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Sony PSP Media Manager Pro 2.5 (PC) | 
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| From: Sony Creative Software
Category: Software
List Price: £9.99
Buy New: £3.48
You Save: £6.51 (65%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 87
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 1.1
UPC: 855309777265
EAN: 0855309777265
ASIN: B0018NSAAU
Release Date: July 30, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
Excellent value, competent product September 5, 2008
The attraction of this over free alternatives is that it is a single, Sony, package. The result is very easy to use (although don't expect transferring a DVD onto your PSP to be a fast or painless process!).
For smaller files, though, it is handy, and well worth the tiny asking price on Amazon, even if it's just for backing up your game saves.
 Click, drag, (encode), it's done! September 2, 2008
I've never used a PSP until I tested out this software for it - I have a Nintendo DS, so I chose to test the PSP Media Manager (and borrow a PSP) to see how it works out for a newbie to Sony's handheld.
After installation of the program and registration of the product, all you have to do is go to the USB menu on the PSP and connect it to your PC's USB and the Media Manager does the rest.
Once the Media Manager has added the files on your PC to its database, the screen is divided in two, top - your PC files, and bottom, your PSP data.
Tiles along the top of the screen divide the different modes for ease of use - music, CD, video and game mode (to back up game saves) being the key ones you will use.
Then just click and drag from one to the other! All the work is done for you by the program.
I even tested just how good it was and found:
- It's quick! Transfers/converts files in seconds.
- It works with MP3s and WMAs formats for music transfers, although ripping is limited to MP3 and Sony's ATRAC (up to 320kbps quality).
- It converts popular video formats that work at the same quality on PSP as they do on the PC or a mobile phone - even high quality MP4 format videos from my Nokia N95 and 3GP from a Sony Ericsson phone played back on the PSP.
- Even large Bitmap files convert, transfer, and display.
Overall, Sony have done a fantastic job at simplifying everything for PSP users, making the most of its features, whether you're a pro at transferring your data, or a newbie just learning what the technology can do.
A good all-in-one media manager to make the most out of your PSP August 22, 2008
The thing that makes Sony PSP Media Manager Pro 2.5 stand out from other similar software is the fact that everything you need to make the most out of your PSP is all together in one easy to use package, enabling you to easily convert and transfer video, music and photos to your PSP using the drag and drop feature. Ripping and transferring Music is very easy to do, with the integrated Gracenote MusicID Service Lookup to identify music track names. The ability to easily backup your PSP game saves to your PC, and download podcasts straight to your PSP are also welcome features.
Video conversion on PSP Media Manager Pro is extremely easy to use - You simply choose between Low, Medium and High quality settings. The conversion of a typical 700mb AVI video file takes around 20 minutes to convert to MP4 (Which is needed to play on the PSP) using the highest quality setting (Tested on Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4GHz and 4GB RAM). Other software I have used takes about 1 hour to convert the same file. The software Automatically detects the best resolution and aspect ratio to fit the PSP which works flawlessly and works better than all other PSP video converters I have tested.
Now, my only complaint with this software is that one or two video files fail to show up or convert correctly. Also, this software would be far better if it included advanced movie conversion features, i.e. the ability to independently choose the quality of the video stream and audio stream, and an option to boost the volume because on some of my converted movies, the audio is fine for quiet environments, but not loud enough for aircraft travel, even when using AKG Noise-reduction headphones.
Sony PSP Media Manager Pro 2.5 works fine with PC's running 32bit and 64bit Windows Vista. You will need to purchase a USB cable to use this software if you don't have one already.
Overall, If you're looking for a cheap and easy to use PSP media manager that includes everything to help you utilize and enjoy all of the PSP's features then I recommend this software.
Does What it Says August 22, 2008
An unusual item I think, but a clever idea. It does exactly what it is supposed to do, and it does it well and in a fairly straightforward manner. This is not software you would buy because it looks good, but because it does what you want it to do. If that is what you want, buy it.
 OK but most people would not need it August 22, 2008
Having set this programme up on my PC I was expecting great things, however, whilst it does transfer audio and photographs to the PSP, the real value is the transfer of MPEG files. The difficulty is that you have to convert them to that format in the first place or place home video onto the machine.
Providing that you have software to convert either TV programmes or DVD to MPEG, it is a useful product, but don't be decieved, you need to ensure that the file is converted first.
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