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Sony PSP-3000 screen interlacing problems

Sony currently has no plans to fix the problem; Obsessable provides you with some advice on how to change Sony's mind.

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Gaming | by C.K. Sample III | Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:30AM | 0 comments

If you purchased a new PSP-3000 and have noticed that one of the main features that was to differentiate the PSP-3000 from the previous model, the new brighter screen, has terrible interlacing, it looks like you may be in an uphill battle with Sony regarding the problem. A Japanese Sony Computer Entertainment representative told Engadget that the interlacing was a "feature" of the new device and there were no plans to replace, repair, or update the new PlayStation Portable to fix the problem.

If you have this problem and think it's something Sony should fix, contact their customer support by filling out this online form, post complaints to their message boards, call Sony's Customer Support line 1-800-222-7669, and encourage your fellow PSP-3000 owners to do the same.

See the conversations below for more information and links to more outrage from disgruntled consumers.

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external link PSP Firmware 5.01 Out Now [PSP] [Gizmodo]
external link Sony says 5.01 PSP firmware update will fix… [Engadget]
external link Memory card Issue found in PSP Update 5.0,… [Ubergizmo]
external link PSP 3000 screen has scanlines, other… [SlashGear]
external link PSP firmware 5.01 coming soon to fix Memory… [Joystiq]
external link PSP-3000 screen defects a hardware feature,… [CrunchGear]
external link SCEI: PSP Brite's scanlines caused by… [Joystiq]
external link Sony PSP Firmware 5.01 released by Sony [I4U News]
external link Sony PSP-3000 Screen Has Problems, Won't Be… [TrustedReviews News only Feed]
external link Sony PSP-3000 screen has ugly interlacing… [Boing Boing Gadgets]
external link The new PSP 3000 can hear you [DVICE]
external link PSP-3000 Screen Suffering From Terrible… [Gizmodo]
external link PSP-3000’s screen showing all sorts of… [CrunchGear]
external link Review: Sony PSP-3000 [CrunchGear]
external link Sony "looking into" PSP-3000 screen… [Engadget]
external link Sony investigating PSP Brite screen issues [Joystiq]
external link Sony's PSP 3000 Soars in Japan, but is New… [PC World Latest Technology News]

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