Question to people that imported a Japanese PSP

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I've been wanting to get the silver Japanese PSP for a while now and have a few questions:
- Were the buttons really raised compared to the NA PSP's? I've read conflicting opinions so far on this.
- What's a good place to import this from? I was thinking about Play-asia, since I've bought stuff from them in the past and never had a problem.
- Is getting a dead/struck pixel on the screen still common? Especially since I'll be importing, I realize that I won't be able to exchange it if there were any dead/struck pixels.
- Would you say that the screen quality is better/brighter than the NA PSP? I don't know the specific model, but I know that some Japanese PSP's use the Sharp LCD rather than the Samsung ones.

Thanks in advance :)
 
I wouldn't expect any huge differences. There might be some subtle differences between the two, but frankly I can barely tell my Ceramic White model from my early black model in terms of the buttons, screen, etc. My Ceramic White model actually has one dead (not stuck) pixel, but it's only visible when the screen is certain colors.

I think Play-Asia is probably a good choice for importing one.
 
I bought a ceramic white one, and the buttons are a bit higher than the original model. I bought a kit off ebay to raise them regardless. I hear they were raised even more for the blue / silver editions.
I got mine from here: http://stores.ebay.com/BUY-IT-NOW-STORE-GAMEZ-FOR-LESS
They accepted a lower offer than what they were asking. You can check completed auctions to see what their past ones sold for.
I've ordered 2 from them and neither had dead or stuck pixels.
As far as Sharp vs. Samsung, I've compared them and there is a very slight difference. It's really not that big a deal, though.
I happened to luck out and get a Sharp screen on my white (made in China) PSP.
 
(I'm a broken record about this :) ) i feel like the buttons are a big difference. I'm a big fan of the PS2/3 controller and the buttons on my white psp are at the same height, so it's perfect for me. My launch PSP's buttons were practically flat.

as for screens, my white psp before this one had a bright screen with no dead pixels. the one I have right now is blurrier and dimmer, so I'm buying a Sharp replacement screen for it (see the PSP screen thread for comparison picks.) point is, I guess there's no sure way to know what screen you'll get. same goes for dead pixels but you don't have to worry about those as much these days (they were really bad in the launch ones.)
 
[quote name='Apossum']My launch PSP's buttons were practically flat.
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Practically flat meaning flush with the case? That sounds like a manufacturing defect.
 
[quote name='icruise']Practically flat meaning flush with the case? That sounds like a manufacturing defect.[/QUOTE]


not flush, just close to it.
 
[quote name='Ace Harding: Private Eye']I bought a ceramic white one, and the buttons are a bit higher than the original model. I bought a kit off ebay to raise them regardless. I hear they were raised even more for the blue / silver editions.
I got mine from here: http://stores.ebay.com/BUY-IT-NOW-STORE-GAMEZ-FOR-LESS
They accepted a lower offer than what they were asking. You can check completed auctions to see what their past ones sold for.
I've ordered 2 from them and neither had dead or stuck pixels.
As far as Sharp vs. Samsung, I've compared them and there is a very slight difference. It's really not that big a deal, though.
I happened to luck out and get a Sharp screen on my white (made in China) PSP.[/quote]
How do you tell between a Sharp and Samsung screen? I got a Japanese blue PSP and I don't know what screen it has.

Btw, my Japanese PSP has the X and O buttons reversed when it comes to the system menus. O button to accept and X button to cancel. NA version has it the other way around.
 
Btw, my Japanese PSP has the X and O buttons reversed when it comes to the system menus. O button to accept and X button to cancel. NA version has it the other way around.
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That's the way all Japanese PSPs are (and PS3, PS2, PS1...) t can occasionally be a little confusing, since I have both a US and Japanese system.
 
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