Hey all,

I'm thinking of getting a new PSP, one of the white Star Wars packs. I've been reading around trying to get answers to my questions but it hasn't been easy. There is plenty of information out there, but very little seems to be directed at new psp owners.

Here are my basic questions:

(1) With new firmware 3.90, or whatever will come with a white Star Wars psps, can I still run all the cool emulator software like SNES9x? I've read a lot about downgrading and e-loaders and what not, but I don't get it! Some places seem to imply that there is no problem at all with the new firmware as long as you have a good version of the emulator, but I just want to be sure.

(2) What basic stuff do I need to watch video files on my psp? From what I can tell from scouring the internet I just need the movie files and a converter, like pspvideo9, to convert the files to MP4 or whatever. Is that the basic idea? I was thinking of getting a 4gb memory stick to load homebrew and video files. Should be plenty of space right?

(3) Do I need to worry about firmware updates constantly? Do they come over the internet? or from games?

Any other beginning advice for a new psp owner looking to maximize his experience?

Many thanks!
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Oh yeah, another question:

Does all this homebrew and video watching from a memory stick stuff mess with my ability to play my PSP online?

Thanks!