advantage of custom(hacked) firmware
1 - sony firmware sucks
2 - using UMD drain battery
3 - UMD damage from wear&tear and the casing cracked too
easily
4 - can use 'trainers'
5 - can fit alot of games into 1 16GB memory
stick (= 12-18 UMDs)
6 - 1 memory stick less than 1/10 volume of 1 UMD
7 - can play ripped PSX games (meaning if you got the PSX game
disc, you can rip out the game data into the PSP to play)
best of all, pirated games are free
To TS
1 - Latest models are non-modable
2 - Non-modable sets price are quite standard, stick to sony shops
to avoid being con
3 - Certain video formats are viewable without modding
4 - cost of modding usually about $15-$20
5 - modable sets are usually alot more expensive
6 - do not trust vendors who say they are selling modable sets but
they dont do the modding, usually they lie and are actually
selling non-modable sets
7 - sony says warranty void if it is modded but most modding is
just firmware(software) based, so in the event there is a need to
send it in for warranty repair, just install back sony official
firmware.