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Originally Posted by Dave W
I think it is rather arrogant of Sony to force you to buy their wall charger. That attitude could lose them some loyal fans who will jump ship and buy a competing product.
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My guess is that Sony did it to protect the device. Many cheap USB chargers do not follow the spec and can pump too much current into the port, or affect the circuitry in some other way.
That said, you don't have to buy a
Sony wall charger, there are plenty of cheap clones available. Just look for "PSP charger" on Ebay or in a nearest electronics shop. And 5.0V ones work just fine - the DC input port is much more tolerant than USB.