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Vita-1000 USB cables and chargers discontinued

TsunamiOfSwagger said:
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Kind of wish I replaced it sooner.
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This is what mine looks like now. I didn't know it was discontinued. I tried Amazon and Best Buy Canada but they don't sell it. Fucked up.
 
This sucks but I have a another problem with my 1000 vita. Every time my battery goes to 50% charge it will say battery is low and shut down. In a few seconds afterwards, I press the home button and it powers up. I have no idea what this is about and it may be the battery messing up.
 
Augemitbutter said:
what are you guys doing to your cables o_o
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I think the proprietary cable just breaks really easily. I had mine ruined there too, and I know of someone else who also had their break, although not in the same spot.

Makes the microURB adapter on the 2000 a real blessing and anyone still stuck with a 1000 model in hell. ;_;
 
Dem discontinuations man... And the sudden 39.99 sale on VitaTV. It's all preparation for Vita3000, with an HDMI jack. Make me proud this E3 Sony.
 
Toadthemushroom said:
And of course, the LCD panel in the Vita-2000 is just better, just by nature of it being a 2013 panel whereas Vita-1000 used an OLED display that is distinctly second gen, from 2011. Here's an argument I made in its case from another thread:

OLED tech has come a long way since Vita's second gen Super AMOLED Plus panel, which is equivalent to what was in the Galaxy S II, so oversaturated colours, an inaccurate white point (whites look like blues), screen grain/Mura and burn-in. The OLEDs of today, like in the Galaxy Note 4, have caught up with LCDs where they fell behind before, but the one in Vita-1000 just isn't great by today's standards and is certainly a first/second generation product.
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I remember the post you made, but your assessment ignores the single most important thing about OLED screen, and that is how solid it looks while in motion. On a faster 60FPS scrolling game, scenes look like blur even on latest ipad and iphone 6, whereas on Vita's OLED they look absolutely solid and beautiful. Besides, the potential color inaccuracy is most likely not a problem for any Vita exclusive games, as they were made to look correct on that screen in the first place. I love the contrast and color richness of Vita's OLED screen, and I don't care if it's somewhat miscalibrated as in motion it's simply unmatched on any handheld.
 
Finale Fireworker said:
This is what I ask when people say their PS4 controllers are all coming apart.

I guess some of us are lucky?
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my launch controller is fine too and i play 5 days a week, heh.

BernardoOne said:
PSVita cables are of some fucking horrible quality.
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Sophia said:
I think the proprietary cable just breaks really easily. I had mine ruined there too, and I know of someone else who also had their break, although not in the same spot.

Makes the microURB adapter on the 2000 a real blessing and anyone still stuck with a 1000 model in hell. ;_;
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that sucks. last time a cable of mine looked like that was when i had my little rabbit around.
 
Lord Error said:
I remember the post you made, but your assessment ignores the single most important thing about OLED screen, and that is how solid it looks while in motion. On a faster 60FPS scrolling game, scenes look like blur even on latest ipad and iphone 6, whereas on Vita's OLED they look absolutely solid and beautiful. Besides, the potential color inaccuracy is most likely not a problem for any Vita exclusive games, as they were made to look correct on that screen in the first place. I love the contrast and color richness of Vita's OLED screen, and I don't care if it's somewhat miscalibrated as in motion it's simply unmatched on any handheld.
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Agreed 100%.

Motion quality is by far the biggest factor here and is something the LCD Vita simply cannot match. Play something like Rayman Legends and the difference becomes clear as day. OLED may still be sample and hold technology but the ability to handle motion with minimal blurring pushes it well beyond LCD.

LCD can only compete on the motion front when using black frame insertion or other similar tricks at higher refresh rates.
 
Oh geez. I guess I'll need to be more careful with mine then.

What are you guys doing with your cables though? I've had my original cable for years and it's in perfect condition. I don't move it around *that* much, but I would stuff it in a backpack here and there whenever I go travelling.
 
dark10x said:
Agreed 100%.

Motion quality is by far the biggest factor here and is something the LCD Vita simply cannot match. Play something like Rayman Legends and the difference becomes clear as day. OLED may still be sample and hold technology but the ability to handle motion with minimal blurring pushes it well beyond LCD.

LCD can only compete on the motion front when using black frame insertion or other similar tricks at higher refresh rates.
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Yep unfortunately OLED didnt take off as quickly as Sony probably figured it would to bring the cost down. For a dedicated device with OLED standard and the type of games on the platform, it was a perfect fit and I will never part with mine. Glad i grabbed 2 of the monoprice cords when i first saw this thread since mine was very frayed for absolutely no reason.
 
I have another 3rd party one (cost me about three fiddy, free shipping) and it works great and isn't fragile shit like the official cable

you're probably better off buying two cheap cables than that official eight dollar crap
 
Toadthemushroom said:
This. The Vita-2000 is a much better model. There's the thinner, more modern design, where the white/black screen bezel and coloured back remind me of what Apple did with the iPod Touch. There's also Micro USB and the screen is covered with oleophobic glass rather than cheap, scratch-prone plastic. So fingerprints rub off really easily from a shirt hem, rather than sticking around forever like they did on my launch day Vita. And battery life sees a huge boost: I easily get 6 or more hours out of less visually intensive games, like Tales of Hearts R and Danganronpa.

And of course, the LCD panel in the Vita-2000 is just better, just by nature of it being a 2013 panel whereas Vita-1000 used an OLED display that is distinctly second gen, from 2011. Here's an argument I made in its case from another thread:

OLED tech has come a long way since Vita's second gen Super AMOLED Plus panel, which is equivalent to what was in the Galaxy S II, so oversaturated colours, an inaccurate white point (whites look like blues), screen grain/Mura and burn-in. The OLEDs of today, like in the Galaxy Note 4, have caught up with LCDs where they fell behind before, but the one in Vita-1000 just isn't great by today's standards and is certainly a first/second generation product.

Here's a quantitative analysis of the Vita-1000 display, you can see it doesn't produce natural colours, has a white point that's completely off the charts and very low brightness of 117 nits. Today's smartphones hover around 600 nits. Bear in mind that that display review was from 2012, and things have moved on even further since then. What was once an impressive display just isn't anymore.

By comparison Vita-2000's LCD display produces much more accurate colours (a subjective comparison with my iPhone 5s shows they are very similar, the the iPhone 5s display is well calibrated), very good viewing angles and it's brighter outdoors. My only criticism with it is that the backlighting is uneven along the bottom, which is noticeable when the screen's displaying white colours. Also, it would be nice if Sony bonded the glass with the screen itself, something I wish Nintendo did with the New 3DS XL (which itself has a much improved screen over the old 3DS XL)

Of course, whether you'll miss the OLED display of the original depends on whether you prefer oversaturated colours to natural ones. I prefer seeing my games as designers intended them, so I really like the Vita-2000's display.

The colour difference isn't down to whether it's OLED or LCD at all, rather it's down to Sony calibrating Vita-2000's display better. It would be nice if Sony pushed out an update that allowed us to choose colour calibration for the original model. Nokia did the same for their Lumia smartphones -- I had a Lumia 820 and while its OLED display shipped with oversaturated colours, an update allowed me to select a calibration setting that made it display natural colours.

For further reading, check out this DisplayMate article on how OLED display tech had evolved between the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy S4, comparing both with the (at the time in 2012) best-in-class LCD of the iPhone 5. Note that the Galaxy S III's OLED is a generation ahead of Vita-1000's.

"The Galaxy S4 continues the rapid and impressive improvement in OLED displays and technology. The first notable OLED Smartphone, the Google Nexus One, came in decidedly last place in our 2010 Smartphone Display Shoot-Out. In a span of just three years OLED display technology is now challenging the performance of the best LCDs. Each have their own particular strengths and weaknesses, but if you scan our color coordinated Comparison Table, both displays and technologies perform quite well and look quite good and comparable overall – we’ll see how they both evolve and improve in the next generation, which we consider next…"
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Not only did this convince me to consider updating to a 2000 model, but I now feel I would be doing the world a favor by burning my Vita-1000 to ashes to avoid prolonged exposure of its outdated technology to society at large.
 
baconcow said:
My launch cable has begun to fray the inner shield wires. Won't last much longer. Cannot find these cables anywhere.
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I've never had any issues with cables for anything since I use my items like a normal person. Anything except the Vita. Those things are such low quality crap. Mine is just hanging by a thread. Thankfully, I got a new one a while ago because I heard that Sony doesn't give a shit about Vita owners and was discontinuing.
 
Gamestop seems to be selling an Energizer brand multi-charger that works on the 1000 IIRC. Might be worth grabbing one if you're still on a 1000. I have the capture card mod in mine so upgrading to a 2000 isn't in the cards anytime soon.
 
baconcow said:
My launch cable has begun to fray the inner shield wires. Won't last much longer. Cannot find these cables anywhere.
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If yours starts to fray, I highly recommend:

1) Breaking down a pair of cheapo chopsticks (or other splint type item) and taping down your cord so that the last few inches can not bend. This will -greatly- extend the lifetime of a fraying wire.

2) Now, use that one in a stationary place (like, say, near your bed or wherever) and get a replacement for everyday use.
 
No problem with this, really. When I lost my cable during a trip I bought a third party one from Amazon.es for 3€ that works like a charm so far. Sony propietary accesories costed like 8-10€ I think.

But yeah, maybe I should buy a 2000 sometime before it finally and completely dies just in case my 1000 model (which is second hand) decides to stop working.
 
My cable looks fine but im thinking about getting a spare third party one for when it inevitably years from now stops working and there's no cables for sale
 
If you've got one of the Sony Vita docking stations (or if you can find one cheap somewhere), you can use a good old PSP 1000/2000/3000 charger to power it and charge your Vita there... That's what I'm doing (though I still have my standard Vita charging cable as well)...
 
The Vita 1000 didn't have micro support? What the hell? That sucks for everyone that needs one. Better tell my friend who stuck with his OLED.
 
Wish I'd known this before buying a used Vita-1000 without any extras. I knew about the proprietary Memory Card, but didn't realize the USB cable was the same. Thought I could use a regular ol' Micro USB until I got it in the mail today. Searched eBay and other sites for an official Sony USB Cable, but I found mostly 3rd party ones and some shady sites supposedly offering the official one. Thankfully I found some official cables on TigerDirect. Still bummed/mad I have to wait another week before being able to play on my Vita though.
 
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