Gaming pressing the d-pad shuts the LCD

[Chris_Skylock]

I just received my uncle's PSP 2001 and he said that when you press the dpad in any direction, it shuts off the unit. I noticed that it's the LCD because you can hear the clicks of the PSP when you press the dpad on the menu. WHat can I do? Is this easily repairable or do i need to buy a spare part that'll cost me thousands of Philippine pesos?

*Php 49 = US$

my repair limit budget is Pp 2,000

The PSP 2001 can be accessed but you must do any dpad combo like Left+up or down+right. I can play games using soft button touch but playing Tekken, for example, may shuts off the LCD

UPDATE: Pressing the LCD shuts off the LCD. must be the connectors or something

 

[trmorgan00]

maybe it has to do with the programing

 

[DS1]

Do any of the lights stay on when it shuts off? Like say you have the power cord plugged in for charging, does that orange light stay on?

 

[Reaper]

happened to my friend
when it shuts off does it start with black horizontal lines?

 

[Spartan117H3]

He says he can hear the sounds of the PSP menu meaning his PSP is still on.

 

[Skyline969]

Sounds like the connectors for the LCD. Try opening the PSP and checking all the connections to make sure they're snug. If a cable's loose, fit it in tighter. If it's broken, order a new LCD or cable set if you can find it on its own.

 

[Chris_Skylock]

yes. you can see a series of lines on the screen when pressed.

I also noticed it has been opened by a third party or sony, dunno. it's from texas and my uncle told me that when you have a broken gadget, americans throw it away. I felt sorry for the expensive overpriced piece of shit by sony so Im willing to have it repaired at under US$50 in my country.

if it's a loose cable, i'll do it myself. if it's an LCD, How much is an PSP 2000 LCD?

 

[Skyline969]

I assume this is what you would want?

 

[Chris_Skylock]

I opened the PSP upto the front shell and I noticed some 0_o wirings. I dunno if it's been mis-handled or it's as-is. the LCD is loosed and it has no lock.

Like I said, the PSP has been touched in the US and I dont know who opened it.

I hope it's that only being replaced and no more. other wise, I'll stick with a sensitive PSP or give it away as a replacement for the one I broke from my uncle. I think it needs a new motherboard but it's originally TA-088v3.