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numchuckskills · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 35

Will it work?
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Danj · Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject:

No.

Why would you want to do this? The PSP is USB 2.0 which is just as fast as Firewire anyway, and if you have a computer with Firewire on, the chances are good that you already have USB 2.0 ports.
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numchuckskills · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 35

Just being a newb who thought that Firewire was faster than USB 2.0.

Thanks for your infinite clarity...
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ggerm · Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 8

numchuckskills · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 35

The thing was that I paid 10 bucks for the stinkin' cable that was at EB Games made "especially for the PSP." But at Best Buy today I saw a Firewire to USB mini-B for about 10 bucks as well. I just wanted to know if it would work, from a technical aspect.
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Guest · Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 5:57 pm Post subject:

For $10, something that translates from Firewire to USB ? I am tempted to say it is impossible for anything less than $100, if something like that even exists.

It sounds like its just a cable, and if it is, are you *sure* it is Firewire on one end and USB on the other ? Is that what it actually says on the package ?

numchuckskills · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 35

Alright smite me gentlemen....this is what I thought to be a Firewire to USB...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6801204&type=product&productCategoryId=cat08020&id=1091099783754
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wulf · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 81

Ahh, yes, the ends do look kinda similar.. Myth Busted.

Guest · Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:02 pm Post subject:

That is 4-pin firewire to 6-pin firewire.

The 4-pin is what is often referred to as "iLink".

The difference is that the missing 2 wires carry power that allows one device to snarf from another device.

And moved to off-topic.

Histo · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 41

My Mini-DV camera uses this cable. I would assume thats what it is mostly for. Firewire > Smaller devices.