So I decided to send my PSP back for repairs AGAIN after the D-pad problem, amid fears that I would just get another faulty refurbished model. I have since been sent a new one (quite swiftly, I might add) and it felt fine...
Until I put my 4GB memory stick in. Then I saw that this latest refurbished PSP model refuses to read it.
I know there's nothing wrong with the memory stick. I've used it in every PSP model I've had up until now and it reads fine in my PS3. Worse, it's a SONY 4GB memory stick, not SanDisk or some other brand. Also, I have a 2GB stick that has been lying around the house unused for the most part...my latest refurbished PSP reads that one just fine, but I don't have any game files (or any other files for that matter) on it. But when I try to put the 4GB stick inside--no matter how gently, quickly, roughly or softly I do it--the PSP acts like there's no stick inside. So it's back to the beginning for all my PSP accomplishments if I hold onto this latest model. Aside from not reading that memory stick, it works fine, but this is getting ridiculous.
My wife thinks I should just keep it. After all, 2GB is better than none. At this point I have lost all faith in Sony's repair department, at least as far as PSPs go. When I got my PS3 refurbished a while back, I haven't had any problems with it. Do I play the odds and send it back again...do I sell this thing for store credit and buy a brand new PSP...
Of course, most would probably recommend just letting PSP go (heh, see what I did there?). After all, there are other ways to watch portable movies. There are several PSP games that I love playing but I can live without them... but I really like having a PSP. I wish it didn't go down like this.