Hi Michael. As Thomas said, you can get the psp anyplace Sony consoles are sold, best buy, EB games, etc. No, the menus do not speak either in the games or at the main system screen what is called the home screen. However there is usually a sound when you move around in the menus, in the home screen there is a little clicking sound when you move. This is good because you always know if your movement did not take for some reason. The home screen menus are in columns and rows and are fairly simple and easy to memorize, one very good thing is that the cursor does not wrap around the menu when you reach the top or bottom or one of the edges the way it does in Windows. This is good because you can always start out from a known point say the top left corner which happens to be the system menu. I am slowly but surely doing a write-up on the menu system both the home screen and for Tekken which is the only game I have at the moment. When you get your psp you are going to need sighted assistance to do the initial setup, you have to set the date and time and name your psp and a few other things and there is no way for us to do these things. Once you have this stuff set just don't let the battery go completely flat or remove it for any length of time or you will have to have them set it again. I wish there was some utility that could save all your settings to a file on your pc, there is a usb port on the psp that you use to place music or pictures or movies onto your memory stick if you have one so such a utility should be possible but I have not found one yet.
In short I really like this little unit I've only had mine for a couple of months now but have been having lots of fun with it. I have only bought one game so far Tekken dark resurrection which I highly recommend. It is entirely possible to use the unit as a music player or watch movies on it with a little memorization. A couple of us have them on this list, I do and I know Tyler just got one so if we can be of any help just drop a note here. Best regards, Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Maslo Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 9:21 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re: [Audyssey] psp Where CAN I GET THE PSP FROM? Do the menus speak or how do blind people use it? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of constantine (on laptop) Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:01 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] psp Hi Well, this here aluminum case was really a bargin, because it came with a lighter adapter, earbudds, and cleaning cloth, not to mention 6 game cases. Everythings compartmentalized, so you don't need to worry about things banging around. It was all tolled about 24 bucks, and that's saying something since each item would probably have costed you at least 20 bucks, so you get 5 things for the price of 1, oh yeah and it came with a screen protector- which I'm using. I don't take the memory stick out iether, because that case also came with a USB/power cord for the psp (one end has the plug to plug into the computer, while the other end is rather neat. It has a USB plug for the PSP, which you can charge it with, but it takes more time, or there's just a regular power plug which charges it like normal, but from your computers power! I thought that was neat, and I'll be using this with the pac mate. Oh, I also recommend getting a good pair of headphones - I'm currently using sony noise-canceling ones and I absolutely love them for gaming. Everythings crisp and clear, and they're good for when your in a very loud area- I find the volume doesn't go high enough to mask that, but who cares? Those speakers aren't meant for that. By the way, I just finished updating mine, because the manual and my psp's menu spoke differently- mine was a few firmwares out of date. Have a good day from Tyler C. Wood! contact details: email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: the_conman283 system details: Hp pavillion dv5220CA notebook pc AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-37 2.0 GHZ, 1024 mb DDR ram, Fujitsu 100 gb 4500 RPM Hard Drive, connecsant AC-link audio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] psp > Hey Tyler. > > I don't have any light perception any longer so I cannot comment on > the display although my nephew, the one I have mentioned before who is > a big gamer, says it's the best looking display he's seen on a > handheld. I believe there are four brightness levels but I am not > positive on that. > > I agree with you on all points that you mention, the unit really does > have a nice design that is very pleasant and easy to handle and work > with. I keep a spare cleaning cloth in my carrying case and am > forever taking it out and wiping the unit down lol. Before I will let > anyone play on it, am I am very picky who I will allow to, I ask them > if their hands are reasonably clean. > > That case sounds really cool, all I have is the standard psp case and > while it seems quite sturdy and well padded enough to protect the unit > if you are reasonably careful with it which I am, I very well may > check out that aluminum case if it isn't ridiculously expensive. The > standard case is really small and has no room for the adapters and > such which is kind of a drag. So if you can tell me where to look for > that I'd appreciate it. > > I am used to that sort of power plug, a lot of things use them so I > don't really mind it. I see what you are saying about that little > cover deal on the memory stick slot fortunately I don't take it out > very often at all. As for the buttons sticking and so forth, that is > the main reason to make sure your hands are clean when playing that is > the best way to keep this from eventually happening. > > Thanks for the update keep us posted on your progress. Sorry I've not > been around to chat on skype, have been pretty busy lately. > > Best regards, > > Tom > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. 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