Customer Reviews

PSP USB Data Cable

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I have bought this Pelican USB to Mini-b (PSP port) cable to transfer large files and also the fact that it had a USB to PSP batter charger which is ideal for travelling to other countries where I won't have that countries specific power adapter, this however is the only plus of the Pelican Data Cable.

95% of the time I am not able to get my PSP recognized by my computer, I have tried many, and it is not the PSP because I have tested another USB to Mini-b cable and it works properly. When it does work, you cannot transfer large files, images are fine yes, but images are usually less than 1mb, even less but this is what I have found to be about the limit before the USB loses connection between the PSP and your PC. I have tried transfering 3-4mb mp3s or larger videos to no avail, while I am able to do it with other more namebrand (Belkin) adapters.

Don't buy this unless you need the USB power adapter, a power adapter already comes with the PSP so you won't need it unless you only have access to a USB for power. This is the only reason I won't be returning this piece of junk.

There ain't much to say, it's a cable, it's useful, if you don't have a PSP you can still use it to charge a motorola cellphone or to connect a digital camera to your computer.

This cable seems to work fine for USB 1.1, but fails frequently using USB 2.0. It has trouble handling the higher transfer rate. With Pelican products you get what you pay for, very little.

I have been using the Pelican USB adapter for some time now without difficulty. I have transferred files over 100 MB in size without any snags. It is, annoyingly, true that the problems described by other reviewers can (and probably will) arise if you are not familiar with USB control architecture. On this account, my impression of the adapter is decidedly mixed.

So, here's how it all REALLY works: USB 2.0 enhanced ports (standard issue these days) WILL lose a file transfer and ultimately not recognize the PSP unless you first disable the USB-PCI bridge (labeled by Windows as "Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Control" in the Device Manager window). Once you've done that, the problems disappear, though you are limited to the slower USB 1.0 transfer speeds, which can be an irritant.

I am unsure as to the real source of the problem: The adapter or the PSP's USB architecture. One or the other is clearly incapable of supporting the higher data transfer speeds (think of it as a data log-jam), and judging from some of the comments I've seen, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Pelican decided to graft a power cable onto (very) old refurbished Mini-B USB adapters, which could explain this odd quirk.

The bottom line is that the adapter is NOT useless, and it works perfectly fine IF you know what you're doing...And you're willing to tinker around inside the Windows Device Manager a bit. I WOULD, however, recommend purchasing another brand if you're either turned off by the prospect of having to familiarize yourself with how your PC works or (understandably) offended by the tacit lack of quality.

I purchased this item for my daughters for christmas and it arrived and was everything they needed ty for being so fast

What do you expect for something that cost less than $2.00 to be made. if you want a good cable you should probably spend at least 10 bucks, or simply use any sony camera or texas instruments calculator usb cable... otherwise your just wasting money

First off, if you are using this cable to put things INTO your PSP, don't bother buying this cable until you get a bigger memory card than the 32mb.

Mp3's tranferred into my PSP fine with no alterations, I just copied an mp3 from my computer and pasted it into one of the PSP's folders displayed in my computer. Everything you do with this cable will be done through your computer, all the PSP does is stay on and hooked up during the process. You have to put it on "USB connection" for your computer to recognize the PSP. After that, go into "My Computer" and look for the PSP, it will show as an external drive or similar.

This was the first thing I bought for my PSP, it was easy for me to use, and I can see myself using it a lot.

A lot of people seem to be complaing that the cable doesn't work. In order for your computer to recognize it, you must first put the PSP in USB Connection mode. This option is selectable from the Home desktop (just search for it). Have that selected and running with the cable connected to your computer and the PSP should pop up as a new drive on your computer.
You can go here (http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-11721-172 5-x-x-x) to learn how to transfer videos. For pics you make a folder in the root called DCIM then another inside that called 101MSDCF then put your pics in, but the have to be named like this :DSC00162.JPG The last 4 numbers can be any numbers you want. Not sure about music since I haven't done that yet, but I'm sure you can find info for that somewhere online.

I tried useing this cable for over an hour and it would not let a single item transfer to my PSP. I know it was the cable's problem because eventually I got so frustrated I used my Digital camera cable which has the same Media port and had no problems transfering photos or Music. So i might have gotten a defective cable, but truely how hard is it to make a quality length of wire.

Had no problem with the cable transferred my vids, MP3s and Pics with no problem.