How to download free content from P-TV
The ability to download high-resolution PSP formatted AVC video through the P-TV service has been one of the highlights of PSP gaming for many Japanese gamers, but unfortunately, Sony hasn’t even thought about bringing the service to the U.S. or other territories across the globe – or have they?
Using this guide, courtesy of IGN’s nixice, you can browse the P-TV website on any computer with an internet connection (no Japanese IP address required), and using a temporary account, browse through the store and download free videos, some of which are in English!
You don’t have to be fluent in Japanese either, as with a quick glance at this tutorial and a bit of patience, you too could be watching full resolution 480×272 AVC video on your PSP; previously only possible using homebrew and converting your own video. all thanks to P-TV Japan. The trick is to identify which content you would like to watch and wouldn’t mind listening to in Japanese rather than downloading some feature length film which you won’t understand.
Find out how to get free high-res videos for your PSP after the Jump!
The ability to download high-resolution PSP formatted AVC video through the P-TV service has been one of the highlights of PSP gaming for many Japanese gamers, but unfortunately, Sony hasn’t even thought about bringing the service to the U.S. or other territories across the globe – or have they?
Using this guide, courtesy of IGN’s nixice, you can browse the P-TV website on any computer with an internet connection (no Japanese IP address required), and using a temporary account, browse through the store and download free videos, some of which are in English!
You don’t have to be fluent in Japanese either, as with a quick glance at this tutorial and a bit of patience, you too could be watching full resolution 480×272 AVC video on your PSP; previously only possible using homebrew and converting your own video. all thanks to P-TV Japan. The trick is to identify which content you would like to watch and wouldn’t mind listening to in Japanese rather than downloading some feature length film which you won’t understand.
PC Download
The first thing to note is that this process has only been tested on Internet Explorer 7 and doesn’t work on Firefox or appear to work on Safari.
- Connect your PSP via USB cable and enable the USB connection.
- Go to the P-TV site and choose the second menu option as indicated below
- Scroll down the page and select from the categories which can be found on the left hand side. The Japanese > English translation of the category list can be found below.
- Click on the “More” button when you find something that you fancy, and this will then bring you to a screen which shows the running time, the aspect ratio, and cost. Justv make sure that the costs displayed is Â¥ 0.
- Click the giant, red download button, and log in with the details found below:
Then you’ll see an English dialog box (finally!) where you select the location of your PSP to download your video into, and as soon as the download completes you can enjoy full-resolution PSP video at no cost! Aren’t we good to you? Just remember, most of the videos are Japanese, and depending on the DRM may expire within 7 days.
As an additional note, this process requires ActiveX control, so those who haven’t installed it yet will have to go ahead with the installation.
Enjoy!
Via PSPFanboy
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