First of all, this is NOT a begging topic about information on how to do the process. I just wanted to know if anybody here made the downgraded anytime. I just found this guide on the net:

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/arch...rade_psp_2.cfm

It seems pretty stable and trustable. I'm a bit paranoid about messing with the PSP, cause of the "bricking" status - it costs a lot here in Brazil, and I probably couldn't buy a new one if mine turned to be a ready-to-go construction brick.

My question is: Is this information reliable? My PSP is coming te next week from Miami, so I have plenty of time to find info on how to do it - I just wanted to talk with people that are in the area longer than me.

By the way, my only purpose in downgrading is making my PSP being able to run emulators nicely. As I said, it's version is 2.0, but friends keep telling me the 1.5 version is the only one which can play emu smoothly. Are they wrong? Is there a way for me to use the emus without downgrading (it sounds too risky...)?

Thanks in advance.