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Originally Posted by lilac_jive
Actually, from what I understand Sony themselves said the PSP charger is a good substitute. It's been tried and tested as well. If it makes you feel better, I did an insane amount of research before going out and buying a PSP charger to make sure it would work (I would not plug something into my 505 willy-nilly) and even when I did I bought the Sony branded one.
And also, my 505 was a gift.
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I don't debate your diligence with respect to your research on the topic of appropriate power supplies for the PRS-505.
What I'm curious about is those individuals that would spend 5 dollars on a PSP generic charger that is rated at 450 mA when the device clearly requires a 5.2 volt 2000 mA supply which both the official PRS-505 and the official PSP power supplies provide. The .2 under-volt with respect to the Sony PSP charger is not issue of any merit.
I just would hate to see anybody shorten the life expectancy of their PRS-505 needlessly by using sub-standard charging units notwithstanding the obvious warranty issues arising from such use.
In terms of my own buying proclivities, when I buy a Nikon D3X DSLR ($6,000 plus camera body), why would I use a substandard lens manufactured by a third party company rather than a using a Nikon Nikkor Professional standard lens. My point is that there is something to be said for continuity when it comes to accessories. My issue with Sony is that a bloody charging unit SHOULD NOT be a bloody accessory and particularly in light of the fact that apparently the USB charging is slow at best and unreliable at worst. Shame on Sony for this oversight. Even with my any one of my three $169.00 (canadian) PSP units I found a charging unit in the packaging for each one of them.
Nice bloody gift btw.
Hunter