The Proporta Aluminum-Lined Flip Cover for the Sony PSP is probably the most basic of accessories that we’ve gotten. It’s pretty much just a piece of aluminum wrapped in leather that screws on to the top of the PSP. It flaps down to provide a little bit of protection to your precious screen. The cover is really just their leather PSP case, without a back and without any support.

The cover actually looks pretty good from above, but looks kind of dinky from any other angle. The white threading along the outside gives it some style as well as the nice pressed Proporta logo. When you open the top, you’ll see a neat little cut out that has a oval of the aluminum showing with ‘proporta.com’ engraved into it. It’s a shame this cut out really didn’t have any other purpose because a cutout to hold a memory stick would have been nice.

I’m not really sure about what the point of this screen cover is. It really only seems functional if placed in some sort of bag or holder. The aluminum protection the screen seems nice, but there’s really no guarantee that the aluminum is going to stay in front of the screen. The flap doesn’t really have anything holding it out except its own weight, which isn’t much. When it lays flat, the cover doesn’t lay flat, leaving the screen open for damage. The flap also gets in the way a bit while playing. You have to keep it behind your hand because trying to play with it flat against the back of the PSP is extremely uncomfortable.