PSP Value Pack or Slim & lite

[Yazhgar]

I know here has been psp conversations earlier.

Just, as I am planning to buy one.
Should I get Slim & Lite or earlier version, like can I downgrade firmware in S&L?
Etc.

I dont know much of the consoles, and dont say NDS since Im getting mp3 player along it since my old one is done for.
and I want psp.

I could get Value Pack PSP for about 99€ (nothing along it I guess) or S&L like 169-200€.

[Popsai]

There is a "game" for nds that lets you play mp3 (inserting a sd card).

[Atiari]

I bought the "entertainment pack" which had Daxter and a Family Guy UMD plus a 1gb memory card and a slim. The slim is easy as hell to hack, just DO NOT UPGRADE IT. If you don't you can do the whole thing without a pandora battery. Otherwise you'll needto get a pandora battery too.

[woot]

i prefer the phat its even easier to downgrade and feels safe

[Yazhgar]

I bought the "entertainment pack" which had Daxter and a Family Guy UMD plus a 1gb memory card and a slim. The slim is easy as hell to hack, just DO NOT UPGRADE IT. If you don't you can do the whole thing without a pandora battery. Otherwise you'll needto get a pandora battery too.

So firmware 3.60 still works, but which is still overall better 1.50 or 3.60 when thinking about homebrews and benefits of Slim.
Or can you downgrade 3.60 to 1.50?
edit: or what the hell the firmware base version of Slim is.

Well, USA had price cuts in psp:s, and europe didnt?
Is ordering from USA possibility or is there PAL/NTSC style problem?
(yeah they "had" price cuts in europe, atleast MSRP changed.
Just seems all stores I go to still go at 199€)