As the PSP storms the market there is increasing concern as to what will happen to all those movies that were stored in various formats. Since PSP supports only mp4, if you have movies stored in other formats, you got to change them into mp4. So if you have a DivX file you have to convert the DivX to mp4. Thankfully with the advent of new technology and new devices, new software has also hit the market which allows you to convert DivX to mp4. So now you have the option of playing the previous formats stored in either CDs or DVDs in your DVD player, and at the same time you can use the mp4 format for your PSP device.

When choosing a software for the conversion of DivX to mp4 have an idea as to what you need. It will be better to opt for a software like Xilisoft PSP Converter as the options it provides are numerous and you can convert any of the following DVD, VCD, AVI, MPEG, GIF, Flash, WMV, WMA, WAV, MP3, MP4, M4A, OGG, AAC to mp4. It makes sense that you download a trial version before you buy the full version. It comes with limited usage but you can at least get the hang of it.

However before buying the software make sure your system supports the following hardware requirements.

Operating System - Windows 98 or higher
CPU - Pentium II 300 MMX or equivalent as a minimum
DVD Drive - DVD-R(W)/+R(W) Drive
Memory (RAM) – minimum 64meg memory
Hard Drive – minimum 4 GB, ideally 8GB of free space in a drive partition
Sony Memory Stick - At least a 512 MB Pro Duo Card. For 5-10 min movies 32MB card will do
USB Cable - PSP USB Cable

If you are using the trial version you can only convert the first 5 minutes of a movie. To convert entire movies you will have to get the full version.