Sony has come out with a sleeker and lighter version of its portable video gaming system PSP. Dubbed to PSP 2000 the hand held console is 19% thinner and 33% lighter that the previous version.

Some of the other changes on the PSP is the the UMB slot or the place where you insert the game or video. It now swings opens differently with a slight touch from your finger on the back of the console. The sides are a little more streamline to fit better in your hands and the speakers and some of the plug ports are in different places too. If you like detail upgrades the PSP 2000 has it.

The new PSP 2000 has a new AV connection port located on the top right hand corner of the console that connects directly to your TV. You don’t have to worry about finding a UMB converter to larger screen TV’s anymore just plug the PSP 2000 directly into the corresponding plugs. The only thing is that even though your favorite videos playback full screen on the television, the games keep the dimesions on the screen display of the PSP console. That means you will get a sort of “widescreen” effect or dark area around your TV screen with the display not filling out the size of the TV’s format. This can be fix by using the zoom in/out feature on your TV or you could just enjoy your PSP gaming in a theatrical style format.

There is a feature on the PSP 2000 with speeds up the load time by turning on a cash mode. Even though the load time on a Nintendo DS is a bit faster the PSP 2000 is still faster than its previous version. The PSP 200 also has the same great online features and media as well as a lot of great game titles to choose from.

When it comes down to it the new features on the PSP 2000 is worth getting yet not a must have. If you could put up with the old dimensions of the previous PSP and lack of ease with transferring the consoles content onto a larger screen then the PSP is a good keep.