Let's Refurb! - Smashed Original Sony PSP! 

Check to see if it has a cfw on it. If so it could be being downclocked. You can press the select button on the home screen and if it has a cfw on it it'll bring up a menu where you can change the clock speed.

I've modded and repaired so many of these consoles. That back frame should not be attached to the screen like that and definatley not come away from the base of the PSP. It's normally screwed into the top of the PSP motherboard. Someone has definately messed up this console. I can give you some details on how it should be correctly installed and repaired if you like bro :)

I think the slowdow could be due to it being underclocked. If there is already a custom firmware installed then someone could have set the cpu to under 222mhz for the menu. It can raise the battery life by a lot but perhaps it was set so low that now doing anything crashes the PSP. Try hitting the select button in the menu and if there is a custom firmware you can make a new menu appear that will a bunch of option. The first one should be XMB clock and second should be game clock. I just tested it on mine and setting the XMB to 20mhz gives me the same slow menu. Set it back to default if thats what you find.

Those are probably the only cool merch designs from youtubers I've seen in a long time

It's running slow because this PSP is on custom firmware and it looks like the previous owner set the clock speed to the lowest for the home screen. You can press the select button on the home screen and a little menu will pop up where you can adjust the clock speed back to default or even a bit higher.

I have such good memories modding my psp both hardware and software. I installed leds on the L and R buttons and took the umd drive out, cut the silver ring off from the little door and replaced it with a clear plastic with more leds so that the ring on the back would light up since the leds were connected to the speakers and were sound responsive 😁 I’d do anything to go back to those days

Have so many fond memories of this amazing handheld. Hope you figure out how to fix the lag. Great video Elliott.

Like the Mr. Mime Pokemon figurer in the background and amazing video as always. Press select button to see if its bin under clocked

Dude I have been watching your videos nonstop for the past 4 days, and have bought a couple broken systems to try and repair myself haha, It looks like so much fun, even just taking them apart is fun. Thank your for producing this content and giving inspiration to people about old school gaming and restoration.

Love your videos man, can't wait to see more PSPs repairs!

Great vid as always. Would definitely appreciate a "how to" or review video for flash carts (Gameboy, NDS, snes, Sega Genesis) Keep up the great work!

Thank you, You have giving me some insite on whats inside the Psp, and how it comes apart. I would like to see more videos of this 👍

I've never bought a handheld with an included case that didnt smell of smoke

When I replaced the charging port on my PSP, (which was never opened before) that metal bracket was held to the motherboard by screws and you had to remove the screen in order to get acces to them. Someone had maessed up your PSP and probably sold it because of it.

Hi, I have a Nextar MP3 player and the screen is pushed in or something to where all I mostly see on the screen is just black, I can see a little bit of words to try and navigate back to my music but I can't. I tried fixing it myself but can not find anything about screens like mine, please help

My PSP has a lot of ghosting build up. I got mine since its release and I played for years on it. Does more people had this issue?

finally RU-vidr merch that's actually worth the money.. Most T-shirt designs I've seen are just plain lazy cash grabs with zero personality. Glad to see you breaking that norm Elliot!

What screwdrover size can open It? I tries PH00 but It wore out the screws :(

great video thanks for making it. i remember asking 4 a psp vid in a live stream months ago

Where did you get the custom scroll made? I’ve been looking for somewhere to make one for myself

My PSP2000 is almost fine except for some dust particles under the screen. Do you think one can get rid of those by just cleaning it or will I have to get another display also?

That comes in handy as I am planning to restore my psp completely with a clear shell and led trigger buttons

How do you find things to refurb? Thought about getting into it do you only look on ebay? What do you look up?

Have you tried VSH by pressing select and overclock it

Maybe I can get some help here: I have a psp that my neighboor gave to me and I refurbished... It works fine, completely stock (vanilla). The only problem is that it reads the umds very slowly. Some games take about 5 minutes to load... I've already cleaned the laser but nothing has changed

Yeah ! you heard my wish, thanks for the PSP refurb :) I did one for myself last month and the PSP is back to life, gorgeous handheld

If i was to send you my metal gear peace walker green PSP 3001, would you fix it for me? Disc drive won't turn on because the UMD switch is very loose from the motherboard. I was gonna change the drive from my beat up PSP 1000 that works but don't know if you can do that.

Hello I’m trying to fix my cousins psp for him and I’m 12 and just wondering what screen to buy as it looks like yours thank you

Like numerous ppl have suggested check for cfw by pressing select to open the vsh menu to check underclock settings. Bump the clock speed up to see if that helps. If it is ofw then it is possible to update by downloading an update to a memory stick (or just get a game with a newer fw and install from umd). Hopefully this fixes it or else it could be some odd hardware problem.

Im looking for bios battery for psp, any1 knows where to get it? I can only find main battery only...

what is the thing you're spraying to clean it?

Have you tried to use a magic sponge on them scratches to get rid of them a bit? I think you can buy them from like an asda or general store

Thanks Man. Always awesome video. Watching this now coz is day off.

After dropping my PSP just once, the UMD hatch hasn't been able to close all the way. Thankfully, it still closes enough and stays shut to allow regular function, albeit with slight jank. Overall one of my favorite consoles. Too bad the battery/energy usage is garbage.

0:10 lmao on that close up! xD

Please do a short video of you fixing a GBA Game Cartridge

thats my concern is I need a new battery for my PSP-1000 but not sure where to buy one thats reliable.

Nice vid I have a vita that I never use and I hardly used it since I got it back in the day. Might install some custom stuff to it in the future.

We're do you get the screens from what site

I removed my UMD drive and did some casework to install larger li-ion cells. I load games off the memory stick, and use custom firmware.

i still have mine from over 10 years ago! it STILL works!!! i play it all the tjme

What customer firmware did you use thanks

your psp is missing the rubber piece that connects the analog stick to the motherboard, its very hard to find and even the new ones from china on ebay are for the psp 2000. I have a load of psp parts including the screws to connect that metal plate to the case if you have a PO BOX or something i could send them to.

Really fun video to watch, Do this more often :D

what a nostalgic moment the PSP was my first console

This is a PSP 1000 model, the 2000 and 3000 are different to repair in that you have to fit the bottom button bar before the new screen and the parts are a lot more fragile! Great video, though. I hope in the year following you managed to repair a lot more consoles! And it's great to see another U.K. RU-vidr.

I wish you had made this video in this quality about 5 or 7 years ago when my screen broke, I couldnt figure out how to replace the ribbon cable because i couldnt remember how it went and broke the thing holding it in.

Great video! Please do more sony handhelds, maybe do a vita :)

Does anyone know a place where i can buy decent a psp battery replacement?

I know I am late to the game, but a hard reset boot into safe mode would have allowed you to go into the Bios and do a factory reset. Awesome video

Don't throw it away it probably had CFW on it and had the clock speed turned down it's and easy fix. I am honestly interested in see you fix this one of raffle it off.

You always use sick beats on the backgrounds! Sick merch too ❤️

Honestly the old psp was amazing, and I love the nestalgia part of it but Vita is the way to go. Thanks to modding all of the old PSP games can be played on the Vita and since the Vita has a built in PSP, all the games play as you would expect, plus then you get the Vita side of things. I use to repair Vita's refurb them and sell them. They are a decently easy repair job but because they were never really all that successful after market parts are non existent right now, I usually had to Frankenstein to Vita's two get it to work. That be a fun repair video for you. Great video's by the way.

Hey Elliot at last man the video of the PSP, thaks for that, I have one the 3010, I buy it a feww weaks ago.

My PSP went missing some time in late 2017 to 2018 or something, I still have all the games, but I haven't seen it since. I miss it

I'm really liking the off shoots from gameboy to PSP and GameGear. I look forward to what you try to fix up next

I repaired my old wii and It works so good I can play it now for days

Can you do a cfw tutorial style video? I have tried on my psp, but the cfw does not take. Maybe you can explain it better than others, I hope.

PSP 3000 is worth having if you could find one on eBay and for that lag issue it might be underclocked you can change that in the home screen by pressing the Select button that if it has a CFW

Finally getting into the modding scene. Got me a psp with a busted screen. Thought it would be a good first run and seems I was right if that is actually the only thing wrong.

I know this is an old video. I bought a used psp 2000 model from a pawn shop. They only tested that it worked, but the screen had water damage that left a pretty pattern in the screen, but a lot of the interior was dirty. By the looks of it, mine was easer to deal with than the one in this video. Sadly, the new screen I put in, started having visual glitches, and I had to (HAHA) put the old one back in. It still works just fine. And with the component out I'm able to play games on a tv instead, so It ended up not mattering. But my psp by far is one of the easiest things I've ever had apart and put back together.

Need to know how to make software fully functional and custom mods added to it.

but you must remove screan before you can remove the sub frame as it should be srewed in .. some 1 has had thet 1 apart before and did not put the screw back it

It's maybe because the previous owner custom firmwared the system and set the clock speed to 166/33 below. What you will do is Press select or Hold the power switch until it shuts down and switch the PSP back while you hold R and a popup should appear. Now, go to CPU Speed and put those numbers to default or 333/166 to make it faster. Edit: Setting it to 333/166 drains the battery faster but the pros of doing that it the PSP will run smoother

Did you poke around the motherboard to see if anything was off?

I have one of the psp someone scratched there name into the back emblem and has a bad battery but everything works

Looking at the battery compartment when you took battery out it had game sticker there so was probably refurbished badly by them at some point! Just a little tip for you with your microfibre cloths always rip the labels off them in case you wipe the label across the device by accident and scratch it especially on the screens.

What is the model of the psp?

Would love to see some mods done to a PSP!

I’m attempting to replace my psp shell. These screws are not cooperating. Whatever sort of thread lock they’ve used is insane and bending my screwdrivers lol. Guess I’ll try the soldering iron to heat it up or maybe some acetone

I'm addicted to these videos lol

I love your videos i changed the umd drive on mine was not easy

Can you do a laser repair video on the PSP?

Kinda weird to think this is the first and only disc based portable also nice vid again

Is the new screen still ghosting?

Love watching repair vids just wish yours were a little longer not sped up in places so people can see what your doing so they maybe be able to follow your vid to repair something of there’s

Why is there a Mr. Mime? Btw. Great Video

Please do a Let's Refurb on an original 3DS

I had a PSP a long time go which I eventually just threw away. I had no interest in playing it again and was permanently moving to the right which I assume was the D pad. Kind of bummed that I didn't keep it and send it off to someone on YT to repair.

What kind of watch are you wearing? I like it a lot.

Liked the vídeo!! I changed a couple of screens in a psp 2000 and 3000 and the method is easier ;). But, just to spread the word, since I had unpleasant experiences with chinese batteries and it was a pain (time and money to find working substitutes of the original batteries), the KMD ones really do the job!!!!! They work great!

Super interesting. I love PSPs but had never been brave enough to open one up. Now I don't have to!

to fix the lag you must click on select and set the cpu frequency at 366 mhz

Are you selling repaired handhelds like Nintendo,PSP

Talking about PSP customization - is it possible to replace PSP stick grip with something else? To make it less "slippery" and unconvenient Or maybe some silicon thumb grip cover exists?

The swallowing noises bugged me... maybe turn mic sensitivity down a little? Especially at 9:16. Otherwise great video as always :D

Can make a video for psp 2000 and 3000 model?

I think if you press a combo of keys it will hard reset, don't remember which one are, but I'm sure internet does.

Do reliable psp batteries exist?

PSP’s are so easy to work on and mod, a lot of components snap off the board and it’s really easy to assemble.

you might wanna try borrowing or buying a game that has a system update included on the disc, and maybe after running it you'll be able to put the custom firmware on

I want to see you mod the hell out of an anbernic rg 350 m as I love mine and would love to see what you can do with it 👍

yo my bro I was very happy and I want to thank you I am very grateful to you I try this at home very amazing trick

10:36 "... had a lot of fun fixing this" he says, with a face, that did not look like having fun for a while. xD

Its rather better to look for one that is in a better condition, most likely a recent model like the street. Where im from, to order a new shell and screen works out expensive. The parts are worth more than the actual device. The worst is the yellowing of the screen on the 3000 model, coupled with rounded off screws.

Brilliant, interesting video on a different handheld 😁

Can you try doing a psp battery mod?

Had I known how to fix a screen right I'd still have a PSP

I still have the original is 2000 PSP but it doesn't work anymore I seen this video I never seen the insides of one before

anyone have a good video on switching psp 3000 shells