MicroSDHC to to Memory Stick Pro Duo (Non-Retail Packaging)

How did I not know they made these, damn. OK, Sony's Pro Duo stciks are a huge ripoff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would have never bought one, ever, had I known there were adapters available. This is the reason I NEVER was going the purchase Sony's latest ripoff, the PS Vita. Sure, you can get one at a reasonable price, but the memory cards for the gear are $50-$100!! I haven't looked to see if someone makes an adapter the VITA. I use a Sony PSP mostly for watching video or listening to music. I have games, but just don't pick it up for that anymore. I can put an entire season of a TV show on it at HiRez 720x480p. Yes, there are better players, and I do own them, like my Sony phone or KindleHDX. I load them all up with different shows. The adapter appears to have a nice quality feel to it too.Am I getting off point? I put this adapter in my PSP with a Sandisk 32gb micro SDHC card, and BAM, worked great. Put the blank card in the adapter, go to the settings, and format the card for your PSP. For less than twenty dollars I got a Pro Duo 32gb card for my PSP, AND, yes AND, it is usable in two other devices I own!!! The Sony Pro Duo is good for nuttin' else but the PSP(for me). I think I paid $60 for my official Sony card some years ago. I'm going to see if I can find a PS VITA adapter now. BUT, I'm not getting one unless someone is making an adapter. Hey, maybe I'll just get another Kindle HDX(better than iPad) with it's ultra resolution screen above 1920x1080.

Let's get this out of the way first, the PSP was a good system. At the time of release, not only was it good for playing games, but it had a slew of multimedia features, such as playing video, via storage or UMDs, playing music, and surfing the web. It was basically the predecessor to the modern day smartphone. There is one issue, however, and that is that a few of those features required a Memory Stick to use them, and for a flash format that is not being used anymore, they're still pretty high in price.This is where this converter comes in. Let's put it like this: would you rather get a 32 GB Memory Stick for around $26.99, or would you rather get this (around $4.30) and a 64 GB Micro SD card (maybe up to $25 dollars depending on retailer)? For only a few bucks more, or cheaper if you buy a Sandisk 64 GB card via Amazon, you get double the storage. All you have to do is format the Micro SD to Fat32 via PC, format it via the PSP settings, and it should work after that. The adapter itself is kinda flimsy, possibly made with cheap plastic, but as long as it works, I don't find it as a huge concern. Highly recommended for PSP owners, especially for those looking into hacking them.

For the most part, I am satisfied with the purchase.Thank the God of the computer worlds that we live in a world where MicroSD is a thing. Where they change their format to use in any device using a fitting adapter.I may use my MicroSD in a phone, in a camera, in a computer, in my Nintendo DS, and in this context of my review, in my Sony PSP.This is where microSD and adapters are most beautiful, because the all-functional, versatile microSD can perform most beautifully using this MicroSD to MS Pro Duo Adapter.For 99% of the time, the product performs as it should, and for under $5, without having to buy a real MS Pro Duo card, its well worth the price.The only fault is that sometimes the PP does not want to read the adapter properly. This creates syncing issues. That somehow the music will just stop, or enemiews will stop spawning. Because the PSP has RAM, this does not freeze the game, so you can simply enter sleep mode, eject and inject the card again, and wake the machine up to resume playing as if the issue never happened which is great that you don't always have to turn off the system and restart.You can always jam paper or plastic to help press the card down to minimize this issue, but trust me when I say that its not always a reoccurring one. 99.5% of the time the card does work as it should.Advice to anyone who looks at this product for their PSP...Class 4 memory cards generally play most games.But when it comes to FMV's on say God of War or Dissidia... you should be using Class 6 and 10 cards.+ Great for PSP- Only works 99.5% of the time.

I ordered something like this a while back, but it was a dual MicroSD reader. That thing wouldn't read a single MicroSD card and sometimes the PSP would notice it, but it would say there was an error with it. So, I returned it to the seller and he didn't even give me a refund after many times I contacted him.Anyways, that's what made me very skeptical about trying a different one, but I said screw it I'm going to try another one. Besides, it was only $5 all together. When I ordered it, it came sooner than I expected. So, I popped the a 32GB Micro SD card into the reader and formatted it in my computer like everyone said. Then I put it into my PSP and noticed my PSP said that it needs to be formatted before I use it. So I formatted through my PSP and I was amazed that it actually worked. Despite everyone saying you have to format it on the PC.So let's break it down. The item is cheap, came quick, and worked a lot better than I expected. As soon as they come out with a 64GB MicroSD card, I will definitely be picking that up.OH! The only downside is that it feels like it can break in half. So I suggest you take good care of it.