.
So happy to see a broken PSP brought back to life. One mod I keep seeing is a USB-C replacement for the barrel jack. Tempting as all my charge cords keep shorting out.
Glad this repair was drama free. Great video, as always 👍
They make IPS mods for these too
Got one for my 1001 and it looks sweeet. The lack of ghosting is awesome
also 5000mah battery, have mine modded and last for 12hrs
@@lensboi1229 I like the UMD drive too much to axe it for the extra lithium, even if it is loud and slow and power hungry. The UMD was the PSP’s trump card back in the day, so I wanted to keep it. I ended up replacing the lithium cell in my original battery with, a 2200 mAh cell from I think a baby monitor. Wouldn’t recommend it for most people but it worked.
Besides, if I cared about battery life, that’s what my Vita is for 😁
I love the intro! Gets me excited everytime...
I really enjoy these videos as you breath new life into old tech.
Seeing the internals for the first time and how easy they are to service. Yep, it's a Sony!
The 2000/3000 systems are easier to fix (the motherboard is one big piece and for most repairs there are no clips holding it together).
It did surprise me however that the 1001 has a screen made by sharp... i just always assumed it was a sony screen since Sony has a huge line of TVs monitors and other display devices that sonys game console would use as much sony hardware as possible.
your content is so solid man, love it 🥰
Oh wow this takes me back. I built my pair of PSP1K's out of spare parts from 6 other broken ones, cobbled together in highschool, each still running CFW with a custom theme ready whenever I want to boot them up again. :)
Great video, and thanks for the heads-up about the battery, I recently got my 1004 model back and the battery was still in it. Luckily it's just dead but not swollen. 👍
I Loved this video....i did the same repair 4 years ago....watchung this video has re-aquainted me with my psp .... thank you 😍
Isn't it nice how replacement OEM batteries are only available during the span of time while your original battery is still perfectly fine?
I’m here for all the PSP content! I’m surprised you didn’t go with an IPS display upgrade. Definitely interested in batter mods/upgrades.
*battery
I swear I do a dance every time your intro song comes on. great video as usual.
I got mine in 2006 for around 200, and still works fine. Thank for the insight.
i love these videos. you should break more stuff to fix it
I got myself a psp 3000 with a broken screen , ordered a new shell to restore it and it was a nightmare to get a new screen , ordered and returned 7 screens from Amazon , they all ether were broken or had dead pixels , I won't be doing this again with a psp , shell replacement is easy but getting a good new working screen is super difficult.
I think You've just had bad luck. I've repaired about 15-20 PSP 3000's with broken screen during 2020, and haven't got big issues with the replacement screens from ebay. Many of them have one or two dead pixels, but that's just the way it goes with LCD technology from this era. There are dead pixels on original Sony screens very often also. None of the screens from china have been completely faulty, I think one of them had some black particles (dust) under the screen glass and other one had some scratches on the screen. All of the PSP 1k screens I've ordered have been legit Sharp panels because I think they used the same exact LCD in some other applications (musical keyboards?). 3k and 2k screens are usually aftermarket stuff, so maybe the quality isn't always perfect.
there's also brand new oled screens for psp now
@@Chaosghoul I think you mean IPS
best tech repair youtuber in the universe. love it!
A word of caution for others, make sure to find instructions for your specific model, there are major internal differences in PSP models.
Cameron Sino are very good for batteries, you made a good choice. I do a lot of iPod repairs, and Cameron Sino are my go-to since a lot of battery manufacturers tend to mislabel their capacities.
Dude I hadn’t seen the screen of my PSP since like 05! Without this video I wouldn’t be able to share a piece of my childhood with my kids…THANKS!!!
Why did this video come to me after 2 weeks? 😐
Man I am big fan keep you good work up . Your video are very interesting and informative 👍
I got a PSP in 2007 - it was an amazing little piece of kit. Not only for gaming but I used to encode TV and film on the memory cards (I had loads of 4GB and 8GB cards) and used it to watch stuff on the go. I often used to work away then so I would use it on the train or the coach a lot and I used it for that until I got my Galaxy S2 in 2011. It really is amazing how much they crammed into that thing in 2005.
The batteries weren't very good. I often used to carry 3 or 4 batteries if I was going away for a couple days.
😆 I just bought a PSP 1001 model today the screen wasn't broken but was clearly exposed to the sun for a very long time 🌞. The instructions in this vid is crystal clear and understandable. 💎 The pace of the explanation was perfect, not dragging it on and on but not speeding through it like you've had drank a gallon of coffee ☕. Overall a solid 15 out of 10 🏅
You can restore the original battery by replacing the Li-Pol cell. I've done it for my PSP-2000 with LP603450. It fits perfectly!
Recell is probably the best option for the budget conscious. Almost the same performance as a Cameron Sino battery, or even an OEM Sony one.
Great to see another psp revived, I'll be trying this on a 3000 series on my channel soon, just waiting for the parts to arrive to NZ :)
I have the original 1001 model as well and some years ago i dropped it and the pins that rest on the motherboard came off so it will only work with a charger connected and will work with or without a battery, how do u put the pins back on
Honestly when you play a PSP today the only thing that's dated about it is the screen, the graphics and features of the console still make it play well today
Great video. I have a Vita but was always interested in the PSP.
The Vita is the ultimate PSP.
There's a new ips panel replacement for this model, I was a little surprised you went for the og panel
I've had the 1000, 2000, 3000 and Go. While the slimmer, lighter versions are nice, there's just something satisfyingly chonky about the 1000. The extra heft imparts a sense of higher quality (even if that's not necessarily the case) to it. Same thing goes for the Vita 1000 and 2000. The 1000 just feels so much more solid and high quality.
Agreed 100% on this sentiment.
Great console! Would encourage anyone even remotely interested in the 2000s style games to pick one up. As of this writing, they're still affordable, but the days of getting $20 consoles and $5 games are long gone.
It saddens me the Vita is no longer featured in your intro, but this video of the PSP repair will ease that pain :p
most relaxing channel on CZcams
I have had great success with the Kastar brand battery. Their gumstick batteries work great!
I’m one of those OG buyers back in 2005! Still have mine to this very day.
The batteries are not notorious for going bad. The problem is just that people keep charging the battery while playing. That kills any battery quickly, no matter if it’s a PSP, laptop, smartphone, etc.
I have a PSP 3000 (the sticker fell off so I’m not sure) and it’s green and it’s also missing the joystick and the battery is still good. But can you upgrade the screen to a higher resolution/pixel density? And I can’t find the Spirited Green replacement analog stick cover
Awesome repair job. The original PSP is still a beautiful console.
Does a sonic cleaner work well with cleaning buttons/membranes?
My psp has alot of the problems yours has, thank you so much
ey, do any different version of an PSP (not the go or street edition) works on a PSP 3004?
I plan to change it (also it seems same size as a street edition screen)
I also have a psp-1001 model but with a faceplate with a huge crack toward the side. My psp looks fine but dust gets in so easily. I tried replacing it but when I bought it eBay it was all scratched up and made my display look awful which it usually doesn’t. Does anyone know a good method to obtain a faceplate that isn’t scratched up.
trouble trying to connect display backlight cable, how did ya do it?
Nice video! Keep it up
Nice video, Colin .. great work at that screen swap. Might i suggest U keep onto your original Sony batteries? Even swollen, U can still pry them open & resolder a new Liltium cell, while keeping the original Sony circuitry. It is true that their sells are glued together and need a cutter knife to be opened - and taping them back together, after the "surgery" - but Sony's original circuitry i believe is worth salvaging. Cheers ...
Why? If the batteries keep swelling, is the circuitry worth salvaging? This seems like it would need testing.
@@simeonjohnston5941 Battery swelling doesn't always mean battery leak, as it is in this case - genuine PSP batteries may bloat, but they rarely leak. And aftermarket PSP batteries have terrible control circuits. Why not desolder an aftermarket battery pack to the OEM circuitry? On my PSP Slim, battery got swollen, but the circuitry remained intact ... And Sony OEM circuit boards do a great job at controlling their battery packs ... Too bad Sony didn't make their OEM packs of decent quality, as well ...
Since this is a PSP-1001, why did you opt to go for an original style replacement screen, instead of the IPS style replacement kits floating around on the market now? Great video, as always... You (among a few other channels here on CZcams) have been a major inspiration to get me into tinkering and modding old handhelds like GameBoys and PSPs...
After the Gameboy Micro incident, I'm surprised you still trust liquid contact stickers.
May you please share the link to buy that specific screen?
1:29 what does that mean for my battery because my PSP 2001 (Daxter Entertainment Pack) battery is not swollen and holds well over 2 hours of charge with moderate usage
Awesome stuff! I had a broken psp1000 screen recently as well but opted to change to the new IPS screen as it's only available for psp1000 model. Maybe a video of that in the future?
I need a good brand for a replacement faceplate for a PSP 1001. I think I may have to replace the charge port/socket (the yellow hole)
does anyone know if the 1000-1001 screen would fit a 1004? im really not sure on psps at all, they look the same so i assume they would fit? but again not sure so any help is appreciated!
Boy I did remember the PSP back then since late 2006. Quite cool and quite the sleek design from Sony!
Insane that it’s over 16 year old tech this point.
I actually dug out my brother-in-law's old PSP-1001 the other day, he'd given it to me a few years ago and I had CFW'd it. Pretty sure it's the original battery, didn't think it would charge but surprisingly it did and seems to be holding a decent charge. Everything works on it but the faceplate is cracked pretty badly and the square button isn't quite right, so this video actually covers pretty cleanly what I'll need to do!
Could you please add the link where you bought the lcd. I just bought an lcd from a “third party” but stupid thing was cracked and used
The psp was way ahead of time and was the best handheld console gaming. I still own 4 psp. Two black psp 2000 and two psp 3000 black and silver
Great video! Im willing to replace the screen too on my psp. 💪🏼💖
Is it okay if the PSP is missing screws where the battery compartment is? I bought a PSP 3001 for 15 dollars and bought a battery to see if it got power and now have to replace the screen so do I need to pick up small as screws for them or just deal with it?
iFixit has great replacement psp batteries. Picked up one recently for my 3000 and worked flawlessly.
My original PSP battery from 2005 is still running nicely without any problems in 2021, however I had a 2nd battery puff up on me many years ago.
I got a black screw stripped on the back on my psp any suggestions
Love the PSP. Have 2 PSP 3000 models. The discdrive of one of them is seems to be on it's way out because it is becoming more sensitive to light movement.
My favorite model of the PSP, I've been thinking of upgrading mine to an ISP screen.
Also, a Duo to SD card adapter works with no mod and I can confirm will support up to a 128GB SD card.
I'm still looking for details on how to hook up a Dualshock 2 to a PSP for a project I'd love to do. Around 10 years ago I had found someone had done so on a forum, but all the instructions from the posts had been removed.
These days there are even more options to do so and I'd love to figure out how to make it happen.
I used to mod the XMB and change the faceplates and backplates on my fat PSP, this video is super nostalgic for me
I really enjoyed this up so can you do another episode showing how to do the updated PSP screen mod
The foam around the screen also keeps light from bleeding through the plastic. I had to replace my screen in my death vader edition, but I couldn't remove the foam. Sadly now I have light that bleeds through the white shell. Someday i'll fix it. Also I'm very impressed you don't have a broken UMD door. The fat PSP door was prone to cracks and wouldn't close properly.
Thank for this video. Does the new screen have a good remanance comparing to the original that it really terrible to watch this days ?
You can unclip the button panel? I've been removing the membrane, this would have been so much easier to put back together.
is it possible to ask you for trying to fix my 3ds, that has issues with charging? It won't charge by normal 3ds power supply, but it will by usb charger, and still, it has to be in perfect position to be able to charge, and sometimes, 3ds orange light is lighting by itself for many hours, even if console is turned off.
What does a USB charger look like? Because from what you're saying you may have an issue with the AC adapter
@@adventureoflinkmk2 I bought few of original AC adapters , 2 of nintendo ones, and i checked also on the friends' 3ds dock, and friends' working 3ds charger. And it just doesn't work. Only my usb cable works.
I still have 2 psps a 1001 and a 3001 model. My slim model is not bad but on the back of it the paint is starting to peel off which sucks.
wow! I love these PSP's
back in the day I saw one and was blown away, like being able to play games with PS2 clearity was really cool, but i never owned one.
still though, thinking of getting a vita to play games via the massive library of homebrew and official titles.
PS3 The psp was able to link and play games with the PS3 not the PS2.
I remember walking into a walmart on a shopping trip with my folks and seeing a few left day after launch-snatched it. I also owned the star wars slim
Thanks for the tutorial, the backlight in mine is going out and it’s hard to see what’s going on, on screen.
Hey there! Just thought I'd let you know that if your 1000 is one of the models where the lens isn't fused to the faceplate (as in, it's glued on instead), you can mod it with a glass lens. They can be had for as little as $5 each (in a 3-pack), and make the system feel way sturdier. Plus, glass is also scratch resistant. (Also, every 2000 and 3000 can be modded with the same glass lens)
When i was real young i teared a broke psp apart.
It never got put back together again but _damn_ it was fun taking that thing apart!
Won't it be better to turn on the PSP after the screen is replaced and before you put it back together so you can see if it works or not
I remember back in the day, if you had this you were instantly the coolest kid in school